Artist Statement We normally think of the freeway as a place of unceasing motion and energy. Driving on the freeway, you might experience a near airborne feeling of freedom and independence; as if you are flying about in a bubble with no impact on…
“The images are screenshots from Google Earth with basic color adjustments and cropping. I am collecting these new typologies as a means of conservation – as Google Earth improves its 3D models, its terrain, and its satellite imagery, these strang…
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Fishermen row a boat in the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province, China on June 19, 2009. China invested 51 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) towards the construction of 2,712 projects for the treatment of eight rivers and lakes in 2009, Xi…
Agora sculpture – over 100 9ft tall figures. Grant Park, Chicago, IL., USA Artist Magdalena Abakanowicz
“Modern science has imposed upon humanity the necessity for wandering. Its progressive thought and its progressive technology make the transition through time, from generation to generation, a true migration into uncharted seas of adventure. The v…
Massive and detailed dialect map of North America. Unbelievably detailed, with audio samples. Fascinating stuff. (via kottke.org)
The surprising history behind a beloved American pastime. 1. Pinball Was Illegal Pinball was banned from the early 1940s to the mid-1970s in most of America’s big cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, where the game was born and whe…
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