Autistic, ADHD, bisexual, nonbinary, ex-Christian, they/them, GenXer
This really is a pretty astounding illustration. The stars and planets surveyed by Kepler, with the Sun for comparison.
Click through for the full-size version on APOD.
Via invaderxan:
Illustration of the various colours and sizes of stars and planets being surveyed by Kepler. The star on its own near the top right, for comparison, is the Sun with both Jupiter and Earth shown in front of it. Earth may be too small for you to see in this image… but not too small for Kepler!
Fun illustration (not sure what of!) by Craig and Karl.
Via julienfoulatier:
Illustration by Craig and Karl.
SFシリーズ 「われはロボット」I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 1971
illustration: taizo IWAI 岩井泰三
Astounding Science Fiction October 1953
illustration: Frank Kelly Freas
QUEEN ”News of the World” 1977
I believe the word is “homaaaaaaage”.
This is /so/ me. #theyneverchangedear #andtheynevergrowup
Via epicstratton:
As usual, Yehuda Moon knows what’s up.
Finally got round to watching today’s awesome Freddie Mercury Google Doodle - but this remains my favourite “Don’t Stop Me Now” fanvid (and I suspect the Google Doodle was heavily inspired by it).
Medieval smiley face
This is a true feel-good doodle, drawn by a medieval reader and found in the lower margin of a 13th-century page. The surprisingly modern-looking smiley face is wearing glasses and seems to float towards the text in a balloon, quite content. This little scene made my day.
Pic: Conches, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 7 (main text 13th century, doodle 14th or 15th century).
I link it because at this point in current US news wry, bleak humor is the only kind of humor I have left.
The Senator was vulgar, almost illiterate, a public liar easily detected, and in his “ideas” almost idiotic, while his celebrated piety was that of a traveling salesman for church furniture, and his yet more celebrated humor the sly cynicism of a country store.
Angry Birds photographed in their natural habitats. (Kind-of.)
Via svalts:
The Angry Birds have been captured and illustrated out in the wild by artist Mohamed Raoof. With help with actual photographers (proper credit given on all illustrations), he gave each angry little bird a more “natural” look.
Natural Angry Birds - by Mohamed Raoof
(Via: justinrampage)
Yup.
“This Godless Communism” Treasure Chest vol. 17, #2 (Sept. 28, 1961)
Read on for more gems like this illustration of Trotsky about to be killed by a hilariously stereotypical Mexican assassin:
Only in America.
