Artist Daan Roosegaarde has created an incredibly beautiful tribute to Vincent van Gogh, an illuminated bike path that glows in the dark. Located in the Netherlands, the path is illuminated by thousands of twinkling stones that feature glow-in-the-dark technology and solar-powered LED lights. (Source)
An armed man barricades himself in a motel, takes out his gun and shoots at the cops.
It wasn’t a maybe or we thought he had a gun, this was 100% him shooting at them, but AMAZINGLY with this guy they were able to handle the situation without killing him.
The Equal Justice Initiative is building a memorial for lynching victims — and it’s about time.
The Equal Justice Initiative announced on Tuesday that it will build the first-ever national memorial to lynching victims in Montgomery, Alabama. Titled “Memorial to Peace and Justice,” the EJI project will sit on six acres of land that used to be a public housing project in Montgomery.
The structure will include the thousands of lynching victims’ names on concrete columns, which will represent hundreds of U.S. counties where the acts took place. The memorial will also coincide with the opening of a museum.
They were just the same as us, but since it took so long to take a picture, it was easier to keep a stern face for as long as it took for a picture to be taken.
French toast is a breakfast staple, but it requires either standing over a hot stove or turning on your oven — two activities I try to avoid in the sweltering summer heat. Luckily there's an appliance that makes French toast possible for brunch all summer long: your microwave.
We are the last generation who can hear from these survivors directly. Do not take that lightly. Do not waste that opportunity. Do not forget your freedom isn’t infinitely guarenteed. And do not, do not, let it happen again.
Really truly, watch the video, reblog it. Teaching about the holocaust is so necessary for our generation before it slips under the rug and people forget about it.
the reason i like staying up late so much is because between the hours of 1am-5am, the world is quiet and no one expects anything from me. i could stare at my wall for 4 hours and there would be no consequences. it’s so silent and calm. i love it