On this day
March 1
12 items, across every year
2025 1 year ago
1 post
- Jerry Saltz is Estonian
A really cool art critic on Instagram is Jerry Saltz. He writes with passion, energy, and a casual, conversational tone. He makes art criticism fun and…
2024 2 years ago
3 posts
- Swine Sucker Madball from 1980s
In the mid-80s, I unexpectedly enjoyed playing with Swine Sucker, a Madball. Despite its gross appearance, throwing it around became a surprisingly amusing pastime.
- A visual symphony created from relic cards
Artist Chris Killham takes Blackhawks relic cards and finds the exact spot where the swatches comes from on a Blackhawks jersey.
- The giant yellow “petals” on a sunflower are actually giant yellow leaves
And the middle part of a sunflower is actually hundreds of tiny flowers
2021 5 years ago
1 post
- 34 excavated cave temples
“Formed from a single block of excavated stone, Kailasa temple is considered one of the most impressive cave temples in India. The enormous structure is one…
2015 11 years ago
1 post
- Get inside the artwork at the Art Institute of Chicago #GetInsideTheArtInstituteofChicago
Ever want to get inside the artwork at an art museum? Now you can! Several people on Instagram and Flickr have demonstrate how they interact with…
2013 13 years ago
1 post
- Picasso’s most impressive artwork in the Art Institute exhibit is Bull
Over 100 artworks by Picasso grace the new show at the Art Institute of Chicago. Everyone knows Picasso is a genius artist, so I approached the…
2010 16 years ago
1 post
- Gray is better than grey
My twin brother is going to start spelling the word “gray” as “grey.” I disagree. I’m just not a fan of the spelling of “grey.” Grey…
2007 19 years ago
1 post
- yipee! and then there’s yibee.
Take the word “yipee!” so fun and happy. YIPEE! But just change the “p” to a similiar sounding “b” and the word has totally different feel…
2006 20 years ago
1 post
- Trains in your instant messages: one-line ascii art
All aboard! «dõõ-oo–o°°°o-o°°°o-o°°°o-o^^^o-o^^^o-o±±±o-o—-o¬**** ============================================ Anyone have any neat ideas on how to do a different engine or boxcars or even caboose?
2005 21 years ago
1 post
- Tribune Media Services Entertainment website
Tribune Media Services, an innovative and entrepreneurial business unit of Tribune company, is the No. 1 supplier of television and movie information, reaching millions of consumers…
2002 24 years ago
1 post
- Analyze your logs
Just finished up my review of sawmill, a program that analyzes raw log files from my website. I would definetely recommend this program. It’s so extremely…