The anatomy of a good grilled cheese, homemade mint chocolate bars and a sip of cherry moon, are all part of this week's roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious. To find out more about each delectable post, click on its individual image.
Earlier today, I found myself surrounded by grey matter in the stunning exhibition Brains: The mind as matter at the Wellcome Collection. The exhibition is a triumph, offering a fascinating look into our understanding of the anatomy of mind both today and throughout history. The curators have brought together over 150 artifacts surrounding the theme of the brain and they have done a fantastic job of bringing together a wide range of perspectives, genres and media as well as capturing the brain both scientifically and as a cultural object. In 'Brains', historical anatomical illustrations complement modern imaging, photo series accompany an elegant audio listening station and modern art and preserved brain specimens all work together in the exhibition space. Somehow, despite the wide variety of displays, the exhibition holds together beautifully and is truly awe-inspiring, though there are certainly chilling moments as we look back on early surgical instruments and videos of electroconvulsive therapy.
The exhibition runs until June 17th and it's definitely one to see if you're in town. In the meantime, enjoy the photos courtesy of the Wellcome Collection. You can get a further peek at the exhibition at the exhibition's online image galleries and you can even explore the surface of the brain in 360 degrees. See many pictures from the exhibition (provided by the Welcome Collection, since photos weren't allowed) on the next page!
Violet Oil Beetle and the Oil Beetle Hunt!
Despite being a zoologist, I confess, I wasn't 100% sure what this amazing creature was when I first caught sight of it. A bright glint of blue and purple in the sunshine, it didn't fit with its surroundings and the Londoner in me immediately dismissed it as a stray bit of foil or plastic. But then we noticed it was moving on its own, waddling along in a very exposed position at the edge of a Dorset field.
On closer inspection, it looked a bit like a rove beetle with its half-sized elytra (those hard outer wings), but it far larger and more iridescent than any rove beetle I'd ever seen (some 30mm long)! So we snapped a few photos of the beautiful beetle for ID, then popped it back on the soil, where it started to dig. Check out our photos and find out more about these beautiful and fascinating insects on the next page!
Dumpster pinhole cameras, stupidity in super slow motion and adorable baby coatis are all part of this week's roundup from NOTCOT.org. To find out more about each post, click on its individual image.
If you're in LA before May 6th, Ben Jones' installation at the Avant/Garde Diaries Transmission LA: A/V Club at MoCA is a must… no pictures or video can do the nauseatingly bizarre feeling of being in a never ending 8-bit race justice… but that being said, in case you can't make it here, here's a peek at how it felt on video on the next page!
One of the artists that caught my eye at the Avant/Garde Diaries: Transmission LA: A/V CLUB was Sage Vaughn… take a look at some of the moth covered drip paintings on the next page!
Camel racing, the Paranal observatory, and the remote Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland are all part of this week's travel roundup from NotVentures. To find out more about each destination, click on its individual image.
The magic behind food ads, London cocktails and reinvented Oreos are all part of this week's roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious. To find out more about each tasty post, click on its individual image.
Self-folding origami, beautiful anglerfish, and a bike/turntable are all part of this week's roundup from NOTCOT.org. To find out more about each post, click on its individual image.