I’ve never been to a World’s Fair, and that spectacle seems to have diminished in importance over the past century. Back in the day, though, they were A Big Deal, as evidenced by these colourised photos from the Paris event, in which the city’s buildings seem to have doubled in number for the occasion – […]
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Failing at LIFE
Two ying-yang features of “Web 2.0”, if you will (and please don’t): Terrible user interfaces and poke-fun-at-selfism when you don’t expect it. This collection of terrible LIFE Magazine covers are presented – with facepalmed commentary – by LIFE itself. (Well, the magazine, at least.) As a chicken fancier myself, I’ve never minded the Big Chicken […]
TED Talk: Franz Lanting’s LIFE
Franz Lanting’s nature photography is married to wonderful text and a Philip Glass soundtrack to create a beautiful glimpse of our world from Big Bang to birth. Replace Lanting’s Dutch “uptalk?” with James Earl Jones or David Attenborough, and this could easily be the next BBC documentary blockbuster.
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Nikon Hallowe’en Costume
Some guy made a “fully functional” Nikon camera Hallowe’en costume. Holy crap, this thing is awesome, but for his sake I hope he doesn’t have to go to the bathroom on the 31st – it doesn’t look all that easy to wriggle out of. /practicality http://vimeo.com/31062460 Fully Functional Camera Costume from Tyler Card on Vimeo.
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http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/elevator.jpg Seriously? Don’t be a prick. Think hard about that whole do unto others thing, and remember how karma works when some other prick bypasses your floor one morning when you’re in a rush.
Circumhorizontal arc – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc Nature is so magnificent.
Burning Man 2010 on the Behance Network
http://www.behance.net/Santizo/Frame/750371 I like the idea of Burning Man; The photos of the witty and intriguing art on display make it look like a fascinating open-air gallery. But any thought of attending is always dashed by the reality of spending days parched in a desert with a bunch of pretentious wankers off their tits on drugs.
In pictures: The worlds best underwater photographs 2010 | Environment | guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/nov/09/underwater-photography-2010?picture=368478339 The year’s best underwater photography. There are some amazing shots in here, none of which would appeal to Sam.
25 Breathtaking Underwater Photography Shots ~ Smashapps.org
http://www.smashapps.org/2010/04/25-breathtaking-underwater-photography.html This makes me think of Camilla Parker Bowles in an elaborate hat, holding an orange purse. The woman has no flair for fashion…
Early 1900s in Colour – All around the world : citynoise.org
http://citynoise.org/article/10598 The entire archive (from whence these photos were ripped off) is a treasure, but as a Paris fanatic, this one was the most mind-blowing: Is this the only colour picture of the Palais du Trocadéro?