via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive – Vintage Fine Art Prints by Dave
Washington, D.C., 1924
“Rock Creek Park scenes. Girls on bridge. L-R: Katherine Wren, Norvell Munford, Mary Happer, Cecil Lester Jones, Jessie Adkins, Doris Wagner, Virginia Seldon, Mildred Crosby and Mary Seldon.”
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Magnificent Mosque photos
via Boing Boing by David Pescovitz
At Vantage, Iranian photographer Mohammad Rezi's mesmerizing Mosque photography. Gazing at these photos feels like looking into a kaleidoscope.
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via Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
American musical
The last theatrical song to hit big, Sondheim’s Send in the Clowns, was written in 1973. Behold the parlous state of the American musical… more
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Climate shocks, dynastic cycles, and nomadic conquests
via OUP Blog by Qiang Chen
Nomadic conquests have helped shape world history. We may indulge ourselves for a moment to imagine the following counterfactuals: What if Western Europe did not fall to seminomadic Germanic tribes, or Western Europe was conquered by the Huns, Arabs, or Mongols, or Kievan Rus did not succumb to Mongolian invaders, or Ming China did not give way to the Manchu Qing? For centuries, the mere mention of the names of Attila, Genghis Khan, or Tamerlane could strike terror into men and women throughout Eurasia.
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Smaug and Friends: Dragons in Literature
via Abe Books by Beth Carswell
It’s been over a decade since Peter Jackson released his blockbuster film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Then in 2012, the first installment of Jackson’s three-film treatment of The Hobbit, called An Unexpected Journey, hit the theaters, followed last year by part two, The Desolation of Smaug. And now, at long last, the third and final piece of the puzzle is here. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings Bilbo’s big screen story to an end next week. Which means we get to hear more of Benedict Cumberbatch’s voice through the throat of Smaug.
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And here's my favourite dragon, Saphira
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via Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
The French waiter
Intimidating, maligned, marvelous: He is all precision and speed, with a big dose of drama… more
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Nano Drone – small drone, big fun
via The Red Ferret by Donyae Coles
Drones are everywhere. They’re taking pictures of fireworks, getting attacked by hawks, just everywhere and people love them! A full-size drone might be a bit much if all you want to do is play around with it and don’t plan on attaching a Go Pro to make some stunning mini documentary. If you just want something small to learn with, the Nano Drone, world’s smallest quad-copter, is the drone you’re looking for.
$35-worth of fun
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Discovering microbiology
via OUP Blog by Nicholas P. Money
Microbiology should be part of everyone’s educational experience. European students deserve to know something about the influence of microscopic forms of life on their existence, as it is at least as important as the study of the Roman Empire or the Second World War.
Knowledge of viruses should be as prominent in American high school curricula as the origin of the Declaration of Independence. This limited geographic compass reflects the fact that the science of microbiology is a triumph of Western civilization, but the educational significance of the field is a global concern. We cannot understand life without an elementary comprehension of microorganisms.
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via Arts & Letters Daily – ideas, criticism, debate
History of love songs
“Love shook my senses, / Like wind crashing on the mountain oaks.” Taylor Swift? No, Sappho. The love song is a timeless form… more
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An Introduction to Hand Saws
via Boing Boing by Steve Hoefer
Steve Hoefer offers another tutorial in basic skills that everyone should know.
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