Small states have a significant advantage in the senate.
Month: March 2013
The falling man
Kerry Skarbakka makes the act of falling into a work of art.
Arizona-based artist Kerry Skarbakka has received both awards and death threats for his controversial ‘falling man’ images.
This set of images gives me anxiety, but it captures a beautiful moment of panic. More of his work is on his site.
Chicago Past
Here’s a website with a collection of historic pictures of the city of my birth.
R-Rated Pixar
I like these r-rated classic movie scenes made into Pixar style art. I’d read these book if someone made them, but I won’t read them to my kids. Yet.
I think I have seen every one of the films depicted.
Let’s make everyone above average
From Don Boudreaux’s news story, Minimum Grade:
WASHINGTON (CH) — In a bold effort to improve the educational fortunes of students who perform at academic levels significantly below the average of their peers, Congress has mandated a minimum grade to be assigned to each student in each course taught at any school in the country. Starting in September, it shall be unlawful for any teacher, professor, or instructor charged with assigning course grades to assign to any student a grade lower than C-.
I don’t think Fair Academic Standards Act goes far enough. There should only be one grade: ‘A’. Then, finally, all students can enjoy the benefits of academic success.
Hypnotic motion
Don’t look too long at these hypnotic animated GIFs.
Coffitivity
Like the coffee shop vibe but hate coffee? Need to focus, but it’s too quiet or the background noise is too distracting? Coffitivity promises an ideal level of ambient noise to focus on work and get things done.
Research shows it’s pretty hard to be creative in a quiet space. And a loud workplace can be frustrating and distracting. But, the mix of calm and commotion in an environment like a coffee house is proven to be just what you need to get those creative juices flowing.
Rainy Mood provides a similar calming background sound. And the benefits…they’re based on science.
An astronaut’s advice
Zen Pencils never fails to inspire. The latest entry about Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield tells a beautiful success story.
This is not a fair fight
Feb. 24, 2013. A tiger plays with a pig before killing it at the Sumatra Tiger Rescue Centre compound, inside the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC) near Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.
Promoting old books with new movies
Promoting old books with new movies
Many books get re-released with new covers when their movie counter parts hit the theaters. Here’s look at several iconic covers side-by-side with their newer versions.