Category Archives: esoterica

The man with a suitcase

Posted on May 17, 2013 by things magazine

Never Underestimate the Power of a Paint Tube, ‘Without this simple invention, impressionists such as Claude Monet wouldn’t have been able to create their works of genius’ (via Nevver): ‘[little-known American portrait painter, John G.] Rand’s brush with greatness came … Continue reading →

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Small things

Posted on May 7, 2013 by things magazine

Covered Cars, a photoset / new updates to the Wing Mirror Project / Epic Citadel, the Unreal Engine in a browser (Firefox only) / One Week One Band tackles Neil Young in an impressively comprehensive fashion / Kateoplis, a tumblr … Continue reading →

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Wednesday things

Posted on May 1, 2013 by things magazine

Lego projects to make yourself / play Jenga online (via The Odd Particle [Re]View) / the True / False Film Festival specialises in documentary film / The curious tale of the stolen books / A Silver Statesmen Announcement, Sub Pop … Continue reading →

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Loops and hoops

Posted on April 29, 2013 by things magazine

Why do the French still love graphology? Scientific practice or just a few steps from astrology? ‘… most graphologists are able to pull off the trick because they use the content of candidates’ letters – the detail about their lives, … Continue reading →

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Catching up

Posted on April 26, 2013 by things magazine

A perpetual process / Pitagora Suichi, ‘A collection of Rube Goldberg-like machines’ / the brilliance of the Google Street View Hyperlapse (via Kottke) / short termism: MoMA Will Raze Tod Williams Billie Tsien’s Folk Art Museum. Images by Michael Moran … Continue reading →

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Vanishing planes and phantom noises

Posted on March 26, 2013 by things magazine

The 727 that vanished: ‘Late in the morning on May 26, when Joseph and Swain were expecting 844AA to land, Joseph took a call from an Air Gemini employee, who demanded to know why another crew had flown the airplane … Continue reading →

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Here be dragons. And burgeoning creative industries.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by things magazine

Battersea as blank canvas for purely speculative architectural exploration: atelier zundel cristea transforms power plant into architecture museum (thanks to Socks Studio for the link). This is of course render-bait, speculation reduced to a showcase for a studio’s visualisation chops, … Continue reading →

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And beyond

Posted on February 27, 2013 by things magazine

Nepotism. Academic Dynasties: Decentralization and Familism in the Italian Academia, via BBC News. From the linked (pdf) report, ‘Academic Dynasties‘: ‘Between 2000 and 2010, there are 37 instances of sons or daughters hired or promoted during the mandates of either … Continue reading →

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Lost in action

Posted on February 13, 2013 by things magazine

John Glassie’s Tumblr is a repository of ‘interesting things’, many of which have some bearing on the great Athanasius Kircher, and specifically to Glassie’s book, A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change (more … Continue reading →

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Stealthy and secure

Posted on February 11, 2013 by things magazine

Building sites reveal unseen London, photographs by Andy Spain of the facades and vistas that are temporarily revealed by wholesale redevelopment in the (usually cramped) City of London / London’s Heygate Estate, currently in the process of demolition, sparks the … Continue reading →

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