Stare-able Historical Photos
Credits: Al Ponte’s Time Machine New York collection on Facebook
More China photo sets see this post.
Shanghai collection below: on the ground and from satellites!
Credits: Al Ponte’s Time Machine New York collection on Facebook
More China photo sets see this post.
Shanghai collection below: on the ground and from satellites!
Same tool used in a project from previous life: Time Traveling Through Dramatic Urbanization in China Over Decades (ChinaFile)
Really amazed by this MIT scientist/photographer who has taken this to an artistic level, documenting the dramatic changes over the landscapes of many Chinese cities. There are more on his site here.
Pudong, Shanghai, circa 1920-2009, (Unknown, Dheera Venkatraman)
Shanghai via satellite, 1984-2012, (Google Earth)
Lanzhou, China, circa 1930-2016, (Unknown, Dheera Venkatraman)
Chengdu, China, 1994-2016, (Unknown, Dheera Venkatraman)
Guangzhou, China, circa 1970-2016, (Unknown, Dheera Venkatraman)
Yibin, China, circa 1940-2016, (Unknown, Dheera Venkatraman)
Guiyang, China, circa 1920-2016, (Unknown, Dheera Venkatraman)
Original post on ChinaFile.com
A few months ago, I wrote on ChinaFile.com about the dramatic renditions of climate change impacts on major cities around the world, with large swaths of urban centers flooded by rising waters, between the 2C and 4C temperature rise scenarios. A huge tip of my hat to ClimateCentral.org for their genius and artistic work on visualizing the consequences of climate crisis.
Shanghai under water 2C vs. 4C temperature rises, via ClimateCentral.org
Lower Manhattan under water 2C vs. 4C temperature rises, via ClimateCentral.org
Sydney under water 2C vs 4C temperature rises, via ClimateCentral.org
London under water 2C vs 4C temperature rises, via ClimateCentral.org
历时五个月的择校前的煎熬、研究学区学校做功课、填志愿和漫长的等待，我们终于在五月的第一个工作日获得了我们期待已久、梦寐以求的首选学校，迎来了一个轻松愉快的母亲节！下面简要回顾和总结一下我们身在异乡为人父母的一点择校经验：
以前都认为美国人家庭对孩子的教育基本是放羊（或放养），那真是大错特错了，一些富裕的家庭要么所在的学区是全美顶级的名校，要么捧着每年少则三万，多则大好几万的银子到私立，而且高级的私立学校不是说有钱就进的，孩子连同父母双方还要通过严苛的面试过程，可谓既富且贵的私塾。这个类型的学校不在我们考虑的范畴，等来生再分解。 Read More
Happy 90th Birthday to Queen Elizabeth II:
This has been shared over a million times on Facebook and the genius behind it seems to be a popular Facebook group called Slideshow Metamorphosis. Here are other celebrity case studies: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adrian Brody, among others… For those interested in their service, here’s what you need to send them:
To order your slideshow you need to send at e-mail: slideshow.metamorphosis@gmail.com 15-20 pictures, (preferably a close up face shot) and indicate their order, propose your favorite music (or choose from 3 options proposed by us), and write caption text (if needed). Your slideshow will be ready within 7 days. If you have special requirements, please, contact us at slideshow.metamorphosis@gmail.com.
I have mastered another skill just for this trick myself, and it just costs a couple of bucks and you could do the same magic on your iPhone. The app, Motato, is self-claimed “the best face morph app for baby and celebrity!” Here’s what I did:
