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moviesandmusicandbooksohmy: the-rx: Scans from Islamic Design, A Genius for Geometry by Daud Sutton. I think this book is stunning.
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blprnt.blg | Jer Thorp
blprnt.blg | Jer Thorp tulpinspiration: This post is about comics. It’s also about superheroes, robots, and Norse gods – so it makes sense that it was inspired in the first place by a 10 year-old. Last week, I was pointed by Santiago Ortiz to this excellent chart made by Theo Zaballos, in which he plots the relative interestingness…
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Dr. Manhattan knits himself a quantum scarf
Dr. Manhattan knits himself a quantum scarf. Made with Paper
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Drawing by my gifted friend of one of her sons (I think, and I think it’s Lee) (via Daniela Koontz: Ballpoint Pen)
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kimlisagor: Today I learned about a recent discovery that has the potential to save thousands of lives each day. If you haven’t heard about it, that’s probably because it’s a niche story about water purification (no first-world implications). But it’s also a story about a scientist who found a simple, affordable solution to a complex problem. It…
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Navy Christens USNS Cesar Chavez today
nbclatino: In San Diego, California, the US Navy is christening a ship in honor of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. (Photo/Courtesy of Diana Guevara KNSB). The U.S. Navy is christening a ship today, on Cinco de Mayo, in honor of the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. The 700-foot USNS Cesar Chavez will be primarily…
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Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State
Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State tetw: by Carl Zimmer Somehow we have evolved a way to switch between handling the here and now and contemplating long-term objectives. It may be no coincidence that most of the thoughts that people have during mind wandering have to do with the future.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhlZjIjiFVQ karaj: room-arrest: CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO IS CAN WE WATCH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THEN WATCH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH ONE MORE TIME 1. this shit dropped in 1999. 2. this was jlo’s debut music video from her debut studio album. 3. this music…
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The battle’s hero, General Ignacio Seguin Zaragoza was born in Goliad, Texas. On the 150 year anniversary of the battle, we also celebrate the achievements made by Hispanics in the United States of America. We are teachers, doctors, astronauts, authors, artists, economists, judges, generals, and public servants. The list goes on and on, and so…
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archivesofamericanart: In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, take a moment to browse the Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material on Chicano art, an incredibly rich resource of primary sources and ephemera relating to Chicano art and artists. Carmen Lomas Garza, San Francisco, Calif. letter to Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, New York, N.Y., not before 1989. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material…