Devil thought he had me, but no girl. http://t.co/eoNjJRjeq0
— Miss Ann Thropic (@KidFury) July 31, 2014
31 July 2014
also good.
archaeological dilemma
Unbroken Seal on the Third Shrine, January 1924
Harry Burton (English, 1879–1940)
The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gelatin silver print; 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
(TAA 622)
Harry Burton (English, 1879–1940)
The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gelatin silver print; 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
(TAA 622)
At the beginning of January 1924, the gold shrines surrounding the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun were opened, one after another. The double doors of the first shrine were closed only with sliding bolts of ebony, but the second and third shrines had been secured with elaborately tied ropes that bore clay seals stamped with impressions of the necropolis seal—a crouching jackal over nine bound captives.
Burton's photograph of this uncut seal perfectly conveys the conflicting feelings of archaeological discovery. On the one hand, excitement, even impatience to see what is behind the sealed doors. On the other hand, hesitation and regret at having to cut a rope that someone so carefully tied and sealed more than thirty-three centuries ago.
Simple rope and a clump of clay impressed with seals promised that the treasures within this shrine had remained inviolate since the pharaoh's burial. Once the seal was broken to allow the archaeologists access, only Burton's photograph could evoke its original talismanic power and eloquently testify to the archaeologist's eternal dilemma: as the excavation and tomb clearing reveal things hitherto unseen, it also forever removes them from their undisturbed state.
yeah thats good
Steamship Steamer Lid! http://t.co/5A2DcZmvHu pic.twitter.com/BodbUhCegE
— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) July 31, 2014GASP.
Throwback Thursday to our long-time companion - the studio desk. We welcome new furniture to the studios this fall, but say adieu with love. At the request of nostalgic alums, some of these desks are available for purchase. Proceeds will go to support student activities. #tbt
30 July 2014
song of the summer?
i like it! what do you think?
All About That Bass by Nashville artist Meghan Trainor.
i didn't know thomas wilhelm was an indian athlete
(kylie, joel: did i do that right?)
also this kid's voice is the best little kid voice EVAH
29 July 2014
speaking of apocalypses for buildings
The towers are oddly beloved by many people, especially architects, but the demolition serves as great theater. The three towers all collapse at once, and smoke rings bellow out of the top in the slow motion reel. While it's not the only time people have gathered to watch a demolition, the erasure of these cooling towers is particularly eerie, as they bring to mind apocalyptic images of nuclear meltdown. (via)i recommend pushing play on "the voyager" and watching all the videos.
28 July 2014
YASSS
YASSS MT @MarsRovers Oppy passes Russia for off-Earth driving record http://t.co/Vv4deQRSPu pic.twitter.com/8kyArJFDbb
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) July 28, 2014
still 34 days.
#Broncos open their stretching period with "Rocky Top" much to the delight of a dancing Peyton Manning. #9News pic.twitter.com/ONMeR1MZE4
— 9NEWS Sports Denver (@9NEWSSports) July 28, 2014
25 July 2014
24 July 2014
if you enjoy sleeping soundly at night without nightmares, don't listen to @netflix
Before he acts out your fantasies, watch him become your nightmare. #FiftyShades' Jamie Dornan stars in The Fall pic.twitter.com/DN4yMlXr7r
— Netflix US (@netflix) July 24, 2014fortnightly SYTYCD
hey guys. i did some SYTYCD catchup the other night, and wanted to share this number, which was an unlikely favorite of mine, given the broadway genre.
here is the same pair doing a hip-hop number this week. i like it too!
and while this number didn't really do it for me, i was really into this young money song called "senile". it led me to listen to this album, which is pretty great.
23 July 2014
i just thought you might want to know this
From public ponds to private pools, 5 places for your dog to swim in #NYC: http://t.co/GAANJAVYeB pic.twitter.com/tK6kFHkxHg
— DNAinfo.com New York (@DNAinfo) July 23, 201422 July 2014
govies island, before-times
WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING IN SPACE
For the 1st time, Fermi scientists see pulsar system changing state: http://t.co/qsTivi5PUz pic.twitter.com/atKoPPVwcD
— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) July 22, 2014THIS IS HAPPENING TONIGHT!!!!!1111
if you don't watch any other episode of any other housewives franchise, make sure you watch tonight's episode of the real housewives of new york. because THIS. IS. HAPPENING.
