…You are not alone! Cows love jazz music too! Check out these French Cows enjoying some Jazz music on a beautiful, sunny day. (Via swissmiss, via The Kid Should See This)
While flying home for the holidays, after an amazing 2 months in New York City, I was greeted by the front cover of Airtrans Go Magazine: The Artistic Process By Allison Weiss Entrekin with assistance from Rachelle Hicks. Allison writes, I’m what you might call an art idiot. I’ve never purchased an original piece; I [...]
Ah, how refreshing. Sometimes, small acts of silliness are all we need to brighten up our days. In this TED talk Charlie Todd, the creator of Improv Everywhere, presents some of the absurd and funny public scenes the group has created. I love the Best Buy and the Subway Hi-5. To know what I’m talking [...]
In “The Bard of Our Time,” her compelling analysis of the new movie Anonymous, Sørina Higgins struggles to connect the message of the movie—elites are the holders of power and the creators of culture—with the today’s zietgeist—the 99% should take power away from the 1%. She opines: The message of Anonymous is essentially that a [...]
I’m not a huge fan of roller coasters, but this one would be my cup of tea. A roller coaster staircase under construction in Duisburg, Germany by Heike Mutter + Ulrich Genth. From the article: The walkable, large outdoor sculpture Tiger & Turtle – Magic Mountain is currently in construction on the Heinrich Hildebrand Höhe [...]
I found this quite humorous. Anastasia Tsioulcas from NPR Music shows us some Christmas gifts you should NOT buy for your musical friends this Christmas season. From the violin lavatory seat to the ‘Tosca’ charm bracelet, see them here.
From TED About the video: JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out. Learn more about his work and [...]
“If you thought that the Brits had a monopoly on crazy headgear, take a gander at Japanese artist Takaya’s breathtaking—if unconventional—noggin toppers. Using raw vegetables and cascading blossoms, Takaya creates artful arrangements much like a florist does. The former chef uses only fresh ingredients, which he attaches to styled hair using a technique he invented. [...]
I love owls. Especially the little ones. If you are having a rough Monday, maybe some poetry and a video of cute owls will brighten your day. Somewhere in the universe, in the gallery of important things, the babyish owl, ruffled and rakish, sits on its pedestal. You can read all of Poet Mary Oliver’s, [...]
Check out this article via Metafilter about the Art of Science Competition at Princeton University Princeton’s 5th Annual Art of Science Exhibition “The Art of Science exhibition explores the interplay between science and art. These practices both involve the pursuit of those moments of discovery when what you perceive suddenly becomes more than the sum of its [...]