Linky Friday: Something Beautiful
[LF1] Beautiful photos of all 61 U.S. national parks: From pearly glaciers to sun-soaked beaches, wander through some of the wildest and most iconic landscapes in North America.
[LF2] Sastrugi: Nature’s Beautiful Speed Bumps
[LF3] What Makes Something Beautiful? According to Scientists, It’s All About ‘Hedonic Processing Fluency’
[LF4] Beautiful Catastrophe: An Artist-Scientist Looks Into the Face of Extinction: Louisiana-based scientist Brandon Ballengée turns his research on imperiled ecosystems and species into transdisciplinary works of art.
[LF5] The Beauty in the Imperfections of Ruins in Architecture
[LF6] For 36th time, tubas, euphoniums make beautiful music on JBM-HH
[LF7] NASA images of Jupiter turned into beautiful abstract artworks: Jupiter’s stormy atmosphere lends itself well to photography.
[LF8] Beauty Does Not Equal Truth, in Physics or Elsewhere: Truth can be ugly, and beauty can lead us astray.
[LF9] Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate ‘Night Lunch’ From Beautiful Wagons
[LF10] What is Art? and/or What is Beauty?
[LF11] The 25 most beautiful buildings in the world, according to architects
[LF12] Apple ‘shot on iPhone’ winners revealed – including a stunning heart-shaped puddle.
[LF13] Electrifying places to visit if you love science: From discovering fossils to kayaking through glowing waters, these fun activities will inspire the entire family to explore our world.
[LF14] There’s A Giant Lavender Labyrinth In Michigan And The Photos Are Gorgeous
[LF15] Legally blind cellist sees nothing to prevent her from making, sharing beautiful music
[LF16] Understanding Beauty in Architecture: Guiding Neuroaesthetics
[LF17] The Most Colorful Places in the World
Keeping with the theme, beautiful broken places.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/beautiful-erosionReport
LF11: The Parthenon, the Forbidden City Temple, and otherwise exactly one building from before the 20th century. Presentism much? Also note how few of the descriptions discuss the use of the interior. My cynical response to artsy architecture is to wonder about the climate control and whether the roof leaks. Fallingwater inevitably makes the list. They neglected to mention that Wright got the design, with all that cantilevering, wrong. Because math. They had to go back and fix it later.Report
Fallingwater had all kinds of issues as I recallReport
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SjaFcwFZa9A
This song always puts me in a happy go lucky mood while I write…Report