Guys, by tomorrow morning we'll have seen a grown woman throw her prosthetic leg on actual television.
— Brian Moylan (@BrianJMoylan) July 22, 2014
thomas wilhelm continnues his reign of terror
Snake terrifies people at Washington Square Park, cops called. http://t.co/V3BuXHDadM pic.twitter.com/TjKrqhLJBA
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 21, 2014
a snake at his lake house AND in washington square park? that can't be a coincidence.
robyn & royksopp - do it again
De Thurah told Dazed, "I worked with the idea of 'what is our heart's desire?' – and I realised that no one in the world truly gets to live out their passions. We are all under some construct, whether you're an atheist living in Denmark or a gay person in Russia." (via)
20 July 2014
18 July 2014
read this caity weaver joint
its about the time she went to the sheepshead bay TGI Fridays to test out their "endless apps" promotion:
I tell her I would like to order the unlimited mozzarella sticks. She tells me that, according to the restrictions of the promotion, I will only be permitted to receive unlimited quantities of one item, for example: barbecue boneless buffalo wings. I tell her I would like to order the unlimited mozzarella sticks. (via)
17 July 2014
damn UT, you wrong for calling this a renovation
Pic of the Day:@UTKnoxville is renovating Strong Hall but saving part of the original building http://t.co/RmiuYAjKQl pic.twitter.com/hHcKfAfTfB
— ARCHITECT magazine (@architectmag) July 17, 2014elaine stritch on the fourth hour
So sad to hear about Elaine stritch. Xoxo she always had us laughing xoxo pic.twitter.com/P3WT2PRi1k
— Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb) July 17, 2014no thank you.
A quick look on @flightradar24 and you can see the move away from Ukraine airspace pic.twitter.com/lS3OI5O8Ug
— PlaneTalking (@Plane_Talking) July 17, 2014
16 July 2014
fUTuRE fOnTz
15 July 2014
your fortnightly boat
TOOT TOOT PRISON SHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111
there is a such thing as a floating prison and the largest one in the world lives in the bronx, serving as (maybe) another place for the COs at rikers to beat the daylights out of mentally ill people.
i don't know.
a day in the life of a taxicab
"NYC Taxis: A Day in the Life" charts the data of "one random NYC yellow taxi on a single day in 2013." The interface shows viewers the start of a trip, end of a trip, and all the time spent in between, in addition to the amount of money made following tolls, tips and the MTA's tax. (via)
MU$☝☾ M☝NUT€ W/ M$D∆NG€L$ - "Queen" by Perfume Genius
"new album ‘Too Bright’ will be released Sept 22nd"
daily ri-ri
maybe a day late but here she is partying with team germany.
thx phil!
Podolski x RiRi x Shweinsteiger pic.twitter.com/Sq0HDFDcaB
— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 14, 2014
The shooter aka My hitta #Gotze #Champions pic.twitter.com/bOxV5yIyj1
— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 14, 2014
thx phil!
14 July 2014
11 July 2014
SUMMER
Can you dig it? Donna Summer. pic.twitter.com/a2qCPP5Cyq
— tim bitici (@timBitici) July 11, 2014preach
I put kindness and sweetness at the top of my list of human virtues pic.twitter.com/ZlMzp7b2t4
— RuPaul (@RuPaul) July 11, 2014i hope you're all following gawker's "new york's best restaurant is:" series.
the two best gawker writers, caity weaver and rich juzwiak have been doing this series where they go to touristy restaurants in the city and tell us what they're like. the latest one was an all-drinking feature at the restaurant in the 5th avenue tommy bahama's store. here's an excerpt:
Rich: This idea of yours made me wonder if you've been regarding me with jealousy during our "Best Restaurant in New York" excursions, since I generally get a drink (fine, two drinks) and you never do. Are you envious of my champagne-sipping lifestyle?
Caity: Absolutely not. I love Diet Coke. Diet Coke is my favorite thing to drink. My second favorite thing to drink, I have recently learned, is "Coconut Cloud Martini" from the Tommy Bahama store on 5th Avenue. That was the first cocktail I ordered this afternoon, and I remember it like it was yesterday.joel and thomas wilhelm and i are going to go if anyone feels like joining?
oh thank g-d.
