Norway Takes It Slow

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A few years ago, I posted a story on the Norwegian Broadcasting Company’s longest, slowest television show. Viewers in Norway—and geeks like me around the world—were riveted to their screens for the non-stop, 134 hour-long telecast of the Hurtigruten boat trip up the nation’s coast to the Arctic Circle. In recent years, Norwegian TV has broadcast exciting Slow-TV shows on hot topics such as knitting, firewood, and fishing. Now fans of Slow-TV can get their fix anytime on Netflix, which is offering all of these shows, although some are actually edited, including the complete 7 hour train ride from Bergen to Oslo on the wonderful Bergensbanen.

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Books, No Books

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A Message From The Past To The Future

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A century of wonders

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This month, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Park Service. Over the decades, the Park Service has commissioned wonderful art work to encourage folks to get out and enjoy these national treasures. Some of the most enduring art is in the form of posters created during the 1930s by the Federal Art Project, which provided work for thousands of struggling artists, designers, photographers, and printers.

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Europe, 2016

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I am constantly in awe of the process and artistry involved in street art mural work. This short video observes the brilliant Polish muralist BEZT from the ETAM Cru collective as he creates a gorgeous piece titled simply “Europe” in Mannheim, Germany.

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Angst Essen Selle Auf

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H/t to artist Michaela Greave and R.W. Fassbinder

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Stranger Things

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If you haven’t seen the new Netflix series Stranger Things, drop everything, skiv off from work, play hooky from school, avoid all responsibilities, and start binge watching. I won’t spoil the experience by commenting on the show’s content. However, I can share the short video below on the clever title typography, which is brilliant on its own merits. If you’re already a fan, check out the clever website MakeItStranger and play with the title typography.

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You Are What You Read

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Lost In Place

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Getting lost in a new city isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, sometimes it’s the way that we discover the true spirit of a place. Lost iN is a marvelous series of locally curated travel guides that invites readers to “surrender to the essence of the place” . Based in Germany, the guide book series currently covers, Berlin, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Paris, London, Barcelona, Ibiza, Lisbon, Milan, Amsterdam, NYC and Los Angeles. It’s great to see a commitment to print travel these days when the whole world is gaga over digital.

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Curiosity Feeds Imagination

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New work in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg by the amazing French artist known as Mantra.

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