Category: misc
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Rear Window (Movie) Time Lapse
Rear Window: Director- Alfred Hitchcock, Starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. A housebound photographer carefully watches the going-ons from his rear window. It was the largest indoor set at the time and Hitchcock directed the entire film from the photographers (Stewart’s) apartment. This was stitched together by Jeff Desom – he made a panoramic image […]
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the War Machine
Below, a picture of Hiroshima post-atomic bomb and a report on similar damages in Nagasaki. Afterwards, the United States funded more programs to create “better” weapons.
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Bowerbirds
I went to Chapel Hill for the Bowerbirds album release show at Cat’s Cradle (whose layout has changed significantly since the last time I was there). The music was beautiful and it was great seeing friends and neighbors in the crowd and on stage. The Clearing, their 3rd album, is much more powerful than their previous albums, has […]
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Type-Cartography
Axis Maps have created fantastic typographic maps for select cities. Each street, beach, body of water, park and hospital area is made of it’s respective name in various sized fonts. They are based out of Wisconsin but have quickly spread into 4 new locations. Chicago San Francisco
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Presidential Endorsement
A single-issue voter is not voting in the interest of the nation. However, I may be a double-issue voter for the 2012 presidential election: Women’s Rights Environmental Protection VOTE OBAMA [plus, he loves the Tarheels]
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Lesson Plan
Perhaps we could endeavor to teach our future the following: How to focus intently on a problem until it’s solved. The benefit of postponing short-term satisfaction in exchange for long-term success. How to read critically. The power of being able to lead groups of peers without receiving clear delegated authority. An understanding of the extraordinary […]
Catherine R. Hofmann 