All that is solid melts into the air

[Via LikeCool]

Varini’s shape shifting

Felice Varini uses paint on independent surfaces to suggest shapes that can only be seen from a particular vantage point.

[Via Cellar IotD]

Sit in the corner

[From Arbroath]

Better than any screensaver

A beautiful and mesmerizing video of the Kuroshio Sea exhibit at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan, shot by Jon Rawlinson and set to the song “Please Don’t Go” by Barcelona.  It’s well worth checking out on full screen in HD.

[Via Neatorama]

Poverty in D.C., 1938

A mere “stone’s throw” from the Capitol.

30 Rock, 1933

This fabulous photo is from Shorpy, a website that showcases old photos from the 1850s to 1950s.  It’s definitely worth a look.

Photo by Samuel H. Gottscho

LEGO church

Photos of the Abston Church of Christ have been around since Amy Hughes finished her 7′ x 5.5′ x 2.5′ church in 2002 out of thousands of LEGO pieces.  The creation is incredibly detailed and took over a year and a half to complete.

[Via Upcoming Queue]

Innovative wind turbine designs

The coolest windmills you’ve seen all day.

An awful mess in Detroit

Photos of abandoned public schools rotting in Detroit are a stark reminder of that city’s systemic decline.

Photo: James Griffioen

[Via Andrew Sullivan]

Photos of New York

This wonderful series of photos from 120 years ago through modern times shows the progression of building types and an ever-changing skyline, with occasional glimpses of what life was like for New Yorkers.

Traffic in 1905

[Via Neatorama]