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A Stop-Motion Demo Turns Meta as the Characters Gradually Take Over in ‘Stems’ by Ainslie Henderson
In this meta animation, animator and director Ainslie Henderson (previously) seamlessly transforms a demonstration of his stop motion practice into a film where his miniature puppets take over. The rag tag group of figures break off from Henderson’s narrative to … Continue reading
The Museum of British Folklore – celebrating the magic and ritual of our lives – Museum Crush
Objects from the collection of Museum of British Folklore. © Simon Costin / Museum of British Folklore. Ahead of a series of features exploring their collection, Museum Crush talks to the Museum of British Folklore about their plans to start … Continue reading
Photo of a Single Atom Wins Top Prize in Science Photography Contest
You might need your glasses for this one. Quantum physicistDavid Nadlinger from the University of Oxford managed to capture an image that would have been impossible only a few years ago: a single atom suspended in an electric field viewable by … Continue reading
Young, gifted and giving back
Award-winning cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, donates thousands to old secondary school. Source: Young, gifted and giving back
The Wonderful Process of Sounding the Renovated Sumburgh Head Foghorn on Shetland Island
In May 2017, technician Brian Johnson sounded the beautifully renovated foghorn at the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on Shetland Island, Scotland for the first time since 1987. Filmmaker JJ Jamieson documented the wonderful mechanical process that engages the gears to sound … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, Culture, Life, Scotland, Technology, UK
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Dragon ‘could obliterate’ world record
An artist and self-taught welder has spent 12 years creating a dragon out of 50,000 horseshoes. Source: Dragon ‘could obliterate’ world record
Cut-Out Ink and Pen Illustrations of London’s Oldest Pubs and Other Landmarks by Maxwell Tilse
Traveling illustrator Maxwell Tilse documents his European journeys by creating small drawings of each city he lands in. After two years of living in London, Tilse has released a new series of miniature cut-out illustrations that depict the city’s oldest pubs … Continue reading
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How the British Library Digitized One of the World’s Largest Books
The Klencke Atlas published in 1660 is one of the most famous objects in the British Library’s cartographic collection, a towering book that stands nearly 6 feet tall and reaches over seven feet wide when open. For over three centuries … Continue reading
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An 80-Foot Steel Kraken Will Create an Artificial Coral Reef Near the British Virgin Islands | Colossal
This past April a massive 80-foot steel kraken was purposefully sunk into the Caribbean Sea on top of a decorated WW2 ship. The former Navy fuel barge and its monstrous passenger were placed underwater in order to jumpstart a new … Continue reading
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Manchester celebrates South Asian culture with weekend of music, film and performance | Creative Boom
Source: Manchester celebrates South Asian culture with weekend of music, film and performance | Creative Boom
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