Monthly Archives: October 2020

Overflowing with Flora and Fauna, Collaged Paper Installations Comment on Earth’s Dwindling Biodiversity

Sprawling across paint-chipped walls and tiny alcoves, the collaged installations of artist Clare Börsch mimic overgrown jungles and whimsical forest scenes. Layers of flora, fauna, and the occasional gemstone or human figure comprise the amorphous paper artworks as they transform spaces … Continue reading

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OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu

NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Oct. 20, 2020, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to … Continue reading

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WHY ARE ALL THE HOUSES IN SWEDEN RED?

Why in the world are all the Swedish houses red? Well, let me tell you a story.. It all began back in the 1400-century when the King at that time wanted his castle to have the same beautiful copper roof … Continue reading

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original udu making in Nigeria – Eugene Skeef’s udu project

This short film by Eugene Skeef shows 4 Igbo women from Nigeria demonstrating the technique of making the udu, a clay pot drum. The udu was invented by the Igbo and it is traditionally a women’s ceremonial instrument. The word … Continue reading

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Structures In The Dark

Photographer Pepijn Thijsse is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images Source: Structures In The Dark

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FINALLY: The Helder Evo tenor recorder! | Team Recorder: The Pro-Files with Susanne Fröhlich

It’s a first on Team Recorder – the Helder Evo Tenor! Recorder star Susanne Fröhlich joins me to talk about this truly modern recorder, with its huge range of dynamics, sounds colours and possibilities. Plus we put it to the … Continue reading

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Charming Local Covid-19 Social Distancing Signs | Kottke

Public health safety measures don’t have to be bureaucratic, dour, and oppressive. They can even be fun. This is a sign from my local hardware store here in Vermont reminding shoppers to social distance: Journalist Rebecca Boyle recently asked her … Continue reading

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Bass recorder player reacts to Davie504 | Team Recorder

This week I started getting a lot of messages… Team Recorder was on a @Davie504 video! He gave the bass recorder a score of only 2/5…. is he right, and what about the rest of the bass recorder family ?! … Continue reading

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NYC’s New Digital Subway Map | Kottke

New York City has a new digital subway map that reflects the current status of the subway lines. And you can even see the trains moving, right on the map. (Finally!!) Visually, the new map combines the styles of two … Continue reading

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CICLOS: McMarechal

New Music Video for the independent Brazilian singer/songwriter, Mc Marechal; raised in the small suburbs of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The song called “Ciclos”, meaning “Cycles”, is about the circle of life — how we come together and become one, … Continue reading

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