Olafur Grimsson: Iceland Bounces Back from PopTech on Vimeo.
“The President of Iceland describes how his country encountered social and democratic upheaval after the economic crisis of 2008. Over the last three years, by combining wide-scale systemic inquiry into governance and judicial systems as well as a long-standing investment in clean energy and technology, Iceland has been able to bounce back with a remarkable economic vitality.”
This made me smile today.
“%&$#@!$^ …. or give it to your mother. She knows what to do!”
thanks joe g
I Love these simple info graphic history stories!
Check out a few more great ones mirrored after the jump via retronaut.
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30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney from Lucas Jatoba on Vimeo.
For his 30th birthday, he bought 30 gifts and gave them out to 30 strangers. It’s magical what giving can do to make you happy. I might have to do this for all my other birthdays!
I was totally floored by the intricacy of these designs and the creative possibilities opened with this simple idea.
Lots more pictures and instructions on how to do it yourself over at seattle food geek.
This made me really smile. Worlds smallest sushi, yet taken with one mega camera! Watch until the end!
via jilee
This is a neat idea I think I read about somewhere. Â I bought a heat gun, usually used for home improvement projects, and discovered it heats up to 1000 degrees F. Â So far, I’ve used it to crisp chicken skin, melt chocolate, toast bread, and make single-serving bacon-wrapped figs. Â Hope it inspires some out-of-the-box cooking.
-Kevin
posted at whycook
“In the “Genetic Portraits” photo series, Canadian photographer Ulric Collette combines the portraits of two members of the same family into one half-and-half composite in order to illustrate the family’s visual similarities. My Modern Metropolis interviewed Collete about the ongoing project.
photos by Ulric Collette ”
Mirrored images after the jump via laughingsquid
awesome!
“This making of the “Evolution of Games” is an impressive, coordinated and directed masterpiece, and proof that not everything is done inside of a computer.
It’s fun to see the piece come to life while watching the finished piece in the same window. Hooray for handiwork. ”
“Jonathan R. Trappe is a pilot of an unusual aircraft: literally a towering cluster of toy balloons. Didn’t you have this dream, as a child? Just holding onto a cluster of balloons, and floating off into open space? Trappe flies exactly this fantasy aircraft, in manned flight, through open skies.”
“Stephen Tobolowsky is one of the leading character actors in film today. USA Today listed Stephen as the 9th most frequently seen actor in movies. He has appeared in over 100 films and 200 television shows. He is best known for playing Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, Sammy Jankis in Memento, Werner Brandes in Sneakers, Happy Chapman in Garfield, and Mr. Bates in Freaky Friday.”