Jan
31
Early cup of coffee (by Irene Stylianou)
flummery
"complete nonsense"
![theatlantic:
A View of Detroit As Captured Beneath a Photographer’s Dangling Feet
Detroit-based photographer Dennis Maitland has conceived of a new way to see the city, turning the experience of the skyscraper up on its head. In a series called “Life on the Edge,” Maitland climbs atop some of the highest perches in his hometown, dangles his feet precariously over the edge, focuses his lens downwards, and snaps a photo that is sure to induce perspiration. Maitland not only documents his personal overcoming of a fear of heights, but he captures views of Detroit that elevate city streets from their quotidian designation and paint a new image of our built environment. See more.
[Image: Dennis Maitland]](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyob9yCzu31qcokc4o1_400.jpg)
A View of Detroit As Captured Beneath a Photographer’s Dangling Feet
Detroit-based photographer Dennis Maitland has conceived of a new way to see the city, turning the experience of the skyscraper up on its head. In a series called “Life on the Edge,” Maitland climbs atop some of the highest perches in his hometown, dangles his feet precariously over the edge, focuses his lens downwards, and snaps a photo that is sure to induce perspiration. Maitland not only documents his personal overcoming of a fear of heights, but he captures views of Detroit that elevate city streets from their quotidian designation and paint a new image of our built environment. See more.
[Image: Dennis Maitland]
(via npr)
“Chalmers H. Goodlin examining the outer surface of the XS-1.
Date taken: December 1946
Photographer: Bob Landry” (via)Total number of X-1 aircraft: 6
Total flights: 238 (1946-1958)
Pilots involved: 28
Aircraft lost: 3
Fatalities: 0
veil clouds
Jan
30
Targets…
Last night I caught the news that several Democrats in the Missouri Senate have been targeted…literally…in a cowardly attempt at intimidation. via - AngryBlackBitch
Jan
25
Routing Around Urban Damage: The Ghetto Escalator
In Comuna 13 of Medellin, Colombia’s largest city, a recently built 1,260-foot long escalator snakes across the hillside shantytown in six separate divisions. As part of the neighborhood’s larger urban regeneration project, this massive outdoor escalator cuts down the time to traverse Comuna 13, reportedly one of Medellin’s poorest and most violent neighborhoods, from 35 minutes to six minutes on foot.
The Airship Italia, 1924-1928 (via)
Last night: Maurice Sendak on Colbert Pt. 1
Last September: Maurice Sendak on Fresh Air
Last June: Stephen Colbert on Fresh Air
Tonight: Terry Gross and Maurice Sendak (Pt 2) on Colbert (possibly also featuring Vin Diesel)
Saw this last night. I HOWLED!
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