via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive – Vintage Fine Art Prints by Dave
New Zealand circa 1905
“E class locomotive, E 66, at the Petone Railway Workshops, with William Godber standing on the front. Known as ‘Pearson's Dream’, designed by G.A. Pearson, and built in 1905 for use on the Rimutaka Incline; written off in 1917”
Glass negative by A.P. Godber
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Humans have innate grasp of probability
via 3 Quarks Daily by Ewen Callaway in Nature
Study of indigenous Maya people finds probabilistic reasoning does not depend on formal education.
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Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
Can art still shock?
Shock is no longer chic. We’re right to be weary, but we’ve become too weary. Is offensive art still possible?… more
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30 Unforgettable Books Every Parent Should Read To Their Kids Before They Grow Up
via Lifehack by Carmen Sakurai
The comfort and nurturing one-on-one attention from parents while reading together encourages children to form a positive association with reading and books. Books have always played an important role in my son’s life, even before he was born. I read all sorts of marketing and self-improvement books, as well as fashion and computer magazines to the baby in my tummy, hoping it would help him (or her) grow familiar with my voice and the different sounds of the words being read.
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It was so difficult to pick just one illustration that I've got three for you -- and the video from Burning Man of “Oh the Places You’ll Go” which is a real favourite of mine.
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Stop! Thief! Prevent Your Camera Being Stolen With Lenstag
via MakeUseOf by Harry Guinness
Earlier this year Lenstag reunited their first photographer with his stolen gear. When Philip Martin checked his recently purchased lens against Lenstag’s database he found it was stolen. He contacted Lenstag and returned it to the original photographer.
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Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
Islamism and the left
Michael Walzer detects much anxiety on the left, where fear of being called Islamophobic seems greater than fear of Islamist zealotry… more
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Monuments and other media
an article by J.A. Tillmann published in Eurozine
Protest in Budapest against the whitewashing of Hungary's role in the Holocaust.
Szabadság tér / Liberty Square, 4 July 2014. Photo: Karli Iskakova. Source: Flickr
Recent controversy surrounding Budapest's proposed "Monument of Occupation" leads Hungarian philosopher J.A. Tillmann to reflect on perceptions of space and time in central Europe. And the sinister convergence in how public space and national media are currently managed in Hungary.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, Literary Legend
via AbeBooks.co.uk
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, arguably one of the best writers of all time, lived a brief life and died without knowing his true fame. A member of the Lost Generation, a group of literary expats that included Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce, Fitzgerald lived in Paris after World War I and made a living writing short stories for magazines. He didn’t know his novel The Great Gatsby would become a timeless classic read around the world.
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Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
From poesy to carrot carnations
Poetry and the short story have slipped from minor arts to crafts, of interest primarily to other poets and short-story writers… more
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The otherworldly digital fantasy art of Guangjian Huang
via Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin
Stunning fantasy scenes by Guangjian Huang.
"I’m a concept artist. I work in a game company in China. My network name is G.J.”
[via crossconnectmag.com]
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