Solar Flare
Link via IO9
Month: April 2010
Beautiful Series of Shower Photos
A beautiful and intimate series of photos by Manjari Sharma.
A Tea Party Lesson
Of course, I doubt teabaggers will have the patience to read the entire piece, or the comprehension skills to understand it, but for the rest of us, it’s a great history lessson: Tax History: Four Things You Should Know About the Boston Tea Party by Joseph J. Thorndike via Capital Gains and Games
Today’s Photo
Came out rather good. At least, I think so:
The Desperate Insecurity of Masculinity
In a troubling demonstration of just how insecure some men are in their masculinity, Inside Higher Ed reports on a new foundation, conference, and journal that are dedicated to something called “male studies: “Scholars of boys and men converged Wednesday at Wagner College, in Staten Island, N.Y., to announce the creation of the Foundation for …
Stormtrooper Stormtrooper Stormtrooper
This is really great project from Stéfan: 365 Days of Stormtrooper activity.
An Open Letter to President Obama
Dear Mr. President, I regret to say that while I support you in a lot of ways, I will not vote for you in the next election, no matter who the Republican’s run or how bad I think they may be for the country. By sanctioning assassination on Anwar al-Awlaki you have crossed a moral …
Diabolical Torture
Another smile from xkcd:
Metallica Lite
Metallica meets Pat Metheny: via Kottke.org
Spirit Photography Pre-Photoshop
I came across a great set of photographs on Flickr put up by the National Media Museum of William Hope’s spirit photography. I often forget that Flickr has a lot of old and public domain material that has been published by various archives and organizations. If you go to Flickr’s The Commons, you’ll find a …