12 hours ago

swissmiss Two weeks ago G, Ella and I checked out Cafe Moomah in Manhattan and we were impressed. It’s a beautifully designed space for children and their parents. It’s a cozy cafe and an art oasis for little ones. While G and I enjoyed yumme brunch with friends, Ella did a fun art project under the guidance of an art teacher. (She w (Read More)

13 hours ago

swissmiss A blog post on Bus Tickets. Lovely. (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Marchino from Google Reader: PublicEarth 'Wiki for Places'PublicEarth is a'wikipedia for places' that can be extended by users. Using Google Maps to display 'crowdsourced' Points of Interest [POI] locations.Guests can view the data in a read-only format whereas registered users rate places,create collections and can personalise their suggestions.Clean, (Read More)

19 hours ago

Submitted by Catepol from Google Reader: Forse quest’anno sono più pessimista del solito, o forse solo stufa.Però la colata di ipocrisia che precede la Giornata contro la violenza sulle donne (25 novembre) mi sembra ancora meno tollerabile.Servizi al telegiornale, sì, articoli infiniti, dossier, prese di posizione da parte di donne famose, schieramenti di direttri (Read More)

1 day ago

Submitted by Marchino from Google Reader: Navega libre tras pagar un rescate de 2,7 millonesINFORMACIÓN: M. GONZÁLEZ / N. JUNQUERA- EL PAÍSINFOGRAFIA: MARIANO ZAFRAAlrededor de cuatro millones de dólares (2,7 millones de euros) pagados supuestamente por el armador del atunero vasco Alakrana y un compromiso incierto del Gobierno sobre la expulsión de los dos piratas (Read More)

1 day ago

Submitted by Marchino from Google Reader: Step 1Prendere un quasitreenne.Metterlo in una tinozza dei panni piena d’acqua.Mettere il tutto nella doccia.Lasciarlo sguazzare un po’.Step 2Lavare i capelli del quasitreene.Sentirlo superare la barriera del suono a forza di urla.Di protesta, che per la paura qui siam più o meno come Olaf Grandibaf.Risciaquargli i capelli (Read More)

Nov 13, 2009

Shorpy :: History in HD - Hi-Res Historical Photos Washington. D.C., circa 1922. "Kay Laurell." Our third look at this winsome star of stage and screen. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative. View full size. . (Read More)

1 day ago

Submitted by Marchino from Google Reader: Lo que vais a ver en este vídeo es la maniobra de aproximación del transbordador Atlantis a la Estación Espacial Internacional durante la pasada madrugada. El acoplamiento vino precedido de una maniobra realmente espectacular: el Atlantis hace un giro de 360 grados antes de acoplarse a la estación.STS-129 Rendezvous Pitch M (Read More)

1 day ago

COLOURlovers We have more than 600k seamless background patterns and more than 1 million color palettes... Why aren't more sites using our API to give their users beautiful options for their profiles? Sounds like a no-brainer right? Well, I met Evan Williams (@ev) from twitter a few weekends ago and I presented this idea to him. He was (Read More)

Nov 11, 2009

Submitted by Marchino from Google Reader: Moomah: An amazing place for both children and adult — Art & Nature Classes, Gallery, Cafe and Interactive Exhibitions — in NYC of course! Tags: art & nature, cafe, interactive exhibitions, NYC, parent & child, special place. (Read More)

Oct 28, 2009

Submitted by Marchino from Google Reader: If I was going to preschool tomorrow, I would share this video with the children and ask them what materials we could use to design our very own city of lights, the way it would look from space - then get right to it. I think my college students would be into it…if they didn’t have so many assignments to finish. (Read More)

2 days ago

swissmiss MoMA Video interview with Tim Burton. Discussed: drawing, themes in his work, favorite movies & why he wears striped socks: (via @MuseumModernArt). (Read More)

3 days ago

swissmiss Found this page over on Maira Kalman’s Can Do Post. (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Marchino from Google Reader: Difficile risolvere a pezzetti le immani contraddizioni del sistema economico basato sullo sfruttamento privato d’ogni risorsa disponibile. Il manifesto, 17 novembre 2009. (Read More)

3 days ago

Google LatLong For the last three years I've been friends with the author of the Google Earth Blog, Frank Taylor. Besides being a Google Earth enthusiast, Frank is also quite the thrill-seeker; he didn't hesitate to let me fly his plane while he shot photos of the 2006 X-Prize Cup. However, Frank is about to embark upon a mission requiri (Read More)

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