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Aino Kannisto 's beautifully composed photographs of intimate moments feel more like film stills than portraits. [via]
posted on Jan-30-09 at 8:06 AM
Supervisions is a body of work by photographer Andreas Gefeller examining the world as seen from above.
posted on Jan-28-09 at 10:38 AM
Littlejohncomics Sketchbook : Thoughts can be funny. Illustrated thoughts can be funnier. Brought to you by Isaac Littlejohn Eddy.
posted on Jan-22-09 at 3:10 PM
Looking forward to Tuesday, here's a blast from the past. Videos of previous Presidential Inaugurations. The first recorded on video was McKinley's Second (March 4, 1901).
posted on Jan-18-09 at 1:16 PM
Think traveling over the Yuletide season was bad? We're coming hard upon Chunyun, the Chinese "spring migration" when families reunite for the New Year. Enduring largest human migration in the world is a harrowing experience. One railway company has new ticketing strategies, which could turn tickets into collector's items.
posted on Jan-14-09 at 5:29 PM
Cat wanders on stage during live weather broadcast. Judging from the reaction, this happens all the time in Germany.
posted on Jan-13-09 at 3:17 PM
Photographer Jeffrey Silverthorne takes beautiful, quiet photos of disquieting subject matter. His early works included two series on morgues and transvestites. [nsfw, via]
posted on Jan-6-09 at 3:40 PM
Baby Elephants Eat Christmas Trees : in Germany, baby Elephants are put to work eating five fir trees apiece each day.
posted on Jan-5-09 at 2:43 PM
An Awesome Book : About the power of dreams. Ostensibly "for children."
posted on Jan-4-09 at 8:29 AM
Leah Evans is a textile artist who maps imaginary worlds in her quilts.
posted on Jan-1-09 at 10:31 AM
Cobrastyle is possibly the least "likely" Swedish pop song. And now, it's been covered by another Swede.
posted on Dec-28-08 at 6:17 PM
Blind, Yet Seeing : New research into blindsight from Harvard University and M.I.T. showing that people who have been blinded by brain injury have resources beyond sight to do such tasks as navigate an obstacle course (movie).
posted on Dec-26-08 at 9:33 AM
Out of Sight : Photographer Sarah Wilson photographs the prom at Texas' School for the Blind & Visually Impaired. [via]
posted on Dec-15-08 at 4:10 PM
Famous for his Western works, such as the Louvre Pyramid, Chinese architect I.M. Pei has capped off his long career with The Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. The architecture of the museum is a blend of Islamic and modern elements, resulting in a sort of cubist sculpture. The collection, meant to be an overview of Islamic art throughout history, is extensive but not without a few flaws.
posted on Dec-14-08 at 8:28 AM
Wear Good Shoes : Advice for Young Photographers. [via]
posted on Dec-5-08 at 3:17 PM
Beautifully Lit Trees : Nothing to do with Christmas. [via]
posted on Nov-30-08 at 4:24 PM
A hidden room sealed inside the Great Pyramid may hold the explanation for how the pyramids were built. Previously, it was believed that the construction took place from the outside, but evidence points to the building starting on the inside and working out. Do you want to build your own pyramid at home? Well, that's considerably easier.
posted on Nov-16-08 at 4:51 PM
I Can Has Cheezburger... and pathos? : Salon writer Jay Dixit discusses the link between LOLCats and the human condition.
posted on Nov-15-08 at 10:28 AM
Hannah Jones is a terminally ill 13 year old who has won a court battle in Britain allowing her to die peacefully instead of undergoing the major surgery that could prolong her life.
posted on Nov-13-08 at 1:16 PM
Less Than Three ... oh emm gee. [SLYT]
posted on Nov-10-08 at 3:06 PM
Bitone are full of love. : Björk's song "All Is Full Of Love" is covered by Ugandan children and youths on an album by a organization called Bitone (meaning "talent"). Their mission is to restore the lives and hopes of children between 8 and 18 years old in Uganda, whom have been traumatized by the death of their parents or loss of their home due to disease, war, or economic hardship. [via]
posted on Sep-14-08 at 10:29 AM
Wish you had a good tapeworm in a jar to go with your new sofa? How about a nice pickled carnivorous sea monster for the mantle? Make your own!
