December 17th, 2009 by Amanda

Acoustic listening devices developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense systems research between World Wars 1 and 2. They look really futuristic to me.

December 13th, 2009 by Sydney

Photographer Brian Ulrich has been investigating the plight of American consumer culture, documenting dead malls and other franchises as they sit abandoned in ruins.  Looking at these, I half expect zombies or cannibals to pop out at me.  They are utterly horrifying (but in the prettiest way possible).  Should we be worried?  Yeah, I think so.

Interested in seeing more on this subject?  Another photographic series to look into is Walead Beshty’s “The Phenomenology of Shopping + Dead Mall.”

(via io9)

December 13th, 2009 by Amanda

This is creepy as hell, but I love it. See more.

December 10th, 2009 by Senna

Kate Bush is one of my favorite outlandish musicians.  Almost as much as Bjork. Wouldn’t it be awesome if she was actually an alien from a theatrical, campy planet? Maybe she’s from the same galaxy as Lady Gaga…FantasyIRL to form intergalactic alliance of aliens turned pop stars!

(directed by Chris Cunningham, who I very much enjoy)

December 9th, 2009 by Amanda

If me and Sydney had a child, it would look like this: