Guys. No disrespect to my super adorable folks, but I’ve always had the dream of Marie and Pierre Curie being my parents. No lie.
I’m glad Kate Beaton is able to capture the exploits of this Super Radium duo, during the good years. Before Pierre’s tragic death in a carriage accident (sob).
Fun Fact. Did you know that they got bicycles as a wedding gift, and would spend weekends biking in the french countryside? Auughh. So much love.
You are the Fleet Admiral of the Navy in WWI what do you do? | TwistedSifter
I just found this linked via Wooster Collective and my immediate instinct was to call Photoshop shenanigans. But upon finding out that navy warships in WWI were actually painted with all manner of furious zigs and scandalous zags — my heart was immediately warmed.
These camouflaged warships served the purpose of disorienting enemy ships by making it incredibly difficult to tell what direction the ship was actually pointing — thereby making it all the more tricky to tell if you were in its torpedo sights. Really quite the ingenious solution, and quite stylish to say the least.
Ah those clever war strategists, embracing sweet naval graffiti like it wasn’t even a thing.
INSPIRATION!!
Be inspired guys.
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A some legitimate looking street art. Brought to you by TrustoCorp. I can only imagine these are a bit more difficult to remove than wheat pastes.
What happened?
Last night was the return of LOST. A show that I haven’t watched since feeling a cultural tug in its direction several years ago — and spending one very long winter break stumbling through its first two seasons. Well, I figured I had washed my hands of this show after coming to the conclusion that any time invested in the show inexplicably leaves one with more confusion than one brought to it. Despite my best efforts to give the show another chance, last night made it clear that this rule is a constant.
Even with an hour long re-cap show, speckled with deaths, freighter explosions, and MYSTERY, my new found knowledge left me utterly at a loss when my dad came in and asked “so what’s this show all about?” I managed to stumble through just some of what I’d digested … “well see, there was this plane crash, and then there were the OTHERS, a secret initiative … smoke monsters, then time travel. And now there’s some sort of parallel existence for these folks who just came back from the 1970s after detonating a nuclear device …”
Yeah.
We just sort of stared at each other for a bit, I shrugged, and we proceeded to spend the rest of the premiere laughing at how maddening all of it was. It’s true — I don’t think I can take this show seriously, but if anything, LOST gets props as the most successful prime time soap opera ever.
Sylvain Chomet (1998) - La Vieille Dame Et Les Pigeons 1/3
Wonderfully creepy short film by Sylvian Chomet. The stills speak for themselves.
I’ve always been partial to pigeons and those who feed them — after all, the pigeon from Home Alone 2 wound up being quite the benevolent figure. However, this movie has me rethinking things. With grotesque figures, and gluttonous designs this film certainly has a visual catch, and quite a surreal quality. Watch it in 480p. And beware of old short women with large, large scissors.
Another still from Chomet’s Illusionist. The heavily stylized characters are definitely back, and looking quite superb.
Some more tantalizing bits about the plot are revealed as well —
The story of the film, based on an unproduced script by French comic legend Jacques Tati, is described as the tale “of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever.”
The clash between new and old, as well as the focus on music, leave me with no doubt that the soundtrack here will be magnificent. Yay!
Also the dude on the far right is totally rocking a Conan pompadour.
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