posted on Sep-3-08 at 9:36 PM
Mummy News : All that's new with mummies. Well... not exactly "new."
posted on Aug-31-08 at 9:34 PM
Mayan Ruins Filter: Possible Portal to the Underworld found in Mexico. Included in the underwater tunnels (video) are two underground temples and human bones - possibly the remains of human sacrifices.
posted on Aug-23-08 at 6:02 PM
Make make a pancake from Atlanta all the way to the Great Lakes! [via]
posted on Aug-18-08 at 8:16 PM
No More Perfect 10s. The new Olympic scoring has rendered the Perfect 10 obsolete. Let's remember what it looked like: Nadia Comaneci - Balance Beam & Uneven Bars - 1976. Balance Beam - 1980. Mary Lou Retton - Vault 1984. Lavinia Milosovici -Floor Exercise 1992.
posted on Aug-11-08 at 9:48 PM
Opening the Olympic Ceremony with a bow to ancient Chinese tradition, 2,008 Drummers on the traditional Fou drums.
posted on Aug-8-08 at 9:29 PM
Thirteen Hundred Rats : a short story by T. Coraghessan Boyle on the importance of choosing your pets.
posted on Aug-7-08 at 5:32 PM
Among the works exhibited at the Whitney Museum's Buckminster Fuller exhibit is his Tetrascroll, a fairy tale based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears written for his daughter. Tetrascroll, as you might imagine from the name, is not an ordinary book, but a musing on life and geometry in the form of "a booklike artifact of twenty-six pages, each a thirty-six-inch equilateral triangle."
posted on Aug-3-08 at 6:34 PM
Winning the Gold Medal in Young International Piano Superstardom is Chinese pianist Lang Lang. The 26 year old former prodigy compares himself not to Glen Gould, but to Tiger Woods. Given his "star appeal" and numerous endorsements, it's an apt comparison.
posted on Jul-31-08 at 9:14 PM
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to repeal a ban on out of state marriages that has been on the books since 1913. The up-shot? Out of state gay and lesbian couples may soon wed in Massachusetts. The vote goes next to governor Deval Patrick, who has already indicate that he is in favor of repealing the law.
posted on Jul-30-08 at 3:32 PM
Handbalancing by Russian contortionist Olga Pikhienko.
posted on Jul-28-08 at 3:19 PM
Black and White Graphic Insight : a body of work by collage artist Nubby Twiglet. [via]
posted on Jul-27-08 at 11:48 AM
The first legally transgendered man to become pregnant has given birth. Thomas Beatie and his wife Nancy have welcomed a daughter into the world.
posted on Jul-25-08 at 5:31 PM
What's the second most popular sport in the world after soccer? Badminton. (According to some sources - volleyball and cricket are also contenders.) When played competitively, badminton looks more like this and less like this. The Chinese are poised to win Gold in Beijing, while the American team, featuring star player Howard Bach gets no love.
posted on Jul-22-08 at 1:16 PM
Periodic Table of Printmaking : AzureGrackle started a project with 96 printmakers to create an artistic representation of the periodic table of the elements.
posted on Jan-18-08 at 11:54 AM
3191 : A year of evenings spent with Stephanie and Mav who live 3191 miles apart. Previously, a Year of Mornings.
posted on Jan-17-08 at 8:13 AM
Home "Sweet" Home : Bake For a Change challenges readers to build a sustainable gingerbread house.
posted on Dec-22-07 at 5:14 AM
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined In the Navy with the Numa Numa song? The crew of the USS Enterprise has the answer.
posted on Jun-7-07 at 11:24 PM
SomeEcards : When you care enough to hit send.
posted on Jun-1-07 at 6:11 AM
Misako Inaoka is a Japanese born artist living and working in San Francisco who makes her own ecosystems where the real and the artificial intertwine. She is currently showing at the Johansson Projects gallery. [via]
posted on May-30-07 at 8:27 PM
Bisexual, but Only on the Internet : Could this be a new 21st century version of LUGs and hasbians?
