#5 Pained Corpse Gripping Nothing is more traumatic in the world of comic books than destroying acres and acres of residential and commercial real estate for years on end, only to have one of your friends die in the process. Look how sad Cyclops is in this picture. He’s so sad, he’s lost control of …
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The list of fermented food in our lives is staggering: bread, coffee, pickles, beer, cheese, yogurt and soy sauce are all transformed at some point during their production process by microscopic organisms that extend their usefulness and enhance their flavors. The process of fermenting our food isn’t a new one: Evidence indicates that early civilizations …
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Philadelphia, the city that gave us Poor Richard, cheese-steak sandwiches and the American Constitution, just opened a new treasure: the Barnes Foundation, one of the premier privately assembled collections of painting in the U.S. with more dreamy Renoirs and searching Cézannes than in the whole of France. Its arrival in May halfway between the landmark …
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On life’s constant little limitations Calvin: You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help. On the cruel reality of commercial art Hobbes: Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them. On the falling of sparrows (or providence’s lack of a timetable) Calvin: …
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A set of nine 4×6″ postcards based off 9 Studio Ghibli films. It’s not all of the Ghibli films, just the ones Miyazaki directed and yes technically “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” wasn’t a Studio Ghibli film when released but it has been re-released in the US on dvd as one so I …
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See the rest of them – San Francisco’s Mission District murals *** Thousands more from Flickr – Mission District
// Photos from the National Parks – Glen Canyon, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, & glasses
I’m a big fan of Wyland and would love to get one of these for my Mac. “Wyland skins are the ultimate way to show your love for the ocean while protecting your electronics at the same time!” View them all or buy one – Skinit: Capture the wonder of the oceans