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swegener: allisonbamcat: teamsmithy: My Bartkira pages. I’m...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:16 -0400

allisonbamcat:

teamsmithy:

My Bartkira pages. I’m honoured to be amongst such great company.

I eagerly await the chance to contribute to Luannë of the Hill of the Winds.

Pretty obsessed with this styling. Great color palette too! So stoked to be working alongside so many talented artists.

This whole project is fucking insane and wonderful.

mattfractionblog: HEY #teamHAWKGUY: Shirts. Shirts for you. For...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:11 -0400

mattfractionblog:

HEY #teamHAWKGUY:

Shirts. Shirts for you. For us. Curated by me. By WE LOVE FINE. They actually went for that one. Can you believe it? Because I can not.

I’m donating my curation commission to FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE which works to end violence against women and children around the world. Sales online of these shirts (and whatever follows) or at shows where WE LOVE FINE are set up — ANY sales of these things — money goes to FWV.

BUY YOU SOME SHIRTS BRO SERIOUSLY

[Self-portraits by Carrie Mae Weems, Käthe Kollwitz, Judy Baca,...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:11:25 -0400

Carrie Mae Weems, self-portrait, Kitchen Table Series, 1990

Käthe Kollwitz, Self Portrait Drawing, 1933

Judy Baca, self portrait, 2009

Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait with Monkeys, 1943

[Self-portraits by Carrie Mae Weems, Käthe Kollwitz, Judy Baca, and Frida Kahlo, text “Never apologize for selfies”]

superwizardmagic: Iron Man 3 and The Incredibles parallels -...

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:55:37 -0400

superwizardmagic:

Iron Man 3 and The Incredibles parallels - 1/?

SO GLAD I WASN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO REALIZED THIS

Well if you’re gonna borrow, may as well borrow from the best.

greggorysshocktheater: “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” -...

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:51:15 -0400

greggorysshocktheater:

“A boy’s best friend is his mother.”

- Norman Bates

fuckyeahcycling: (via Giro d’Italia)

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:00:38 -0400

fuckyeahcycling:

(via Giro d’Italia)

fuckyeahcycling: May 2013: Jurgen Van Den Broeck training in...

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:28:32 -0400

fuckyeahcycling:

May 2013: Jurgen Van Den Broeck training in Sierra Nevada.

(via Timeline Photos)

twiststreet: wizardvictor: Walt Peregoy, everyone. Disney...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:54:33 -0400

twiststreet:

wizardvictor:

Walt Peregoy, everyone.

Disney legend Walt Peregoy. (See also)

freemindfreebody: Kirsty Mitchell’s late mother Maureen was an...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:46:30 -0400

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2145760/Wonderland-Kirsty-Mitchell-heart-breakingly-beautiful-photographic-series-memory-extraordinary-life.html

freemindfreebody:

Kirsty Mitchell’s late mother Maureen was an English teacher who spent her life inspiring generations of children with imaginative stories and plays. Following Maureen’s death from a brain tumour in 2008, Kirsty channelled her grief into her passion for photography.

She retreated behind the lens of her camera and created Wonderland, an ethereal fantasy world. The photographic series began as a small summer project but grew into an inspirational creative journey.

‘Real life became a difficult place to deal with, and I found myself retreating further into an alternative existence through the portal of my camera,’ said the artist. (read the rest here).

kqedscience: A California State Senator Is Trying To Outlaw 3-D...

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:37:55 -0400

kqedscience:

A California State Senator Is Trying To Outlaw 3-D Printed Guns

“How do you ban the coupling of a digital file and a legal technology?”

Read more from Popular Science.

All legal ramifications aside that’s a pretty incredible bit of engineering.

unhistorical: Saul Bass: Film Title Sequences— It’s a Mad, Mad,...

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:33:06 -0400

unhistorical:

Saul Bass: Film Title Sequences— It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Anatomy of a Murder, Something Wild, North by Northwest, Edge of the City, Psycho, The Man With the Golden Arm, Goodfellas, Cowboy, Spartacus, Bunny Lake Is Missing, Vertigo

skottieyoung: X-Men #1 Young Variant. No Boys Allowed.

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:14:07 -0400

skottieyoung:

X-Men #1 Young Variant. No Boys Allowed.

oliversava: Second issue of BKV and Marcos Martin’s The Private...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:20:19 -0400

oliversava:

Second issue of BKV and Marcos Martin’s The Private Eye is live RIGHT NOW. Go buy it RIGHT NOW.

isomorphismes: Population distribution of the United States in...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:11:46 -0400

isomorphismes:

Population distribution of the United States in units of Canadas.

rahzzah: Captain Marvel by ~Rahzzah

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:04:54 -0400

rahzzah:

Captain Marvel by ~Rahzzah

annarosenfeld: The Secret of Kells (2009)

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:37:39 -0400

annarosenfeld:

The Secret of Kells (2009)

laughingsquid: Shark Attack, Infographic Shows the Staggering...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:07:40 -0400

laughingsquid:

Shark Attack, Infographic Shows the Staggering Number of Sharks Killed by Humans Every Year

oliversava: Tong comes out in FF #6. Art by Joe Quinones.

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:24:28 -0400

oliversava:

Tong comes out in FF #6. Art by Joe Quinones.

ucsdhealthsciences: Human lungs are composed of roughly 700...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:06:33 -0400

ucsdhealthsciences:

Human lungs are composed of roughly 700 million of tiny, elastic air sacs called alveoli that pass oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide from it. Photo courtesy of David Gregory and Debbie Marshall, Wellcome Images

Bad fad

The “cinnamon challenge” doesn’t sound ominous: You’re supposed to attempt to swallow a tablespoon of ground cinnamon within 60 seconds without drinking any fluids. How bad can that be?

Bad enough.

In a recent paper in Pediatrics, researchers at the University of Miami describe what happens next: the ingested spice triggers a severe gag reflex, with immediate coughing, the sensation of burning in the mouth and likely vomiting.

All of which are apparently quite amusing to watch, judging from the popularity of Internet videos depicting kids (no surprise) attempting the challenge. In their paper, the University of Miami scientists reported at least 51,100 YouTube clips depicting people taking the challenge.

“One video was viewed more than 19 million times, predominantly by 13- to 24-year-olds, ages similar to people taking the Cinnamon Challenge and associated with the greatest need for conformity,” the researchers wrote.

If gagging and looking foolish were the sole results of swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon that would be one thing, but doctors say the health risks are much more serious: Inadvertently inhaling the ground cinnamon can result in choking, aspiration and pulmonary damage. Scores of challenge-takers have found themselves calling poison control centers, visiting emergency rooms - some have been hospitalized for collapsed lungs.

Cinnamon should be eaten, not inhaled. It’s a caustic power composed of cellulose fibers that do not dissolve or degrade in the lungs. The Miami scientists found no studies of cinnamon inhalation in humans, but did find one with rats. Inhaling the spice inflamed the rats’ lungs, predisposing delicate air sacs called alveoli and lung passages to lesions, thickening, loss of elasticity and scarring.

Scientists say that in people, the effects of inhaled cinnamon appear to be temporary and probably do not increase the risk of long-term damage, but in some they may trigger serious allergic reactions, including asthma, or worsen other existing lung conditions.

Richard | Allen | Smith: Tim Brando is Wrong About Everything

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:45:24 -0400

Richard | Allen | Smith: Tim Brando is Wrong About Everything:

richardallensmith:

There was a time when self-righteous segregationists just wanted to be left alone. If you wanted to integrate your schools, your churches, your bus stations, and your water fountains, that was fine. But those segregationists had a way of life and beliefs, some argued religions, which they had to…