Time Lapse + Endeavour + Los Angeles
Space Shuttle Endeavour passes through Los Angeles in time-lapse. >> Mission 26 The Big Endeavour from Givot on Vimeo.
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The Myth of the Open Road
Thanks to Kris Skinner for sending this to me. >> Read more: Bikeyface » The Myth of the Open Road
The Avocado Cuber
File this in both “Product Design” and “Why Didn’t I Think Of That?” >> Link: Avocado Cuber (and Avocado Pit Removal Tool and Avo Saver and Avocado Knife) | Unclutterer
Criticism vs. Cynicism
Throughout our lives we face critique — feedback from others about our work and behavior. How do we tell what feedback to take to heart, and what to disregard? Recently The 99 Percent featured an article about Criticism vs. Cynicism,…
Original Pitch Video for The Muppet Show
For all you Muppets fans out there, you must check out this pitch video that Jim Henson made to sell The Muppet Show to CBS: [youtube=] >> Link: Original pitch video for The Muppet Show
Puzzle Time: Think Like a Pre-Schooler
Time for a brain teaser! All the info you need is in the picture below: Click the photo for a full-resolution version you can print and share with your friends. Thanks to Martin van Velsen for posting this to Facebook!
Hello, World! The Whole Universe In One Photo
From the frontiers of astronomy, a galactic bird’s eye view of the universe: Made up of more than 2.7 million images taken at four infrared wavelengths of light, the new image captures everything from nearby asteroids to distant galaxies. I…
Adolf Eichmann’s capture, as told by the Mossad
For the first time in its notoriously secretive history, the Mossad — Israel’s intelligence service — has opened its vaults to the public. In cooperation with an Israeli museum, the Mossad curated documents and artifacts pertaining to the capture and…
Earth from the International Space Station — The Chill-Out Mix
This is beautiful and awesome. For a really cool experience open the video full-screen, sit back, and relax… Thanks Carter for sending my way!
Thomas Friedman Interview on BBC Radio 3
On a recent episode of the always-interesting BBC Radio 3 Arts & Ideas Podcast, Philip Dodd spoke with Thomas Friedman about his new book “That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How…