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  wnycradiolab:

  transitmaps:

  Historical Map: Moscow Metro, 1980

  Here’s a beautiful map of the Moscow Metro from 1980 that’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. I don’t think it’s an official map, as it looks quite different to other Moscow maps of the same vintage. The archive I found the map in also lists it as “Source Unknown”. It appears to have been printed on the flyleaf of a pocket-sized book, bound to the book’s front cover on the left half, with the fold just to the right of the vertical Orange Line of the map.

  Have we been there? No.

  What we like: One of the most unique-looking transit maps I’ve ever seen. It looks more like a map of the solar system, with Jupiter-sized interchange stations within the orbit of the Ring Line, smaller satellites (outlying stations) trailing along in their wake. Despite the unusual form, and the renowned complexity of the Moscow system, this still has a nice sense of clarity, simplicity and order to it - this map is still very usable.

  What we don’t like: Some absolutely terrible registration on the printing (which appears to be all spot colours - nine different colours in total!). Some fairly crude-looking linework, which may be poor draftsmanship or the result of the printing.

  Our rating: Totally unique, but still a very usable map. Four stars.

  (Source: Lebedev Studio’s historical archives of Moscow Metro maps)

  Love this.

  
  

  05/23/13

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  allthethingswelove:

  (via Photo Booth : The New Yorker)

  
  

  05/22/13

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  Behind the Scenes at Radiolab

  
  

  05/22/13

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  theatlantic:

  Newspaper Front Pages After the Oklahoma Tornado

  [Images: New York Times/The Oklahoman/Tulsa World/New York Post]

  
  

  05/21/13

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  theatlanticcities:

  “I wanted to show a part of the Megalopolis that struck me, that showed very clearly that something is not working well for us as human beings in relation with our environment.” -Héctor Mediavilla

  A glimpse of Mexico City’s subway as seen through the lens of photographer Héctor Mediavilla.

  Known as one of the worst cities in the world in which to drive, Mexico City’s rush hours aren’t much better underground with a subway system that generates around 4 million riders a day.

  Read: Inside Mexico City’s Chaotic Underground Rush Hour

  [Images: Héctor Mediavilla]

  
  

  05/21/13

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  mpdrolet:

  From Gary, Indiana: City of Steel

  William B. Plowman

  
  

  05/20/13

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  johnvink:

  ‘Quest for Land’ exhibition…

  One year ago ‘Quest for Land’, an App for the iPad, bundling 10 years of photographs about land issues in Cambodia was released. There will be an exhibition  at Meta House, on Sothearos Boulevard (yes: in Phnom Penh) to celebrate.

  It is the first time these photographs will be featured in an exhibition in Cambodia.

  The exhibition will be open at 6:00 PM on May 29th and last for the following 2 weeks.

  The exhibition is only the tip of the iceberg though… For the full experience go to iTunes: the ‘Quest for Land’ App developed by Robert Starkweather is available at THIS LINK. It contains over 700 photographs, spread over 20 chapters, and is enriched with a text by Robert Carmichael doing some in-depth analysis about the land grabbing situation in the country, and there are slideshows with soundtrack.

  
  

  05/20/13

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  mpdrolet:

  Joe, Gulu 2012

  Anne Ackermann

  
  

  05/19/13

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  sunfoundation:

  See Inside a Butterfly Chrysalis

  Just like everyone else, you learned about how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly (or moth) inside a chrysalis (or cocoon) and you desperately tried to envision what happens inside and what it looks like. Scientists who’ve opened a lot of chrysalises will tell you the caterpillar turns to goop and then a butterfly, but that’s not completely accurate, and the process of opening one destroys the structure anyway.

  
  

  05/19/13

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  michaelchristopherbrown:

  #bukavu #congo #drc #southkivu

  
  

  05/18/13