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Cool momento mori pre-Halloween, Vanitas, the transience of pleasures and life
Fiona Krüger’s Watches “Memento Mori”Herman Henstenburgh, 1667 – 1726 | Vanitas Still Life | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of ArtKatsukawa Shunsho | The actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as a skeleton,...
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Mid-October 2012
Omg what a voice. Wait for it. Sooo good. Good song!Lake Street Dive Plays "I Want You Back" On a Boston SidewalkOoh, love these sexy watches.Faramita No.1 by Chen Qi, 2001,180x180cm,Water Woodblock...
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Halloween cats, old forests, bad ads, colonial, hit man, blind archer and more
Clove model of a two-wheeled horse-drawn coach with coachman. From the Tropenmuseum in the Netherlands.Mango-shaped scent bottle Mid-17th century Rock crystal with rubies and emeralds set in gold H. 1...
View ArticleA few talking critters and other stuff
Talking critters. Animals who mimic human speech cadence and sound.Auditory NeuroscienceMishka the talking dog. I love you.Mishka, 12 words. Aww, that Obama is said so delicately.Hoover, the talking...
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Hurricane Sandy in Hell's Kitchen, NYC October 28th 2012
It's Sunday morning, 10:24am and this is what it's like in Hell's Kitchen, NYC, waiting for Hurricane Sandy to touch down.The sound of the city is hushed, almost like a snow storm, that special quiet....
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Pre-Hurricane Sandy, Sunday night, October 28th 2012 in Hell's Kitchen NYC
It's night in Hell's Kitchen. Sunday night but more quiet than usual. Not even a siren.No wind just now.A darkly clouded night sky.Getty ImagesThis is way cool. Listen to this video. The Hudson River...
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Hurricane Sandy, Monday October 29th 2012, Hell's Kitchen, NYC
The statue of Liberty weathering the storm today. (A pic from the movie The Day After Tomorrow)Here in Hell's Kitchen it's a mild October Day, a bit drizzly. Very low barometric pressure so I feel very...
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Hurricane Sandy in Hell's Kitchen, Monday evening October 29th 2012
Waiting for SandyHere is Eighth Avenue a couple of hours ago. Quiet, little traffic.Here is West 49th Street, rainy but not bad really.Rain splattering the camera lens.News just now that the power is...
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Hurricane Sandy, Hell's Kitchen, Monday night, assorted pics and vids
It looks like the worst of the flooding is over in Manhattan. The water went up to over 13 feet throughout lower Manhattan.There's a post-Sandy Part 1 party going on in the alley in back of my...
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The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in NYC and environs, assorted pics, vids,...
After the storm, a rainbow. A double rainbow for a superstorm.Kurt Wilberding, a fashion and street photographer, snapped this Instagram photo in lower Manhattan, after Superstorm Sandy made its way...
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Sandy on Halloween in NYC
Sandy on Halloween.Max Dylan Ash @mynameisntdaveLooks like for Halloween this year New York City is going as Atlantis.Miguel Bloombito @ElBloombitoTricko de treato, que smello mi feeto. Giverdoro mis...
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Day 2 of Sandy aftermath on the East coast, Thursday Nov. 1st 2012
rooftop view from 4th between a and b Photo courtesy Anselm Berrigan only 1/2 of the Verrazzano Bridge is lit, Photo courtesy Nicole PeyrafitteNYC skyline from Brooklyn, photo courtesy Nicole...
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Day 3 of Sandy, Friday night, Nov. 2nd 2012
Peter Lehrman @petelehrmanSend 10 bucks to help #sandy victims; text "RedCross" to 90999. Takes 5 seconds. I will contribute 10 bucks per retweet.Some NYC outages could linger into mid-NovemberWalking...
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A peaceful Sunday night November 25th 2012
Ever had the urge to listen to Polynesian pop music? I think Paul Gauguin would have liked it, when he was in a cheerful mood. Pacific Islands Radio.Paul Gaugauin, Self Portrait 1889Abraham Lincoln...
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December 10th 2012, late Sunday night
Star Falls by Toshio EbineBig Cat by Kate HoyerA delightful audio remix of Snow White. Sort of dreamy chill. Wishery.Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you areThe Sacred Mushroom was one of the...
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Sunday night December 16th 2012
Want to see an example of amazing determination, in spite of all the odds?This little rascal has my respect.Yehrin TongYehrin TongNeuroscience and Free WillThis is the best documentary I've seen about...
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The week before Christmas 2012
A quiet celebration of Christmas.Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, koto soloAbout the film, Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceA poignant family Christmas, filmed over 25 years. Watching the kids grow...
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Made in Japan toys and trinkets of yore.
An amusing site filled with Showa-era penny-candy store novelties.
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Haunted by Fray Bentos
After researching information about the Liebig chromolithographs, origins of bouillon, Marmite, Oxo and Campbell's soups, I became curious about the company town of Fray Bentos, in Uruguay.Apparently,...
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