Sia as clothing model

Nordstrom’s, ever at the forefront of high-end marketing, appears to have enlisted Sia as a clothing model. To make this even more surreal, the store music system started playing “Chandelier” while this photo was shot. Update Nordstrom’s continues to make Continue reading Sia as clothing model

Bunny life

This poor little bunny, a Godiva bunny no less, has suffered the depredations of a maurading bunny nibbler. The bunny is but a shell of its former self, a broken shell at that.

Star Wars reconciliation?

If you know anything about Star Wars, you know that this is a strange set of bedfellows. We have a Wookie, a robot, a Storm Trooper, and an evil follower of the Dark Side, all sharing a Star Wars-themed bedspread Continue reading Star Wars reconciliation?

Monkeys grasp for the moon

Washington boasts many world-class museums, but some of the most impressive are not necessarily the most visited. The Freer Gallery of Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution, is an Italian Renaissance style building just east of the Smithsonian Institution “castle” on Continue reading Monkeys grasp for the moon

Titles from a strange upbringing

There are many titles I wish I had read; I have bookcases filled with unread and partially read volumes. But here are some that are high on my list: Untouched by Human Hands: The Last Dangerous Visions, by Robert Sheckley Continue reading Titles from a strange upbringing

Early version of Google

This was the early version of Google. Using these humble wooden drawers, generations of scholars and researchers, desperate students and cunning spies, despairing parents and fanatical bibliophiles, and every other shape and size of reader delved into the depth and breadth Continue reading Early version of Google

Internet roadkill

Narwal evolution: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=478826628826445&set=a.430872626955179.92765.193162710726173 Mars, just add water: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/a-martian-dream-heres-what-the-red-planet-would-look-like-with-earth-like-oceans-and-life/266791/ Explaining economics: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2845 If you need content, but are bored with Lorum ipsum: http://www.rikeripsum.com/#/ipsum Speculations on storm trooper armor: https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/282221985453445120 Colder than absolute zero: http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-gas-goes-below-absolute-zero-1.12146 The form of damnation: https://twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod/status/286877379886977025 Grammar matters: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=531524520199876&set=a.158139670871698.33824.139729956046003&type=1&ref=nf Tolkien at 125: favorite quotes — http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/jrr-tolkien-quotes-our-fa_n_2398210.html Outstanding Continue reading Internet roadkill

Digital scrapbook IV

Twitter promo for Times Higher Education

Outstanding anti-smoking video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gV9_P2Oc3U Write like the wind, George R.R. Martin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7lp3RhzfgI Books that shaped America: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/ The evolution of print: And who says the world is without irony? Dettifoss, Iceland, Prometheus, and Ridley Scott in one video: http://vimeo.com/43258575 http://icelandwantstobeyourfriend.tumblr.com/ Continue reading Digital scrapbook IV