MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU! https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=isPm79xTzM4 A Christmas wish from the true ballers... Christmas was a little unconventional. We made our way to work, spotted some skinny santas, and had roast chicken instead of turkey. A wonderful one nonetheless. I hope that you all enjoyed yours too! . . .
Festive Mould
Mould. We see it on bread, fruit, walls, etc but this is the first that I've ever seen it in a petri dish in the shape of a Christmas tree. A group of scientists from the J.Craig Venture Institute clearly got into the Christmas spirit and combined science and art to create these little mould sculptures. They did this in an attempt to show the underlying beauty that mould possesses, rather . . .
The Life of a Snowflake
It was supposed to snow yesterday. It didn't. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will actually snow in Shanghai over Christmas, have had too many years of sweltering hot ones. My trip to New York was my one chance of a white Christmas and the snow decides to get lost and find its way to us two days post-Christmas. Nice one. Enough of the snow rant. Instead of snuggling up under a blanket in . . .
O Christmas Tree
I love Christmas, everything about it just screams happy. So I'm going to make the most of it. The next few days will be Christmas-themed, so apologies in advance if you get a minor overload. Even my VLC icon is so excited, he's wearing a Christmas hat. First, a fact about fir trees. It's not a real Christmas without the tree… The genes of that lavishly decorated Douglas fir are old. Very old: . . .
Colour me Pink
"Lake Hillier is a pink-coloured lake on Middle Island in Western Australia." The shallow briny lake is rimmed with white salt and encircled by dark green forests of eucalyptus and paperbark trees. A narrow strip of white dunes and sand separates the lake from the ocean’s deep waters. Since when did this even exist? Perhaps I should have paid more attention in Australian geography classes. I . . .
Overload
TOTEMS. A photo series by France-based photographer, Alain Dalorme, that captures the massive loads that Chinese porters carry. It's a sight that I see here on a regular basis, and am still amazed by every time I do. Tyres, boxes, plastic tubes, chairs, flowers, whatever you want - they'll just tie it up with some rope and cycle away. I am honestly amazed by their strength and . . .
The End of the World
We've all heard of those people preparing themselves for the end of the world – a whole bunch of them in 2000 and now another bunch emerging now that we're reaching the 21st of December 2012 (in fact, I'm quite sure that one of them lived in a caravan outside my father's office). One Chinese man decides to merge the Mayan prophesy with Noah's Ark, and decides to build his own version of the ark to . . .
Santa Dog
IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS!! . . .
Worldly Possessions
There's something about this series of photos that is strangely touching... For nearly a decade, Chinese photographer Hang Qingjun went around rural China and asked families to empty all their belongings in front of their house to pose with a picture of everything they owned. Nearly all of them agreed. With this, he embarked on a photo project named Jiadang (Family Stuff). "They realized what I . . .
Up, Up and Away
I know that this has been done by National Geographic before, but anyone that manages to fly a (mini) house into the air with the help of a bunch of balloons deserves a mention. Professional cluster balloonist, Jonathan Trappe, recreated Disney Pixar's Up flying balloon house last weekend for the International Balloon Festival in Leon, Mexico. As if being a 'professional cluster . . .
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