Check out the great art and zines of Theo Ellsworth.
“Sophie Blanchard was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, and after her husband’s death she continued ballooning, making more than 60 ascents. Known throughout Europe for her ballooning exploits, Blanchard entertained Napoleon Bonaparte, who promoted her to the role of “Aeronaut of the Official Festivals”. On the restoration of the monarchy in 1814 she performed for Louis XVIII, who named her “Official Aeronaut of the Restoration”. In 1819, she became the first woman to be killed in an aviation accident when, during an exhibition in the Tivoli Gardens in Paris, she launched fireworks that ignited the gas in her balloon. Her craft crashed on the roof of a house and she fell to her death.”
(via startmeup x neverneverland)
I had to see what that multiple picture thing looks like
Oh man that is awesome!!! I can post all my pictures that are supposed to all go together, TOGETHER!!
I just noticed that feature, too.
I’m all essited now…
Will Landrieu Sell Out Louisiana? (by ChangeYourCongress)
(via BoingBoing):
Adam sez:
Lawrence Lessig’s new anti-corruption organization Change Congress recently used online ads to shame Sen. Ben Nelson in his home state for opposing President Obama’s public health insurance option while taking $2 million from the health and insurance interests that are leading the fight against it. And it worked. After an 11-day public fight, Nelson switched from calling the public option “a deal breaker” to saying he is open to it and promising not to join Republicans in a filibuster against it.
Now, Lessig has set his sights on Sen. Mary Landrieu, who also opposes the public option and took $1.6 million from the same special interests. Today, Change Congress announced a new TV ad targeting Landrieu and they are asking the public to chip in to help air it in Louisiana. Democracy for America and MoveOn.org are also partnering on this ad. It features Karen Gadbois, a local hero who helped root out corruption after Hurricane Katrina — who shares her compelling personal health care story:
Help us get this ad on the air in Louisiana! (Thanks, Adam!)
Fucking love these posters Filip Kleremark did for Rollerboys Records.
MeFi: The Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African Photographs: 1860-1960
“This week — for the first time ever — a searchable collection of thousands of rare photographs chronicling Europe’s colonization of East Africa becomes available to anyone with an Internet…
MeFi: It's full of stars
One of the hardest things for people to understand about the universe is just how big it is. There are three approaches typically used in describing its size. The first, the song, was pioneered by…
Could have sworn I’ve posted the work of Jamie Conkleton, but I’ll be damned if I can find it… So… sorry if this is a repeat :)
