June 2011
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May 2011
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The Barometz
The vegetable Lamb of Tartary, also named Barometz, and Lycopodium barometz and Chinese lycopodium, is a plant whose shape is that of a lamb bearing a golden fleece. It stands on four or five root stalks. Sir Thomas Browne gives this description of it in his Pseudodoxia Epidemica (1646):
Much wonder is made of the Baromez, that strange plant-animal or vegetable Lamb of Tartary, which Wolves...
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Subterranean Structures in Alphabetical Order
Bunker Casemate Catacombs Caves Ice caves Cave dwellings Cave temple Cellar Dungeon Dugout (shelter) Gallery Lava tubes Rock cut architecture, rock grave Subterranean rivers Tunnels (street tunnel, train tunnels) Underground city Underground lakes Underground rapid transit systems Volcanic pipes Wine caves
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roomthily: Eskimo Psychogeography →
roomthily:
The American geographer Yi-Fu Tuan distinguishes in his writing between concepts of space and a sense of place. Human beings, he says, set out from places, where they feel a sense of attachment,of shelter, of comprehension, and journey into amorphous spaces, characterized by a feeling of freedom…
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April 2011
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March 2011
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Sea Ghosts
Roundbelly Cowfish or Transparent Boxfish
A photographer’s strobe gives a violet sheen to this translucent juvenile roundbelly cowfish off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. Also known as the transparent boxfish, the roundbelly cowfish has two short horns in front of its eyes.
Open-ocean Octopus
A pelagic, or open-ocean, octopus gives off a neon glow in Hawaii. Most species of octopus have no...
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February 2011
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Ghost Dog: Why this katana-swinging hitman is an... →
That’s kind of the point. Jarmusch’s suggesting that there really are Ghost Dogs are out there. They’re minotaurs in the metropolis, and the rest of us are too wrapped up in our own daily nonsense to see them.
This article touches on some great concepts, ‘cryptoanthropology’ and ‘phantom geography’ in particular. My own stories take place in...
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Salman Rushdie on Storytelling and Video Games →
Not a fan of Rushdie, and his confessed lack of knowledge on the subject becomes apparent towards the end of this video, but I’m always happy to hear authors engaging with video games, which, I believe, are the next, great, fledgling art form.
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