9 Frames.
9 Film Frames is a blog that attempts to represent iconic films in just nine frames. An appealing idea - especially for someone like me, who appreciates good movies but can rarely sit still long enough to watch one. Below, a few highlights (my favorite's the second one down, assembled using stills from Fellini's Amarcord).
Thanks, My Modern Met. See more at 9 Film Frames, here. I'll be back with a new POV entry tomorrow - looking forward to sharing!
Amelia, Wild.
Photographer Robin Schwartz has been photographing her daughter, Amelia, now thirteen, in the company of animals for over a decade. Amelia, Robin says, is a natural; however, her daughter favors certain critters over others. According to a March 2012 New York Times feature, "She says she connects with most of the animals, though admits the spark just wasn't there with a sloth."
Related curiosities, because it's Monday:
-My visit to a cat cafe in Tokyo.
Visit Robin Schwartz's website, here. Found via The New Yorker.
Skateistan.
"We use skateboarding as a tool for empowering youth, to create new opportunities and the potential for change." So reads the mission statement for international non-profit Skateistan, which is committed to teaching Afghani and Cambodian children - 40% of them female - to skate. Founded by Oliver Percovich in 2009, the school is now expanding to Mazar-e-Sharif. (Read more about that, here.)
Have a wonderful weekend!
Graffiti Grammar.
UK tutoring company The Tutor Crowd is spreading the word about its services by doctoring the grammar and spelling in London street art. The results are then posted to the group's Tumblr feed. The word lover in me has to smile.
See more, here. Found via Freunde von Freunden.
PS: For fellow logophiles - serendipitous haiku; "strange and lovely" words; and quite possibly the sexiest line of poetry ever written (in my opinion, anyway).
Ribbons & Robbers.
The brainchild of a Latvian fashion designer and tattoo artist, UTHA is a line of handmade headgear that captures the spirit of "freedom...and ribbons wind-blown on the hill-top." And from whom, you might wonder, does designer Irita Tilane Pakalnina draw inspiration for her work? "Shamans, wrestlers, wizards, brides, and bank robbers." Naturally.
The scarecrow-inspired piece in the middle is my favorite; the kaleidoscopic headdress above - complete with bells, colored yarn, and silk fringe - is, according to Irita, "for the best party [of] your life." I believe it.
Shop these curiosities and more at UTHA, here.