March 31
Atlanta peeps pancakes.
April 10
Eye-Candy Monday: verbatim reblog from japan-photo:
Edo Pop - The Grafic Impact of Japanese Prints
Exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Oct 30, 2011 - Jan 8, 2012
Full image titles:Iona Rozeal Brown, American, born 1966
One for the Money, Two Faux the Show (Still Pimpin’), after Katsukawa Shun’ei’s The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III, 2006
Acrylic, gold leaf on panelKitagawa Utamaro, 1753/54–1806
Love for a Farmer’s Wife, 1795–96
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e)Gajin Fujita, American, born 1972
Crew, 2002
Spray paint, acrylic, and gold leaf on woodKabukidō Enkyō, active ca. 1796
Ichikawa Yaozō III as Umeōmaru, 1796
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e)
The first artist has some work at the NC art museum.
March 21
February 14
Eye-Candy Monday: Instant Gratification - Shadow art by Tim Noble and Sue Webster
I think this is so neat.
(Source: likeafieldmouse)
August 27
Emily has a show!! You should have told me they were documenting your life. Who plays me?
August 1
15 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent
1. Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.
2. Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.
3. Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the infra-red glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.
4. Luftmensch (Yiddish)
The Yiddish have scores of words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense. Literally, air person.
5. Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet? This is the word for it.
6. Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.
7. Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
“Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.
8. Gumusservi (Turkish)
Meteorologists can be poets in Turkey with words like this at their disposal. It means moonlight shining on water.
9. Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.
10. Mencolek (Indonesian)
You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.
11. Faamiti (Samoan)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.
12. Glas wen (Welsh)
A smile that is insincere or mocking. Literally, a blue smile.
13. Bakku-shan (Japanese)
The experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.
14. Boketto (Japanese)
It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.
15. Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
Great list
(Source: nevver)
July 20
Clever Video Editing Almost Makes You Forget Sure Shot Isn't a Sesame Street Song(via @Gizmodo)
The new Beastie Boys music video is pretty awesome, is it not? But considering it was directed by Spike Jonze, that’s not at all surprising. Here’s what (the controversial) Final Cut X and about four days’ time is capable of, via the fine effort from the folks at Wonderful Creative.
(Source: tumblr.com)
