Monthly Archives: March 2009
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno is Luminous
In an announcement that is sure to get your little cochlea and oculi all in a flutter, musician, singer, producer, composer and knitter (probably, he can do everything else) extraordinaire Brian Eno, is to curate the innaugural Luminous Festival. A total … Continue reading
For My Sydney Wish List
After my recent three week jaunt, I’ve come to the conclusion that Japan is the single most awesome place on the planet. Even the Natural History Museum can’t compete with this corner of the world. Heated toilet seats to keep … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Free Stuff, Japan!, Random Rants
Feathers, Tianyulong? Really?
So the recent discovery published in Nature last week by researchers from the Institute of Geology in Beijing of an apparently bristly 130 million-year-old ornithischian fossil has had quite the rapturous reception by the international media. The palaeontologists, however, prefer … Continue reading
Filed under Archosaurs, Fossils, Museum Stuff, New Species!
Bulk Up, Tyrannosaurus Rex
It’s times like these when you’re fully within your right to be all, “What’s up, T-Rex? Why so lame?” because researchers at the Natural Museum of Oslo have discovered a new pliosaur that could eat a four wheel drive. At … Continue reading
Filed under Archosaurs, Museum Stuff, New Species!
Now You Can Judge Them
Very quickly, because I have things to do,* but Wired Science has just posted a Dinosaur Illustration Competition, which pits those found in the public domain against each other in a battle of popularity. Go here to vote for your … Continue reading
Filed under Archosaurs, Art
“Twilight” Conquers Earth, Invades Sea
So I know Twilight is all like super-important to the kids these days, and that it’s the most popular badly-written fiction in the history of the world or something, but I didn’t really think the whole “stoner (/emo) vampire” thing … Continue reading
Filed under Museum Stuff, New Species!, Random Rants, Sea Creatures
