Ethereal Macro Photos of Snowflakes in the Moments Before They Disappear Russian photographer Andrew Osokin is a master of winter macro photography. His photo collection is chock full of gorgeous super-close-up photographs of insects, flowers, snow, and frost. Among his most impressive shots are photographs of individual snowflakes that have fallen upon the ground and are in the process of melting away. You can enjoy many more of Osokin’s impressive photographs (16 pages worth, at the moment) over on his LensArt.ru website. Andrew Osokin Photography [LensArt via The Curious Brain via Colossal] Image credits: Photographs by Andrew Osokin and used with permission Found at Auction: The Unseen Photographs of a Legend that Never Was Picture this: quite possibly the most important street photographer of the 20th century was a 1950s children’s nanny who kept herself to herself and never showed a single one of her photographs to anyone. Decades later in 2007, a Chicago real estate agent and historical hobbyist, John Maloof purchased a box of never-seen, never-developed film negatives of an unknown ‘amateur’ photographer for $380 at his local auction house. John began developing his new collection of photographs, some 100,000 negatives in total, that had been abandoned in a storage locker in Chicago before they ended up at the auction house. It became clear these were no ordinary street snaps of 1950s & 60s Chicago and New York and so John embarked on a journey to find out who was behind the photographs and soon discovered her name: Vivien Maier. A self portrait: Before he could reach her, to John’s great dismay, he found her obituary notice in the Chicago Tribune in 2009. The film will begin screenings in March 2014.
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25 Books To Sharpen Your Social Skills (and Transform Your Career) Humans are strange creatures. Luckily, since you are one, you already have all the tools you need for getting along with them. Even though they come so naturally to some people, no one is born with the skills for fitting into society; these skills are learned over time. It’s never too late to improve your ability to meet people, make friends, and communicate. These 25 books can help you take your social skills to the next level and earn you huge payoffs in both your personal and professional lives. PeopleSmart: Developing Your Interpersonal Intelligence by Mel Silberman: In an easy-to-read style, Silberman lays out practical techniques for developing your “IQ”: your interpersonal quotient. Littauer is well-known in marriage counseling circles for her books and writings, but she is more generally an expert on personalities.
32 Irresistible Print Ads That Will Leave You Mesmerized Possibly Forever 1. World Tobacco Day Campaign Moscow ad agency A drive taken up to create an awareness among people that smoking does not make you look pretty. 2. Advertising Agency: Grey, Toronto, Canada Moms Demand Action as one child Is holding something that’s banned in America to protect them. We ban Kinder chocolate eggs for child safety but using assault weapons is completely fine? We keep Little Red Riding Hood out of schools because of a wine bottle, but we allow children to carry guns! 3. Advertising Agency: Publicis, Singapore Because just liking a picture on a social networking site showing a traumatized and sick child doesn't help them at all. Don't follow the crowd, stand out and help them. 4. Advertising Agency: Terremoto Propaganda, Curitiba, Brazil This ad highlights the negligence of driving and multi-tasking along with it. 5. Advertising Agency: Memac Ogilvy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia An ad that is aimed to fight against domestic violence and other forms of woman abuse. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
25 Banned Books That You Should Read Today Almost since the dawn of publishing, books have been banned for one reason or another. Many notable banned books are also compelling reads from classic or contemporary literature. This list summarizes 25 of the most controversial banned books from throughout history. #1 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Harper Lee's only novel is considered by many to be among the greatest works of fiction in American literature. #2 American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Ellis is a frequent target for protests due to the nature of his writing, but none has faced the level of opposition of American Psycho. #3 And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson This picture book tells the true story of Roy and Silo, two male penguins in New York City's Central Park Zoo. #4 The Awakening by Kate Chopin Chopin's story of Edna Pontellier asserting her independence was a pioneering work of feminism when it was published in 1899. #5 The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. #6 Candide by Voltaire D.
30 Movies That Define Cool Nothing says cool like a good guy movie. Especially ones with car chases, egg-eating contests, underground brawls, hit men, and foxy leading ladies. We’ve compiled a list of 30 cool movies that should be on every guy’s must-see list this summer. The Professional (Leon) Leon is a hit man, who is content with his life. Bullitt A no nonsense cop named Frank Bullitt, and two other cops, are assigned to what seems like a normal case: to watch a witness for 48 hours before he goes to trial on Monday. Apocalypse Now Set in 1969 Vietnam, during the ongoing war, Captain Willard is sent on a treacherous task into Cambodia to kill a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. . The Blues Brothers After the rise of popularity throughout several sketches on Saturday Night Live, and popular recordings, Chicago blues performer brothers Jake and Elwood (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd), finally take their act to the big screen. Breathless Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Die Hard
Twenty-five Things to Know on Becoming a Teenager A family I know has a tradition of making a book when their children hit 13. Everyone writes a memory, or a piece of advice. I set down to write a list of 25 things that are *actually* true. Is there anything wrong here? Is there anything I'm missing? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. BM/R Ephemeral Portraits Cut from Layers of Wire Mesh by Seung Mo Park Using a process that could be the new definition of meticulous, Korean sculptor Seung Mo Park creates giant ephemeral portraits by cutting layer after layer of wire mesh. Each work begins with a photograph which is superimposed over layers of wire with a projector, then using a subtractive technique Park slowly snips away areas of mesh. Each piece is several inches thick as each plane that forms the final image is spaced a few finger widths apart, giving the portraits a certain depth and dimensionality that’s hard to convey in a photograph, but this video on YouTube shows it pretty well.
An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments Sound Composition: Calm_Thunder_Storm 1. Choose a sound In order for nature sounds to start playing choose a sound from drop-down box for one channel and drag the volume slider up. 2. You can add more nature sounds to composition by choosing other sounds in other channels. 3. Pan the channel (with horizontal slider) to the left or to the right for stereo effects. 4. If you want the sound volume to fluctuate instead of playing continuously, click on a drop-down box with a green line and choose one of interrupted lines. 1. In order for nature sounds to start playing choose a sound from drop-down box for one channel and drag the volume slider up. 2. You can add more nature sounds to composition by choosing other sounds in other channels. 3. Pan the channel (with horizontal slider) to the left or to the right for stereo effects. 4. If you want the sound volume to fluctuate instead of playing continuously, click on a drop-down box with a green line and choose one of interrupted lines.