search
Bagheera, tiring of being compared to a recumbent Modigliani model, tries for some Julian Schnabel neo-expressionism.
Watch the blooming of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), aka the "corpse flower" because it "releases a monstrous stench of putrefaction at peak bloom."
Pretty gross, no? Yet, since it rarely blooms in cultivation, a blooming incident is pretty special. Enter the BBG—they're webcasting a photo every 30 seconds so we can all watch, minus the putrefying stench.
Via Boing-Boing>
Today's Jon Carroll column doesn't exactly answer yesterday's link to Clay Risen's critique of Claire Hoffman's Joe Francis story (man, is this blog getting self-referential or what), but it does neatly expose Risen's glaring flaw: Journalism isn't just one thing.
Do I think Hunter Thompson, Gay Talese, and, yes, Claire Hoffman produce journalism, even though they don't disappear into an appearance of neutrality? Heck yes, and I value the heat they bring to their subjects.
Things are quiet now. Kristina's iPod has gone to sleep. Aside from some street noise — a passing siren or a honking horn — the only music in our office comes from the printer. Soon these coarse black and whites will be colorful glossies. These proofs will grow to be the pages you turn.
While subscribers wait for their September issues to arrive, we celebrate the completion of October. We're very happy with the way it's grown. Its life seems to predict the weather; it's an unusually cool summer day.
Holding the young pages in my hands, I begin to ask, "When was the last…
Researchers in Italy are transforming the seismic rumblings of volcanoes into musical scores in an attempt to predict eruptions.
Han van Meegeren faced a quandary: To prove his innocence and escape the death penalty, he'd have to confess to crimes that had netted him $60 million.
Professional photographer Teenie Harris photographed Pittsburgh comprehensively—particularly focusing on African-American life for his employer The Pittsburgh Courier. This archive is 1400 pictures strong and more will be added every week until all 3600 are up.
Harris was good—he belongs up there with James VanDerZee, Weegee, and Friedlander. This is a deep, deep well.