The Flodyssey

life: An American artilleryman shaves in frigid cold, using a...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:03:43 +0900

An American artilleryman shaves in frigid cold, using a helmet for a shaving bowl, during the Battle of the Bulge. See more photos here.

wnycradiolab: crowsnestcottage: proper kissing...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:25:20 +0900

wnycradiolab:

crowsnestcottage:

proper kissing procedure.

From Life Magazine, 1942. More info here. Fellas, please note: “The girl should sit on the arm of the chair and the boy should hold her firmly but lightly.”

thefrogman: We’ve come so far.

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:24:35 +0900

thefrogman:

We’ve come so far.

theatlantic: The Best Photos of 2012 A man walks inside of the...

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:06:27 +0900

theatlantic:

The Best Photos of 2012

A man walks inside of the crumbling oval skeleton of the House of the Bulgarian Communist Party on mount Buzludzha in central Bulgaria on March 14, 2012.

[Image: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images]

We’re not the only ones who think this was pulled straight out of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, right?

"There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do"

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:05:41 +0900

“There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do”

- Amy Poehler (via amypoehler)

remembermarilyn: Marilyn Monroe photographed by Alfred...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:49:48 +0900

remembermarilyn:

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1953.

sweethesound: Analytic System

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:11:19 +0900

sweethesound:

Analytic System

bookmania: Books give you a better perspective. (via Rachel...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:24:14 +0900

bookmania:

Books give you a better perspective. (via Rachel Walker)

"To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:06:20 +0900

“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”

- Albert Camus (via girlwithoutwings)

guardian: How Diplo rolls: on the road with the most...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:19:14 +0900

guardian:

How Diplo rolls: on the road with the most influential man in music.

He’s one of the most influential men in music, spanning underground scenes and chart toppers. And he’s still on a mission in search of the perfect beat

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether: Muhammad Ali and Sam Cooke

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:18:25 +0900

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Muhammad Ali and Sam Cooke

"I’m the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, I’m the type of..."

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:57:26 +0900

“I’m the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, I’m the type of person who doesn’t find it painful to be alone. I find spending an hour or two every day running alone, not speaking to anyone, as well as four or five hours alone at my desk, to be neither difficult nor boring. I’ve had this tendency ever since I was young, when, given a choice, I much preferred reading books on my own or concentrating on listening to music over being with someone else. I could always think of things to do by myself.”

- Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (via bookmania)

npr: criminalwisdom: The Gentleman’s Guide To Amputation Via...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:55:48 +0900

npr:

criminalwisdom:

The Gentleman’s Guide To Amputation
Via Dangerous Minds

For the real deal see our previous post: THE GENERAL METHOD FOR AMPUTATIONS

I think I feel faint. — tanya b.

Wtf.

theweekmagazine: In 1860, an 11-year-old girl wrote to Abe...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:20:00 +0900

theweekmagazine:

In 1860, an 11-year-old girl wrote to Abe Lincoln, suggesting he grow a beard. He not only responded, he obliged.

“Hon A B Lincoln…

Dear Sir

My father has just home from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr. Hamlin’s. I am a little girl only 11 years old, but want you should be President of the United States very much so I hope you wont think me very bold to write to such a great man as you are. Have you any little girls about as large as I am if so give them my love and tell her to write to me if you cannot answer this letter. I have got 4 brothers and part of them will vote for you any way and if you let your whiskers grow I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you you would look a great deal better for your face is so thin. All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be President. My father is going to vote for you and if I was a man I would vote for you to but I will try to get every one to vote for you that I can I think that rail fence around your picture makes it look very pretty I have got a little baby sister she is nine weeks old and is just as cunning as can be. When you direct your letter direct to Grace Bedell Westfield Chautauqua County New York.

I must not write any more answer this letter right off Good bye

Grace Bedell”

Lincoln responded a few days later:

“Miss Grace Bedell

My dear little Miss

Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is received — I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters — I have three sons — one seventeen, one nine, and one seven years of age — They, with their mother, constitute my whole family — As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?

Your very sincere well wisher,

A. Lincoln”

While he made no promises about the beard to Bedell, he stopped shaving and allowed the beard to grow not long after their exchange and was elected as the 16th president of the United States a few weeks later. On his inaugural train ride from Illinois to Washington, D.C., the president-elect stopped in Bedell’s hometown of Westfield, N.Y., and asked to meet her.

brando-monroe-dean: Marlon Brando photographed by Ed Clark,1949...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:30:00 +0900

brando-monroe-dean:

Marlon Brando photographed by Ed Clark,1949 (Part II)

guardian: ‘Kim made this newspaper’s editorial board swoon with...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:32:07 +0900

guardian:

‘Kim made this newspaper’s editorial board swoon with his impeccable fashion sense, chic short hairstyle, and, of course, that famous smile.’

The online version of China’s Communist party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator as the Sexiest Man Alive – not realising it is satire.

Photograph: Kns/AFP/Getty Images

That is one handsome picture

nevver: Bookworm chair

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:32:02 +0900

nevver:

Bookworm chair

pbsthisdayinhistory: November 26, 1922: Archaeologists Enter...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:30:37 +0900

pbsthisdayinhistory:

November 26, 1922: Archaeologists Enter King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

On this day in 1922, British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered King Tutankhamun’s tomb. They were the first humans to enter the tomb in more than 3,000 years. King Tutankhamun’s sealed burial chambers were found intact and included a gold coffin containing the mummy of the teenage king.

The excavation process of the four-room tomb took several years and uncovered an incredible collection of thousands of objects, which shed light on the culture and history of ancient Egypt.

Explore King Tut’s magnificent tomb with Secrets of Pharaohs’ interactive tour.

Photo: Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Imagining the moment when he opens that coffin

npr: Nutmeg is a feel-good holiday spice found in cakes and...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:29:26 +0900

npr:

Nutmeg is a feel-good holiday spice found in cakes and cider, and even spiking our spinach, if we’re lucky. But it once caused serious bloodshed and may have even been a reason the Dutch were willing to part with Manhattan back in the 1600s.

No Innocent Spice: The Secret Story Of Nutmeg, Life And Death : The Salt

Photo: Wiki Commons

newshour: During the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand,...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:28:16 +0900

newshour:

During the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, lanterns are launched into the night sky in the belief that grief and misfortune will fly away with them.

Photo by Hong Wu/Getty Images