March 2012
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Efforts Started To Photograph, Preserve Old Barns →
This May 6, 2009 photo provided by Missouri Preservation shows a diminutive Howard County barn near Glasgow, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thousands of precariously leaning, rotting barns with peeling paint and missing boards dot America’s rural landscape.
The aging relics hold a certain romance for many, and interest is growing in numerous states in saving or at least documenting the...
February 2012
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Picasso's "Guernica" undergoes medical check at... →
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Cindy Sherman Unmasked →
Cindy Sherman, whose 35-year career will be the subject of a major show at MoMA this month, is nothing like the characters she portrays as in her photos.
Misho Baranovic Photography: “Becoming a MoPho”:... →
mophoapp:
The “Becoming a MoPho” section of this blog is about learning to become the best mobile photographer that you can be. While shooting with a mobile device is something that’s been around for years now, it’s still a “relatively” new medium that’s continuing to grow. Even the…
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Exploring the Holga on TEDx
coolgirlsshootfilm:
Some of you may know her for her book “Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity”, Michelle Bates is a well-known photographer who chooses the Holga as one of her main cameras. Check out her wonderful talk on TED here.
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Cynthia: The Mannequin Who Became a Superstar →
In 1937, LIFE Magazine launched the career of an up-and-coming starlet in a multiple-page photo spread that, overnight, made “Cynthia” a household name. In very short order she became an A-list celebrity; was given her own television talk show and starred on the silver screen; was sent jewels and dresses by top fashion houses; was briefly engaged to one of radio’s biggest stars; hobnobbed with...
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The Magnificence of Spider Silk →
z-squared:
A TEDS talk by Cheryl Hayashi.
I posted earlier about an exhibition featuring spider silk cloth. Check it out! http://z-squared.tumblr.com/post/15952867572/spider-silk-cloth
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thekittencovers:
In case you were ever curious how The Kitten Covers came to being… You can check out this interview with Humor in America: http://humorinamerica.wordpress.com
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The Hottest Item at the Super Bowl Is Hand Knit →
z-squared:
The must-have souvenir from the first few days of Super Bowl week is not a team jersey or a miniature helmet.
January 2012
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Olek at Tony's Gallery in London →
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Maryam Henein: The Buzz Behind the... →
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There was quite a stir amongst beekeepers and anti-gmo activists this past October when chemical and seed giant Monsanto purchased Beeologics , a small company best known for its “groundbreaking research” vis a vis the application of RNAi technology on honeybees, a mechanism meant to…
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Book Sculptures by Guy Laramee →
Guy Laramee’s book sculptures are fantastic!
He’s created two series, Biblios and The Great Wall. I’d love to see them in person!
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What's Up for 2012?
At the end of every year I get a hankering for cleaning out, reorganizing, and getting my priorities in order. If something isn’t adding to my life experience, I feel a great urge to eliminate it.
Over the past couple of days I’ve been cleaning out the closets and the kitchen cupboards. I’ve been taking stock of my yarn stash and my film supplies. And my art supplies.
Once the...
December 2011
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Six To Eight Black Men →
A heartwarming tale of Christmas in a foreign land where, if you’ve been naughty, Saint Nick and his friends give you an ass-whuppin’. Read more: http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1202-DEC_SEDARIS#ixzz1gziwVW7k
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Jean-François Noville on ChrisKeeney.com →
Jean-François Noville is a pinhole (sténopé) photographer, actor/director living and working in Liège, Belgium. He’s the December 2011 CK pinhole photographer featured on www.chriskeeney.com.
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