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Faved by: petersigrist
Sep 21 2007 - via www.architectureweek.com

Innovative projects by Chinese architects. I like this one especially: Pingod Sales Center / Art Museum by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu.

Quoted: while firms from around the world are delightedly helping China push its design boundaries, the country's own young architects may be the most interesting to watch.

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Jul 09 2007 - via en.wikipedia.org

This person must have been in awesome shape to pedal an airplane across the English Channel. Apparently the Gossamer Albatross II is on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Quoted: The Gossamer Albatross was a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr. Paul B. MacCready's AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979 it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel to win the second Kremer prize. The aircraft was powered using pedals to drive a large two-bladed propeller. Piloted by amateur cyclist Bryan Allen it completed the crossing in 2 hours and 49 minutes at an altitude of 5 feet...

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Faved by: gravitymax
Jul 12 2007 - via www.youtube.com

Quoted:Grip is a video clip for the band zZz. Grip is a one take, top shot videoclip with professional trampoline gymnasts simulating typical video effects. The video has been recorded live as part of the opening 'Nederclips' at the Stedelijk museum 'S-Hertogenbosch SM'S (curated by Bart Rutten).

awesome video!!! makes me wanna trampoline!

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Faved by: gameboxer
Mar 13 2008 - via www.itwek.cn

<span id="gameinfo_desc">Help Susan work her way through the rubble of the National Museum of History after an earthquake rocks the city and separates her from her daughter. <strong>Escape the Museum</strong> is a unique game pulling on the familiar Hidden Object mechanic while building on the casual-friendly Adventure game play. Can you help Susan get back to Caitlin, her daughter, and <strong>Escape the Museum</strong> together?</span>

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Jul 07 2007 - via www.nytimes.com

Quoted: Trying to foster nationalistic pride in China’s heritage among Hong Kong residents, the Chinese government has sent 32 artworks here for an exhibition to mark the 10th anniversary of Britain’s return of Hong Kong to China on July 1, 1997. Among them is Zhang Zeduan’s “Along the River During the Qingming Festival,” a scroll painted in the early 12th century.

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Faved by: petersigrist
Aug 10 2007 - via americanhistory.si.edu

Apparently it is the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love. This site offers a small glimpse of life around Golden Gate Park during that era, but I wonder if there are any good documentaries on this?

Quoted: Unconventional appearance, music, drugs, communitarian experiments, and sexual liberation were hallmarks of the sixties counterculture...

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Faved by: Wournos
Jan 06 2008 - via www.youtube.com

Quoted: Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders play 2 nice, little, old ladies on a tour of a London museum.

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Jan 19 2008 - via www.youtube.com

Quoted: Salvatoré Ferragamo began creating wearable works of art for Hollywood films in the 1920's.Now in Florence the Ferragamo Museum houses over 10,000 shoes from...

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Faved by: eric
Nov 01 2006 - via en.wikipedia.org

This artist was recommended to me by Ryan Boudinot and Sung Kim. He's supposed to be amazing. It's a shame that I think I missed his show at the Frye...

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Jul 10 2007 - via moma.org

Really hope to see this in September.

Quoted: Lost Vanguard: Soviet Modernist Architecture, 1922–­32 examines Soviet avant-garde architecture in the postrevolutionary period.

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