May 2019 – Read Later

Rules for Being Human

31 May 2019 0

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X+living completes chongqing zhongshuge bookstore in china with escher-like stairs

31 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2KgNlrg the chongqing zhongshuge bookstore by shanghai-based firm X+living celebrates the landscape and historical sites of its namesake chinese city, chongqing. the two-floor store invites visitors into a theatrical interior, typical of the studio’s design approach, packed with lampshade-shaped bookshelves,…

Still Ill: 25 Years of the Beastie Boys

31 May 2019 0

img.youtube.com/vi/pp_2E2K9_L4/0.jpg Still Ill is a short documentary about the Beastie Boys’ career from approximately Paul’s Boutique to Ill Communication. The 15-minute documentary tracks the Beastie Boys’ rejuvenation in the years after the release of 1989’s Paul’s Boutique — now considered…

How To Splice Animated EL Wire For Your Cosplay

31 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2KmnzC9 VIDEO EL wire is amazing, and the “chasing” el wire is even cooler. However, if you want it in several places on the costume, you end up having to figure out how to hide multiple inverters (or buy a…

Hippies, Hells Angels, and the Avant Garde: A Look at Irving Penn’s American West

31 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2W3Blf9 Irving Penn. Early Hippies, San Francisco, 1967 platinum palladium print mounted to aluminum, image, 19 1/4 x 21 7/8 inches paper, 22 x 24 7/8 inches, mount, 22 x 26 inches, No. 109604.04 Irving Penn. Hippie Family (Kelley), San…

The Mighty Milky Way

31 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2W4Z0eX In this big universe, it’s easy to feel small and insignificant, as if there’s nothing special about our planet, our star, our celestial neighborhood. After all, the sun is just one of hundreds of billions of stars in the…

To Light Speed (Almost)

31 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2YWkg8D NASA: One hundred years ago, on May 29, 1919, measurements of a solar eclipse offered proof for Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Even before that, Einstein had developed the theory of special relativity, which revolutionized the way we understand…

The Simply Recipes Guide to Pepper

30 May 2019 0

bit.ly/30WjXwb Nothing beats freshly ground pepper! Learn a few tricks and tips, and you’ll never take pepper for granted again. Pepper is yang to salt’s yin. When we think of one, we think of the other. Seasoning with pepper may…

Eric Ripert and José Andrés Declare June 25th “Bourdain Day”

30 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2YXZIMR It’s been almost an entire year since this world lost one of the greatest advocates for sitting down and sharing a meal with strangers, and it seems hard to think of a way to rightfully honor the man who…

Different Conditions From Earth Drive the Movement of Sand Dunes on Mars

30 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2EVnzWf Mars is a sandy planet and the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has given us tons of beautiful pictures of Martian sand dunes. But Mars’ dunes are much different than dunes here on Earth. Their movement…

Should We Build Multi-Generational Spaceships?

30 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2Xp1x52 By Megan Ray Nichols of Schooled by Science We’ve dreamed about exploring the cosmos for generations, and our technology has finally reached a point where that dream might be within our grasp. One thing we’re missing is propulsion…

Rediscovering Garry Winogrand’s long forgotten color work

30 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2Qzdgvn Garry Winogrand (American, 1928-1984). Untitled (Cape Cod), 1966. 35mm color slide. Collection of the Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona. During the 1950s and ‘60s, Garry Winogrand made more than 45,000 color slides, socking away tens of…

World’s tiniest surviving baby goes home after 5 months in California hospital

30 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2YXdQWC SAN DIEGO — A San Diego hospital has announced the birth of an 8.6-ounce girl believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving baby and says … via bit.ly/2HJFHnN bit.ly/2BbhumE

What we’ll wear in space

28 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2JPqVOD So, what was the logic of the single arm emerging from the chest? Mechanix Illustrated – Jan 1956 via bit.ly/2Kbqf5a bit.ly/w1VAF6

Instead of Money, This Portuguese ‘Bank’ Safeguards 27,000 Handpainted Tiles

28 May 2019 0

bit.ly/30P6y9b Faced with growing threats to its architectural heritage, the Portuguese city of Porto made an unusual choice: It opened a bank. The Banco de Materiais, or Bank of Materials, is home to tens of thousands of azulejos—the painted, glazed…

A Five Minute Tirade of Profane Insults Uttered by The Hound During All Eight Seasons of ‘Game of Thrones’

28 May 2019 0

img.youtube.com/vi/wYoxNbQGS94/0.jpg In memory of the recently concluded series Game of Thrones, Supercuts Delight (previously) has edited together five wonderfully profane minutes of the late, ultimately great Sandor “The Hound” Clegane (Rory McCann) insulting all those around him through all eight…

Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)

28 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2I24ORA As far as artist signatures go, Jan van Kessel’s seventeenth-century painting in which he spells out his own name with caterpillars and snakes must be up there with the best of them. Although it could be seen as a…

First American Financial Corp. Data Records Leak

28 May 2019 0

Krebs on Security is reporting a massive data leak by the real estate title insurance company First American Financial Corp. "The title insurance agency collects all kinds of documents from both the buyer and seller, including Social Security numbers, drivers…

A Volcano of Fire under a Milky Way of Stars

28 May 2019 0

go.nasa.gov/2wnhqx5 Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2019 May 27 A Volcano of Fire under…

Teens Hacked Their Teacher’s Computer to Change Grades for Money

28 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2WcNYcv Welcome to Scam Academy, where you’ll find stories of schemes and cheats from within the high schools and colleges of America. If you cheated and want to share how you did it and why, please email us here. When…

Viral Best Buy Training Question Is a Perfect Example of Clueless Corporate Policies

27 May 2019 0

bit.ly/2WxLftO Viral Best Buy Training Question Is a Perfect Example of Clueless Corporate Policies by Evil HR Lady on May 26, 2019 When you walk into a Best Buy, or any store, do you expect to be greeted or welcomed…