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20 Iconic Photos of the Climate Crisis
Gabrielle Schwarz at The Guardian has gathered 20 of the most iconic and meaningful photographs of the effects of the climat
Some of the Best Moon & Earth Photos from NASA’s Artemis I Mission
Over the weekend, NASA's Artemis I mission returned from a 25-day trip to the Moon. The mission was a test-run of th
Animation of the Lifecycle of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
From Maastricht University in The Netherlands, this is a fantastic animation of the lifecycle of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as it inva
My Sabbatical Media Diet
As you'll soon read in a comically long "what I did on my summer break" post I'm writing, almost everything I do on a da
kottke.org on Art
The Best Movie Posters of 2022
It feels weird to admit this, even to myself, but maybe I love movie poster design even more than I love book co
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Inside the Epicenter of the Pandemic Baking Boom at King Arthur Flour
Marker's David Freedman has a great look at how Vermont's own King Arthur Flour has dealt with a massive increase in demand for
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Danny MacAskill’s Postcard From San Francisco
Trials rider and mountain biker Danny MacAskill is one of my long-running obsessions here -- I first posted about him all the wa
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Lessons on How to Draw by Hokusai
In 1812, Japanese woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai, who would later become famous for his iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa
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These Nigerian Teens Are Making Sci-Fi Shorts with Slick Visual Effects
For the past year, a group of teens in Nigeria called the Critics Company have been uploading short sci-fi films to their YouTube
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The Vanity Fair Interview with Billie Eilish, Year Six
Every year since she was 15, Billie Eilish has sat down for a video interview with Vanity Fair to take stock of where she's at i
A Short History of the Banjo and Early Black Folk Music
In this video from Vox (produced by none other than Estelle Caswell, who does the excellent Earworm series), scholar and musicia
kottke.org on Society
The Dangers of Elite Projection
Public transit consultant Jarrett Walker: Elite projection is the belief, among relatively fortunate and influential people, that
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Extreme Pogo Stick Riding
Inspired by this short video I found on Twitter of people doing extreme stunts on pogo sticks, I found a few videos on YouTube tha
An Interview with a Professional Jump Roper
I have to admit: before watching this video, I was unaware that there were professional jump ropers. But of course there are, an
kottke.org on Tesla
Impressive Drone Fly-Through Video of a New Tesla Factory
This drone fly-through of Tesla's new factory in Berlin is amazing. I've never seen anything quite like this -- the drone flies
kottke.org on Walking
Walking, the easy superpower
One of the very few productivity tips I trust 100% (ok, probably the only one) is the recommendation for getting up and walking
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Always. Be. Knolling.
You've probably seen instances of knolling without knowing there was a word for it. Knolling at the Apple Store: Knolling the c
Some People
Some people feel helpless & anxious. Some people are bored. Some people are self-quarantined alone and are lonely. Some peo
Hand-drawn cityscapes
Ben Sack makes these amazingly detailed maps of cities, all drawn by hand. And just so you can get a sense of how large these drawings are: Here's a peek at his process: Reminiscent of Stephen Wiltshire's work.
Introducing the referee camera angle
Broadcasters are starting to experiment with using footage taken from cameras worn by in-game referees. Here's footage from a rugby ref's vantage point: And from a hockey ref: PRIDE Fighting Championships has been
Burn this book
Love this concept cover for Fahrenheit 451 by designer Elizabeth Perez...the 1 is a match and the spine is striking paper for lighting it. Fahrenheit 451 is a novel about a dystopian future where books are outlawed an
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