January 9, 2013
Look How Scary the Australian Wildfires Have Become

Look How Scary the Australian Wildfires Have Become

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Filed under: Global warming Weather Australia Wildfire 
January 8, 2013

As Seen From Space: Photos of the Australian Wildfires

[Images: Chris Hadfield/NASA]

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Filed under: Australia Global warming Environment Space Science Photography 
January 8, 2013
Australia Is So Hot, They Had to Add a New Color to the Weather Map See that deep purple in the middle of this acne-red weather report from Down Under? That right there represents 129.2° F or 54 °C — it’s a brand-new shade that the Australian bureau of meteorology was forced to add to its heat index because their country is, you know, kind of on fire.  […] To give you an idea of just how uncomfortable this Australian heatwave really is, consider that it’s just past midnight there right now … and it’s 95°F in Sydney.  Read more. [Image: Australia Bureau of Meteorology] 

Australia Is So Hot, They Had to Add a New Color to the Weather Map

See that deep purple in the middle of this acne-red weather report from Down Under? That right there represents 129.2° F or 54 °C — it’s a brand-new shade that the Australian bureau of meteorology was forced to add to its heat index because their country is, you know, kind of on fire. 

[…] To give you an idea of just how uncomfortable this Australian heatwave really is, consider that it’s just past midnight there right now … and it’s 95°F in Sydney. 

Read more. [Image: Australia Bureau of Meteorology] 

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Filed under: Australia Environment Global Warming Heat Weather 
August 15, 2012
Australia Unveils Grotesque Cigarette Labels Tobacco companies took a kick-to-the-groin (that’s official legal jargon) in Australia today, when the country’s high court OK’d some of the world’s most grotesque cigarette packages. Logos and branding are out. Plain sleeves and giant, nauseous warning labels are in, as you can see in the illustrations above, which were cooked up last year by the Aussie government.  Read more. [Image: The Australian]

Australia Unveils Grotesque Cigarette Labels

Tobacco companies took a kick-to-the-groin (that’s official legal jargon) in Australia today, when the country’s high court OK’d some of the world’s most grotesque cigarette packages. Logos and branding are out. Plain sleeves and giant, nauseous warning labels are in, as you can see in the illustrations above, which were cooked up last year by the Aussie government. 

Read more. [Image: The Australian]

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Filed under: News Health Cigarettes Australia World news WTF Smoking Cancer 
May 18, 2011
3rdofmay: The art: Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594. Few subjects have been as popular among painters as have pictures of gambling. Some of the reason is that they have provided artists with opportunities to create dramatic narrative paintings, some more is that they served as popular morality plays.  The news: “Australians: Among the Biggest Gamblers on Earth,” featuring PRI’s The World and reporter Jason Margolis.  The source: Collection of the Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth. The 3rdOfMay Tumblr reminds us, daily, that life imitates art. Follow them.

3rdofmay:

The art: Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594. Few subjects have been as popular among painters as have pictures of gambling. Some of the reason is that they have provided artists with opportunities to create dramatic narrative paintings, some more is that they served as popular morality plays. 

The news: “Australians: Among the Biggest Gamblers on Earth,” featuring PRI’s The World and reporter Jason Margolis. 

The source: Collection of the Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth.

The 3rdOfMay Tumblr reminds us, daily, that life imitates art. Follow them.

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Filed under: Art PRI The World Caravaggio gambling cards Australia 
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