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Fruit and Nut Animals from a Century Ago.

The following pictures are so wonderful that I just have to hold the explanations for below. Without further ado, I bring you… A cow made of almonds:A bear made of raisins:And my personal favorite, an elephant made of English walnuts:These images come to us via the librarians at the University of Washington, who have done [...]
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Stunning Speakers.

Do you know how a gramophone acts? (Image from NYPL Digital Gallery) Last Thursday, instead of making myself squirm through the vice-presidential debate as it unfolded live, I went to a concert. The musician Andrew Bird played the Tarrytown Music Hall, and his haunting, looping violin (combined with glockenspiel, guitar, voice, and whistling) filled the [...]
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