This is half art/half ranÂdom, or maybe it’s betÂter to say half random/half art. AnyÂway, it calls to mind one of our popÂuÂlar posts (EleÂphant PaintÂing) from months to go. So here it is, an aniÂmatÂed short by NicoÂlas Deveaux.
Ninth Circuit Judge on The Dating Game Way Back When
The name Alex KozinÂsÂki probÂaÂbly won’t mean much to many of you. But if you’re a lawyer, or a Supreme Court watchÂer, you’ll know that he’s the Chief Judge of the UnitÂed States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CirÂcuit (a realÂly presÂtiÂgious posiÂtion). Rather recentÂly, he’s been assoÂciÂatÂed with a highÂly visÂiÂble pornogÂraÂphy scanÂdal relatÂed to one of his casÂes, and now this. A video docÂuÂmentÂing his appearÂance long ago on The DatÂing Game, a wonÂderÂful piece of AmerÂiÂcana. And the best part is that he beat SquigÂgy from the othÂer slice of AmerÂiÂcana, LavÂerne & Shirley. Oh, the endÂless wealth of YouTube:
A Day in the Life of Air Traffic
The AirÂTrafÂfic team presents a rather intriguÂing visuÂalÂizaÂtion of what globÂal air trafÂfic looks like over a 24 hour periÂod. File this under RanÂdom. Here it goes:
Live Streams of the Olympics
A quick fyi, you can catch live streams of the Olympic Games via the web.
If you live in the US, you can watch at NBCOlympics.com,
If you live in the UK and Europe, you can get the stream at BBC TV Olympics
If you live on ChiÂna’s MainÂland, you can see the games at CCTVOlympics.com
And for AusÂtralian fans, watch here: https://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/
or https://www.abc.net.au/olympics/
via Actionooz
Tsunami Surfing
A litÂtle sumÂmer ranÂdomÂness. It’s actuÂalÂly quite beauÂtiÂful …
(And, no, I’m not sure if this is techÂniÂcalÂly a tsunaÂmi.)
A Year in Antarctica Boiled Down to Six Minutes
1200 peoÂple live in AntarcÂtiÂca durÂing the sumÂmer, and about 200 in winÂter. AssumÂing that you’re not among them, we’ve postÂed this time lapse video to show you what you’re missÂing:
When the Flintstones Peddled Cigarettes
What can you say about this? A quick trip back to the 1950s… File this under RanÂdom …
(For forÂeign readÂers, all you need to know is that The FlintÂstones was a clasÂsic AmerÂiÂcan carÂtoon.)
RelatÂed ConÂtent:
Rewind the VideoÂtape: Mike WalÂlace InterÂviews 1950s CelebriÂties
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