Video from Goeblins, a Parisian animation school. The site is in French but the animations are all so nice.

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National Geographic is known for their images. Somehow they manage to corral the best natural photographers in to one place, so it was no surprise to me when every image that sprung up in their International Photography Contest set was as good as the last. This might be the best way to supplement your Commons addiction.

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I’m not sure if it’s because this house is just down the street (relatively speaking) or because it really is stunning, but this house from ZERAFA caught my eye. The New York City architecture firm designed this 5,000 sf. home in Niagara Falls, Ontario for a private client. If only I had the money…

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Pictured above is a portrait of Charles Darwin and, beside it, a version that I made on my computer. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that my computer made it for me; the picture on the right was evolved using a program written by artist/scientist Steve DiPaola. The program is part of his research into computer creativity, which is, as the name implies, an effort to make computers creative. Evolving Darwin’s Gaze is described in an excellent set of videos, and also on its website, where you can evolve your own set of portraits.

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The other great thing about salad for dinner is you can eat dessert and not feel guilty.

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Today was insane. I had hardly any time to think, let alone cook. When you walk in the door at 7pm there isn’t much time for preparation. At our house this calls for Dinner Salad.

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My experiences with Peruvian cooking have two very extreme outcomes. I either love it or I’ve never had anything worse. Exposed to my friends Peruvian families, I have had many years of fantastic and dismal meals. One of my favourites has been Papa a la Huancaína. Not only is it delicious but it’s fun to say. I have to thank Carla for this recipe, although she mostly just told me the ingredients and not the proportions.

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Pizza and video games night is a common occurrence in our house. Without a Little Ceasers nearby anymore, I decided to make my own. I found this recipe on the Mango & Tomato blog and this is the improvised version.

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There is nothing better on a Sunday full of thunderstorms than a hot shower, towels from the dryer and soup.

Wonton Soup Recipe:

Wontons:
1 package of wonton wrappers
1 package of ground pork
2 cups spinach
1/2 white onion
Salt and Pepper to taste

Broth:
1 box chicken broth
Equal parts water (to taste)
1 bunch of green onions
1 dash of soy sauce

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Fontshop.com is celebrating their 20th birthday.  To mark the occasion, they’ve released a slew of beautiful infographics that compile some interesting font statistics.  Typo-centric infographics about fonts?  This is some seriously meta stuff.

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