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Now that music has gone from cassettes to discs to digital files what the heck are we supposed to do with all those leftover tapes?

Brian Dettmer has a pretty good idea of what to do with dead media, and his amazing skeletal sculptures are made out of cassette tapes which are melted ever so gently into bone shapes.

Brian’s works are so meticulously crafted that the tapes preserve much of their original integrity, like the album titles, the reels and the windows, and Brian's grasp of anatomy is so strong that his melted musical masterpieces have all the right parts in all the right places.

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way moarrr than hyperrealistic portraits by Christian Rex van Minnen

Mark Ronson: How sampling transformed music 

Sampling isn’t about “hijacking nostalgia wholesale,” says Mark Ronson. It’s about inserting yourself into the narrative of a song while also pushing that story forward. Watch the DJ scramble 15 TED Talks into an audio-visual omelette, and trace the evolution of “La Di Da Di,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s 1984 hit that has been reimagined for every generation since.

                                    

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It’s so hard not to just talk about the weather every week here on the blog. It affects me so much and I  can’t get over all the beautiful weekends we’ve had here in New York recently! And if I’m not going to go on and on about whether it’s rainy and dreary or sunny and great, at least let me talk about being excited for the warmer season because of STRAWBERRIES! So many great berries these days, at affordable prices, with minimal white insides and tons of flavor. I’ve been surviving on frozen berries in my yogurt over the winter, but nothing beats fresh ones, and that’s just one of the million reasons summer is so great. I realize it’s not quite summer here, and there certainly weren’t any local strawberries at the Union Square Green Market last weekend, but I’ll take the beautiful ones sent over to NYC from California for now. To put the plentiful berries to good use, I decided to do a little spin on the average strawberry shortcake and make them in whoopie pie form – so yummy!

The idea for these actually came about after brainstorming with a few girlfriends over dinner the other night. I told them I wanted to do something with strawberries since they were coming into season, and although I couldn’t get excited about the strawberry rhubarb pie suggestion (I’m sure you remember how I feel about warm fruit pie…), I knew we could work with strawberry shortcake. There’s just something so classic about the combination of strawberries with fresh whipped cream, and instead of piling the combination inside a biscuit, here we’ve used whoopie pies instead. In my opinion whoopie pies are somewhere between a cupcake and a cookie – they’re a bit sturdier than your average cupcake but much softer than a cookie. The perfect fork or spoon-free vehicle for getting lots of berries and cream in your mouth in one bite! Plus they’re pretty adorable, especially dressed up with some festive flags for a Memorial Day picnic…

I was really, really pleased with how these turned out – they were a huge hit among myself, Ryan (who is by far my toughest critic), and a handful of friends. I make plenty of mistakes in the kitchen, such as these Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Whoopie Pies that were delicious, but their bumpy tops still bother me to this day. So I was thrilled that these whoopie pies turned out beautifully round on top and even in color. And their texture is perfect for standing up to the whipped cream and strawberries but soft enough to bite through without making a mess. I will definitely be making this twist on the summertime classic again and hope you do too!

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Fine artist and designer INSA is back and creating more animated “GIF-iti” art installations across the globe. The street art is hand painted and subsequently photographed in a series of eight or more. The photographs are then ordered into sequence to create the layers that form the animations. INSA's artist statement is essentially a love letter to millenials and their elders who embrace technology:

"The beauty of INSA’s GIF-ITI is that it only truly lives when viewed online, where these days most street art ends up being viewed, and it exaggerates the ephemeral nature of graffiti as each layer is painted instantly over the last. Mixing retro internet technology and labour intensive painting, INSA creates slices of infinite un-reality, cutting edge art for the tumblr generation."

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When I was six years old, I couldn’t tie my shoes, and I fell off my bicycle almost every day. Then there’s Kevin and Beverly from New Jersey, who are the world champion salsa dancers in the 6-7 year age group. Here is one of their performances in the Israeli Salsa Congress & Holy Land Salsa Tour 2014. Not only are they super good dancers, but they are fearless and charming as well. You can see their official stage performance here. -via Daily Picks and Flicks

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Creating highly detailed sculptures, with realistic fluid shapes and organic contours, out of wood is a feat in itself, but when you create each individual work out of one single piece of wood you’ve got some serious wood carving skills!

Stefanie Rocknak is one of these extremely talented wood carvers, and the beauty of her single block sculpture is not just in the execution, but the elegant simplicity and retention of the basswood's natural grain pattern as well.

The figure looks like he’s really splashing through a wooden wave, with face turned in mid-breath and a hand so realistic it even has creases in the palms.

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NYT:

Stephen Colbert, the comedian and host of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report,” will succeed David Letterman as host of “Late Show,” CBS’s flagship late-night franchise, when Mr. Letterman retires next year, the network announced on Thursday. Mr. Colbert will sign on for a five-year term as the new “Late Show” host, according to the announcement from Leslie Moonves, president and chief operating officer of CBS, and Nina Tassler, chairwoman of CBS’s entertainment division.

Suey Park could not be reached for comment.

UPDATE: What she said:

I'm fine with this Colbert news if it means @wkamaubell gets his spot on Comedy Central. THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDED, RIGHT?

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Nothing says "I have a wild sense of style" quite like wearing a pair of shoes from Masaya Kushino’s collection Bird-Watched, which were inspired by the artwork of Jakuchu Ito.

Masaya specializes in creating women's shoes inspired by nature, and although he claims "...shoes are just as visually stimulating as sculpture or any other three-dimensional art piece, but they also fundamentally have to be wearable" he has created many pieces which simply cannot be worn, either because elements of the shoe are too delicate to support any weight or simply because there's no place to put your feet in them!

The wearable shoes look like they'd make a bold statement when worn, and the whole footwear menagerie will surely look amazing on display.

