The Planned Parenthood response to the Focus on Family ad airing during today’s Superbowl. Despite rules against advocacy advertising, CBS gave the anti-abortion ad a thumbs-up, even helping to write the copy, while rejecting a spot for a gay dating site that shows two men kissing. Last year’s Superbowl had an ad with two men locking lips, but that one was framed as a joke and shameful. Shame on CBS. More at Democracy Now and Rachel Maddow.
(via tameourways)
This is a living dog.
A puli.gawd.
“Selections from the the film Proteus, a documentary concerning the life, work, and philosophy of Ernst Haeckel, a 19th century naturalist. The film tells of the man’s character and influences while using his detailed engravings of Radiolaria, single celled marine organisms, to make animated progressions.” Skip ahead to 2:05, 3:40 and 5:11 (the longest one) for the excellent animation sequences. (Via Modcult.)
Georgina Berkeley,Untitled page from the “Berkeley Album” (1867/71). On view as part of “Playing With Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage” at the Met through May 9. Roberta Smith writes “More than once you may find yourself thinking of the abrupt Victorian-flavored credits of ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus.’”
Museum buttons from around the world. According to Fast Company, the Met set the trend with its metal badges beginning in 1971. (Via Coudal.)
My name is Duke Riley. I am acting as a liaison for the Laird Kingdom Liberation Army (LKLA). The LKLA wishes to inform you that prior to Citgo’s purchase of Petty’s Island it was illegally seized from its proper owners by conspiring efforts of arson and fraud by the Crew Levick Oil Company, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the U.S. government. The Laird Kingdom was established in 1855 by King Ralston Laird. The island was a territory legally acquired by the Laird Kingdom by way of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey adverse possession law. Over the next 50 years, the Kingdom invited struggling immigrants to the island and helped them to prosper.
— Duke Riley, excerpted from his letter to Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez concerning Petty Island, which is located in the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, NJ. Last year, Chávez announced that Venezuelan Government (owner of CITGO) will donate the island to New Jersey with the stipulation that it be maintained as a nature reserve and education center. (Via C-Monster.)
Soviet Navy base, Latvia. Photo by Eric Lusito from his series on abandoned Soviet military bases. His book is for sale on Amazon. (Via Dooby Brain.)
