A group of kids dressed as silent monks "singing" the famous Hallelujah Chorus. Good for Christmastime. If you can't see the words well, go to the link here. I love books. I have a collection of really old books picked up in Europe, etc. Nothing captures the vibe of why I like books more than a beautiful bookstore. It's about a feeling. Serenity, noble, adventurous, and mint-filled. Anyway, these are neatly designed. A list of "The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores" from Flavorwire.
Speaking of graffiti, this site was fun to play around with to design a tag without being destructive about it. And if you are that type of person that HAS to express yourself this way, the best place for it is to find walls that are set aside as public art spaces meant for them to be graffitied - at this non-criminal point, they're called murals, and artists are sometimes paid to cover up an otherwise ugly space. The best example I can think of are the multiple long walls of the overpass just as you drive into Granville Island from 4th ave. in Vancouver (the first 2 pictures are from there). I don't know if there's a way it's organized in terms of who can paint there or not. More Vancouver mural pictures on the right side of this site. Also interesting is this idea by the Vancouver Police: A Graffiti contest:
I'm not a fan of mindless tagging or destructive graffiti. However, this stuff seems different, like art. I'm not going to try to explain the difference, because as I try I feel I'm coming up short. My favourite of the ones below is probably the statue, because at first you don't get it and then there's an AHA moment. I love those moments when understanding slides into place.
The most famous graffiti artist in the world is Banksy, in England. I have a book of his in the classroom, ask me if you want to see it. The photographer and the kids below look like his kind of stuff. This is a video of the Gyroscopic self leveling pool table on the cruise ship "Radiance of the Seas". Although it looks like the tabletop is shifting a lot, it's the whole ship that rocking and the tabletop keeps a level surface for the balls so they don't roll around, allowing you to play in crazy conditions. Genius I say. BCAA ran a Gr. 12 Dry Grad Video Contest Challenge, and the winners have been announced. They can be seen here. For more contests go to the "Contest" tab at the top of this website.
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