Pride Tiger – May 21st, 2009

Client: Habitat

Lake Heartbeat – Between Dreams

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Artist: Irene L

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Faceless Watch

Faceless Watch

Pioneer 10

1970’s illustration of the Pioneer 10 as it passes Jupiter. The Pioneer 10 was originally designed for a 21-month mission, pointed in the direction of Aldebaran, but ended up lasting more than 30 years.

Pioneer sent one last, weak signal that was recieved Jan. 22, 2003.

The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition

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The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

Every passing hour brings the Solar System forty-three thousand miles closer to Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules—and still there are some misfits who insist that there is no such thing as progress.
Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

Delphic – Counterpoint

UNKLE – Heaven

I have some real respect for the work of Spike Jonze, and watching this with it’s retro-styled colour grading and superb shots, mixed with slow-mo was amazing. Then I got halfway through and was literally blown away!

"We have no scar to show for happiness."

It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.
Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

Tokyo!

Tokyo!

What is that? (Τι είναι αυτό;)

Father and son are sitting on a bench. Suddenly a sparrow lands across them.

Time Will

In April 18, 2007, the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry published the results of a recent joint study by the University of Reading and University of Cagliari that showed moderate consumptions of champagne may help the brain cope with the trauma of stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease. The research noted that the high amount of the antioxidant polyphenols in sparkling wine can help prevent deterioration of brain cells due to oxidative stress.

During the study scientist exposed two groups of mice with blanc de blancs (100% Chardonnay composition) and blanc de noir (Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier based) and a control group with no exposure to champagne. All groups were then subjected to high levels of neurotoxicity similar to what the human brain experiences during inflammatory conditions.

The study found that the groups pretreated with exposure to Champagne had a higher level of cell restoration compared to the group that wasn’t. The study’s co-authors noted that it was too early to conclusively say that drinking champagne is beneficial to brain health but that the study does point researchers to more exploration in this area.