Our 33 Favorite Photobooks by Women and Non-binary Photographers in 2021. [theluupe.com]
The Omicron variant was "alrea
Bell Pepper Time Lapse: From Seed to Fruit in 115 Days
Watch as a single seed is plucked from a red bell pepper, planted in soil, and eventually grows into a fruit-bearing p
Most People Don’t Know How Bikes Work
How do you steer a bike? You turn the handlebars to the left to go left, correct? Actually, you don’t: you turn the ha
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TIL that the person who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey was an enslaved Black man named Nathan "Nearest" Green.
Mesmerizing Liquid Eyes
“Abstract shots of liquid experiments that aim to mimic the visual complexity of human eyes” is what it says on the ti
Arctic Snow Goggles
For thousands of years, Yupik and Inuit people have made snow goggles from various materials (bone, wood, whale ba
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It was going to take a decade and $1-2 million to restore a dry California grassland but a group of beavers building da
Goofy 18th-Century Self-Portraits by Joseph Ducreux
Joseph Ducreux was a French painter active in the latter part of the 18th century — he was a portraitist in the c
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Jack Dorsey has stepped down as Twitter CEO (again). He will also give up his seat on the board. [buzzfeednews.com]
Why
An Enslaved American in Paris
In this excellent piece for the NY Times, African American historian Martha S. Jones travels to Paris to search for the
The Omicron Variant
Last week, a worrisome variant of SARS-CoV-2 burst into the public consciousness: the Omicron variant. The concern amon
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The WHO has named the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 a “Variant of Concern”. This really doesn’t look good. [who.int]
Th
Beautifully Arranged Rock Sculptures
Jon Foreman neatly arranges rocks into colorful sculptures. He also does similar sand, leaves, debris, and shells.
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The Covid booster shot doesn't just restore immunity against symptomatic infection, it "elevates protection well above
The Colorful Winners of the 2021 AAP Photo Competition
AAP Magazine has announced the winners of their 21st annual photo competition. This year’s theme was “Colors” and
Engineering a Capable Climbing Lego Car
In this video, a simple Lego car is repeatedly modified to navigate more and more difficult obstacles until it can cli
Grief Is Unexpressed Love
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert asked Andrew Garfield how performing and art helps him deal with grief. The relevant
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Covid vaccination rates vs death rates in Europe. There appears to be an inflection point around 75%. (The US is curren
The Ten Rules of Golden Age Detective Fiction
The Golden Age of Detective Fiction describes a period between the world wars in which a certain style of murder myster
A Whole Day of Sunlight at the South Pole
From September to March each year, the Sun never sets at the South Pole. This time lapse video, taken over 5 days in M
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A ranking of all 63 US National Parks. Yosemite, Redwood, Olympic, and Glacier all score high, but several other well-k
Watch an AI Break Tetris
With nearly instant reaction times, superhuman button tapping frequency, and an inability to fatigue, an AI called Sta
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"You probably like some types of fries more than others. The 3D modeling of various fry shapes illuminates why this mig
Stunning, Ultra-HD Short Films of National Parks
For the past 5 years, More Than Just Parks, an organization established by two self-professed “National Park nuts”,
An Online Collection of American Prison Newspapers (1800-2020)
Since 1800, when the first newspaper was published in a NYC prison, over 500 newspapers have been published in pri
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"The bánh mì is a product of colonialism and its attendant violence. In America, the sandwich is also a product of war,
The Best Street Photography of 2021
The Street Photographers Foundation has announced the winners of the Street Photography Awards for 2021. What an a
One Month of the Sun
Seán Doran took 78,846 frames of data compiled by the Solar Dynamics Observatory over the course of a month and made t
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"The pandemic has proved to be a nearly two-year stress test that the United States flunked, with an already distrustfu
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A lovely series of drawings and observations by @edithzimmerman of the first few weeks with her newborn daughter. "Rare
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Netflix now has a page of their top movies and TV shows of the week, as measured by hours viewed. [top10.netflix.com]
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Blonde Drawings
CJ Hendry has done a series of photorealistic drawings of hair called BLONDE. You can see some of the work in progre
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A Frida Kahlo self-portrait sold for $34.5 million at auction, setting a new record for the most expensive artwork by a
The Voice Break Choir
Puberty is tough on everyone but for members of boys’ choirs, it can be especially hard. When their voices start to cr
A Humpback Whale Saved My Life
In this video, whale scientist Nan Hauser tells the story about how a humpback whale she was swimming with saved her f
Some Stories About Legendary Designer Paul Rand
Once upon a time, Jayme Odgers was the assistant to Paul Rand, the legendary Modernist designer who designed some of c
Objects
Objects is a film about the type of person who holds onto things as “a way to keep a treasured record of their lives”.
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
Nice review by @mariabustillos of Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography as well as an interview with its author, Laur
Planktonium
Planktonium is a beautiful short film about the microscopic world of plankton, the tiny sea creatures that form the fo
Don’t Look Up
Somehow, I missed the teaser trailer for Don’t Look Up a couple months back, but the official trailer just came out ye
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5 Small Switches You Can Make to be More Eco-Friendly. [mossandfog.com]
I’ve Heard You Have Some Questions About the Ne
Where the Rich Use Public Transportation…
I ran across this quote while reading about what makes Tokyo work as a city:
A developed country is not a place where
How Bowling Balls Are Made
I have been a fan of how things are made videos since my Mister Rogers and Sesame Street days, so I was not expecting
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Wait, But Have You Tried– "Have you tried Whole30? Autoimmune paleo? ... Have you tried Transcendental Meditation? ...
Winners of the 2021 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
After sorting through 13,000 photographs submitted by over 1300 photographers from all over the world, the winners
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Offscreen magazine will continue under a new editor: founder @kaibrach is passing the editorial torch to @inevernu (who
How People Live in the Coldest Place on Earth
YouTuber Kiun grew up in Yakutia, a region of Siberia that is known for having some of the coldest weather on Earth (w
100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet
In her recent book, New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul catalogs some of the things we have lost because of o
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10 pieces of short fiction about what the world will be like in 2031. [storythings.com]
Craig Mod is taking another lon
Julia: A Documentary Film About Julia Child
Directed by Betsy West & Julie Cohen (who previously did RBG), Julia is a documentary film that chronicles the lif
Shimmering Bees
As a defense against predators like hornets, these wild bees flick their bodies in unison, creating these mesmerizing
Two Quick Links for Friday Afternoon
"Covid cases are surging in Europe. America is in denial about what lies in store for it." Reasons include insufficient
The Beauty of Denis Villeneuve’s Films
Dune. Arrival. Blade Runner 2049. Sicario. The films of director Denis Villeneuve are filled with incredible cinematog
The Dutch Angle
These days, movies, TV shows, and even commercials all use something called the Dutch angle,1 a filmmaking technique w
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"The eight words that have singlehandedly rehabilitated the lost art of male bonding: 'Do you want to be on my podcast?
David Fincher’s VOIR
A few weeks ago, I posted about David Fincher’s new project with Netflix. Unfortunately, it’s not a third season of Mi
Recycling Center Made From Recycled Materials
I love this: the local recycling center in the town of Kamikatsu, Japan is itself made of recycled and upcycled materia
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Largest psilocybin trial finds the psychedelic is effective in treating serious depression. "29.1% of patients in the h
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