Glass Wings Blog: January 2011
A couple things
Sat, 1 Jan 2011 12:05:41 +1100
Chris Johnstone <c.p.johnstone [at] gmail.com>
This is a lovely review of an interesting Manga series that I wasn't aware
of (though I'm sure some of you will already be):
http://crookedtimber.org/2010/12/19/urasawas-pluto/
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cello
Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:03:10 +1100
Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>
sorry but had to send you all another link to Zoe Keating which has one of
my top favourite pieces
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYrcXX4nWOA
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Polar Bears and Spy Cameras
Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:16:32 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
One camera after another being destroyed by polar bears...in a very cute way.
And how can you resist the fluffy cubs?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT0O2RyxnkY
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Awesome Public Sculptures
Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:29:18 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
These people make public sculptures out of found metal, then turn it into
something weirdly adorable.
http://www.patrickamiot.com/urban.html
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Village People Puppets
Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:46:57 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This guy is a triple threat. He can sing, dance, and do puppets all at the
same time. And he does it all well!
http://www.patrickamiot.com/urban/animals/html/airstreamdog.html
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a great melbourne graffiti artist
Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:53:25 +1100
Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>
http://urbancakelady.blogspot.com/
chris found one of hers around melbourne and it turns out she has a blog and
many more graffiti.... we love the one of her flying on an owl.
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Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:32:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"The largest model railway in the world and one of the most successful
permanent exhibitions in Northern Germany."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_oDdGmKyA
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/
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Top Dinosaur Discoveries of 2010
Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:29:37 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
2010 has been a good year for dinosaurs. Numerous new species have been named,
long-awaited conference proceedings have been published, new techniques for
studying the past have been devised, and scientists finally allowed us to
answer one of the most confounding questions in dinosaur science. There was so
much new dinosaur science that it was impossible to cover it all here (in
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a mother's imagination
Wed, 5 Jan 2011 06:03:07 +1100
Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>
This little girl's mother is a computer specialist from Helsinki , Finland
.
While her daughter is soundly asleep, she creates a completely different
world from whatever she can find around her! That's how both of them became
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Boring 2010 conference report
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:01:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Boredom Enthusiasts Discover the Pleasures of Understimulation
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703395904576025482554838642.html>
Mr. Barrett's talk was titled, "Like Listening to Paint Dry," and to
judge from the droopy faces in the audience, it was a hit. He was
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Tomato Sauce Robot
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:20:45 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Cool Heinz robot spreading joy and sauce to frankfurters around the world:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5RYad2_2IA
pathetic Heinz robots
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Fwd: My Blackberry is not working!
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:00:53 +1100
Emma Hespa Mann <hespa [at] netspace.net.au>
A truly awesome display of punnery from the BBC. Enjoy!
YouTube - My Blackberry Is Not Working! - The One Ronnie, Preview - BBC One
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI>
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Chris Harrison's Visualization Projects
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:02:09 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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choreographic installation Ukiyo
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:31:50 +0900
"yukihiko" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
How are you ?
As practical research, I have released the following project in Sadlers
Wells in this Nov.
Please have check.
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Fun with Diving Boards
Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:03:45 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fwd: Gotta Love Kids
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:39:17 -0800
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
___________________________
TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America.
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cpr compressions
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:58:00 +1100
Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>
people might know this already but i only learnt the other day that you can
get the 100 beats per minutes for cpr compressions by playing to yourself
either of these songs:
Staying Alive
Another on Bites the Dust
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The 90-SECOND NEWBERY Film Festival
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:54:46 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://jameskennedy.com/90-second-newbery/
"It turns out that any book, no matter how worthy and sombre, becomes
pleasingly ludicrous when compressed into 90 seconds. Please watch our
very first entry, in the video above: a 90-second version of A Wrinkle
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Suzuki Beane: lost 1961 beatnik kids' book
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:18:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"In 1961, author Sandra Scoppettone and illustrator Louise Fitzhugh
(later the author of HARRIET THE SPY) did a satire of Kay Thompson and
Hillary Knight's ELOISE called SUZUKI BEANE, about a miniature beatnik."
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/17/suzuki-beane-lost-19.html
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Inglip Summoned
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:21:13 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
ReCaptcha used as the basis for a hilarious Lovecraftian comic strip.
http://www.geekosystem.com/inglip/
Have fun!
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See Something, Cite Something
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:32:39 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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AWESOME Godzilla Posters
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:29:05 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
These are posters that were made for Japanese monster movies by Eastern
European artists. Makes me wanna crack out my Godzilla films and give them
another watch.
http://monsterbrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/polish-czech-godzilla-and-related.html
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Lost Pictures of Blizzard
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:42:45 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
It's a funny thing. After enjoying your contributions over time, I start
seeing things and thinking "Bill would like that" or "Kat would like that".
These lost pictures are lovely and the story about trying to return them is
quite sweet. I'm also thinking of a couple of you when I pass it on.
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For those in science
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:22:15 +1100
Chris Johnstone <c.p.johnstone [at] gmail.com>
I know that at least some of you will appreciate where this is coming
from...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl4L4M8m4d0
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Terry on Folklore
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:29:53 +1100
Chris Johnstone <c.p.johnstone [at] gmail.com>
A podcast of Sir Terry discussing all things folklore with the Folklore
Society. I may have sent this link years ago, I can't remember. Assuming I
didn't, and/or assuming there are new people on the list, this is well worth
your time to listen to or read.
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Epitaphs
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:10:50 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I've been doing some research on epitaphs for a script I'm currently writing.
Here are a few of my favourites (sorry no Web addresses, my browser crashed).
Margaret Daniels
She always said
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One-Fingered Dinosaur
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:55:51 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Oh the many NSFW jokes that could be made. Pretty amazing all the dinosaurs
they've been finding in China. I'm wondering if it's due to increased mining.
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/01/scienceshot-a-dino-with-just-one.html
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competition
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:02:13 +1100
Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>
I thought I would pass this along as it sounds interesting....
A friend is holding a photo essay competition in Melbourne (Federation
Square) and is looking for entries from all around the world. You dont have
to be a professional journalist....anyone can enter. e.g. if you love diving
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AWESOME Kid's Toy!
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:14:27 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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