Glass Wings Blog

The Glass Wings mailing list and blog is for general idle chit-chat about things we find interesting, especially humor, animation or other subjects relevant to the Glass Wings web site.

Stunning Footage From Space

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:12:54 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

So PRETTY! Ooooooh!

http://youtu.be/KDEmtWLwMOM

Pictures of the Aurora Borealis, lightning, cities, all from the International

unlikely animal friendships

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 09:46:09 +1100

Kat Achkar <katarinaachkar [at] gmail.com>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2012/feb/03/unlikely-animal-friendships-in-pictures#/?picture=385447494&index=0

it was really lovely looking at these photos with The Beatles Here comes
the Sun playing in the background.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:10:57 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://vimeo.com/35404908

A beautiful Buster Keaton-inspired short animated film about books using
miniatures, 2D animation and 3D CGI. Winner of this year's SIGGRAPH
"Best in Show" and deservedly nominated for an Academy Award.

The Trouvelot astronomical drawings

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:45:48 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

The are fascinating depictions of astronomical events done in the 1800s. They
are by no means accurate. However, they are beautiful art nouveau works that
say something about our understanding of space at the time.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=443329

It's a still life

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:54:21 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Or is it? This piece of interactive art is AWESOME!

http://scott.j38.net/work/interactive/still_life/

Cats on Film

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:14:17 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Hilarious examination of the many cats in film and their stories.

http://catsonfilm.blogspot.com/

Who knew that in The Third Man they ended up firing the kitten continuity

Theater der Zeit 10/2011

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:05:24 +0900

"yukihiko" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>

How are you ?
Here is information on special issue, "Theater after the disaster in Japan"
by "Theater for Zeit".

Theater der Zeit 10/2011

Jim Henson 1963 short film explains "Data Communications"

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:18:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/24/jim-henson-short-explains-da.html

"Jim Henson made this film in 1963 for The Bell System. Specifically, it
was made for an elite seminar given for business owners, on the
then-brand-new topic — Data Communications."

Good news: Whale and dolphins are friends

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:22:07 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/23/good-news-whale-and-dolphins.html

Sometimes, you need to start off your week with a dose of happy news.
For instance, this video from the American Museum of Natural History
details two recent instances where scientists have observed a whale and

Bohemian Rhapsody...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:48:21 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

...with SLIDE WHISTLES!

http://youtu.be/z2J2a3UMubM

I don't think you can get any more awesome than that.