Enthralling, remarkable, occasionally offensive: An enhanced digital edition of J.G. Heck’s collection of illustrations from 1851.

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Enthralling, remarkable, occasionally offensive: An enhanced digital edition of J.G. Heck’s collection of illustrations from 1851.

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Two years ago, Japanese artist Harenatsu posted a drawing of a frog on Twitter and promised that for every retweet, she’d draw another animal.

It was retweeted about 22,000 times. She’s since drawn more than 2,800 new animals.

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Some of the first photos taken of Earth from above were captured in the early 20th century with pigeon cameras.

↩︎ The New Yorker
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Some of the first photos taken of Earth from above were captured in the early 20th century with pigeon cameras.

↩︎ The New Yorker
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I still practice, because practice is what I’m good at. It’s comforting. The familiar routine. The diligence. Being good. But I’m not good, I’m bored. I’m bored of warming up. I’m bored…

One problem facing the city of Ottawa: towing a big truck without driver cooperation is virtually impossible.

↩︎ CBC News

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More than 1,400 streets in the US have the names of Confederate figures. Houses on them take longer to sell, and sell for 3% less.

↩︎ Bloomberg

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