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A Building That Blooms and Grows, Balancing Nature and Civilization

if you want reaffirmation that human history is an upward spiral rather than a descent into darkness, head to the new California Academy of Sciences, in Golden Gate Park, which opens on Saturday. Designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano on the site of the academy’s demolished home, the building has a steel frame that rests amid the verdant flora like a delicate piece of fine embroidery. Capped by a stupendous floating green roof of undulating mounds of plants, it embodies the academy’s philosophy that humanity is only one part of an endlessly complex universal system.

This building’s greatness as architecture, however, is rooted in a cultural history that stretches back through Modernism to Classical Greece. It is a comforting reminder of the civilizing function of great art in a barbaric age.

Read on. The article comes with a slideshow, too.

Hopefully I’ll be checking it out this weekend! I could have gone to the Member Preview today but alas, duty calls.

(via buchino)

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Tom's Essay →

A wonderful essay by singer Suzanne Vega about how the classic, “Tom’s Diner”, came about and how it lead to her becoming the “Mother of the MP3”.

More great entries by Suzanne Vega about her songs and her experiences in the industry at Measure for Measure in the NY Times.

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Holy cow! You have to watch this.

Every Easter in the village of Vrodados in Greece, the residents of the churches of Panagia Erithiani and Saint Mark’s celebrate in an unusual way. On Sunday night, the rival churches launch 50,000 homemade rockets at each other in a massive fireworks battle. The objective is to hit the opposing church’s bell tower.

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Omega 007 Seamaster Diver 300m limited edition watch. Limited to 5,007 pieces.

Check out the black dial with the pistol grip structure pattern modeled after Bond’s Walther PPK.

Here’s a wider angle view of the watch.

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Timid Tuesday by Kyle T. Webster

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Pasta and Parmesan Tool by Sagaform

First, the handle end of the tool can be used for measuring out portions pasts, secondly the “fork” end of the tool is used to pick up your pasta and sauce, and finally you can grate your parmesan using the built-in grater.

Can’t tell whether this would be a good combo tool or a tool that’s mediocre at three functions. Pretty cheap at $16.

(via betterlivingthroughdesign.com)

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Tall Stack by teenytinyturkey

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Tank Books

Miniature books packaged in flip-top cigarette style cartons with silver foil wrapping and sealed in cellophane.

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Sophie by Enluce Photography

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What a daring combo.

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Is there a name for the photography equivalent of Godwin's Law?

You know, as in “As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one”. Except in photography discussions, someone inevitably drops “Henri Cartier-Bresson” or god forbid, “HCB”, usually followed by “didn’t have autofocus” or “only used a 50mm fixed lens.”

I need to whip up a T-shirt with Henri Cartier-Bresson’s head surrounding by a glowing Jesus halo for these trolls.

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Bon Bon Kakku is Threadless for fabric. Designs are uploaded, scored, and the ones with the highest scores get sold in the Bon Bon Kakku store.

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Zhajiang Noodles

Looks funky but oh so delicious. It’s thick wheat noodles with ground meat and a spicy bean paste. Kind of like the spaghetti bolognese of Chinese cuisine.

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