Author Archives: Stan Flouride

More beauties from years gone by:  

Solstice to Equinox Cubed  Image Credit & Copyright: Olivér Nagy Explanation: This 3 month long exposure packed the days from December 22, 2015 through March 20 into a box. Dubbed a solargraph, the unconventional, unfolded picture was recorded with a pinhole camera made from a cube-shaped … Continue reading →

In the recent Presidential debate, moderator Dana Bash asked the candidates about Social Security. In her question, Bash cited the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget when she noted, falsely, that “Social Security is projected to run out of money … Continue reading →

This dad gives his daughter a great VR mountain bike ride, sans any high tech gear.

Does Google Maps reflect national borders, or does it create them? What are the political and legal ramifications when a country disagrees with the map? That’s what a new paper called Google’s World, in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, examines. Author Ethan R. Merel points … Continue reading →

Quebec photographer Andreas Rutkauskas traversed the Canada- US border and documented it with this wonderful series of images. He describes the project: “The border between Canada and the United States is the world’s longest shared land boundary. Stretching 8,891 kilometres … Continue reading →

A collection of Star Wars trading cards with autographs and personal notes from Mark Hamill were posted by autograph expert Steve Grad to his Facebook page. Hamill has been signing Star Wars junk for well over 35 years, so it’s no … Continue reading →

Her expression and body language says to me that she’s heard these two smooth talkers before and she ain’t buyin’ it for a second: Via Shorpy: Fredericksburg, Va., circa 1928. “Cabin on Barton Street.” 8×10 acetate negative by the architectural … Continue reading →