“ I love the notion of performed spontaneity, in that it gets at the fact that what seems natural, or improvisational, is still a product of decision making, and still leads to a consciously made thing—a mechanical nightingale rather than the real bird that happens to fly in the window.” Diane Seuss interview with Jesse Nathan …
Tag Archives: birds
Morning Linkage (Oct 28)
Helmut Fath’s sidecar. Which racing livery do you prefer? hint — not the TicTac one. Norton Commando lust. Cats and squash, seasonal amusements. New way to search the LIFE magazine image archives. Nelli Palomaki’s portraits, animals on buildings in Lisbon, reusing mines as decor. Swing Shift Cinderella looks so swell, oh how I wish I could find the actual cartoon.
Morning Linkage (Aug 19)
Tiny Honda, big Indian, pure jet engine porn, portrait of the earth and moon, acoustics, shots around Porto, 3.5 seconds — animated life lessons.
Morning Linkage (May 4)
Transportation Truly bizarre build from a CBR1000F. Top notch fabrication quality, stunningly ugly design, and it’s orange. Every kids dream — working on the railway. Children’s railways in eastern Europe. Follow the links for more “I can’t believe I’m too old” envy. Pretty bike — elegant, understated, and vaguely sinister. CB550. Science and Tech Well, science fiction …
Morning Linkage (Mar 2)
Transportation The F1 safety car. M‑B SLS AMG. My very favorite alphabet soup car. The rear lighting is particularly stylish. Vintagent provides another fascinating story from yesteryear. A 1967 “production” bike class at the Isle of Man TT led to the creation of a special Velocette Thruxton. Tales of it’s successes and failures. Loverly. In-car …