thats-the-way-it-was:

May 19, 1910: Halley’s Comet Returns

The 1910 approach was notable for several reasons: it was the first approach of which photographs exist, and the first for which spectroscopic data were obtained. Furthermore, the comet made a relatively close approach of 0.15AU, making it a spectacular sight. Indeed, on 19 May, the Earth actually passed through the tail of the comet. One of the substances discovered in the tail by spectroscopic analysis was the toxic gas cyanogen, which led astronomer Camille Flammarion to claim that, when Earth passed through the tail, the gas “would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet.” His pronouncement led to panicked buying of gas masks and quack “anti-comet pills” and “anti-comet umbrellas” by the public. In reality, as other astronomers were quick to point out, the gas is so diffuse that the world suffered no ill effects from the passage through the tail.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley’s_Comet

(1910) Photo: Lambert/Getty

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aaronsternstudio:

Annie Clark of St Vincent for T Magazine at Chateau Marmont

Music video by Paul Simon performing You Can Call Me Al. (P) 2011 Paul Simon under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment

strange world

jtotheizzoe:

Typography/Topography

An Earth-inspired typeface designed by Siyu Cao that creates shapes and letters from classic typographic map features. The two-dimensional forms are great, but the 3-D carvings really drive it to the mountaintop.

I’ve seen a lot of Earth as Art projects, but never a typeface. Excellent work.

Bonus: Check out some of my other favorite science-inspired typography here.

Two things I like.

reallybenwalker:

I spent way to much time on this. @rejectioneers

love it

npr:

Writer Eric Deggans argues that it’s just as easy to stereotype white, working class people as folks of color. He’s wondering: Why haven’t we seen stronger protests of shows that stereotype whites?

— On ‘Hicksploitation’ And Other White Stereotypes Seen On TV : Code Switch

Photo: A&E

I just read a book where a man was identified correctly as a lawyer because of his tassels. Then I knew… I wanted tassels.
Also, because that one dude in J Crew was rockin em real hurrrd.

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npr:

They’re out of the lab now, flying through the air, crawling in the grass, buzzing near you, swimming in the ocean. They’re robots. They’re among us. We don’t notice yet. But we will.

Wildlife That Isn’t Wild And Isn’t Alive : Krulwich Wonders…

Photo: YouTube

 

that’s terrifying, npr.  terrifying.

modrules:

tapes!

stvincent-et-al:

The Strangers ~ St. Vincent live at Great American Music Hall in 2009

According to Annie Clark’s stage banter, this was her first public performance of The Strangers. She was performing solo, with the accompaniment of her electronic menagerie, as part of the Noise Pop music festival in San Francisco.

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Inspiring. Been loving this song lately.

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