Beach Animals

I learned about these works by Theo Jansen from this tweet.

These 'Beach Animals' were created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering. The kinetic structures walk on their own and get all their energy from the wind.pic.twitter.com/1m2JvPXUSB
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) June 26, 2022

Theo Jansen has been constructing large-scale, kinetic beings powered entirely by wind since 1990. Based on a planar leg mechanism known as Jansen's linkage, you can often see them waddle, wriggle, or slither across a Dutch beaches https://t.co/ysJ5lpkDHJ pic.twitter.com/E5FFsK8wP1
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) March 18, 2023

Tabasco sauce in a painting of The Last Supper

How did a bottle of Tabasco sauce find its way into a painting of the Last Supper? https://t.co/jgeKD5PoEl via @usatoday
— Michael LaRocca (@MichaelEdits) June 1, 2022

Andy Warhol was in commercials

It’s not surprising that Andy Warhol was in commercials. Much of his art was based on common products such as Brillo Pad boxes. There have even been commercials with Warhol or his art after his death,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euiKFDgDl4k

More on Warhol eating a hamburger is here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l7KLQcRl4A

Eddie Lang

I don’t know Eddie Lang’s solo records but I do like his duets with Lonnie Johnson from the 1920s. Both are great guitarists.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Neon Museum of Philadelphia (@neonmuseumofphiladelphia)

I didn’t know who Bob Ross was

I was with several friends who are younger than me at a bar and they were talking about

Bob Ross. I had no idea who he was. I have since learned about him.

Sometimes you just need to paint a tree. The Bob Ross Channel is on 24/7 on Pluto TV!
— Pluto TV (@PlutoTV) March 9, 2022

Bob Ross Studio (1908)
Muncie, IN

Bob Ross filmed most episodes of his show The Joy of Painting at this house from 1983 to 1994. It was originally built as the home of Lucius L. Ball, one of the Ball Brothers (of glass jar fame). pic.twitter.com/N2tsvD7aYn
— Midwest Modern (@JoshLipnik) March 10, 2022

Here’s his grave marker

Is Harmon Killebrew the model for MLB logo?

The mystery of the Major League Baseball logo designer

Is Harmon Killebrew really the logo for the MLB?

We try to get to the bottom of it with sports logo designer Todd Radom on 'The Huddle' HERE:https://t.co/xfm9v5stQi pic.twitter.com/35cYExpzG2
— The Game FM (@TheGameFM) April 12, 2020

As everyone is talking about the NBA logo, a reminder that despite the rumors, the MLB logo is probably not Harmon Killebrew. (And maybe it should be changed to Griffey?) https://t.co/s8X9mX8ltf
— Michael Clair (@michaelsclair) February 25, 2021

Do you see it?https://t.co/wrfYtKTkGl
— Mental Floss (@mental_floss) March 12, 2023

“Every now and then I tell someone the story about the logo, their eyes go gaga & I say to myself, ‘Hmm, do they really believe me or not?’"
MLB logo was designed by Jerry Dior in 1968.
Received official credit from MLB for logo, 40 years after the fact.
Mr. Dior stressed that… pic.twitter.com/BgWpMjGnpX
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) May 27, 2024

The cover of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti (1975)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by James and Karla Murray (@jamesandkarla)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Rhino Records (@rhino_records)

Is it the band’s lead singer and lyricist Robert Plant? https://t.co/I1JdmBzUtp
— American Songwriter (@AmerSongwriter) July 8, 2022

The same building was used in the video for “Waiting on a Friend” by the Rolling Stones.

Hitchcock on working with Dali

Salvador Dali worked on the dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1945 film Spellbound.

Alfred Hitchcock Recalls Working with Salvador Dali on Spellbound https://t.co/HWLTw2Gye4 via @openculture pic.twitter.com/CR6POLY8bh
— Dr. Ronald Strand (@drronstrand) February 18, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn7EpvZSsVI

You can buy Cicada Parade-a sculptures

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by FormstoneCastle (@formstonecastle)

How to buy one

I got one. Now to figure out how to get it painted.

Two Faberge eggs are in Baltimore

This tweet about the Faberge Eggs reminded me that two of them are at the Walters Museum here in Baltimore.

The House of Faberge made 52 "Imperial" eggs as Easter gifts for Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II to give to their wives and moms. 46 of these survive. I will rank all 46 Imperial Faberge eggs.
— sucks to your ASMR (@grnpointer) November 6, 2021

Rose Trellis (Fabergé egg) is ranked #16

Gatchina Palace (Fabergé egg) is ranked #22

Where they all are now

A Faberge egg is included in the James Bond film Octopussy.

US officials recovered possible Fabergé egg from Russian oligarch's seized yacht, ⁦@NatashaBertrand⁩ reports https://t.co/HbSgpLbcnJ
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) July 21, 2022