David, revisited
This made the rounds of the internet a few years ago
The Gates of Hell or the Burning Gates is a burning gas crater situated in Turkmenistan.
I bought this beautiful book by Martin d’Orgeval The images come from a famous Paris taxidermy shop that was consumed by fire. This is one of the insect drawers. d’Orgeval, M. (2009). Touched by Fire. Gottingen: Steidl.
“if I were a shoe what shoe would I be? ” I think I would be the shoe on the foot of Mozart — Richard Gill (Australian conductor — heard on Radio National)
Revolutionary Espresso Book Machine launches in London Launching in London today, the Espresso Book Machine can print any of 500,000 titles while you wait by Alison Flood for the guardian.co.uk, Friday 24 April 2009 00.05 BST It’s not elegant and it’s not sexy – it looks like a large photocopier – but the Espresso
I want one of these Read More »
from http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2009/11/16/cartoons_20091109?slide=2#showHeader (broken link)
Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species – from humans to house sparrows – according to new research. Consistent personality traits, such as aggression and daring, are also more important to females when looking for a mate than they are to males. Research from the University of Exeter draws together
Studies suggest males have more personality Read More »
Yep they’re undies. Something to wear to your local sporting event.
the thinking man’s guide to style Read More »
Google goggles has been brought out for phones running android software. Take a picture of a tourist icon, a painting, a shop, a book or a business card and have it identified and linked to the internet. Its not so good on plants as yet.
in the future we will identify plants with our phones Read More »
http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/why/evidence [!sigh! broken link]
why societies with a big gap between the rich and the poor are mostly worse off Read More »
Baude Cordier, “Belle Bonne, Sage” heart music http://listen101.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_archive.html