10 July 2014
so angela bassett is going to direct yaya from #antm in a new whitney houston biopic
Cute! RT @TheRyanSides I'm pleased! pic.twitter.com/p3UQfp22Oi
— solarge knowles (@crissles) July 10, 2014the nytimes is obsessed with pies in memphis
click through
Some travelers will tell you the best way to get to know a town is by spending time in its bars or coffee shops. Not me. I go by the crumb. I’m always on the lookout for pie, a national theme with regional variations. Memphis convinced me my guided-by-sugar mode of tourism is a sound one.
Some travelers will tell you the best way to get to know a town is by spending time in its bars or coffee shops. Not me. I go by the crumb. I’m always on the lookout for pie, a national theme with regional variations. Memphis convinced me my guided-by-sugar mode of tourism is a sound one.
elle varner (feat. a$ap ferg) - dont wanna dance
@kidfury told me to listen to this, and i'm really glad i did.
joel, i recommend it to you personally.
joel, i recommend it to you personally.
martha stewart's country estate
09 July 2014
MU$☝☾ M☝NUT€ W/ M$D∆NG€L$ - Young Lean - Yoshi City
Um - "Im a lonely clown with my windows down" - yeah
Somewhere between joke and brilliant is this 17 year old from Sweden who has been making a splash since spring of 2013 with his weird A$AP/Drake style music and super stylish videos.
Can't really tell how serious this whole thing is but it's kinda great no matter what - its the definition of "anyone can do it"
scrub scrub scrub
on a related note, do you want to spend the night there without any pesky children running around?
08 July 2014
UPDATE: gol gol gol gol
{FIFA spoiler alert} This kid's Joel's reaction to the current status of the Brazil vs Germany game:
Germany just scoredfour five points in less than thirty minutes. Whoopsie Daisies. via keeks via the wire
Germany just scored
are you smarter than a pre-kindergartener?
there's a new kindergarten test to get into elite nyc private schools, and it's pretty challenging. take the test here and post your result.
07 July 2014
did you have a good 4th?
did you see this video of a drone flying through the new york fireworks show?
03 July 2014
if you're not following @marniethedog on instagram, you're doing it all wrong.
@thomaswilhelm got the heads up from @lheirbeir last night.
president obama pats the USMNT on the back
#USMNT @Clint_Dempsey and @TimHowardGK got a call from President Obama earlier today in São Paulo. pic.twitter.com/Vm21OhxHqX
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) July 3, 2014
bless their hearts.
the knowles-carters visited the kara walker
i know what you're wondering.
the weather report
Lightning strikes One World Trade Center as the sun sets http://t.co/D1I7krAaNj via @Lucas_Jackson_/@reuterspictures pic.twitter.com/RULzeiQ08d
— NBC News Pictures (@NBCNewsPictures) July 3, 201402 July 2014
trey songz feat. juicy j - late night
i see what you did there.
iaintwitthatnonsenseorthatloverydoveymessfeelinkindah___latenightcallinalliwantissexsliponvictoriasecretshittheliquorstorebeforeitclosecallupchrissoicangetsomethinwhitetothrowupinmyn___nowimfeelinfinenothinbutsexisonmymindifyoucannotpleasemeboithenpleasedontwasteallofmytimegotyoucaughtupinthemixmysticgirlfromtriple___latenighttipisallwehaven____justcamesotrickdatsit
welx.
read this article about new transit options in denver
apparently denver has been quietly making major investments in light rail and bus rapid transit infrastructure. this article is way less boring than it may sound.
01 July 2014
Introducing Chantal Biya!!!11
speaking of Dolly...this may be Cameroon's version, except that she isn't THAT kind of performer. But man o man can she put on a show. The hair speaks for itself:
even the pope wants that doo! for more photos and clever-er tag lines click here!
(ps. ms biya is the first lady of cameroon and if she is reading she should know that i love her style. also, please do not send me to prison like you did to that other guy)
even the pope wants that doo! for more photos and clever-er tag lines click here!
(ps. ms biya is the first lady of cameroon and if she is reading she should know that i love her style. also, please do not send me to prison like you did to that other guy)