posted on May-27-07 at 7:12 PM
Proof that artistic inspiration can come from any walk of life, Anthony White has turned his former life as a stockbroker into inspiration for a series of Stock Code paintings. Also available - paintings depicting different values of British, American, Australian, and Euro currency.[via ArtNews Blog]
posted on May-19-07 at 9:16 PM
Bent Objects is the blog of an artist named Terry who makes sculpture featuring everyday items, such as aluminum cans, tea bags, playing cards and other such things.
posted on May-14-07 at 8:42 AM
Here's a little DogFilter for you, courtesy of Drew of Toothpaste For Dinner fame. Not only does Charles get a finger up his ass, but he also has a licking problem.
posted on May-3-07 at 11:20 AM
In light of all of the recent genre-crossing cover posts on MetaFilter [1, 2], here's another. The Puppini Sisters cover such classics as Wuthering Heights, Heart of Glass and I Will Survive in 1940s style jazz. Enjoy.
posted on Apr-21-07 at 9:23 PM
Frances Glessner Lee (previously discussed here) was a pioneer in forensic studies who built reproductions of crime scenes in dollhouses. Photographs of the dioramas, courtesy of Corinne May Botz.[More Inside] [viaATNY]
posted on Apr-19-07 at 8:21 PM
Le Reve and Me is a blog dedicated to one man's experience with a poster of Picasso's Le Reve, the original of which was sold at Christie's and subsequently (and accidentally) damaged by owner Steve Wynn. [another excellent Picasso post from the archives!]
posted on Apr-17-07 at 11:50 PM
Glenn Fischer : Creates beautiful mixed media works contrasting the rectangular form of the canvas with ovals of various elements. [via]
posted on Apr-14-07 at 10:43 AM
Gay by Design? : What does your car say about your sexual orientation? Do you drive a lesbaru? Or how about one of the Top Ten Gay Cars of 2007? Are you having a hard time being able to tell if your car is gay or not? Just drive right on over to gaywheels to find out more about cars and the "pink dollar."
posted on Apr-12-07 at 2:23 PM
posted on Jan-30-09 at 8:06 AM
Supervisions is a body of work by photographer Andreas Gefeller examining the world as seen from above.
posted on Jan-28-09 at 10:38 AM
Littlejohncomics Sketchbook : Thoughts can be funny. Illustrated thoughts can be funnier. Brought to you by Isaac Littlejohn Eddy.
posted on Jan-22-09 at 3:10 PM
Looking forward to Tuesday, here's a blast from the past. Videos of previous Presidential Inaugurations. The first recorded on video was McKinley's Second (March 4, 1901).
posted on Jan-18-09 at 1:16 PM
Think traveling over the Yuletide season was bad? We're coming hard upon Chunyun, the Chinese "spring migration" when families reunite for the New Year. Enduring largest human migration in the world is a harrowing experience. One railway company has new ticketing strategies, which could turn tickets into collector's items.
posted on Jan-14-09 at 5:29 PM
Cat wanders on stage during live weather broadcast. Judging from the reaction, this happens all the time in Germany.
posted on Jan-13-09 at 3:17 PM
Photographer Jeffrey Silverthorne takes beautiful, quiet photos of disquieting subject matter. His early works included two series on morgues and transvestites. [nsfw, via]
posted on Jan-6-09 at 3:40 PM
Baby Elephants Eat Christmas Trees : in Germany, baby Elephants are put to work eating five fir trees apiece each day.
posted on Jan-5-09 at 2:43 PM
An Awesome Book : About the power of dreams. Ostensibly "for children."
posted on Jan-4-09 at 8:29 AM
Leah Evans is a textile artist who maps imaginary worlds in her quilts.
posted on Jan-1-09 at 10:31 AM
Cobrastyle is possibly the least "likely" Swedish pop song. And now, it's been covered by another Swede.
posted on Dec-28-08 at 6:17 PM
Blind, Yet Seeing : New research into blindsight from Harvard University and M.I.T. showing that people who have been blinded by brain injury have resources beyond sight to do such tasks as navigate an obstacle course (movie).
