Just for Fun-CMLE links you to a list of 30 Charts You Didn’t Know You Needed, complied by BuzzFeed. These high definition, eye stimulating charts bring new meaning to the concept of visual graphics.
#1. Plot devices in prize-winning novels
#7. A guide to the different types of coffee
#26. The average price per piece of a LEGO brick since 1960
Linares Palace is in a privileged location in Madrid. Its façades are juxaposed to the Plaza de Cibeles Square, Recoletos Avenue and Alcalá Street. The building was constructed in 1873, by order of the Marquis of Linares. It is now home to the Casa de América, and its rooms serve as a venue for a range of cultural activities.
Last year, Spanish artist Alicia Martin created a unique sculpture incorporating recycled books. Marin’s eye-catching work features a cascade of more than 5,000 books falling from the second floor window and continue to spill onto the street below. This creative book sculpture looks like a waterfall frozen in time.
Just for fun, take a moment to peruse other work by this artists.
Did you ever have what you thought was a great idea-but the timing was off?
This week CMLE takes a look back at six innovative ideas that were merely a few years ahead of their time. However, today some of these cast-offs have become ingrained in our everyday lives.
I guess timing truly is everything! Click here-Just for Fun!
It is easy to see why so many people love cats-they have personalities all their own! Not to mention, they can seem to have fun with even the most ordinary objects.
This week CMLE lists 21 Lessons You Can Learn From a Cat and a Box which may rival a “Cat in the Hat!” Take a moment today-Just for Fun!
Jeff O’Neal editor of BookRiot wrote, “When news broke last week that Dan Brown’s new novel will center on some sort of mystery surrounding Dante’s Inferno, I immediately began hoping that there is a nutty, fun scene of Robert Langdon racing around a library just like he raced around the Louvre in The Da Vinci Code. Hollywood loves a library. Some combination of ambiance, seclusion, hidden knowledge, and the sheer beauty of shelves upon shelves of books make libraries a fantastic film setting.”
Before you click on O’Neal’s list of 16 Great Library Scenes on Film, jot down your top five and see if they made the cut!