zimmer404: 

Thirty years after Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World got published, he wrote Island. This time he invented a real utopia, his idea of a perfect society. One of the many unusual features of Pala are specially trained birds—mynah birds—whose sole function is to loudly screech out, “Here and now! Here and now!” at random intervals. The mynah birds are whimsical devices to help bring people back to the present moment—the only place where we can make constructive changes in our lives.

kqedscience:

Look Now for Venus to Cross the Sun, or Wait Another Century

The next transit of Venus will occur next Tuesday, and will be visible, at least for a while before sunset, across the United States. The usual precautions about not looking directly at the Sun apply. Special eclipse viewing glasses can be used, or the image of the Sun can be projected through a pinhole or binoculars onto a sheet of paper.

2012 in Movies → Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey

Beloved by millions of children, Elmo is a global icon. However, few people know the soft-spoken man behind the furry red monster: Kevin Clash. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary follows Clash’s remarkable career as a puppeteer.

(via thegiftsoflife)

(via thegiftsoflife)

(via thegiftsoflife)

wandering-albatross:

and make it a home

(via thegiftsoflife)

(via thegiftsoflife)

(Source: smallrooms, via thefrenchpear)

(via thegiftsoflife)

texturism:

citris + avocado w/ basil instead of cilantro. | ph. by erin gleeson via forestfeast 

midcenturia:

Bertil Vallien “Lion” plaque for Hal Fromhold, 1960’s. via Sam Kaufman Gallery

midcenturia:

Bertil Vallien “Hippo” plaque for Hal Fromhold, 1960’s. via Sam Kaufman Gallery