laughingsquid:

Unscientific Diagrams Featuring the Anatomy of Sea Life

(Source: pleatedjeans)

This opens in Seattle next week. Hooray for being in a city where it’s playing!

(Source: youtube.com)

laughingsquid:

Lion Tries To Eat Baby Through the Glass at the Oregon Zoo in Portland

First saw this elsewhere. I like how the parents are giggling and the baby is totally unfazed.

archiemcphee:

Photographer Jan Smith shot a series of hauntingly beautiful photos of graffiti in the Ukranian city of Prypiat, evacuated 26 years ago during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

” I discovered the graffiti while developing my own project in Pripyat (the city evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster), and was immediately attracted by its style. It was a mix of nostalgic, innocent, and comical, all in a place that was otherwise desolate. Some of the pieces are large and obvious, but many are small and finding them became a bit of a quest. I spent many days exploring the area, and the graffiti became a game of hide and seek that provided relief from the other projects I was developing. I noticed many of the pieces are now fading and wanted to document them before they disappeared—call it a historical archive of sorts. I also wanted the artists who created the graffiti to have better exposure and promote their voice in the debate surrounding the risks of using nuclear energy.

Many people think it is a scary place. I disagree. I think it is beautiful, although very sad and lonely. It was built by one of the best teams of architects at the time, and with so many Soviet symbols still surviving, I felt like I was walking back in time. There is even a sense of elegance in the city. It is full of parks and promenades and many of the public facilities, like the pools and sports facilities are impressive, even by Western standards. There is also a strong artistic element. Many buildings are decorated with mosaics, and some even have stained glass and frescoes. I can understand why so many people once wanted to live there.”

Visit My Modern Metropolis to view more of Jan’s awesome photos and read a Q&A session with the artist.

Canadian Paralympic Committee: Running (Unstoppable) (by cutipasteTV)

You know I love timelapse, right? Add realtime skateboarding. Awesome.