I can’t embed this so you will have to visit the site: http://www.metmuseum.org/connections/birding/ It’s from a series of eclectic samples of the collection written by employees of the Met Museum (this one by editor Dale Tucker)
partial eclipse Perth 5:30am 14 November pinhole camera method just a bit on the top right corner
Rooted in the Earth commemorated people nominated as deserving a public tribute in the form of living flowers in London parks in 2009. It was a Bank of America 2009 CREATE Art Award commission by artist Joshua Sofaer and was part of CREATE, an annual arts festival across East and South East London. The …
Directed by Shaun Tan http://www.thelostthing.com/
Toblerone originated in Bern, Switzerland, which local legend says was named after a bear.
From http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/04/24/modern-trash-cans-and-recycling-bins/ All good ideas with a twist that tells us as much about ourselves and our relationships with waste: For those who must not have any contact with waste: Fabriano designed by Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso Fabriano is a basket made entirely of recycled paper. The thin layers consist of …
The Mistle Thrush had built her nest on top of a downpipe, blocking the water’s passage and causing the gutter to flood. But desperate to protect her young, she puffed herself up to twice her size and sat in the drainpipe to stop the tide of rain water swamping the nest. She was …
Your own bedroom bubble chamber by Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner A timelapse image.
found list (in the street)
It was hard to single out just one example from the 2010 dance your PhD contest but here is Synthetic lethality screen for an anticancer treatment. from Radek Lach (on Vimeo). Explanation: Cancer develops when a normal cell acquires mutations. It may happen through mistakes in DNA replication and repair or through exposure to …
The skeleton was believed to be that of a Saxon worrier. A ruthless gang threatened to soot down a packed passenger jet unless airline bosses handed over 600 000 pounds. After the morning bath take a deep breath, retain it for as long as possible, then slowly expire. Mrs Gumede told the Herald that …
Look, I can’t help it, beautiful! http://bookshelfporn.com/archive
Levinus Vincent, Elenchus tabularum, pinacothecarum, atque nonnullorum cimeliorum, Amsterdam: 1719. An eighteenth-century cabinet of curiosities http://www.mmoca.org/starrytransit/cabinets_of_curiosities.php