Wolverine cubs playing in the dappled sunshine in their woodland enclosure at Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens near Burford, Oxfordshire — via Youtube
Messenger bag in Scandinavian style cotton canvas, white and orange flowers and leaves on a mid brown background. Lined in a coordinating printed cotton. There is a zipped pocket on the outside and a phone pocket on the inside. The flap closes with a magnetic clasp. The adjustable strap is light brown cotton webbing and all the fittings are bronze coloured — via Etsy
SNAP BY BE-ELASTIC from Be-elastic on Vimeo
Converting almost anything you find into a household furnishing, from discarded doors and shelf boxes to dart boards, these clip-on supports can be added or removed in seconds.
Initially experimenting with cards, clips and coat hangers, a pair of Spanish design students in Barcelona, Maria Roca and Erika Biarnes (together: Be-Elastic), developed this system to be elegant, efficient, strong and flexible, combining slim steel supports with straightforward usability — via Web Urbanist
This cuddly soft Black Crow (or Raven, if you like it better) is a real winter bird. He is made of soft black furry plush and stuffed with polyfill. Legs and beaks are made of grey canvas. Back of the wings and tail are made of black checked cotton fabric. The eyes are made of buttons. The Crow is 25cm seated and he has extremely big legs and beak — as all real crows — via Etsy
Banksia ericifolia and Banksia ericifolia originally uploaded by Red Wolf
— via Youtube
Gongen Racing reproduced the final Kevin Magee model, my favourite helmet design — via Gongen Racing
Sir Christopher Lee, known as the master of horror, has died at the age of 93 after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure.
The veteran actor, immortalised in films from Dracula to The Wicker Man, and via James Bond villainy to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, died at 8.30am on Sunday morning at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London.
His wife, the former Danish model Birgit Kroencke, decided to hold back the information for four days until all family members and friends were informed. The couple had been married for more than 50 years and had one daughter, Christina. Christopher Lee: share your tributes Read more
The actor was knighted in 2009 for services to drama and charity, and was awarded the Bafta fellowship in 2011.
News of his death prompted an outpouring of grief from actors, musicians, and even the prime minister; all paid tribute to Lee’s great talent.
If Sir Christopher Lee had just been a movie star, he would still have been an icon. But he had an amazing life even beyond his incredible body of work. Whether you’re still lamenting his passing or unsure why his death is such a loss, here’s 22 reasons why Christopher Lee will always be a legend — via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Wrong Hands
Matte black steel and timber-clad stacked volumes fill in empty spaces throughout the medieval Torre del Borgo in northern Italy, a recent renovation by architect Gianluca Gemini, stabilising the crumbling stone walls and connecting the four stories together for transformation into a public library. Still strong after all these centuries, the stone shell of the fortified building works in concert with modern materials to create a space that provides an important function to the community, and helps preserve its history — via Urbanist
Paper Lantern Light, Residential Tower and Paper Lantern Light Deflated originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Princess Grace Kelly in Monaco, 1962. Photograph by Gilbert M Grosvenor, National Geographic Creative — via National Geographic: Found
Determinedly Asleep, Elegance and Go Away. Sleeping originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Fifty years ago, ovens came with buttons and dials to control satellites overhead — via Wil Wheaton
Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education — via Youtube
Doodle Time by Sarah Andersen [tumblr | twitter | facebook] — via The Frogman
Australia is one of the most aggressive countries in the world in terms of mass surveillance and its techniques could be the subject of future leaks, journalist Glenn Greenwald, who first reported on the Edward Snowden revelations for the Guardian, has said.
Greenwald, who now works for The Intercept, told ABC’s Lateline program on Thursday night that Australia is probably the country that has gotten away with things the most in terms of the Snowden revelations
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There are interesting documents about what Australia is doing to privacy rights — not just to their own citizens Glenn Greenwald
Australia is one of the most aggressive countries that engage in mass surveillance as a member of the Five Eyes partnership,
he said, referring to a security sharing arrangement between the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
There has been less reporting on Australia than the other four countries. We intend to change that.
We are working on the reporting,
he continued. We will definitely get that done as soon as we can
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Skull Violins by Jeff Stratton — via Arcane Images
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo has welcomed a litter of seven baby Skunks. Born 2 May to first time mum, Mia
, the Skunk kits have just opened their eyes and will soon emerge from the den. Mia and kits, five boys and two girls, have been relocated to a temporary enclosure, along the Florida boardwalk, until the kits are mobile — via ZooBorns
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