November 5, 2009 @ 10:45 pm
Albert Watson’s portrait of Michael Jackson is currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum (one of my favorite museums in NYC!) in the “Who Shot Rock & Roll” exhibit until January 31, 2010. It’s a very large print at 96″ x 58″ and you can get a better sneak peek at it PDN.
November 5, 2009 @ 5:49 pm
Photo: Rick Gersbach
This is just fantastic! Archival Clothing took a trip to see the innards of the Horween Leather Company, one of the oldest and still surviving leather tanners in the United States.
Although you don’t get to see the process from beginning to end, you do get a sense from the photos of how meticulous the process is. Head on over to Archival Clothing to see the photos.
November 5, 2009 @ 11:21 am
CAPTION: President Barack Obama attends a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Oct. 29, 2009, for the dignified transfer of 18 U.S. personnel who died in Afghanistan. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Here’s a closeup shot.
November 4, 2009 @ 7:10 pm
Today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is a wonderful photo of a blue Sun (our Sun). The photo is converted blue to highlight the rapidly moving gases that end up looking like bristles on a carpet.
The description on the photo is particularly interesting, mainly this part:
Our Sun glows because it is hot, but it is not on fire. Fire is the rapid acquisition of oxygen, and there is very little oxygen on the Sun. The energy source of our Sun is the nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium deep within its core. No sunspots or large active regions were visible on the Sun this day, although some solar prominences are visible around the edges.
I have always thought of the Sun as an object that was on fire, but now it actually makes sense to read that the sun is almost never on fire. It’s just very hot.
November 4, 2009 @ 10:58 am
Went to an Athlete concert last night at the Bowery Ballroom. It was my first time at the Bowery Ballroom and also my first time seeing Athlete live in concert. I’ve been a fan of their music for a while now and it was nice to see them play on stage. As far as I can remember, they hit all of my favorites including Wires, Black Swan Song, Superhuman Touch, Hurricane, and Half Light.
All in all, a very good show. I just wish their stage setup and lighting were a bit more sophisticated. Here are some photos from the show.
November 2, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
You know, sitting naked in a pile of leaves and twigs. Not to mention the tiny little bugs that could potentially be crawling into every crevice. Blech.
View the full photo by chrisnyback on Flickr (BOOBIES, so don’t click if you’re at work).
