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jtotheizzoe: Calvin photoshopped adorably onto Mars, a trip...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:44:06 -0500

Calvin photoshopped adorably onto Mars, a trip that Spaceman Spiff sadly never got to take.

A fine accompaniment to Curiosity’s latest breathtaking self-portrait.

(Lots more Calvin and Hobbes photoshops to love at PetaPixel)

emmyc: dansturm: Without VFX, Iron Man 2 is the story of two...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:43:12 -0500

emmyc:

dansturm:

Without VFX, Iron Man 2 is the story of two men, with soft spots on their heads, getting into trouble in their pajamas.

I would watch that movie so much

tastefullyoffensive: [via]

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:15:48 -0500

tastefullyoffensive:

[via]

erinwong: Cabrillo Beach tide pools.

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:22:40 -0500

erinwong:

Cabrillo Beach tide pools.

tupacabra: wakes up with one sock on whoa what a crazy night

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:17:26 -0500

tupacabra:

*wakes up with one sock on* whoa what a crazy night

When you’re old, all you want to do is stare at the scenery.

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:12:00 -0500

When you’re old, all you want to do is stare at the scenery.

chiffonandribbons: Christian Siriano F/W 2013

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:08:22 -0500

chiffonandribbons:

Christian Siriano F/W 2013

girlwiththegreenheadphones: You Never Need Nobody // The Lone...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:03:17 -0500

girlwiththegreenheadphones:

You Never Need Nobody // The Lone Bellow

a-room-owned-by-kiana: The Head and The Heart | Rivers and...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:47:58 -0500

a-room-owned-by-kiana:

The Head and The Heart | Rivers and Roads

dawnawakened: Understanding Love What a lovely ensemble of...

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:50:10 -0500

dawnawakened:

Understanding Love

What a lovely ensemble of colors in these paintings from the french artist Maria Mann. She is amazingly talented, with a rich colorful gradients that just satisfies the eyes. The first composition LOVE is just grand, the very diverse color clouds are very unusual and captivating. The second piece I THOUGHT WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING isn’t vibrant as love, but equally beautiful, I really love the peachy feel from the painting. It’s awesome, be sure to check out more of Maria’s work after the jump.

t wnycradiolab: photojojo: So many yesses! These photos are...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:13:08 -0500

wnycradiolab:

photojojo:

So many yesses!

These photos are of violinist Jascha Heifetz as photographed by Gjon Mili in 1952 for LIFE Magazine.

Those squiggles are exactly what you suspect they are — a light attached to Jascha’s bow.

Violin Lightpaintings

Thanks, Darrell!

Love.

WHEN I THINK I CAN BRING EVERYTHING IN ONE TRY

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:23:21 -0500

whatshouldwecallgradschool:

“No good to somebody else unless you’re good with being with...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:33:00 -0500

“No good to somebody else unless you’re good with being with just you.”
– Pushing Daisies, 2x04 Frescorts

chiffonandribbons: Chanel Couture S/S 2006

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:24:37 -0500

chiffonandribbons:

Chanel Couture S/S 2006

thedailywhat: Frost Flowers Blooming in the Arctic...

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:37:19 -0500

thedailywhat:

Frost Flowers Blooming in the Arctic Ocean

Here’s a magical view of “frost flowers” blooming over the surface of the Arctic Ocean. Frost flowers form when newly formed ice “sublimates,” or changes directly from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid stage in subzero air temperature (-22C or -7.6F).

Photo

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:00:08 -0500

jtotheizzoe: What DNA Actually Looks Like So cool! Italian...

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:41:50 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

What DNA Actually Looks Like

So cool! Italian scientists have “seen” a double helix in higher resolution than ever before. But wait a sec, didn’t Rosalind Franklin do that half a century ago? Here’s the deal:

DNA is smaller than the wavelength of visible light. It is, by definition, invisible to us. But by using wavelengths that are even smaller than visible light, like X-rays, we have been able to discern some of the chemical structure of DNA and other molecules. That X-ray technique gave us Rosalind Franklin’s iconic X-in-an-O image that led to the discovery of the double helix.

But when we use X-rays, we are really looking at a sort of reflection pattern (or more accurately, “diffraction”) of the rays bouncing off of the atoms that make up DNA, not the DNA itself. It’s like trying to figure out the shape of a hand by looking at shadow puppets.

The Italian scientists imaged DNA closer than ever before by dehydrating the double helix onto microscopic silicon pillars, and then shooting it with a beam of electrons. Where the electrons hit the DNA, we see its shape, like a normal camera, just using electrons instead of visible light.

You can even see the fuzzy little notches of the base pairs!

(Read more about it at The Atlantic)

renlyanderson: it’s that time of year again where you try and sing baby it’s cold outside with...

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:40:00 -0500

renlyanderson:

it’s that time of year again

where you try and sing baby it’s cold outside with yourself

“The Body,” a series by Alan Herbert This is produced by a hand...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:04:27 -0500

“The Body,” a series by Alan Herbert

This is produced by a hand drawn photogram on top of a medium format photo.

Photo

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:26:11 -0500