Andy Van Slyke
Geometric Abstraction at the Newark Museum
Anyone up for a trip to Newark?
Microscopy
New Scientist.
Curious: the Craft of Microscopy is a new exhibition at the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, London. It traces the history of microscopy and scientific discovery through a range of fascinating slides, some dating back to the…
The International Dialects Of English Archive
Marry got married and wished us all a merry Christmas. Anyone from New York will tell you that the three M-words above are all pronounced differently.
Yinz know what I’m talking about?
IDEA – The International Dialects Of English Archive.
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armenia what ar’ say and ar’ say what armenia
The center, a mad work of architectural megalomania and historical recovery, is one of the strangest but most memorable museum buildings to open in ages. Imagine an Art Deco version of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon stretching nearly the height of the Empire State Building, its decorations coded with Armenian symbolism.
via Abroad – Armenians Greet Their New Extravaganza of a Museum – NYTimes.com.
Baltimore Elite Giants
Negro League baseball museum proposed for Baltimore
The plan calls for redeveloping Pennsylvania Avenue’s historic Sphinx Club and adjacent properties with a sports-themed museum, entertainment and dining complex designed to draw tourists and help rejuvenate the corridor.
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Scienceblogs goes to the creation museum!
God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt, right?
“Their first big exhibit is a perfect example of the principle in action. It’s a model of a dinosaur dig, with two men working away at excavating the bones. There is a video accompanying it in which the two views are presented. The younger Asian fellow in front says, and I paraphrase, “This animal died about a hundred million years ago. Its body dried in the sun for several days before being slowly buried under layers of sediment in a local flood.” Then the avuncular creationist says, “I see the same bones, but I believe this dinosaur was killed suddenly about 4400 years ago in a huge global flood, which buried it deeply all at once.” And then he goes on to explain that see, they have the very same evidence, but he understands it in the light of God’s word.”
amass appeal
What will you Amass?
