Transportation
This is right and wrong in so many ways. Live action anime with an ice villain and a super hero who transforms into a motorcycle. Your patience will be rewarded at 1:54 but no skipping ahead or you’ll miss much of the cheezy goodness. (Video‐Sound)
Why do Honda CBs make the best custom cafe racers? Here’s Whitehouse’s CB750. Click through to the Japanese websites for more eye candy.
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Science
There was a time when science was open to dedicated enthusiasts and those who had other obligations. Significant contributions to the study of marine biology in Japan were made by the Emperor.
I love cookies. You’ll love this huge collection of science themed cookies too.
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Art, Images, and Design
Welcoming the Year of the Tiger. A collection of photographs from the Big Picture.
And in honor of the year of the tiger. The winner of the 39th National Wildlife photo contest (mammals, amateur) is a tiger photographed by Subharghya Das. The complete set of winnners in all categories is here.
Russian Constructivist N.P. Akimov did many posters for theaters. This collection scanned from a 1963 book shows some of his best work.
Nice Mardi Gras reminder from Stinkfish on a wall in Bogata.
Using old books are sketch books isn’t new. But I haven’t seen a set that so sensitively incorporates the text block into the sketch before. Simonetta Capecchi from Naples.
Just in case you need even more to look at, WebUrbanist has a round up post of Digital Artists new to them. Nicely diverse. You’re bound to find something you like here.