— via Etsy
An Andean Bear cub, born over the winter at Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Queens Zoo, recently made his public debut. This is the first Andean Bear born in New York City — via Youtube
The things that really scare us are the things that are going on just outside the spotlight that you can’t quite see
— Stephen King on 22 October 1989
The author takes us on a journey back to his childhood and the roots for his decades crafting memorable horror fiction — via Youtube
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— via xkcd
They are too young for a Lambretta or a Vespa, but they might like to be going with the Chad Valley retro electric scooter for kids.
Trading on the classic scooter look of a bygone era, this is a working bike for kids of sorts. By that, we mean it has working headlights and engine sounds, as well as 6V engine
, which hits around 3mph in forward or reverse. Oh yes, has an FM radio too.
Designed for age three and up, it sells for £129.99 — via Junior Hipster
Well, Mr Watson, we have your lab results back. And, well… — via Youtube
Since mid-April, Zoo Vienna Tiergarten Schönbrunn has welcomed eleven Northern Rockhopper Penguin chicks — via Youtube
This is a stop motion of the world’s biggest puzzle with over 33,000 pieces. It took over 400 hours to assemble and 400 hours to do the stop motion — via Youtube
Loudest spontaneous shout — via miguelmarquezoutside
A prototype for a Cookie Box that can only be opened when you’re with two people. This is the box without the actual lid, so you can see how the mechanism works. In order to open the box, you need at least three hands.
Details of the complete box, plus instructions on how to make it yourself — via Youtube
Meet Idaho Falls Zoo‘s a-roar-able new addition and his special friend Justice, a Great Pyrenees — via Youtube
A tiny, orphaned cougar cub — with a fuzzy, spotted coat, baby-blue eyes and a surprisingly big voice — has briefly taken up residence behind the scenes at the Oregon Zoo’s veterinary medical centre. The cub, described as loud and rambunctious
by zoo vet staff, was rescued this week by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers, after a landslide separated the young cougar from its mother — via Youtube
This zipper pull is easy to make — via Youtube
On 28 April the Museum of Life and Science‘s 6-year-old Red Wolf gave birth to a litter of three male and three female pups. This is the first litter for the Museum, since 2002. All pups and their mother were found to be in good health by the animal care team and are currently on exhibit in the Museum’s Explore the Wild exhibit — via Youtube
Ahead of what would have been Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th birthday, home design company Schumacher, in collaboration with the Wright Foundation, has revived a collection of geometric-print textiles that the world-famous architect designed in 1955.
Prompted by House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon, who introduced Wright to Schumacher, the collaboration was originally developed as part of the Taliesin Ensemble
, a collection of furnishings for people who did not have the privilege of living in one of his homes. It was officially called Schumacher’s Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics and Wallpaper
and included an array of textiles and wallpaper whose designs were hand-drawn by Wright — via Curbed
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Members of the European Parliament will vote today on draft rules that would allow citizens to enjoy legally purchased music and movie streaming subscriptions when they travel to another EU country. It’s hoped that improved access to content will help to dampen frustrations and reduce Internet piracy.
Being a fully-paid up customer of a streaming service such as Spotify or Netflix should be a painless experience, but for citizens of the EU, complexities exist.
Subscribers of Netflix, for example, have access to different libraries, depending on where they’re located. This means that a viewer in the Netherlands could begin watching a movie at home, travel to France for a weekend break, and find on arrival that the content he paid for is not available there.
A similar situation can arise with a UK citizen’s access to BBC’s iPlayer. While he has free access to the service he previously paid for while at home, travel to Spain for a week and access is denied, since the service believes he’s not entitled to view.
While the EU is fiercely protective of its aim to grant free movement to both people and goods, this clearly hasn’t always translated well to the digital domain. There are currently no explicit provisions under EU law which mandate cross-border portability of online content services.
Following a vote today, however, all that may change.
In a few hours time, Members of the European Parliament will vote on whether to introduce new Cross-border portability
rules (pdf), that will give citizens the freedom to enjoy their media wherever they are in the EU, without having to resort to piracy — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Pat Laperrière of Le PicBois from Quebec who is a woodworker primarily focused on wood turning. In this video, he demonstrates how he makes a simple, yet beautiful wooden bowl out of a log of beech. Pat has been wood turning for three years, and although he makes it look easy, it’s quite a dangerous and skilful endeavour — via Youtube
The FATH (Fundación Argentina de Trasplante Hepático) and DDB Argentina present The man and the dog
, a story of friendship that seeks to inspire people to become organ donors.
The film The man and the dog
, by DDB Argentina, is an awareness film created by DDB Buenos Aires for the FATH (Fundacion Argentina de Transplante Hepatico), a non-governmental non-profit organization that thanks to the commitment of people and companies has been carrying out its charitable work since 18 years ago — via Youtube
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