I hesitate to post everything I see on kottke, but this is too good not to share. Try to watch 102-year-old Ed Rondthaler on English spelling without smiling. Via kottke.org

It was built a hundred years ago, originally housing a family of five. Up until a few years ago, it was the home of the Gypsy Arms, a quaint Fremont Bed and Breakfast with a dungeon in the basement (B&BDSM, if you will). Its new owner is Seattle musician Steven Flynn, but today it sits [...]

Another great post from The Big Picture: The 2008 political conventions of the United States For discussion, compare and constrast: The “halo” shots: Obama is the return of Christ. McCain comes of as a little …frightening. The signage: especially the conspicuously handmade signs seen in GOP pics (have we underestimated the “hockey mom” demographic?) The [...]

A brief mention of the death of Don La Fontaine reminded me to post this great video from years ago:

Speaking of photography from above, I’ve been meaning to post a link to the Visions of China blog, which contains dozens of beautiful photographs taken by Newsweek photographers of the Beijing olympics. One of my favorites was the post the showed world records from above and described the process of taking the photos: Once you [...]