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nbcnews:

‘The World at Night’ can be brightly beautiful – but there’s a dark side, too

(Photo: Andreas Max Baeckle)

Are the images featured in The World at Night’s annual “Earth and Sky” photography contest meant to celebrate the wonders of the night sky, or draw attention to the worries about the night sky? They’re meant to do both, says astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi.

Read the complete story and view more photos. 

thefluffingtonpost:

Star-Crossed Bunnies In Love Despite Obstacles

Even though them come from opposite sides of the fence, Pam and Clyde are in love. The two bunnies will stop at nothing to be together, according to friends, even though their parents forbid it.

“They’re not supposed to associate with one another,” said a source close to the situation, speaking to The Fluffington Post on the condition of anonymity. “Pam comes from the grass side of the fence, and Clyde lives on the pavement side. Their love is verboten.”

The two have been meeting surreptitiously, trading notes through the fence links. No word on how they’re planning to be together longterm.

Via rabbitpam.

luxuryaccommodations:

Monaci Delle Terre Nere - Zafferana Etnea, Italy

Monaci Delle Terre Nere is a charming boutique hotel with a cozy rural flair, situated in a wonderful Sicilian landscape, at the foot of Mt Etna. Established in a traditional 19th century mansion, the hotel features 10 elegant rooms, each of them attractively decorated in its own distinct style without losing the stroke of the original architecture. A lovely restaurant with panoramic terrace devoted to the fascinating Sicilian cuisine, a billiard room, a quaint landscaped garden and its own biologic farm complement the charm of this idyllic Italian getaway.

(via configuredstars)

capecodcollegiate:

Einstein & his therapist

(via tocamelot)

theparisreview:

Following up our previous post, here is a photograph of the cricket team that both A. A. Milne and P. G. Wodehouse were members of.

Founded by Peter Pan creator Sir James M. Barrie, some of the other teammates reads off like a roll call of Edwardian England’s most famous authors, including Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, H. G. Wells, and Jerome K. Jerome. The Allakahbarries (Allah akbar meaning “Heaven help us” in Arabic), played from 1890 until 1913, when World War I brought an end to the team.

[Pictured: Back row from left to right: E. W. Hornung, E. V. Lucas, P. G.Wodehouse, J. C. Smith, G. Charne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Hesketh-Hesketh Prichard, L. D. Luard, C. M. Q. Orchardson, Leonard Charles Nightingale, A. Kinross. Front row from left to right: C. Gascoyne, Shan F. Bullock, G. Hillyard Swinstead, Reginald Blomfield, the Hon. W. J. James, Edwin Austin Abbey, Albert Chevalier Taylor, J. M. Barrie, George Cecil Ives, George Spencer Watson. Sitting on ground: A. E. W. Mason]

tocamelot:

John Atkinson Grimshaw, November Moonlight

(via theanimalblog)