Recent Recommendations: May 2012

360 Cities "The web’s largest collection of stunning, georeferenced panoramic photos, created by a network of thousands of expert panorama photographers from around the world." So cool. I learned about this because someone posted about this particular panorama of the Strahov Library in Prague.  It's the largest interior photo ever made, in 40 gigapixels. Really cool (as is London in 80 gigapixels--another world-record-setting panorama). There are tons of other photos. They vary in quality, but you can take a tour around the world, seeing all sorts of things: explore Prague (even see it during Christmas, Zombiewalk 2012, and something called the Giant Praying Mantis Invasion), a U-Boat "torpedoraum", a Tulip field in Holland, Scotland's Isle of Skye, the Bone Church in Kutna Hora Czech Republic, a coral reef in New caledonia, Croatian wilderness, the interior of a Tibetan dwelling, the Galapagos Islands, the Mian Mountains from a Daoist Temple, the world's largest salt flats in Uyuni, Bolivia, the summit of Mont Blanc, Sheik Lotfallah Mosque in Iran, Siena Cathedral inside (below) and out, I could go on and on and on. (definitely check out Strahov)

Siena - Cathedral (interior) in Tuscany (note that it's better on their site)

Simon Beck

Simon Beck's Snow Art Pretty cool stuff. He creates art by walking in the snow wearing snowshoes. Here's his official Facebook page with photos of all his stuff. (the "About" section contains info about him, his work, etc. if you're interested.)

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Therapy This stuff is seriously good, and it's quickly made its way to the very top of my list of favorite B&J flavors.

"Shake It Out" and "Rolling in the Deep/Rumour Has It" performed on Glee. Sometimes Glee really gets it right. These are two of those times. The first is a 3-part female stripped-down version of Flo's single. The second is a fabulous mash-up of Adele's "Rolling the Deep" and "Rumour Has It," sung by my 2 favorite voices on Glee, Santana and Mercedes.

Eyebomb!

Eyebombing is " is the act of setting googly eyes on inanimate things in the public space." It's just fun.

Famous Writers' Writing Sheds/Huts/Cottages This is just a post from the blog Apartment Therapy that I thought might interest some of you. They show the tiny places famous writers (such as Rolad Dahl, Mark Twain, and Dylan Thomas) did their writing. Apartment Therapy's a good blog if you're interested in interior design and related topics. There are DIYs, tours of real people's homes, before & afters, ideas, tips, shopping, products, parenting, green living, etc. etc. etc .