27.8.07

KNOW EVERYTHING



Anthanasius Kircher was the last man to know everything. The last Renaissance Man. It's cool that he proved that the tower of Babel wouldn't be possible. The tower would be so big it would tip the Earth and displace it from the center of the universe. Maybe you can catch up if you read the dude's blog:
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANTHANASIUS KIRCHER SOCIETY
Lots of links to weird museums.

16.8.07

POLAR BEARS



Polar bears from Mark Dion to you. His book on ursus maritimus shows stuffed polar bears on display. How do you see our friend, the world's largest land carnivore?

13.8.07

NEW BOOK



Miranda July is way cute and way too good. Her movie was really good and then her book was really, really good. I always like economy in writing style. And weird sex scenes. Write another book please, Miranda!

MIRANDA JULY

10.8.07

NEW ART PART 2



Another good artist. Lucy Orta. Look at her neat website. I want to live on the dairy farm in france and make political art.

Studio Orta

9.8.07

NEW ART



Pretty much my favorite artist right now. Mark Dion.

5.8.07

LIGHTHOUSE

4.8.07

ICE PAINTING



Robert Peary and Matthew Henson at the North Pole.

ARCTIC EXPLORATION



In the summer, its nice to imagine exploring the arctic. Robert Peary was the first person to reach the north pole in 1909. He had lots of help and employed Inuit people as hunters and guides. He adopted Inuit techniques for arctic survival, such as igloo building and the wearing of furs. Peary had 8 toes amputated.



There's a great museum at Bowdoin College in Maine, Peary's alma mater. It's called the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. It has loads of taxidermy arctic animals, polar bears, caribou, musk ox, and even a narwhal skull. There are displays of Peary's crew and his ship, the Roosevelt. There are large rotating exhibits mostly based on the Inuit people of the north. Enjoy exploring the arctic this summer!

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

2.8.07

THE BEST COMICS



Kochalka is the best. His site is updated every day with a new "diary" comic.

American Elf

CRYPTOZOOLOGY



You've been out in the woods for a long time. Do you think that its maybe time to say hello? I guess it might ruin your plans to "live off the grid." We could probably learn alot from you, though. You probably have your reasons. Maybe your magic would be gone if we met. Maybe its best that you're hiding. Good thinking.