Reconsidering The Moon

Reconsidering The Moon:

Throughout the ages, man has tried to better understand our closest celestial neighbor through myths and science. Our knowledge of the moon has changed over and over again as we learn more and more about the crater-covered satellite. And research is still changing what we believe.

Earlier this month, a report was released, showing that the moon may be 200 million years younger than researchers previously believed, dating at about 4.36 billion years old. This information came from the detailed inspection of a moon rock that was brought back to Earth by the Apollo 16 astronauts back in 1972. The discovery only applies if the moon was in fact created when a Mars-sized rock crashed into the still molten Earth and shot debris into orbit around us. Since this is the current theory most scientists believe, it means that either the collision occurred much earlier than they thought, or that the moon was created some other way entirely.

Of course, since the dawn of time, children have looked up at the moon and fantasized about being able to pluck it from the sky if only they had ladder tall enough. That’s why I love this playful series of images by photographer Laurent Lavender showing people interacting with the moon in all kinds of ways. We’ve featured some of her images before and while they may not be the strongest illusions featured here, they are stunning photos that truly capture the childhood feeling of being able to reach out to the moon and turn it in to a new toy!

Check the below gallery for rest of the shots:

Work in Progress

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“Work In Progress“, 2010 by Gareth Long.

Ingrid Dabringer Puts the "Art" in Cartography

Ingrid Dabringer Puts the "Art" in Cartography:

Canadian artist Ingrid Dabringer has recently come to our attention for her map paintings, in which she reinterprets the vagaries of plate tectonics as portraits and dancers with a vaguely fauvist flavor.

She recently shared her creative process with the Huffington Post (their Travel section, no less): "I'm constantly pulling focus with my eyes. Sometimes I focus on the color, other times topography, other times black lines or colored lines or the landmass. I also let my eyes go blurry and focus sort of behind or in front of the map. Once I sift out a contour I don't lose it. In the end, I see all of the separate elements all together."

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Social Media Propaganda Posters by Aaron Wood

Social Media Propaganda Posters by Aaron Wood: "

Who would you join up with to win the “war”?

Love these social media propaganda posters from Aaron Wood.

You can buy them on Etsy. Found via Google+.

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Bone Marrow Stuffed Mushrooms

Bone Marrow Stuffed Mushrooms: "

I was visiting with Mr. Anderson and saw some beautiful King trumpet mushrooms sitting on a cutting board. The mushrooms looked like bones and I had an a-ha moment, we could stuff the mushrooms with bone marrow and really make them look like bones. The flavors would be fantastic together and it would be a clever riff on the ubiquitous stuffed mushroom. In this first version we sauteed the mushrooms first. Once they were browned we deglazed them with white wine and let them steam to cook through. When the mushrooms were cooked and cooled, we trimmed them and used a knife to carve out holes in their middles. Then we stuffed each mushroom with a large section of bone marrow. Finally we wrapped them and chilled them in the refrigerator so they would hold their shape. Tomorrow we will trim the marrow and then use the trimmings to cook the mushrooms before finishing them with fresh herbs and bringing them to the table. It's always nice to have something yummy to look forward to.

Years Past:

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Mona Lisa in 140 dots

Mona Lisa in 140 dots: "

Mona Lisa Remix by Graphic Nothing

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Thank you to John Pollock

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You Win 100 Internets if You Get This

You Win 100 Internets if You Get This: "

Comic by: Unknown

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Jon Stewart vs. Vsevolod Mikhailovich GarshinThis weekend I was...

Jon Stewart vs. Vsevolod Mikhailovich GarshinThis weekend I was...: "

Jon Stewart vs. Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin
This weekend I was at the Met and was stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this painting by late 19th century Russian realist Ilya Repin. I immediately heard “The Daily Show” theme-song.
 
  

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Coyote and the Mummy Cat

We all know the classic scene from cartoons: the cat reaches a precipice but goes on walking, ignoring the fact that there is no ground under its feet; it starts to fall only when it looks down and notices the abyss. When it loses its authority, the regime is like a cat above the precipice: in order to fall, it only has to be reminded to look down... (Zizek on Mubarak)

Venus as a Boy

The real aesthetic experience of the New York World’s Fair of 1939 and 1940 was laid in the Amusement Zone, more precisely, inside a pavilion designed by Salvador Dali and simply called Dream of Venus. It is now recognized as one of the earliest full-scale installation pieces, including sound and performance, which make it one of the first (multi)-media artworks. Inside the “wet” part of the pavilion, there was a large number of objects inside a water tank: clusters of telephone earpieces, typewriters, fireplaces, mummified cows, seaweed turned into chains, etc. The “dry” part had, among several objects, a piano with a woman’s body for the keyboard and was populated basically by “mermaids” clad in lobsters loincloths, providing to visitors a sexually charged environment and, in addition, a powerful introduction to the Surrealistic Movement by its most charismatic figure. (photo: Eric Schaal, “Piano Mannequin”, Interior of Salvador Dali’s “Dream of Venus” pavilion, New York World’s Fair, 1939)

Pneumatic Parliament

In Robert Fisk in Egypt: "Death throes of a dictatorship" post at BoingBoing...

RebNachum (10:01 PM, Jan 29):
Well, this is what I'm saying. I share the same worries/ignorance; the Muslim Brotherhood would not be my preferred regime change either, or ought be for many who advocate the cause of personal freedom and civil rights, but it's too early to tell, I suppose.

Kuja (sometime, Jan 30):
Agree, but one have to recognize that install a democracy over dictatorship pronto is not a trivial task (in fact, it is an American illusion). I'd rather go with Peter Sloterdijk, who imagined that the US Force should parachute a "pneumatic parliament" at a recently conquered barbarian country (or even at a recently overthrown dictatorship; it might work for Tunisia, Egypt, etc.)