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302 PostsA Tumblr with vintage home plans from around the world.
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Vintage Home Plans
20th century houses from around the world (for the edification of us all). No copyright infringement…
Chronophoto provides you with a photo and a slider that allows you to guess which year the photo was taken in. Points are given based on how close you are and each game lasts 5 rounds. A bit addictive.
Chronophoto - Game
Play the online game that tests your knowledge of pop culture and history. Simple and fun. Try to guess the year a picture was taken.
Sony's BetaMax training video for sales associates.
You may know Bridget Everett from the sweet HBO show, Somebody Somewhere. If you do, you will be positively shocked at Gynecological Wonder, her cabaret Comedy Central special.
Absolutely NSFW. Depending on where you live, it may not even be safe for home.
Oh, and yes, that is Ad-Rock from the Beastie Boys on guitar.
1988 documentary from the Los Angeles History Project: Raymond Chandler's LA.
An oldie but a goodie. 14 year old Indian Beatboxer, Immortal:
I honestly believe Colin Stetson to be one of the greatest horn players of all time. I am thrilled with his new album, When We Were That What Wept for the Sea. What a gift.
If you're not familiar with Stetson — live, he's a sight to behold. Keep in mind that in the following performance, he is using no loop pedal, no accompaniment, and all the sounds you are hearing are generated live from his mouth, throat, horn, and fingers, which he sometimes uses for percussion:
One of my favorite tracks by him is The Righteous Wrath of an Honorable Man. The original is on his album, The History of Modern Warfare, Vol. 2 —Judges. Here is is performing it live:
Blue Note Records has some of the best designed album jackets ever. The Reid Miles-designed covers of the 50s and 60s are particularly stunning and used label co-founder Francis Wolff's photos to great effect.
The label was formed in 1939 and is still operating today. Check out these covers — they're all gorgeous —
A number of them I'd even call iconic (Una Mas, No Room for Squares, Evolution, Smoke Stack, Idle Moments, My Point of View...). Unbelievably, all of the above are from just one year: 1963 — and they're not even all of the '63 covers!
A complete timeline of Blue Note Records album covers is available on the label's website.
Yesterday would have been Kurt Vonnegut's 100th birthday. To celebrate, designer Alicia Raitt has re-imagined all 14 of Vonnegut’s book covers.
View the full gallery here.
Check out designer Alicia Raitt's site — she's the Founder and Creative Director of Milk & Bone Design.
