1. "Himalayan glaciers are actually advancing rather than retreating, claims the first major study since a controversial UN report said they would be melted within quarter of a century." Supposedly, the main factor affecting the glaciers melt rate is how much debris is on them, not global warming.
2. Plush Madman and his girlfriend.
3. Comment and win art.
*Previously: Madman paper toy.
*Buy Madman toys at eBay.
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Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts
Monet and Van Gogh x Global Warming
Monet and Van Gogh x Global Warming by DraftFCB. Via.
*Buy Fly Now!: The Poster Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum at Amazon.
Letter beads desktop wallpaper (link roundup)
Letter beads desktop wallpaper available here. Via.
And a few more links:
1. ESPN hosted an online chat with Jared, of Subway commercial fame. The questions all had to be provided by a plant, right?
2. Taco Bell colored the water dispenser button black and put up a sign falsely saying the dispenser did not provide water.
3. Road construction signs hacked to warn of zombie invasion. Video here.
4. Forget any global warming scares you might hear from the White House. Obama keeps the thermostat so high you could "grow orchids" in winter. Via.
*Find more desktop wallpapers here.
*Buy zombie toys at eBay.
Vintage news report from 1970 features footage of Dr. Manhattan in action (link roundup)
Vintage news report from 1970 features a short retrospective on Dr. Manhattan's career to date. I wonder if there will be similar films for the other characters.
And a few more links:
1. Brandon Bird has created Law and Order-themed Valentines, as well as a Guernica/G.I. Joe mashup. (Guernica's on my list of classics that suck.)
2. Bryan Lee O'Malley draws Shadowcat.
3. Joe Alterio has created a comic for the upcoming BLDGBlog book depicting London as an "archipelago of flood walls and fortresses."
4. Ad encourages you to say "F** you Earth" by buying plastic cups.
*Previously: Scott Pilgrim stars in birthday poster.
*Buy Watchmen toys at eBay.
John McCain's Vietnamese jailers endorse him for President and other news of the day
1. Col. Tran Trong Duyet, former commander of the "Hanoi Hilton" prison camp, where McCain was held, has endorsed McCain for president. You can read more here, including a description of the prison camp, which has been turned into a museum. Via. (McCain/Anna Nicole Smith campaign poster found here.)
2. Man accused of having sex with comatose wife in nursing home, court says he's entitled to privacy. This article does a terrible job of describing the situation, but it's safe to say it's one sextape I hope never shows up online. Via.
3. Frank Mundus, the real life inspiration for Captain Quint in Jaws died this week at age 82. You can read his obituary at the NY Times. (Jaws bento box found here.)
Ever read the book Jaws? As I recall, nearly one third of the book is devoted to the police chief's wife and her desire to have an affair.
4. I'm not a fan of the stage productions, but this description of a new play starring Dylan McDermott and Maura Tierney is awfully intriguing. The play is called Three Changes and you can apparently watch about five minutes here if you register.
*Previously: Disturbing Polish Jaws 2 poster.
*Buy books by Peter Benchley at Amazon.
Do Indians have to live on reservations?
I visited my folks today, looked through some of the books I had as a kid, and found one called The Answer Book. The initial copyright is from 1959, but this copy was printed in 1977 (although the creators didn't bother updating it for the new printing - - it mentions that one day man will walk on the moon.)
The book promises to answer 300 common questions asked by kids, such as explaining where lightning comes from. I found a few gems hidden inside.
This page explains that the pyramids were built by laying down a layer of stones, and then building a sloping road to drag stones up to the next level. Which sort of begs the question: How did they build the giant road?
This page confidently describes ice caps at the poles on Mars (and plant life).
And this page helpfully explains that "Indians" don't have to live on reservations. They just like to.
But best of all, this page warns of the danger of global warming.
The text says:
Perhaps you've heard somebody's grandmother say, "Winters aren't as cold as they used to be when I was a girl." Scientists are beginning to think Grandma is right, if she lives in the northeastern part of the United States. That part of the world is warmer than it was fifty years ago. But along the Pacific coast the weather seems to have grown a little colder. Alaska is warming up, and glaciers are melting in other parts of the world. Why? Scientists have made many guesses, but they admit they don't really know. At any rate, if all the ice in the world melted, the oceans would rise at least 200 feet.
The more things change...
A timely find as Al Gore was on Meet The Press this morning. Here's part of the exchange:
MR. BROKAW: Let me ask you about your personal lifestyle, because it's been the subject of a lot of dialogue on the blogs, as you know . . . . Why was it necessary for you to have a 10,000 square foot home? Because that is going to be more energy intensive than a smaller home for just the two of you.
VICE PRES. GORE: Well, there--I don't claim to be perfect, and all of us who care about this issue are, are trying to do our part, but I, I will say this. We buy green energy. The issue is carbon. The issue is carbon, and we have, essentially, a carbon-free home. We buy from wind energy and solar energy. Our roof is covered with solar electric panels, a geothermal system with all these deep wells, and we cut our natural gas bill by 90 percent, and I'm, I'm--we're, we're walking the walk and not just talking the talk. There are always people who are going to try to aim at the messenger if they don't like the message, and I don't claim to be perfect, but we are walking the walk.
MR. BROKAW: How often do you fly on a private jet?
VICE PRES. GORE: I've--much more frequently on public transportation. I'm flying on Southwest Airlines again today. But sometimes the schedule requires that, and sometimes I do that.
Global Warming Poster by Anita Liu
More like a "beware of giant shark" poster, but still very cool.
*Find vintage movie posters at MoviePoster.com.
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