Month: March 2016

Al Jazeera Street Food World Tour

The Japanese have a word for it: kuidaore, “to eat oneself bankrupt.” This has risen to some combination of tradition and aspiration in Osaka, Japan’s second-largest city, a former merchant enclave once referred to as the country’s “kitchen.” You can see exactly what empties Osakan bank accounts on Al Jazeera English’s series Street Food. Its episode on…… Continue reading Al Jazeera Street Food World Tour

Ferrofluid + Glow Sticks – Dianna Cowern

Ferromagnetic + fluid = ferrofluid, a liquid containing nanoscale particles of magnetite, hematite, or an iron compound. Invented by NASA’s Steve Papell in 1963, ferrofluid forms undulating spikes and patterns as it reacts to nearby magnetic fields.Glow sticks are a chemiluminescent reaction captured in plastic tubes. Combine ferrofluid with glow stick liquid and you get color-filled landscapes of black ooze. Physics Girl Dianna Cowern demonstrates and…… Continue reading Ferrofluid + Glow Sticks – Dianna Cowern

Strange Invaders (2001) – Cordell Barker

A childless couple lives the nightmare of their dreams in this hilarious Oscar®-nominated animated short. From the director of the much-loved classic The Cat Came Back comes the tale of a mischievous alien toddler who turns an innocent couple’s lives upside-down… and with style! Directed by Cordell Barker – 2001

Color Our Collection Round Up (2016)

Biodiversity Heritage LibraryBodleian Library (PDF)Digital Public Library of AmericaDittrick Medical History Center Rare Book Collections, Case Western Reserve University (PDF)EuropeanaFolger LibraryJames Madison University (PDF)National Archives of the United States (patents)New York Academy of MedicineNew York Botanical GardenNew York Public Library (PDF)Special Collections and Rare Books, University of Missouri Libraries (PDF)Smithsonian Libraries – (PDF)The GettyThe HuntingtonThe Open LibraryWangensteen Historical…… Continue reading Color Our Collection Round Up (2016)