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Baja, top to bottom. – By Seth Stevenson – Slate Magazine
About Cabo San Lucas…where we’re not going, but have been, and the description is familiar. Best line here: “The dance floor is a Hieronymus Bosch triptych.”
(tags: baja mexico travel humor)
The Green Traveler: Galápagos Islands – Can Darwin’s Lab Survive Success? – Travel – New [...]
I was happy to catch today’s Fresh Air, Punk Legends Form Rock Band Carbon/Silicon:
Old friends Mick Jones, former lead guitarist of The Clash, and Tony James, once of the Billy Idol-fronted Generation X, have teamed up in a band called Carbon/Silicon.
Carbon/Silicon isn’t yet as well known as the bands the two co-founders came from, [...]
Art Supplies from Daniel Smith Art Materials
Zick sez, “I’ve long since shaken my addiction to W&N’s overpriced watercolor paints and brushes in favor of Daniel Smith’s wonderful paint and synthetic blend brushes.”
(tags: artsupplies watercolor)
Julie Zickefoose: A Thunderhead in Watercolor
Interesting series of posts on watercolor technique.
(tags: art arttechnique watercolor wildlifeart)
This is getting passed around the MAKE offices. I love it!
One of my photos was captioned and featured on one of my favorite web sites today:
moar cute puppy pictures
Color Mixes and the Secrets of Warm and Cool « Drawing The Motmot
I’ve been enjoying this blog, “Drawing the Motmot”, and especially like today’s post about watercolor color mixing as she works on a cover for a bird magazine.
(tags: arttechnique watercolor wildlifeart color)
Red Mountain Spa
Recommended by Susan Alcorn of backpack45.com; might be a nice way to vacation in Utah in the event of a financial windfall.
(tags: spa vacation utah travel)
Eagle Hunting with Kazakh Falconers – traditional eagle hunting adventures in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia
Another (or the same?) tour group offering trips to hang out with the [...]
I’m looking for a great book to take on vacation (less than two weeks away!).
I’ve already ordered Man and His Symbols for my big serious nonfiction vacation book. (The old hardcover, full-color illustrations version, of course). I’m lately very taken by the idea of mandalas and symbols.
But I’m trying to decide on what [...]
The murky demimonde of Amazon’s Top Reviewers. – By Garth Risk Hallberg – Slate Magazine
(tags: amazon reviews web2.0)
Conceptual Trends and Current Topics
Coming on the heals of Dale’s post about the digital divide, another interesting perspective on it from Kevin Kelly.
(tags: digital-divide poverty wealth technology offthegrid offline)
Lumpers and Splitters — Kevin Kelly — The Technium
I thought [...]
The Infography about the Mandala
(tags: art mandala)
Real-Time San Francisco Bay Wind Pattern (Streaklines)
Shows windfall at a given point in time. I was surprised by the wind rushing out of the the bay towards the ocean when I looked it this morning.
(tags: wind weather sfbay)
