Category Archives: General

Originally posted on NewsBreaker EXTRA:
That teeny, tiny little spec? That’s Earth… from Mars. NASA released the image Thursday- the first photo of our humble planet taken from Mars’ surface by the Curiosity Rover. According to scientists, if standing on…

Originally posted on 4000 Cities:
Many years ago, I think it was around 1983, my friend Paul Mijksenaar, himself one of the worlds leading experts on signing, made a calendar. It was a very special calendar, starting in april and ending…

Originally posted on vu1bfoodie:
  Window Farms are alive and well! It’s slowly growing and is gaining media attention from places like TED, Business Insider, and even Forbes. Personally I think this is great. The concept of Window Farms…

Originally posted on Tropical Smog:
One of my favorite random facts I’ve learned is that the Brazil nut is called castanha-do-pará, or Pará nut. Pará is a state in northern Brazil. In other words, the Portuguese name is more region-specific.…

Originally posted on sweetfoot:
    Pictures taken in Manchester, Ancoats neighbourhood and Saddleworth Moors, taken with Canon AE-1 and expired film,  

Originally posted on Being A Freelance Artist:
The latest sketches from Manchester city centre.  Tried using just a 0.3 pen so without any pencil or rubbing out allowed… Less accurate but a better result, I think!

Originally posted on manchester climate monthly:
The balcony garden quakes; tiny brown leaves fall from branches. The final charcoaled piece of shipflesh falls from the sky, a fiery planet-sized ball of skin and meat. From behind glass in their living…