Thursday, October 22, 2009

Dancin in the Dark

I recently attended a lecture at The Bell House , as part of the Secret Science Club series, about sounds black holes theoretically make. I won't bore you with scientific details, nor will I pretend I know enough about astrophysics to explain it, but I thought I'd share some fun sounds!

Click to enjoy:

The progressively closer encounter of two black holes


The chriping inspiral of two black holes


more fun with wav(e)s here.

Saturday, October 17, 2009


Quotation

"People ask me, 'What's your medium?' I tell them, 'Extra Large.'"
- Jean Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Then and Now

50 years later, Sharon Collins recognized herself in this iconic Robert Frank photo.



Listen to her interview with NPR:


via Lens Culture

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Stefan Sagmeister


From his Ted Talk, a coffee table surfaced with compasses and matching coffee mugs fitted with magnets.

View the whole Ted Talk here.

Antonio Gonzales Paucar


Antonio Gonzales Paucar

Zapatos que rompen el silencio

2009
Shoes, flies, nylon
Dimensions variable

Tee-Shirt

Piano Stairs

While we're on the subject of piano videos on youtube...

Talking Piano

RIP

Gefilthy


Further evidence that gefilte fish is the nastiest shit on earth, student Jessica Taylor of London was shocked to find gefilte fish aglow in her refrigerator the day after purchase. This is like the Jewish equivalent of finding an image of the Virgin Mary on your toast! Sorry Catholics, but I think this is so much cooler.

Full Article

Monday, October 5, 2009

Fun Internet Toy


http://www.cesmes.fi/




Like bubble wrap, but prettier.

via my friend Kate