Letter From A 12 Year Old Girl 1702

"Beloved Father" via Letters of Note.

I'm Just A Bill

Ekranoplane!

From a series of photos taken of an old Soviet project of a plane that flew just above the water. The "Caspian Monster" was designed originally as a fast troop transport. Some versions of the plane still exist. Video here.

Martian Avalanche!

Via Fogonazos.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Photo

Friendly librarians North Korea style! And other snaps of "Dear Leader" looking around. Via The Big Picture.

Health Care Facts

No matter what side you fall on in the health care debate, here is a place to get simple facts.

The State Of American TV News

The Onion nails it again:

Quote

"Tis easy enough to be pleasant, when life flows along like a song; but the person worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Short Film

Haiti Earthquake Aftermath Montage from Khalid Mohtaseb on Vimeo.

David Byrne: Music And Space

Here's an excerpt from a talk that David Byrne gave about how space often defines the music performed in it. Via David Byrne's Journal.