With A Shout

Jul 04

Scientists may finally have discovered the secret of Stradivarius violins. (via WIRED Science)Scientists may finally have discovered the secret of Stradivarius violins. (via WIRED Science)

1861. “A pro-Union patriotic print based on Frederic Edwin Church’s oil painting ‘Our Banner in the Sky,’ which in turn was inspired by the highly publicized Confederate insult to the flag at Fort Sumter in April 1861 and by a sermon by Henry Ward Beecher published shortly thereafter. The print shows a lone Zouave sentry watching from a promontory as the dawn breaks, his rifle and bayonet forming the staff of an American flag formed by the sky’s light. In the distance is a fort, probably Sumter.”1861. “A pro-Union patriotic print based on Frederic Edwin Church’s oil painting ‘Our Banner in the Sky,’ which in turn was inspired by the highly publicized Confederate insult to the flag at Fort Sumter in April 1861 and by a sermon by Henry Ward Beecher published shortly thereafter. The print shows a lone Zouave sentry watching from a promontory as the dawn breaks, his rifle and bayonet forming the staff of an American flag formed by the sky’s light. In the distance is a fort, probably Sumter.”

Michael Bay's Rejected Dark Knight Script -

hipsterdiet:

purns:

Apparently, Michael Bay wrote an unsolicited script for The Dark Knight that was ultimately rejected by Warner Bros. Here are some excerpts.

Bottom of page 28 - (pause) “Let’s save the world.”

yes.

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ajamison.muxtape.com -

I updated my Muxtape…A sampling and why I chose it:

I made a hazy attempt to make this an actual mixtape and had some sort of sense to it.  Let me know what you think.

Jul 03

If you’re in LA and want to find a great Chicago Dog like the one pictured above, you have to check out Vicious Dogs in NoHo.  Scrumtrulescent! poobah: A fine definition of regional American dogs

If you’re in LA and want to find a great Chicago Dog like the one pictured above, you have to check out Vicious Dogs in NoHo.  Scrumtrulescent!

poobah:

A fine definition of regional American dogs

“I could prove God statistically; take the human body alone; the chance that all the functions of the individual would just happen, is a statistical monstrosity.” —

George Gallup

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onemoretimewithfeeling: vinh: In case you missed it, here is the Luxo Jr. easter egg hidden in Presto. I totally missed that!!

onemoretimewithfeeling:

vinh:

In case you missed it, here is the Luxo Jr. easter egg hidden in Presto.

I totally missed that!!

Jul 02

Live Streaming Karaoke - Barney's Beanery -

Have an urge to watch live streaming karaoke?  You can Sundays/Mondays/Wednesdays @ 10 PM PST from Barney’s Beanery in WeHo. (via LAUpdates)

And just from a music licensing perspective…I wonder if they are actually paying/licensing to stream these songs over the internet?  They even have past performances up too, which would up the cost to do so as well…hmm.