A ‘cinematic interpretation of the ‘bookface style’ filmed over two days at Erlangern in Bavaria by Jacco Kliesch.
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Behold: John Wick’s Ford Mustang Mach 1 Coupe – or rather, one of an upcoming series of officially approved facsimiles of same. Also known as ‘The Hitman’, the car will be produced by Oklahoma based Classic Restorations. Customers can select an original 1969/70 Mach 1 body (or a newer reproduction, if desired) containing a 1000bhp 5-litre Coyote V8 with Boss 302 intake.
Available to preorder for €156,000 plus whatever it costs to get it from Oklahoma.
At least, none we know of. Behold: UGC 12951. Nice. But what is it? A spiral galaxy with its rings of dark dust lanes? Or a lenticular galaxy with its great bulging diffusion of stars? Maybe a bit of both. To wit:
Surprisingly observations show that UGC 12591 spins at about 480 km/sec, almost twice as fast as our Milky Way, and the fastest rotation rate yet measured. The mass needed to hold together a galaxy spinning this fast is several times the mass of our Milky Way Galaxy. Progenitor scenarios for UGC 12591 include slow growth by accreting ambient matter, or rapid growth through a recent galaxy collision or collisions — future observations may tell. The light we see today from UGC 12591 left about 400 million years ago, when trees were first developing on Earth.
(Image: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: Leo Shatz)
From ‘The Stoner’s Psychedelic Colouring Book’ (€7.50 +P&P) illustrated by Edwina McNamee.
Dude, where’s my crayons?
A Royal College Of Art, London graduation short by Natasza Cetner inspired by the true story of Nigel, the lonely gannet of Mana Island who fell hopelessly in love with a concrete statue.
His tragic tale of idealisation and delusion shows us a reflection of our own misconceptions in love.
Mmf.
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Behold: the 1967 Toyota 2000GT Coupe. Heavily influenced by the E-type Jag, and something of a radical departure from Toyota’s (at the time) staid and reliable stable, the roadster version of this car was James Bond’s vehicle of choice in ‘You Only Live Twice’ (1967).
This vehicle – owned for 20 years by American racing driver Otto Linton – is one of only 62 left hand drive variants produced for the US market and is currently accepting bids.
Previously: The Toyota 2000GT Roadster
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An incredible sand ‘painting’ created by an unnamed Senegalese artist working on the island of Gorée using a wooden board pasted with glue, over which he pours a few handfuls of coloured sand.
Wait for it.
