People take picture of a sculpture by J.Seward Johnson in San Diego. The 25-foot high sculpture is based on the famous photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square to celebrate the end of WWII. Continuare
If you don’t like reading but you have the house full of books, as much as it pains me to see books damaged, I have some suggestions here, and some of them are … pretty cool. There are lots of interesting things artists have done with literature… other than read it, of course.
Statisticile spun ca se citeste din ce in ce mai putin. Fie din cauza ca sunt prea scumpe, fie pentru ca e mai simplu sa citesti recenziile facute de cei ce inca mai deschid o carte, fie pentru ca internetul si televizorul ocupa tot mai mult timp, cartile devin obiecte … de decor. Asa ca artistii au venit cu cateva idei despre cum sa fie folosite cartile, si oricat o sa va doara sa vedeti cartile astfel transformate, unele obiecte chiar arata bine. Continuare
The vervet monkey is common in East Africa and adapts easily to many environments. Vervet monkeys living near areas inhabited by people can become pests, stealing food and other items and raiding crops. Good climbers, jumpers and swimmers, they often elude capture. This is a video from the BBC’s “Weird Nature” series of “wild living”, vervet monkeys from St. Kitts that perform daily raids on the island’s bars. Some parallels between human drinking habits and “alcohol gene” are also discussed in this movie. Just like humans, small primates can acquire a taste for alcohol – and behave in a similar fashion when under its influence, scientists have discovered. Continuare
Maimuta vervet este comuna estului Africii dar se adapteaza usor oricarui mediu. Maimutele vervet ce traiesc in preajma asezarilor umane devin daunatoare, fura mancare sau alte obiecte si ataca culturile. Sunt bune cataratoare, saritoare si inotatoare excelente, asa ca scapa cu usurinta cu capturile. acesta este un fragment dintr-un film produs de BBC din seria “Weird Nature” si trateaza problema maimutelor vervet din St. Kitts ce fac zilnic raiduri la barurile de pe insula. Se fac unele paralele intre obiceiul de a bea al oamenilor si existenta “genei alcoolului”. Micile maimute, ca si oamenii, pot dobandi gustul pentru alcool – si se comporta similar cand se afla sub influenta lui – au descoperit oamenii de stiinta. Continuare