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Deep in the Julia Child archives, past the boeuf bouguignon, onion soup, jiggling aspics and the patently untrue yarn about the chicken that fell from the counter, mid-trussing, and was dusted off and put back into use with a remark about “nobody’s in the kitchen but you,” there are recipes so low in butter and bacon that they hardly fit the stereotype of French food as gluttony, as are thus rarely mentioned. A good lot of them are in From Julia Child’s Kitchen; published in 1975, it contained recipes and kitchen wisdom that came from episodes of her PBS show. Gentler to novices than her Mastering the Art of French Cooking classics, the recipes were probably more familiar to American audiences, things like leek and potato soup, sauteed chicken breasts with tarragon and tomatoes, and, here, a riff on deviled eggs that I am making my mission to rescue from obscurity.

I’m a big fan of the hard-boiled egg; I find that keeping a few in the fridge makes for an easy breakfast with a slice of whole-grain cinnamon toast, a wholesome way to add protein to a lunch salad, or for snacks. My favorite way to eat them is slightly undercooked, peeled, halved and schmeared with the thinnest film of mayo and then sharp Dijon, followed by a few flakes of sea salt, but Julia Child’s version might be their highest calling: the potential to stuff their centers with something like a balanced meal, or at least a really gush-worthy appetizer.

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I'm surprised R&B singer Ms. Little Esther Phillips ain't better remembered for her run of EIGHT top ten sides from 1950, the 1966 Atlantic label sizzler "Just Say Goodbye," or her Grammy nominated song "Home Is Where the Hatred Is." Seriously, I dunno why pop culture has let her sweet voice become a forgotten voice, but if it was up to me, if I had to pick ONE song to hang her legacy on, it'd be this undeniable MONSTER jam, "Mo Jo Hannah!!"

Henry Lumpkin was the first to record "Mo Jo Hannah" (Motown, 1962). I don't think the song charted nationally, but it became an R&B standard; I've heard versions by Larry Williams, Betty Harris, Tami Lynn, Elkie Brooks, Marvin Gaye, Stoneground, and Motown/VIP label group the Underdogs. Every other version is good, but none have the fire of Esther's.

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I watch her watch her “prey.”

A young family walks the length of the snow leopard exhibit, failing to notice the sly cat prowling in the shadows, just a step behind their line of sight. They are about to walk away from the exhibit when the daughter, maybe 6 years old, turns around and finally spots the snow leopard, coiled up tight like a spring. There is just enough time for her to utter “She looks sleepy,” before the feline pounces toward the fence. Safe on the other side of the barrier, the little girl lets out a wild giggle, a sound mixed with surprise, thrill and then a little embarrassment once she realizes she’s clutching her mom.

A young Asha and Shanti on the chase. Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo.

That girl just learned what zoo staff learned long ago—never underestimate Asha and Shanti. Though both snow leopard sisters are blind in one eye, they have developed into playful huntresses. We have watched them overcome their obstacles, and soon, we will watch them become fully independent and move out on their own.

February’s snow was an enriching treat this winter. Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo.

The snow leopard sisters have just wrapped up their pre-shipment veterinary exams, and the countdown to their spring departure begins. Though we do not yet have an official last day, we’re heading into the final weeks for the girls at Woodland Park Zoo before they move on to their new home at Big Bear Alpine Zoo in California. You’ll want to plan a visit soon to say farewell to the tenacious twosome who survived a rocky start and have gone on to amaze and inspire us all.

Asha and Shanti at 3 months old. Photo by Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo.

Born May 2, 2012, Asha and Shanti were celebrated with an outpouring of joy from the community—the announcement of their birth remains our most read blog post of all time. It only took a few weeks, however, for the challenges to emerge, first with the loss of their brother and littermate, and then with a diagnosis of a relatively rare congenital eye anomaly. The girls both exhibited multiple ocular coloboma in which the eye stops growing before it is fully developed. This left the girls each with functional vision only in their left eye, and ultimately each had their right eye removed to prevent infection and future complications.

But has that stopped them from growing up into active, spirited leopards? Not a chance!

Thanks to the extraordinary care provided by the zoo’s keeper and veterinary staff, volunteer veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Tom Sullivan with the Animal Eye Clinic Seattle, and, of course, experienced snow leopard momma, Helen, Asha and Shanti have thrived here at Woodland Park Zoo. As the girls are maturing and have grown independent of their mother, it is now time to find them a new home.

Working with the Species Survival Plan (SSP), a collaborative effort to manage species populations across conservation zoos, we found a new home that will fit Asha and Shanti’s unique needs. At Big Bear Alpine Zoo, which is known for its wildlife rehabilitation program, Asha and Shanti will be able to remain together and continue to receive specialized medical care.

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I’m not sure if people are already gearing up for 4/20, or if the internet discovered a vial of virtual acid it had forgotten about, but there have been all kinds of trippy things floating around the interwebs lately.

Case in point- this series of image manipulations by Norg Nodis featuring faces neatly sliced into sections then re-assembled kaleidoscope style.

Even without the aid of herbal enhancements or psychedelics your mind will go “whoa” as you stare at the neatly shaped facial features that radiate out from the core of each subject’s being, or some such New Age type jargon.

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It seems like the only funny things found in textbooks back in the day were woefully inaccurate statements, totally outdated information and the occasional student added slogan or drawing.

Nowadays many textbooks look like they were slapped together without much forethought, and apparently they're also full of hilariously bad stock photos, (seemingly) unintentional sexual innuendos and situations which simply aren't very well thought out.

Calling a girl to get her phone number? Okay, whatever, but using a still shot from the hit TV show Community on the cover of your Organizational Behavior textbook- now that's crossing the line!

Read on to discover 26 Funny Things Found In Textbooks.