Synchronized Swimming (via whelliston)

Evil robots from the future.

Usain Bolt celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win in the men’s 100m final.

Portrait of Space (1937)

via. LEE MILLER. « Nothing is New

Jean-Luc Godard, right, directing Jean-Paul Belmando and Jean Seberg in “Breathless.”

Jean Seberg, Breathless (1960)

What’s up with Olympic fencers yelling at every hit?

Tradition. Before electronic scoring (introduced at the Olympic level to épée in 1936, to foil in 1956, and to saber in 1988), two judges were positioned behind each fencer and would watch the opposite contender to see whether he’d been hit. A fencer would often shout something after executing a hit or “touch” to convince the judges that he’d been successful and also to energize himself. Now the shout is purely triumphant. Many fencers just shriek or roar after a touch, but some prefer “et là,” which means “and there” in French—the official language for international fencing competitions.

—Why do fencers shriek, and other questions about the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. - By Juliet Lapidos - Slate Magazine

Supersampler Freight Train Hobos

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See also, The Beginning Was the End by Oscar Kiss Maerth. A great, crazy book, if you can find it.