- Atomic Tragedy — Photos
Previously unreleased photos taken in the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing. Hugely moving photos that convey the human cost of the atomic bomb. Should be in every history textbook, under the heading “there can be no excuse”.
- Boris Johnson Facts
“Not even twelve pygmies have the strength of a single Boris Johnson.”
- random($foo): Web 2.0 Expo Presentation Rundown
Well, that’s half my evenings this week gone. Some of these sound fascinating. (The other half, like total waffle-shop bilge, but let’s focus on the positive, shall we?)
- Alan Moore’s Outbreak of Violets
Given away at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1995, the postcards with text by Moore, and art by a number of utterly splendid illustrators now change hands for absurd sums. Or you could just read them on-line.
- The New Yorker profile of Grant Achatz
A really compelling account of the effect that his battle with mouth cancer, the experimental treatment he got, and the effect it has had on his life, and his cooking.
- CR Blog » Blog Archive » Designs on Your Money
Interview with the guy that came up with the designs for the UKs new coins. Insteresting insight into the design process, and how some of the initial ideas were refined and improved (or even just unworkable).