Sunday, 2 October
11:39pm, 2 Oct 2011
 

Due to a beautiful mathematical result involving the “harmonic series”, it turns out you can stack books with as much overhang as you want:

And, of course, planking needs no introduction:

But why, oh WHY, have these two things never been combined?

Monday, 8 August
2:18pm, 8 Aug 2011
 
(via What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once? | Pat’s Papers, via my colleague Dorrie)
I love data.

(via What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once? | Pat’s Papers, via my colleague Dorrie)

I love data.

Monday, 27 June
9:40am, 27 Jun 2011
 
Monday, 23 May
5:31pm, 23 May 2011
 
Sunday, 22 May
2:30pm, 22 May 2011
 
Lambapalooza 2011.

Lambapalooza 2011.

Saturday, 21 May
10:57pm, 21 May 2011
 

Imagine a world where nobody wore Hollister shirts.

 
11:41am, 21 May 2011
 
beautyandthebook:

Dystopian Novel: (n)a story that revolves around a hellish, usually politically driven world that is, within the story itself, viewed as utopia. The plot usually follows one or more characters that slowly come to the realization that their world is not as perfect as society or the government is telling everyone.
What is your favorite Dystopian Novel?


Often, when a piece of literature has a deeply political purpose, it falls short at the aesthetic level.  And often, that’s just fine—a book need not be everything all at once.  The Handmaid’s Tale, though, does both.  It is devastating and beautiful.  I read it more than ten years ago, and yet when I saw this image of the cover today, I trembled. 

beautyandthebook:

Dystopian Novel: (n)a story that revolves around a hellish, usually politically driven world that is, within the story itself, viewed as utopia. The plot usually follows one or more characters that slowly come to the realization that their world is not as perfect as society or the government is telling everyone.

What is your favorite Dystopian Novel?

Often, when a piece of literature has a deeply political purpose, it falls short at the aesthetic level.  And often, that’s just fine—a book need not be everything all at once.  The Handmaid’s Tale, though, does both.  It is devastating and beautiful.  I read it more than ten years ago, and yet when I saw this image of the cover today, I trembled. 

(Source: moviesandmusicandbooksohmy, via bohemianarthouse)

Friday, 20 May
10:25pm, 20 May 2011
 

Anand Thakker

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