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Hitchcock's Storyboards

Name that movie.

Idea 'O The Week : Aerodynamic Umbrella

As with all truly ground-breaking ideas the Senz Umbrella has the "why didn't I think of that" element.

Stable in up to wind speeds of 70mph on account of its wing-like canopy, it also has what the designer calls ‘eyesavers’ making this umbrella less likely to take people’s eyes out as you battle home on the commute.

Site 'O The Week : Swivel

Love data? Then this is your site. Today's graph tells us that over 29 million Americans have no religious affiliation.

Swivel.com

Cheney Holiday Card

Put your hand over the right side of Cheney's face and it's an open smile.

Put it over the left side and witness a malevolent grin no-one would want on their mantelpiece.

When Tracing Began

The Invention of Drawing. Karl Schinkel 1830.

This painting captures the story as told by Pliny the Elder of a mythic Corinthian maiden who traced the shadow of her departing lover, and evidently, he hers.

Quote 'O The Day : Mediocrity

Once you suck from the lollipop of mediocrity you suck forever.

Cities From Space

Chicago.

London.

Tokyo.

Welcome To Bernie's

Most people, consciously or consciously, live by what psychologists call the 'Just World theory'––the belief that the good get what they deserve, and the wicked are punished.

Let's hope the theory holds water.

200-Year-Old Games

'The Sports And Pastimes Of The People Of England' by Joseph Strutt.

Archery, slinging, and hawking: what the original weekend warriors did with their time off.

Peg 'O The Day : Dakar Bikes

Two bikers cross a dune during the sixth stage of the 2009 Dakar somewhere between San Rafael and Mendoza in Argentina.

"Hey, let's follow these tracks."

Cartier-Bresson : Geometry And Timing

Yep, that's the conclusion I've come to; how I'd characterize a Henri Carrtier-Bresson photograph: a combination of a geometrically pleasing frame and an uncanny sense of timing; what has come to be called 'Decisive Moment' photography.

Of course, decisive moment photography for Henri didn't involve a power-drive and unlimited digital exposures.

Truly a master of his craft.