pic of the day: yay edition

ap moves in this weekend, b joins her in a month. So much excitement, we cannot handle it.

pic of the day

Because who doesn't need a Mermaid Parade?

photo of the day

The latest issue of Italian Vogue is about to hit European newsstands (and American ones soon after) and features all black models and stories related to black people in the arts. This is pretty cool, albeit kind of random coming from Italy of all places. Though it would be nice if all fashion magazines regularly featured many minority models (in a good way) instead this being a novel idea.
Preview some of the images before the mag comes to the states!

picture of the day

This picture comes from Wired magazines black and white photo contest. The mag let readers vote for their favorite from submissions and these are the top 10. This one wasn't number one, but it was my favorite. They've also compiled an editor's top ten.

They are great to look at; check 'em out.

picture of the day

This picture came from a slide show about an architect who designed an apartment as one giant scavenger hunt involving hidden clues in furniture and walls, poems behind wall panels, and that even forced the children's friends to crack the code seen in the picture. So awesome.

picture of the day

I frequent the NY Times slide shows; there are generally some great images of all kinds of different people, places, and events. This slideshow was great because it reminded me of a more upscale version of an Oberlin party or something: part hilarious, part comforting. Plus, when I saw this picture, the woman on the right kind of reminded me of our friend, MDH, and it made me smile. So, it's my picture of the day, a new daily post I suppose.

life before death

There is a new exhibit at the Welcome Collection in London called Life Before Death. It is a photographer's look at hospice patients both during their care and after their passing. This is a very interesting concept, for it asks us to consider what we can learn about life by thinking about death. It is also interesting to consider the controlled environment in which the photographer made this study: a hospice environment where patients are suffering from long-term illnesses and know their death is imminent.
Take a look for yourself.

A few things I thought about were whether or not I'd feel/think differently if there was no information about the person next to their picture. Also, what if all the people weren't at least in their 40s?

At the least, the pictures are quite compelling.