From the category archives:
I’m sad to discover the Chinatown Storefront Library Project after its completion, still Boston Street Lab’s latest venture is a really great example of community outreach every city can learn from. The organization aims to find ways to make city life a little more human by promoting cultural and civic programs in downtown Boston. These programs strive towards surpassing our current economic problems and creating a sustainable future for the city. Read more after the jump…
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Why is it that a fish market can be so much more acceptable than a slaughterhouse, to the extent that it begins to attain a certain level of macabre beauty? Blood, business, passion, and stale stench of ice fill the air as old men who eat, live, and breath nothing but the life aquatic take to their podiums and with their shouts hold the attention of the room, with intent buyers scrutinizing every syllable, hoping to gain some sort of edge over their competitors.
It’s a world where perfection reigns supreme and the laws of supply and demand are broken on a regular basis. The Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo holds the reputation as being the best fish market in Japan and thereby, the world (or so I’m told). It’s where Japan’s sushi masters go to shop, scrutinizing every carcass to ensure that it meets their standards. Thomas Cristofoletti has a fantastic set covering both the Tsukiji Market and greater Japan. While he says on his website that he’s based out of Madrid, Cristofoletti’s work mostly covers his global travels. From Peru to Los Angeles to Dublin, his sets are brilliant catalogues of a world that would otherwise go unseen. See more from Thomas here.
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Last night, the current incarnation of The Grateful Dead (Furthur) played a sold out show in Barton Hall. The same Barton Hall that housed their legendary 1977 set, often cited as their best show ever. From what I saw, they were mostly a tame and peaceful bunch, excited to see the show. And yeah, there was a questionable school bus lurking around Collegetown sporting a tie-dye color scheme, but it wasn’t particularly troubling.
But what was a little unsettling was the beefed up security the Cornell Police had brought in to deal with threat level Deadheads. Here’s a copy of the email they sent out to all the students:
To Cornell Community:
This Sunday, February 14th there will be a concert hosted in Barton Hall featuring a band called Further. This band in part has members from the old Grateful Dead band and will certainly generate an active crowd of what are affectionately referred to as “Deadheads”. This fan base is very loyal to the Grateful Dead and their remaining members. We are confident that they will be showing up in large numbers as early as this Friday.
Our concern is that this particular group of fans will set up camp wherever they can and will certainly avail themselves to the warmth of any open building. Even if they do not have tickets to the venue, they will still come in the hopes of gaining access to the concert, and they will be seeking shelter from the elements over the weekend.
Please be extra vigilant in securing your buildings this Friday and throughout the weekend.
Sgt. Philip D. Mospan
Coordinator, Office of Professional Development
Cornell University Police
Thankfully, we all survived the night of the living Deadheads.
Read more over at IvyGate where our kinda sorta acquaintance Justine Fields gives a bit more sass and background on the threat. Gotta love IvyGate.
UPDATE: According to the Cornell Sun, over 1500 Deadheads gathered outside after the concert started trying to get into Barton Hall. They later relocated the party to the Parking Garage on Campus Road, where a number of them were arrested for Marijuana possession. Gasp.
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Yesterday, Mattel announced the results of an online poll asking Twitter followers and Facebook fans to decide Barbie’s 125th and 126th career paths. Among architect, surgeon, and environmentalist were the two winning categories, news anchor and… get this… computer scientist?
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It’s not so much that I love the content of this blog as I love the idea that there is a guy (Joe Stevens) strutting around the West Coast chronicling the whereabouts of vans, like a scientist tagging an animal in the wild. View the complete archive here.
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Scott Weaver has spent 34 four years and 1 million toothpicks constructing a small scale replica of San Francisco that’s 9 feet tall, 7 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. I…have nothing more to say. Read the full article here. Watch a video of the madness after the jump.
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Painted onto works of musical art and scattered throughout cities across the world, this catchphrase is a source of inspiration, creativity, community engagement, and some pretty deck tunes.
Mastermind Luke Jeram (who also happens to be a ridiculous sculptor) wants to bring neighbors and strangers together to experiment with the common language of music, pushing through a logistic nightmare to introduce dozens of pianos into public space.
Drawing out reclusive musicians and new talents alike, the Street Piano project is an outlet for artistic expression and a gateway for some serious ‘people bonding.’ Bonus: each piano is essentially a work of art ready to be reinvented by its local family. Check out the site for more info and get pumped for the next install, NYC.
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Love this picture of Dave Brubeck. From 1956, Dave sits on his rooftop overlooking Oakland, California. Gotta love the socks too.
(via ICPWAGTBALODC)
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I have been ridiculously giddy looking through the Flickr photostream of The Vintage Collective. I really can’t explain it. There’s something about vintage photography that hooks me. I look into the faces of well, preserved ghosts, and start trying to imagine who they were, what they did, and inevitably what happened to them.
So…yes. Little clips of history. Cool stuff. Kudos to Mr. Sandberg for rounding these up. Some of them are from Shorpy, a stellar blog dedicated to, why yes- vintage photographs.
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What may be the world’s first known example of balloon typography, via Amandine Alessandra.
(via Today and Tomorrow)
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