posted on Dec-26-08 at 9:33 AM
Out of Sight : Photographer Sarah Wilson photographs the prom at Texas' School for the Blind & Visually Impaired. [via]
posted on Dec-15-08 at 4:10 PM
Famous for his Western works, such as the Louvre Pyramid, Chinese architect I.M. Pei has capped off his long career with The Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. The architecture of the museum is a blend of Islamic and modern elements, resulting in a sort of cubist sculpture. The collection, meant to be an overview of Islamic art throughout history, is extensive but not without a few flaws.
posted on Dec-14-08 at 8:28 AM
Wear Good Shoes : Advice for Young Photographers. [via]
posted on Dec-5-08 at 3:17 PM
Beautifully Lit Trees : Nothing to do with Christmas. [via]
posted on Nov-30-08 at 4:24 PM
A hidden room sealed inside the Great Pyramid may hold the explanation for how the pyramids were built. Previously, it was believed that the construction took place from the outside, but evidence points to the building starting on the inside and working out. Do you want to build your own pyramid at home? Well, that's considerably easier.
posted on Nov-16-08 at 4:51 PM
I Can Has Cheezburger... and pathos? : Salon writer Jay Dixit discusses the link between LOLCats and the human condition.
posted on Nov-15-08 at 10:28 AM
Hannah Jones is a terminally ill 13 year old who has won a court battle in Britain allowing her to die peacefully instead of undergoing the major surgery that could prolong her life.
posted on Nov-13-08 at 1:16 PM
Less Than Three ... oh emm gee. [SLYT]
posted on Nov-10-08 at 3:06 PM
Bitone are full of love. : Björk's song "All Is Full Of Love" is covered by Ugandan children and youths on an album by a organization called Bitone (meaning "talent"). Their mission is to restore the lives and hopes of children between 8 and 18 years old in Uganda, whom have been traumatized by the death of their parents or loss of their home due to disease, war, or economic hardship. [via]
posted on Sep-14-08 at 10:29 AM
Wish you had a good tapeworm in a jar to go with your new sofa? How about a nice pickled carnivorous sea monster for the mantle? Make your own!
posted on Sep-3-08 at 9:36 PM
Mummy News : All that's new with mummies. Well... not exactly "new."
posted on Aug-31-08 at 9:34 PM
Mayan Ruins Filter: Possible Portal to the Underworld found in Mexico. Included in the underwater tunnels (video) are two underground temples and human bones - possibly the remains of human sacrifices.
posted on Aug-23-08 at 6:02 PM
Make make a pancake from Atlanta all the way to the Great Lakes! [via]
posted on Aug-18-08 at 8:16 PM
No More Perfect 10s. The new Olympic scoring has rendered the Perfect 10 obsolete. Let's remember what it looked like: Nadia Comaneci - Balance Beam & Uneven Bars - 1976. Balance Beam - 1980. Mary Lou Retton - Vault 1984. Lavinia Milosovici -Floor Exercise 1992.
posted on Aug-11-08 at 9:48 PM
Opening the Olympic Ceremony with a bow to ancient Chinese tradition, 2,008 Drummers on the traditional Fou drums.
posted on Aug-8-08 at 9:29 PM
Thirteen Hundred Rats : a short story by T. Coraghessan Boyle on the importance of choosing your pets.
posted on Aug-7-08 at 5:32 PM
Among the works exhibited at the Whitney Museum's Buckminster Fuller exhibit is his Tetrascroll, a fairy tale based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears written for his daughter. Tetrascroll, as you might imagine from the name, is not an ordinary book, but a musing on life and geometry in the form of "a booklike artifact of twenty-six pages, each a thirty-six-inch equilateral triangle."
posted on Aug-3-08 at 6:34 PM
Winning the Gold Medal in Young International Piano Superstardom is Chinese pianist Lang Lang. The 26 year old former prodigy compares himself not to Glen Gould, but to Tiger Woods. Given his "star appeal" and numerous endorsements, it's an apt comparison.
