Jordan Acosta » Aside

The Future from 1958

jordan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:52:53 +0000

Via Discovering Urbanism

Sheepherding Joins the 2121 Century

jordan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:39:00 +0000

I would consider this the product of a day well spent.

From Theophiliacs

Trying Out Hybrid

jordan — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:36:47 +0000

I’ll have to try styling it before I decide to keep it.

Medieval Murder Swan

jordan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:21:02 +0000

November 16 commemorates the death of St. Hugh of Lincoln–not to be confused with Little St. Hugh of Lincoln who Chaucer wrote about–a darn popular saint in England, but not really anywhere else. Since he lived in the late twelfth century, his Vita (saintly biography) is more concerned with his skill as an administrator than with anything interesting. Though, it should be noted, he did have an attack swan that guarded him as he slept. Pet swans that beat people up for you, you don’t see that every day–unless you’re St. Hugh of Lincoln, of course, but you’re not.

From Got Medieval.

Oh If Only This Were True

jordan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:59:12 +0000

“Barack Obama Names Alan Moore Official White House Biographer”

From The Onion

Augustine & Virgil

jordan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:25:18 +0000

Here is a post about Augustine’s Confessions being patterned after Virgil’s Aeneid.

Fascinating.

Midway

jordan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:58:10 +0000

These pictures of dead birds on Midway Island are sobering. They remind me of a Calvin & Hobbes Sunday strip that opened with a stark and moving illustration of a dead sparrow. But while the comic strip was sobering, moving, and thought-provoking, these images are sobering, unsettling, and perplexing. Given the cultural inertia behind the behavior that creates so much detritus, there seems little chance of curbing it any time soon.

It’s also an excellent example of how pollutants can move through an ecosystem, causing exceptional damage in a particular area. It’s similar to the way mercury concentrates in fish higher up the food chain.

Hat Tip: The Edge of the American West

The Music of Joe Pug…

jordan — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:22:53 +0000

is worth checking out.

Disney Buys Marvel

jordan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:20:02 +0000

Have you heard the news?

Of course, the very first thing on my mind was crossovers:

The Emperor’s New Groove and Marvel 1602.
Wolverine as the Beast in Beauty and the Beast.
Dr. Strange teams up with the gargoyles from Gargoyles.
Nick Fury (as played by Sam Jackson), Frozone, and Jules Winnfield (Miramax is owned by Disney) team up to track down Butch
Coolidge and take revenge on him for killing Vincent Vega.

Donating Textbooks

jordan — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:54:46 +0000

So, here I have a small pile of textbooks from previous semesters, discovered while cleaning my room. I’d usually sell them on Amazon. But a professor mentioned that there are organizations which will take used textbooks and send them to people who can’t afford such things. Found a nifty list on nationalserviceresources.org. For your convenience: