Charlie Nothing
Charlie Nothing, was an American musician, musical instrument maker and writer. He created the dingulator, guitar sculptures made out of recycled automotive steel.
Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze is a German composer of prodigious output best known for his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life. His music is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music, and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition.
William Klein
William Klein has always colored outside the lines. With forays into experimental photography, fashion photography at Vogue, and later, film, he had few preconceived notions about the art forms, and did not care to aspire to others’ norms - his methods were mostly improvised. Trained as a painter, Klein worked briefly in Fernand Léger’s Paris studio after serving in World War II, and never received professional photographic instruction.
Guoliang Tunnel
The Guoliang Tunnel is carved along the side of and through a mountain in China. The tunnel links the village of Guoliang to the outside through the Taihang Mountains. The village was named after a fugitive rebel during the Han Dynasty, who had fought an overwhelming imperial force to a standstill utilizing the extreme local terrain. Before the tunnel was constructed, access to the nearby village of Guoliang was restricted to a difficult path carved into the mountainside. The village is nestled in a valley surrounded by towering mountains cut off from outside civilization.
Helen Gibson
Helen Gibson was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.
Yonaguni Monument
The Yonaguni Monument is a massive underwater rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, Japan.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
Mehran Karimi Nasseri is an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 8 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized for an unspecified ailment. His autobiography has been published as a book and he may have been the basis for the movie The Terminal.
Revolver Photographique
The Revolver Photographique was manufactured in Paris, France in 1862. Brass pistol-shaped camera with scope, wooden pistol grip, but no barrel - the camera takes four 23mm diameter exposures in rapid succession on a 7.5 cm circular wet plate. Developed as one of the first sequential cameras to shoot planetary movements, the camera is seen as the precursor to the movie camera.
Omersa
Omersa is known throughout the world for its collection of handmade leather animal footstools and desktop accessories. The first leather pig was made in England in 1927 and sold through Liberty's of London, where they can still be found today.
Leksands Knäckebröd
Leksands Knäckebröd is a classic Swedish knäckebröd.