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Edited Film Footage from 1890’s Paris Explores Some of the Everyday Thrills of Late 19th-Century Life
Videographer Guy Jones (previously) slows down film from the late 1800s to early 1900s to more accurately match the speed at which modern footage is recorded and played. In addition to editing the pace of the century-old film, Jones also adds in … Continue reading
The font that escaped the Nazis and landed on the moon
Futura is familiar. But its journey from avant-garde German type to hipster favorite is unusual — and it includes Nazis and the moon.
When the Sun Sets in Baiona, a Seemingly Simple Whale Mural Reveals a Belly Full of Sailors
A new collaborative mural by Barcelona-based artists María López and Javier de Ribaundergoes a dramatic shift from day to night. Titled Hizkuntza, the mural appears to be a simple outline of a whale by day, but darkness reveals an intricate glowing design. The … Continue reading
EPISODE | RUSSIAN 7 STRING GUITAR FESTIVAL (Iowa City, Iowa)
Greetings From Iowa Published on 2 May 2018 “The revolution of 1917 made guitar the enemy of the people.” Oleg Timofeyev was one of the first Russians to travel abroad after the fall of the Iron Curtain when he left … Continue reading
Luthier Tips du Jour – The Brazilian 7 string guitar
Luthier and Instructor, Robert O’Brien, talks to Brazilian musicians Euclides Marques and Luizinho 7 cordas about the history of the 7 string guitar in Brazil. He also talks to Brazilian luthier, Antonio Tessarin, to get his take on the construction … Continue reading
The vortex house of Dan Havel and Dean Ruck | David Airey
Dan Havel and Dean Ruck altered two buildings in the Montrose neighbourhood of Houston, Texas. Here’s an excerpt from the art league press release, written before the project started: “Havel and Ruck will create a large funnel-like vortex beginning from … Continue reading
How Class Works — by Richard Wolff
Economist Richard Wolff explains our class society.
The First Human Cannonball- Neatorama
Her name was Rossa Matilda Richter, but she was known as Zazel, the human cannonball. Zazel was a trapeze performer and walked a tightrope, but became famous for performing a new stunt on April 2, 1877, at the Royal Aquarium … Continue reading
Thousands of Shards of Glass Imitate Blurred Motion in a Towering Public Sculpture by Costas Varotsos
First completed 1988, Dromeas or “The Runner,” is a 40-foot-tall public sculpture created by Greek artist Costas Varotsos. The densely layered work is formed from thousands of jagged shards of greenish-grey glass which are stacked around iron in the formation of a runner … Continue reading
Emmeline Pankhurst statue unveiled in Manchester
Guardian News Published on 14 Dec 2018 A statue of Emmeline Pankhurst has been unveiled in her her home city of Manchester. Created by the award-winning sculptor Hazel Reeves, it shows Pankhurst standing on a chair imploring her audience to … Continue reading
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