I’m with Scalzi on this.
This is so awesome and funny, my brother is traveling through Texas right now and about an hour ago sent me these two photos, apparently he wandered up to it looking for a geocache, thought it was cool (obviously! look at it!) but was surprised when I new what it was! Haha… I love this project - the entire house is made of plates of steel welded together, structure and everything.
Actually, in reference to an earlier post I made today, this is a perfect example of the union of form and structure. Not only is the form engaging, fun, and unique, it is also for the most part purposeful in regard to structural integrity. So although it is quite literally hollow (that is why I love this project, it rests on empty columns and the forces of gravity are directed across the surface of the steel) - the material manipulation and resulting spatial organization are jam packed with meaning.
Check out the website for more about how the house was built (and photos of the amazing interior): http://www.robertbruno.com/
Posting this again because, because.
My first student film that I wrote/directed. And also acted in (badly).
Big flashy things have my name written all over them. Well… not yet, give me time and a crayon.
Matt smith has the alien ability to only be damned sexy (to me) when he’s trying to be sexy.
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actual plot of the avengers
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in 7 years its going to be the 20s again so we can bring back swing music and the aesthetics of that era but keep modern values who’s with me
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Laogai, the abbreviation for Láodòng Gǎizào, which means reform through labor, is a slogan of the Chinese criminal justice system and has been used to refer to the use of prison labor and prison farms in the People’s Republic of China. It is estimated that in the last fifty years, more than 50 million people have been sent to laogai camps.
One of the aims of these was the political and ideological reeducation (thought reform, coerce dissenters to embrace the Party and integrate as gears in it), reached through psychological torture and brainwashing.
Avatar is a cartoon for adults.
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thedoctorsconsultingfirebender:
I want the Doctor to take a kid as his companion.
A 14-15 year old kid who’s parents are fighting, has few friends, bad grades, and feels like complete shit before the Doctor comes.
No kissing, complicated relationships, confusion or stuff like that, just the Doctor taking a kid who doesn’t see much out of life for a ride.
Lovely idea until you remember what happens to a damned lot of his companions.
Especially the children.
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can i go to a gotye concert
does gotye even have concerts
i feel like if you bought a ticket to a gotye concert he’d just show up on your lawn one evening with six monochromatic clones of himself and sing state of the art before fading into invisibility
If you think abortions ok, remember what Horton says.
Awkward. Dr. Seuss and his wife were really liberal and pro-choice. They’ve even threatened to sue pro-life organizations for using this quote the wrong way (the way you’re doing it actually). I guess you didn’t already know that Horton Hears a Who is about the American occupation of Japan post-WWII. He even dedicated it to his dear Japanese friend.
Mrs. Geisel (Mrs. Seuss) continued donating to Planned Parenthood and advocating for reproductive health and rights after her husband died.
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Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising the minimum wage.
Costco announced record profits today, averaging $10,000 in profit per employee compared to $7,400 at Walmart.
The secret to Costco’s success is paying employees well, providing benefits, and giving them an opportunity to unionize.So large corporations’ excuses that treating & paying workers well would damage profits are all a crock of shit.
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