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Astronomy for a rainy Monday

We have had so much rain recently that there has been very little opportunity for stargazing (not that I am in any way complaining about the rain). To compensate, here are some astronomy-related videos and links for inspiration. :)

Firstly, another beautiful time-lapse video from Knate Myers. The photos used were all taken from astronauts aboard the ISS. The soundtrack is from the movie Sunshine (which I only recently saw) and lends a gravity (no pun intended) to the video.

Speaking of the ISS, our favourite astronaut, Col. Chris Hadfield has been quite active since returning to Earth. He has released a book An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, is championing Movember (see video below), and was also interviewed about the new movie Gravity and his fear of floating off into space.

And, if you haven't seen it already, this fantastic cartoon, written by Hadfield and illustrated by Gavin Aung Than is really uplifting and I think can apply to any goal in your life.

And lastly, a great video (below) and article about the Very Large Array that was used in the movie Contact.

Cat Massage

After a long weekend, this is possibly one of the best videos to start your week with! I love the 'Whisker Watch Alert' lol.

Joss Whedon T-shirts

I love Joss Whedon and after seeing this great youtube from the recent Comic-con (below), only thought to find some Joss T-shirts.

Here are my favourite shirts from Red Bubble.

Parisian Neighbourhoods with Typography

Havas Worlwide Paris / Carte de Vœux (Best Wishes) 2013 - Flying V - Wizzdesign (QUAD) from QUAD on Vimeo.

via Hypebeast

Avant Garde Cat Video from 1940s

Possibly one of the first ever cat videos by film-couple-duo Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid from the 1940s. It tells the tale of their two cats who get pregnant, give birth, and mostly have a happy cat family. I love the part where the dad-cat comes to inspect the kittens and tries to give mum-cat a swipe and ends up being cleaned by mum-cat. The little kittens are so cute!

Read more about it here in The Atlantic.

Brisbane City in the Sun

This video has done the rounds recently but I had to share it as well. Some of it is so quaint and funny - enjoy!

A Year of Sky on Earth

A History of the Sky from Ken Murphy on Vimeo.

Check out this amazing video of the sky from the same place, taken every day for a year. It's so interesting to see the different sunset and sunrise times throughout the seasons. Read more about it here at NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Brisbane Hyperlapse

You may have already seen this one floating around the internet, but it was too good not to share again. here is my city, Brisbane, in a hyperlapse video by Daduxio.

Brisbane Hyperlapse 2013 (Timelapse HD) from Daduxio on Vimeo.

Sign Painters

I love hand-painted signs, they are often so beautiful and meticulous but I see them less and less. Which is why, I am so excited about this new documentary Sign Painters coming out. It looks like a great narrative and the sign painters seem like fun characters. Hope they'll be a Brisbane screening (like The Startup Kids).

SIGN PAINTERS (OFFICIAL TRAILER) from samuel j macon on Vimeo.

via Analogue/Digital. Buy the book here.

New Vampire Weekend

I love the new Vampire Weekend songs, can't wait till May 7 :)

Documentaries to Watch

I've come across two great documentaries recently Indie Game: The Movie and The Startup Kids.

Watch the trailers here:

Indie Game: The Movie Official Trailer from IndieGame: The Movie on Vimeo.

The Startup Kids - Official Trailer from The Startup Kids on Vimeo.

Kittens for a Monday

I think I could post about cats everyday of the week but I do try to keep at least a partial lid on the crazy-cat-lady. Here are three kitten-related items to help with Monday blues.

1) I came across Vine Cats which pull all the kitten goodness from Twitter and Vine in one place, it's great. (Reminds my of the cat feed from unbaby.me in my facebook news feed).

2) 38 Weird of Wonderful Cat Tattoos

3) This great ad from Cravendale. The clicking cats remind of the Jets from West Side Story :)

Speaking of Nicholas Cage

Happy Place posted this great video about a quiz team's favourite movies which made me laugh on this bleary Thursday morning, It's So Funny.

I was only in a conversation at work earlier this week about Nicholas Cage movies and how bad they were (the only one we could agree was any good was Con Air).

Moonrise Kingdom Books

Having been bed bound for the past few days due to asthma I have watched a lot of tv & movies including, Moonrise Kingdom. I love the added paraphernalia that often goes along with Wes Anderson movies. Part of the movie features six books, read by main character Suzy during the film. These books, while completely fictitious, have been made into animated shorts for our enjoyment, so enjoy :)

Read more about the animated shorts here.

If you are a Moonrise Kingdom fan you may also be interested in this extra clip as well :)

Blood Lamp

An amazing artwork by Mike Thompson.

Blood Lamp from miket on Vimeo.

Nasa Moon Phases Animation

NASA has recently released a fantastic animation of the different phases of the moon, found here. Each frame represents one hour and shows the different aspects of the moon for the coming year, 2013. NASA attributes the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for the high resolution terrain details that we now have of the moon. The short video is definitely worth a watch (even if the soundtrack seems a little incongruent).

Amazing Historical Photos

Mads Madsen is the person responsible for these amazing photos currently doing the round on the internet. He colourises historical, black and white photos that make them look really natural. Most of the photos are from the American Civil War but there are some other historical people as well like Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. One of the best things is, he has also posted a web tutorial and video tutorial to show you how it's done (I have also posted the video tutorial at the end of this post).