This & That:
Know This:
- It’s Manhattanhenge! Neil deGrasse Tyson explains.
- A former Marine is running more than a marathon a day for 100 days, to support wounded vets.
- Toyota’s Prius now is the third-best-selling car in the world.
- The U.N. continues to push for an Internet “code of conduct.”
Read This:
- The story behind Memorial Day’s most haunting image.
- What it means when an impossibly promising 22-year-old dies.
Watch This:
- Behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet’s costume shop.
- Every shoutout to The Roots, ever, on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
- In Rochester, N.Y., a teacher accused of sexual misconduct for years can’t be fired.
Other:
- Tea Time Tumblr: One Tiny Hand
- Tea Time List: 7 Famous Musicians Who Stole Some Of Their Biggest Hits
- Team Time Kickstarter: Moses, The Movie
- Above: picturedept
Wedding Song Upgrade of the Day: The Piano Guys take on “Pachebel’s Canon in D.” Here’s their explainer:
It’s the same 8 notes over and over and over again. The good news is, it’s easy to memorize. The bad news is you don’t know when to stop. There’s a rumor floating around that says Pachelbel either died while writing it, never finishing the cello part, or that he dated a cellist and it did NOT go well. This arrangement is dedicated to all the cellists that have fallen asleep while playing this song…or at least wanted to fall asleep.
Ahem…all the bitter cello-malice aside, Pachelbel’s Canon in D (written in the 1600′s) has stood the test of time — celebrated as the most recognizable piece of classical music. We like to call it the “one-hit wonder of the 1600′s.”
Wait a sec, this description is Rob Paravonian’s routine from ten years ago, pretty much verbatim. Is he part of this act?
An innovative initiative is taking place in the Philippines to bring sustainable lighting to homes in impoverished communities. Empty plastic bottles are installed in the roof, filled with water and bleach they refract sunlight. These “solar light bulbs” provide light equivalent to a 55watt light bulb.
See how they’re made here. From Visual News
Damn that’s awesome.
that is awesome.
I love science… soooo much!!!
it’s Memorial Day in the States!! thank you to all service members, past present and future. this particularly cuddly soldier comes to us from the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines!
Morning Musume “One Two Three” Fashion Roundup!
Thanks to the poor soul on Hello!Online who brought this to some peoples attention and got told “YOU’RE WRONG H!P WOULDN’T JUST COPY A DRESS OMG”
Well, you were close enough - the dress isn’t copied, it IS that dress.
Reina, Riho, Zukki, Masaki, Ayumi and Haruka are wearing Alice and the Pirates’ Bird Cage JSK! However, it has been cut off just below the second horizontal band for a less-lolita-more-idol look. I’ve compared images plenty, it is DEFINITELY that dress. In a way, it’s a little sad because dabbling in lolita fashion myself I know how much those dresses cost oh my god.
Sayumi, Eripon, Mizupon and Haruna are wearing the skirt version of the same dress, with a frilly white corset on top which I can’t identify but can only assume given all those ruffles that it’s by another lolita brand. Again the skirt is cut short in the same place.
All those dresses and skirts aw man… at least they’re spending good money on styling the girls but aawww mannnn AatP is my favourite brand too aaawwwwwww….
The actual pieces aside, everybody is accessorised in their member colours with numerous bows, lace gloves, bands around their arms and chokers, and of course, their thigh socks and boots.
Everyone is in high-heeled boots now! It also turns out the socks are more like legwarmers, as you can clearly see on a picture Reina posted on her blog :)This is uh, the first time I’ve done a post like this.
I think this h!p thing is becoming an obsession.
Send help.
Morning Ginyu Force?Morning Musume/Reina Tanaka & Riho Sayashi & Haruka Kudo & Ayumi Isida
