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Harbor in Iceland

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Last one of Iceland, I promise

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Hallgrímskirkja interior

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Hallgrímskirkja

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Iceland being delicious

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Iceland being adorable

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Don't be fooled by Iceland!

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Iceland being beautiful

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The daily skyr(s)

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Some facts relating to Iceland

- Icelanders are really nice. They offer to help with directions and stop their cars to let you cross the street. - I can't scientifically prove that skyr is the secret to Icelandic health and beauty, but somebody should conduct that study. I can conclusively say that it is delicious. - The country is breathtaking. Views both natural and man-made are like nothing you have ever seen. - There's a dating-related app to help you figure out if the person you bump phones with is related to you. That's how small a country it is. - Icelandic had lots of cool sounds in it. For example, sometimes a double-l makes an aspirated "k" sound. It sounds sing-song-y and wonderful. - I've been spoiled by having wifi almost everywhere. - The Blue Lagoon is magical. - Iceland is every bit as lovely, whimsical, and unique as its tourism brochures would have you believe, and I don't want to leave.

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You: sitting next to your backpack on the Brooklyn-bound L train last night.

Me: super tired, holding onto the rail, standing up.

I asked you to move your backpack so I could sit down. You said you were getting off in “only one more stop.” I just nodded and looked away. I don’t know if you...

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Posted not out of total agreement, but out of "I really want to have a conversation with Shadi Hamid."

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In his series “Lands in Limbo,” the photographer Narayan Mahon investigates how regions like Somaliland redefine their cultural identity after they declare independence. Take a look: http://nyr.kr/1hpY21b

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Q Train, NYC

by Garry Waller  (garrywaller.tumblr.com)

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Chen Jiagang (Chinese, b. 1962) Temptation #16 [The Cold Forest], 2008 ©Chen Jiagang/Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery

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Today has been one of those tea days …

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The Intricate, Beautiful Patterns of Civilization Seen From Above

umans love to tease signals from noise. We see a man in the moon, Mother Mary in a piece of toast, Lady Luck in a winning run at the casino. Alex MacLean deftly plays to this tendency in his stunning aerial photos that reveal patterns in seemingly mundane things.

MacLean leans from the window of an airplane to snap tightly arranged photos of urban, industrial and wild environments. The vantage point is low enough to make out the people and places on the ground, but high enough to see their organization within the broader landscape. His photos provide our appetite for patterns several layers of interpretation to chew on, while exploring the impact of things like urban sprawl, pollution and resource extraction.

“Through sort of abstract and engaging patterns, those things will draw people into it, and hopefully think about these issues,” he says. “It really is about combining art and information. Some of it is sort of subliminal–you can’t quite put your finger on it but it sort of draws you in and engages you.”

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