Caitlin Shamberg

[wnyc]

HAPPY FRIDAY, Y’ALL! –sean, sideshow

[kcrwsundance]

(Photo: “The Summer of Sangaile” directed byAlanté Kavaïté, Films Distribution)

This year’s Oscar nominations are still creating ripples among those who claim they represent a total lack of diversity in the film industry. All 20 acting nominees are white. And despite her film being...

[ippkcrw]

2014 will go down as an amazing year for the Independent Producer Project. We told some great stories, launched Cargoland, got some accolades and a brand new website.

Onward and upward. We are so ready to go further and do more this year and we want you to be a part of the...

[caitlinshamberg]

Love this! 

[voicesofthedrought]

"Dreams, Dreams upon the breeze tell me please of quiet times the flight which floats to me in silver tone I watch you guard"… #fallentree #theguardian #california #beautiful #californiasummer #californiapark #californiadrought Came upon a fallen tree. Reminded me of an old crawling hand dragging itself across the dry drought stricken earth.

[fastcompany]

Can you figure out what this recording of nonsense says? How about now?

Mind blown!

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[wnyc]

The most important vine of Summer 2014 has arrived.

Here are the other things you had to see online this week:

http://bit.ly/1lEGGFF

—Sean, Sideshow

[pbsthisdayinhistory]

May 21, 1932: Amelia Earhart Breaks Records

On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She departed from Newfoundland and landed in a pasture in Northern Ireland.

Amelia Earhart may have been the most well-known woman pilot of her time, but she was neither the first nor the last to achieve great heights in the world of American Aviation. Check out American Experience's “Women in Flight” photo gallery for more.

Photo: Amelia Earhart, c. 1928 (Library of Congress)

[octaedr]

[therumpus]

Here’s today’s Daily GIF!

[npr]

Photo: NASA

"Space Thief Or Hero? One Man’s Quest To Reawaken An Old Friend"

More than 30 years ago, Robert Farquhar stole a spacecraft. Now he’s trying to give it back.

[vicemag]

We Got 20 Strangers Who Aren’t Models to Kiss Each Other

Earlier this week, an “arty” black and white video in which polite Americans kiss each other on the mouth made the internet squeal with excitement. The twist was, you see, that these people were all strangers, so this was footage of ten first kisses—gross saliva sounds fully audible over the sort of song that a depressed person might put on during sex.

It was really awkward and sweet, and so far it’s had over 47 million YouTube views. Many bloggers called it “beautiful,” but it was mostly beautiful because all the people that director Tatia Pilieva cast were models, actors, and musicians—that is, professional performers. Oh, and also it was a commercial for clothes, because everything that goes viral on the internet is a lie or an ad.

So our London colleagues went out into the street and found 20 strangers who aren’t models of any description to stick their stiff British upper lips together for £20 (about $33) a pop. This is how strangers really kiss.

Watch

[caitlinshamberg]

This is great. 

[corpuslibris]

Greetings, book friends! Some of you may have become acquainted with Corpus Libris over the last 5 years — when it started on a quiet night at Skylight Books in 2008, as it grew on Blogspot and Twitter, and as submissions came in from all over the world. It only seemed appropriate to breathe some new life into the project on Tumblr. You’ll revisit some photos you’ve seen before, you’ll see new ones, and hopefully, you’ll submit some yourselves!

All you have to do is click the red “Submit” button at the top of the page, select a photo, and for the caption, put the title of the book, the author(s), and where the photo was taken (either the bookstore/library/company, or the city). Or, if it’s easier for you, you can email corpuslibris AT gmail DOT com.

This project has been one of my biggest spots of joy over the last few years, and I’m excited to continue sharing it with all of you.

All the best,

Emily Pullen

CORPUS LIBRIS FOREVER!

The Secret Lives of Sports Fans by Eric Simons at WORD

Manhood by Mels Van Driel at Skylight Books

The Operators by Michael Hastings at Skylight Books

Donnybrook by Frank Bill at WORD

Corpus by Alejandra Figueroa at Third Place Books

In One Person by John Irving at Skylight Books

[nprfreshair]

Check out the Best Actress gowns over the years… Wishing  Katharine Hepburn went in 1934—and every other year she won—so we could’ve seen what she wore [awesome pantsuit?]

infographic via mediarundigital

[harpercollins]

Pop artist Peter Max on finding creativity in the everyday. Get an in-depth look at Max’s personal and artistic life in his intimate visual memoir, The Universe of Peter Max. 

[caitlinshamberg]

Today's inspiration. 

[explore-blog]

Remix genius: Homeland reimagined as vintage jazz album covers by designer Ty Mattson.

Complement with some great actual vintage jazz record sleeves.  And, lest we forget, we have Alex Steinweiss to thank for the invention of the album cover. 

[caitlinshamberg]

Amazing. I kinda want these on my wall

[thisiscitylab]

Acting out the names of metro stations in Paris.

[nprfreshair]

Louvre and Guggenheim made out of GINGERBREAD.

Dreams come true, guys.

Altantic Cities Blog

[caitlinshamberg]

This is now on my to do list for the holidays.

[weirdvintage]

Shirley Temple preparing a turkey, 1930s (via)