R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury's library love, Umami Burger's sauce shop, Venus in transit and more in our weekly look at the web

Ray Bradbury passed away this week, but his message about the importance of books remains as alive as ever. A letter written in 2006 explains his debt to libraries, and how an early version of Farenheit 451 was made possible thanks to a typing room in a UCLA library. Reflecting on the irony of writing a book about book burning while surrounded by letters, Bradbury …

Slow Motion Skating

Ray Bradbury's library love, Umami Burger's sauce shop, Venus in transit and more in our weekly look at the web

Shot at 1,000 frames per second, Adam Shomsky’s insightful video shows the intricate movements of some of skateboarding’s more unconventional tricks. The beautiful high definition video offers a concrete counter argument to the “it all looks the same” sentiment often voiced by those who don’t skate.

The Olympic City

Ray Bradbury's library love, Umami Burger's sauce shop, Venus in transit and more in our weekly look at the web

With all eyes focused on what happens during the two weeks of the Olympic Games, Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit turn their lens to the aftermath of the event in a Kickstarter photo project called “The Olympic City”. While the narrative of growth and economic surges has been adopted by popular media, the carnage of money spent and stadiums erected can linger for decades.