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Lomography: new company, old cameras
At first glance, the Oktomat doesn’t look like a camera. The palm-sized rectangle with eight small lenses in the middle looks like a creature with beaded eyes, and the vividness of its red color is reminiscent of a McDonald’s toy. But snap the button on the left and the wonder begins: its eight lenses shoot, one every 0.50 seconds, to create a photo split into eight frames. The results are always quirky, but you’ll have to wait to develop the film to see your masterpiece. (continue reading…)
Analyze your date’s body language to find hidden signals
Graphic by Elena Toumayan.
You tilt your head to the side and lean forward with your elbows propped up on the dinner table. Those subtle movements are unconscious actions, but could they signal more?
Scott Kominers wins prestigious Morgan Prize
Kominers (middle) receieved the prestigious Morgan Prize for his undergraduate mathematics research at the 2010 Joint Mathematics Meetings. Photo courtesy of Scott Kominers.
For his undergraduate mathematical research, Scott Kominers (’05) received the prestigious Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student. The award honored Kominers for research done as an undergrad at Harvard University, which included work on extremal lattices and collaboration on research on “hinged dissections” that resolves a problem going back to 1864.
“The Princess and the Frog” marks Disney’s return to 2D
Photo courtesy of Disney.
Forget the idea of the classic Disney princess living in a magical kingdom in a faraway land—Disney’s newest princess lives a humble life as a waitress in 1920’s New Orleans. Newly-released “The Princess and the Frog” is a must watch for Disney fans, marking not only Disney’s introduction of Tiana, the first African-American princess, but also a return to 2D animation after years of exclusively working on 3D films.
Northern Portrait to release first indie pop album
Northern Portrait will release a new album, "Criminal Art Lovers" in December. Photo courtesy of Matinee Recordings.
Singer and songwriter Stefan Larsen once claimed in an interview that if the Danish soda Tuborg Squash were exported, it’d become such a success that it would beat Coca Cola any day. As his indie pop band Northern Portrait prepares to release its first album “Criminal Art Lovers” in December, we can only wonder if their music has the same potential.
World biker Steve Dale takes a break at Whitman
World biker Dale discusses his experiences with introductory journalism classes. Photo by Carolina Millan-Ronchetti.
Steve Dale biked 100 miles through Iran and stopped to take a brief rest on the side of a road when a man emerged from his house and approached him. The stranger, who didn’t speak a word of English and communicated by hand signals, invited him to rest in his home and have a cup of tea. They managed to call a taxi that took Dale to a hotel while the bike rested in the stranger’s house for the night.