The third and final wave of books and comics in Phase I of Star Wars: The High Republic start arriving today, marking the one-year anniversary of our first steps into the new era.
1980 Topps Larry Bird & Magic Johnson Rookie Card With Julius Erving
Explore Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ in Astounding Detail in an Interactive 717-Gigapixel Photo
Totaling a whopping 717 gigapixels, a new photo of Rembrandt’s 1642 painting “The Night Watch” unveils an astounding array of minuscule details and precise artistic choices behind the Dutch Golden Age masterpiece. A team at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, which is currently housing the art historical work, captured 8,439 individual images to create the gigantic composite that leaves just 0.0002 inches between each pixel, which themselves are smaller than a red blood cell.
Why Edward Scissorhands is Tim Burton’s Best Film
It always seems unkind to artists that commentary can sometimes reduce their body of work down to a couple of unnuanced sound bites. Exhibit A among filmmakers for this issue might be Tim Burton. Even his recent or uneven films have more to them than the usual talking points of spirals, black and white, Johnny Depp, and misunderstood outsiders. Ironically, the latter theme encompasses this very problem, and it’s one Burton has never been shy in discussing.
ALLAMANDA BEACHFRONT HOUSE
Located on a beachfront nestled amidst the lush grounds off the island of Andros, Kamalame Cay, in Bahamas, is a 96-acre private oasis, in one of the most highly-regarded resorts in the world. Allamanda is a 3,175-sq. ft. custom designed home built with sophisticated waterfront living in mind. Built on stilts, the stunning home is elevated 14 feet above sea level to maximize cool breezes and panoramic ocean views, it features two en suite bedrooms, and a large living room that opens onto an expansive 1,800-sq. ft. covered porch, seamlessly blending the indoors with the outdoors. The house is being offered fully furnished. The beachfront lot offers additional room to build a primary en-suite with private covered porch. Residents of Kamalame Cay enjoy access to the resort?s highly specialized concierge services as well as all culinary offerings.
TWO YEARS ON A BIKE
If you feel like escaping from modern monotony and leaving everyday life behind, there is no better way to travel and see the world than on a bike. Bikepacking is about going slowly, exploring the world and seeing it for the first time, also bringing back the most indelible memories about the people you?ve met. In Two Years on a Bike, photographer and travel writer Martijn Doolaard straps only the necessities onto his bicycle, and embraces a life of minimalism and long-term travel during two years, going from Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, powered by nothing but his own two legs. A stunning journey that will undoubtedly awaken your thirst for exploration.