“The headline you won’t be reading today: “Millions saved in Japan by good engineering and government building codes”. But it’s the truth.”
Dave Ewing (via kateoplis)
Update, March 11: From The New York Times: Japan’s Strict Building Codes Saved Lives
Scenes From Japan’s Historic Earthquake
A massive 8.9-magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing dozens of deaths, more than 80 fires, and a 10-meter (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country’s coastline. Homes were swept away and damage is extensive.via theatlantic:
See more photos at In Focus
[Image: Reuters/Kyodo]
There are some really dramatic, moving images here.
Via murketing:
OHWOW will soon be inaugurating their LA gallery with a solo exhibition of recent work by New York-based tattooist-turned-fine artist Scott Campbell. The exhibition, entitled “Noblesse Oblige”, is Campbell’s West Coast debut and expands on his tattoo-inspired sculptures formed out of cut dollar bills; one new cubic piece, which measures over two-foot in width, uses $5000 worth of currency to create an intricate sunken relief.
Consumed on Campbell from 2007 is here.
More on the above here, some NSFW: HUH. Magazine - Scott Campbell, Noblesse Oblige
I seem to have a thing for currency that’s been altered in some way. See earlier posts here, here, and here. Interesting, no?
Via nprfreshair:
Photographer Lizzy Oppenheimer Is Photographing Every Rest Stop In America
From Hotel Haiku:
La Classe in Belgium
Less holiday rental / More a design museum / An old school reborn
“Written and curated by Garri Rayner, Hotel Haiku is a collection of the world’s most interesting hotels and notels where the only description for each one is expressed as a haiku.”
[hat tip to Marilyn Maciel, @MarilynM]
Via goodkarmahandmade:
Clementine Granita
Clementine juice, sugar, and rum. I’m so making clementine granita this weekend.
I love the guerrilla percussionists who play in this short, “Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers.” (Must see their 2010 film, "Sound of Noise.“) After viewing their work, your relationship with everyday objects will be changed forever.