Rebecca Escamilla
Lover of books, science, nature, family, justice, music, language, art, love, internets.
Filipino Artist Commissions 83 Interpretations of the Iconic Painting ‘Mona Lisa’ as a Gift for His Wife Mona
image via Cultural Center of the Philippines Filipino visual artist Soler Santos, founder of the West Gallery in Manila, commissioned a collection of interpretations of…
Japanese Bakery Serves Up Adorable Sheep-Shaped Breads for the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Sheep
image via DONQ Japanese bakery chain DONQ is serving bread and treats shaped like sheep in honor of the Year of the Sheep (also called…
Cartoonist Gemma Correll Illustrates Winter Hazards From the Mundane to the Unexpected
Cartoonist Gemma Correll created “Winter Hazards,” the Four Eyes comic about the dangers of the cold season from the mundane, like slippery ice patches, to…
Traditional Japanese Carpenters Demonstrate How To Construct Durable Buildings Without Using Nails
Japanese carpentry group Kobayashi Kenkou carefully demonstrates the fascinating way in which highly durable buildings are constructed with traditional Japanese carpentry methods of joining the…
Plant Talkers, Clever Little Labels That Give Personality to Houseplants
Plant Talkers are labels for potted plants from Third Drawer Down that feature cute phrases etched in plastic to give houseplants a little personality. The…
How to Answer the Phone in Several Different Languages
Cartoonist James Chapman created the informative comic “How to Answer the Phone in 10 Languages” for Babbel. Chapman also drew versions for French, German, Spanish,…
Literature Lover in Los Angeles Hacks a Road Sign to Say ‘Read a Fucking Book’
Need a New Year resolution, maybe? "Read a f'n book" says #DTLA electronic street sign pic.twitter.com/3iJhOsDg3X — Daina Beth Solomon (@dainabethcita) January 9, 2015 Journalist…
Ancient Amulet Inscribed With a 59-Letter Palindrome Unearthed in Cyprus by Polish Researchers
photo by Marcin Iwan via Live Science The Paphos Agora Project, an archaeological excavation in Nea Paphos, Cyprus by researchers at Jagiellonian University and led…
‘Tying the Knot’, A Helpful Infographic Explaining How to Tie Different Knots for Different Jobs
Fix.com created a useful inforgraphic that illustrates how to tie different kinds of knots for different kinds of tasks, including hiking, mountain climbing, camping, fishing,…
The Flood, A Haunting Album Bringing Sumerian and Babylonian Language and Music Back to Life
The Flood is the self-described “first-ever CD of new music sung entirely in Sumerian and Babylonian” by the Lyre Ensemble, a collaborative project by composer…