Tuesday, May 21, 2013

mr-derp-herpin:blua:What the city is missing: Thierry...

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What the city is missing: Thierry...
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San Francisco


Paris


Tokyo


Los Angeles


Hong Kong


Rio de Janeiro


New York City

mr-derp-herpin:
blua:
What the city is missing: Thierry Cohen photographs cityscapes and then photographs deserts at night, combing the two to show us what our cities would look like with the lights off. The stars are not enhanced, they are actual photos from relative latitudes that would expose the same starry sky view if it weren’t for light pollution. Click on each photo to see which city it is.
Light pollution and pollution in general

Worth doing. 

Worth doing. :

Worth doing.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Thurston the great magician presents “Balaam and His...

Thurston the great magician presents “Balaam and His...:

Thurston the great magician presents “Balaam and His Donkey—A Boy, donkey, and girl appear and vanish several times in different parts of the theatre”, 1914 (via Library of Congress)

Thursday, May 16, 2013