posted on Jul-31-08 at 9:14 PM
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to repeal a ban on out of state marriages that has been on the books since 1913. The up-shot? Out of state gay and lesbian couples may soon wed in Massachusetts. The vote goes next to governor Deval Patrick, who has already indicate that he is in favor of repealing the law.
posted on Jul-30-08 at 3:32 PM
Handbalancing by Russian contortionist Olga Pikhienko.
posted on Jul-28-08 at 3:19 PM
Black and White Graphic Insight : a body of work by collage artist Nubby Twiglet. [via]
posted on Jul-27-08 at 11:48 AM
The first legally transgendered man to become pregnant has given birth. Thomas Beatie and his wife Nancy have welcomed a daughter into the world.
posted on Jul-25-08 at 5:31 PM
What's the second most popular sport in the world after soccer? Badminton. (According to some sources - volleyball and cricket are also contenders.) When played competitively, badminton looks more like this and less like this. The Chinese are poised to win Gold in Beijing, while the American team, featuring star player Howard Bach gets no love.
posted on Jul-22-08 at 1:16 PM
Periodic Table of Printmaking : AzureGrackle started a project with 96 printmakers to create an artistic representation of the periodic table of the elements.
posted on Jan-18-08 at 11:54 AM
3191 : A year of evenings spent with Stephanie and Mav who live 3191 miles apart. Previously, a Year of Mornings.
posted on Jan-17-08 at 8:13 AM
Home "Sweet" Home : Bake For a Change challenges readers to build a sustainable gingerbread house.
posted on Dec-22-07 at 5:14 AM
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined In the Navy with the Numa Numa song? The crew of the USS Enterprise has the answer.
posted on Jun-7-07 at 11:24 PM
SomeEcards : When you care enough to hit send.
posted on Jun-1-07 at 6:11 AM
Misako Inaoka is a Japanese born artist living and working in San Francisco who makes her own ecosystems where the real and the artificial intertwine. She is currently showing at the Johansson Projects gallery. [via]
posted on May-30-07 at 8:27 PM
Bisexual, but Only on the Internet : Could this be a new 21st century version of LUGs and hasbians?
posted on May-27-07 at 7:12 PM
Proof that artistic inspiration can come from any walk of life, Anthony White has turned his former life as a stockbroker into inspiration for a series of Stock Code paintings. Also available - paintings depicting different values of British, American, Australian, and Euro currency.[via ArtNews Blog]
posted on May-19-07 at 9:16 PM
Bent Objects is the blog of an artist named Terry who makes sculpture featuring everyday items, such as aluminum cans, tea bags, playing cards and other such things.
posted on May-14-07 at 8:42 AM
Here's a little DogFilter for you, courtesy of Drew of Toothpaste For Dinner fame. Not only does Charles get a finger up his ass, but he also has a licking problem.
posted on May-3-07 at 11:20 AM
In light of all of the recent genre-crossing cover posts on MetaFilter [1, 2], here's another. The Puppini Sisters cover such classics as Wuthering Heights, Heart of Glass and I Will Survive in 1940s style jazz. Enjoy.
posted on Apr-21-07 at 9:23 PM
Frances Glessner Lee (previously discussed here) was a pioneer in forensic studies who built reproductions of crime scenes in dollhouses. Photographs of the dioramas, courtesy of Corinne May Botz.[More Inside] [viaATNY]
posted on Apr-19-07 at 8:21 PM
Le Reve and Me is a blog dedicated to one man's experience with a poster of Picasso's Le Reve, the original of which was sold at Christie's and subsequently (and accidentally) damaged by owner Steve Wynn. [another excellent Picasso post from the archives!]
posted on Apr-17-07 at 11:50 PM
Glenn Fischer : Creates beautiful mixed media works contrasting the rectangular form of the canvas with ovals of various elements. [via]
posted on Apr-14-07 at 10:43 AM
Gay by Design? : What does your car say about your sexual orientation? Do you drive a lesbaru? Or how about one of the Top Ten Gay Cars of 2007? Are you having a hard time being able to tell if your car is gay or not? Just drive right on over to gaywheels to find out more about cars and the "pink dollar."
posted on Apr-12-07 at 2:23 PM
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