Mad Quickies 5.17

It’s the Friday Quickies! Surf’s up!

• Taken in the 1920s to 50s, these are stunning photos of vintage NASA facilities. Also, did you know that NASA has a flickr photostream that’s a public domain archive?
• Tumblr find: ridiculous female armor and Clothes I’m forced to wear in the majority of MMORPGS. {via Smashley}
• Ellie Kemper asks: Can men be funny? {via Brian}
• Please enjoy these very clever business cards. {via Mary C.}
• This vintage Leafy Sea Dragon print is my Etsy shop find of the day, the absolutely gorgeous 1001 Treasures.
• Fossil cookies! {via Ryan}
• Watercolor sloths. Yer welcome. {via Brian}
• Here is the latest from the amazing Red Hong: the covers of three April issues of Esquire.
• Fernando Moraes and Raone Ferreira comprise Imarginal. They’ve recently illustrated these jaw-droppingly awesome hybrid beasts and imaginary creatures.

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Juxtapoz x Beastie Boys: Album Covers Through the Artist’s Voices
Found at Fast.Co.

from the page
In conjunction with our very special June 2013 issue, Beastie Boys: A Visual History + Tribute to MCA, we bring you excerpts from some our interviews with Beastie album cover artists from Polly Wog Stew to Hot Sauce Committee Part Two!

We find the inside stories of how each album came to fruition through the experiences and artwork of each artist that is now part of the Beastie Boys canon. The issue was curated and compiled by our contributing editor-at-large, Joey Garfield.

We speak to Cey Adams, Haze, Arabella Field, World B Omes, Glen E Friedman, Ricky Powell, Todd James, Mike Mills, Matteo Pericoli, Bill McMullen, Bruce Davidson, Alex Grey, Kiino Villand, Sunny Bak… and, we interview Adrock of the Beastie Boys as he gave us the inside story and behind-the-scenes look at how each album cover was selected, from inside the band.

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Tasting Astronaut Food: Inside NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory

More information at Laughing Squid.

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Featured image is a The Variable Density Tunnel. From the page: The Variable Density Tunnel arrives by rail from the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The Tunnel was installed at Langley. (February 3, 1922) Photographer unknown.

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