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23rd May 2013

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History, which interprets the past to understand the present and confront the future, is the least rewarding discipline for a dying species.
The Children of Men by PD James

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23rd May 2013

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noeatinginthelibrary:

archiemcphee:

American artist Dave Cole transforms existing machinery into awesome new devices with functions completely unrelated to their original purpose. In 2012 he transformed a 22,000 pound steam roller into The Music Box. Instead of flattening surfaces the machine now plays the “Star Spangled Banner.”

Though Cole stripped most of the weight out of the compactor to make the sculpture more manageable, it still weighs in at 2,000 pounds. The sculpture was commissioned by the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Click here to watch a video of The Music Box in action.

Back in 2005 Dave Cole created The Knitting Machine. Two enormous excavators were fitted with 20-foot-long knitting needles and positioned across from each other. Working together they knitted an oversized American flag. Click here to watch video footage of The Knitting Machine.

[via Juxtapoz and Laughing Squid]

I love MASS MoCA.  This looks great.

Want to see this (and other) awesome exhibits at MASS MoCA? Come to Crossett Library to check out the free admission pass!

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23rd May 2013

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laughingsquid:

Don’t Say GIF, A Song by Jonathan Mann

Bennington REPRESENT!

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22nd May 2013

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They prefer to be referred to as “Hair-Challenged Eagles”

They prefer to be referred to as “Hair-Challenged Eagles”

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19th May 2013

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Book Club →

This is how you do a book review!

Source: benningtonfreepress.org

14th May 2013

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You know ur a nerd when two of the next three books on your “to read” list have swords on the cover.

You know ur a nerd when two of the next three books on your “to read” list have swords on the cover.

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12th May 2013

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I myself tended to move like a long apology.
A Home At The End Of The World by Michael Cunningham

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10th May 2013

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librarygoddess:

View from the Bennington monument. Bennington, VT

Lived in this town for 10 years, drive pass the monument 3 or 4 times a week…never stopped once.

librarygoddess:

View from the Bennington monument. Bennington, VT

Lived in this town for 10 years, drive pass the monument 3 or 4 times a week…never stopped once.

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8th May 2013

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Never ones to be outdone, Crossett Library is rolling out some pet therapy for our patrons.  Of course, after a quick call to PETA it turned out that renting kangaroos and elephants is not easy OR humane (or legal, I’m not sure, I hung up when they started talking about lawsuits.)

But our patrons deserve the best, so they got the best that we got!  From left to right, our Animal All-Stars:

Horton Who

George Monkey

Reindeer

Kangaroo Rabbit

Sleepy Boy

Camel

Bearry

Hungry Caterpillar

If you’re in the area (on campus) feel free to come by this afternoon and Pet A Pet. (Best if you steer clear of the camel, fur is a little funky from spending most of its life inside the mouth of a golden retriever.)

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7th May 2013

Photo reblogged from Tapped In: The Bennington Blog with 13 notes

benningtonstudents:

Hot Air Balloon flies over the End of the World. Spring, 2013.
Three weeks left until graduation. I will probably never see something quite like this again. 
- Jessieh, class of 2013

benningtonstudents:

Hot Air Balloon flies over the End of the World. Spring, 2013.

Three weeks left until graduation. I will probably never see something quite like this again. 

- Jessieh, class of 2013

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