The 3rd Man

Vyacheslav Mischenko’s photograph of a snail looking at...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:23 -0400

Vyacheslav Mischenko’s photograph of a snail looking at its reflection in a bubble in Berdichev, Ukraine

Protestors march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, set off by a 10-cent...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:53 -0400

Protestors march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful public education, health and transport systems and come as the nation hosts the Confederations Cup soccer tournament and prepares for next month’s papal visit.

12 Tips That Will Make You An Effective Collaborator

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:12:45 -0400

12 Tips That Will Make You An Effective Collaborator

Outside the United Center. Heh.

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:54:57 -0400

Outside the United Center. Heh.

The man has a point.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:54:38 -0400

The man has a point.

“Artist and photographer Richard Mosse reveals the stories...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:57:00 -0400

“Artist and photographer Richard Mosse reveals the stories behind the making of his latest film, ‘The Enclave’ (2013), in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which will be shown in the Irish Pavilion at this year’s 55th Venice Biennale.

Mosse leads you through his process of rethinking war photography while infiltrating armed rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in a visually stunning film shot with Kodak’s 16mm color infrared Aerochrome, originally designed for camouflage detection.”

Humanitarian crisis in the Congo shot on colour infrared photography, which gives the whole film an arresting pink hue.

“Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:52:44 -0400

“Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in downtown Chicago”

Incredible shot. Almost sci-fi.

“Base jumpers Jt Holmes, Tim Dutton, and Jesse Hall Base...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:18:40 -0400

“Base jumpers Jt Holmes, Tim Dutton, and Jesse Hall Base jump off The Beak, a 2000ft overhanging face on Baffin island, Canada.”

If you’re going to commit an act of madness, not a bad place to do it. Beautiful.

“Hong Kong - Lightning strikes over the waters of the...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:03:48 -0400

“Hong Kong - Lightning strikes over the waters of the Lamma Channel during a thunderstorm.”

Stunning!

APPROACHING LADY LIBERTY: A dust cloud from a nearby imploded...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:37:09 -0400

APPROACHING LADY LIBERTY: A dust cloud from a nearby imploded building wafted toward the Statue of Liberty in New York Sunday. (Zoran Milich/Reuters)

Looks like a disaster film.

My poor penguins.

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 05:45:20 -0400

My poor penguins.

“A tyre graveyard in Kuwait, that can be seen from space,...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:53:53 -0400

“A tyre graveyard in Kuwait, that can be seen from space, showing the vast amount of used tyres, over 7,000,000 of them.”

Yikes. So disheartening.

Turning the metal structure of the Eiffel Tower into a musical...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:18:56 -0400

Turning the metal structure of the Eiffel Tower into a musical instrument. Very cool.

"If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about..."

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:57:00 -0400

“If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about [Gatsby], some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionality which is dignified under the name of the ‘creative temperament’—it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Best part of Baz Luhrmann’s film the Great Gatsby: my own rediscovery of this quotation. If only we all had the “extraordinary gift for hope.”

50 Things Only ’80s Kids Can Understand

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:34:36 -0400

50 Things Only ’80s Kids Can Understand:

This takes me back! All things 80s!

Somehow, MY literature degree didn’t turn out this way.

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:10:02 -0400

Somehow, MY literature degree didn’t turn out this way.

“One café in Sydney, Australia has an unusual marketing...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:57:00 -0400

“One café in Sydney, Australia has an unusual marketing proposition: For the entire month of June, your coffee is free if you kiss the person you came with. The only catch? You have to do the smooching between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. Otherwise you have to pay the regular $3.50 price for the fresh brew.”

This could save me so much money. Does it have to be the person you came with? Can you just pick someone?

A kayaker encounters a Minke whale in Neko Harbour, Antarctica....

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:46:11 -0400

A kayaker encounters a Minke whale in Neko Harbour, Antarctica. Doctor Andrew Peacock captured the exact moment a 20 foot Minke whale passed within arms reach beneath his kayak

Eastern screech owlets stare out of their home in a tree in...

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:55:57 -0400

Eastern screech owlets stare out of their home in a tree in Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, USA

"‘They’re a rotten crowd,’ I shouted across the lawn. ‘You’re worth the..."

Wed, 29 May 2013 04:14:00 -0400

“

‘They’re a rotten crowd,’ I shouted across the lawn. ‘You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.’

I’ve always been glad I said that. It was the only compliment I ever gave him, because I disapproved of him from beginning to end. First he nodded politely, and then his face broke into that radiant and understanding smile, as if we’d been in ecstatic cahoots on that fact all the time.

”

- Nick Carraway