This catalog of Jan Vermeer van Delft’s works is wonderfully informative. It gives art history and cultural information in a surprisingly simple interface. Click on an image like The Guitar Player and mouse over the painting for in-depth information about everything from the invention of the guitar to identifying 17th- century social classes by fabrics. Know of any other great displays of cultural information like this?

link: Essential Vermeer Catalog

Today, Google detected a cyber attack of their servers directed at humanitarian activists in China. In light of these attacks, Google has decided to stop censoring searches on google.cn.
“These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to [...]

Performed in 1975, Carolee Schneemann’s Interior Scroll is an essential part of the cannon of feminist art. She pulled a scroll from inside her and read it aloud as if her lady parts were proclaiming feminism. Can anybody find a video?
“I thought of the vagina in many ways — physically, conceptually: as a sculptural form, [...]

Ever needed to climb the stairway to musical heaven? Want to rock out with your Bach out? Learn to read and write guitar tabs with this excellent instructable.
(via Instructables.com)

This is a chart showing how long it took people to learn to ride a unicycle. I’m not 100% certain on what “learn” entails, but it must mean some level of stability on one wheel, right? So go pick yourself up a Torker unicycle and get on your bikes and ride!
More in-depth info here.
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