This is what Rafael Nadal will wear at the Western and Southern Open and the Toronto Masters in August 2017. Nike have produced
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Photographer of the Day: Fitz Crittle
Category: Beauty Photographer: Fitz Crittle “Technique“ Fitz Crittle once again graces the Photofocus Photographer of the Day feature with his work “Technique” in the Beauty category. This easy, soft, straight-into-the-lens photograph shows the subject’s confidence and reflects her ease with the camera even in a public space. The bokeh in the background sets us on the…
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Nature is Reclaiming Fukushima’s Abandoned Areas
We are only guests on this planet. “In the day after humans disappear, nature takes over and immediately begins cleaning house – our houses,” wrote Alan Weisman. And that’s exactly what happened in Fukushima where, 7 years ago, residents were forced to evacuate due to the nuclear disaster that unfolded in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Tetsuro Takehana, who spent 10 years in Fukushima as a child and is now a staff photographer for the Asahi, recently visited the “difficult-to-return zones” to capture its current state. “It was as if time had stopped,” he says. “And yet the grass and trees continue to grow.”
Indeed, in striking aerial footage captured by the photographer, the resilience and tenacity of mother nature is on full display, and we see how quickly the trees, grass and vines have reclaimed the earth. Cars appeared buried in a sea of green, weeds grow from cracks in the parking lot like pulsing veins and rampant vines have climbed to the roofs of houses and condominiums. It won’t be long before this land is completely swallowed up.
all photographs courtesy Tetsuro Takehana / The Asahi
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Hall of Fame Member and Legend Bill Lillard Passes Away at 89
Today, the bowling world, in its entirety, mourns.
On Sunday, July 30th, USBC Hall of Famer, and true bowling legend, Bill Lillard Sr. passed away after a battle with Leukemia.
Calling Lillard a legend almost doesn’t do him justice. Lillard was a pioneer. Truly. Lillard was one of the most decorated amateur bowlers of his era and he also went on to have a fair share of PBA success, as well. Culminating with his title at the 1966 PBA Miller High Life Open.
In his amateur years, Lillard was voted the 1956 Bowler of the Year by the Bowling Writers of America, as well as being named to back-to-back All-American teams in 1956-57. And thanks to his amateur career, Lillard was listed as the 15th greatest bowler of the 20th century.
But where Lillard garnered most of his fame and notoriety was, of course, at the Open Championships, where, after his 68th consecutive appearance, he became the all-time leader in total pinfall.
In addition to his all-time total pinfall lead, Lillard also won a total of eight Eagles at the Open Championships, including four titles in 1956, one of just three bowlers ever to have accomplished this feat.
But more impressive than all of his bowling accomplishments, to a man, Lillard is widely regarded as one of the best human beings the sport has ever seen; for as good of a bowler as he was, he was, by all accounts, a better person.
From those that knew him, Lillard never met a stranger.
Willing to talk to any and all bowlers, Lillard was a true ambassador, in every sense of the word. Always there to help out a fellow bowler, Lillard had a wealth of knowledge and was always willing to share his stories and insight to any and all open ears.
I know this will probably sound cliché, and I hate that it does, but there will never be another Bill Lillard Sr. Not the person or the bowler. I unfortunately never had the privilege of meeting Mr. Lillard, but after I heard of his passing I reached out to several that did and every single one of them told me that their life was better for having known him. And that, to me, is the ultimate compliment.
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Rafael Nadal Racket Review – Babolat Pure Aero Tennis Racket.
Rafael Nadal Racket Review. He is the other half of the biggest duo in tennis. Rafael Nadal has played with Babolat for the
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Exploring Japanese Hell Through Art from the 12th to 19th Century
demons can be seen tearing people at their crotch (ouch!)
As a child, growing up in Japan, there was one book that terrified me. Luckily, I didn’t own it. The red hardback sat on the bottom shelf in my friend’s room and every time I went over to play I could see it, out of the corner of my eye, staring me in the face. Once we pulled it out and flipped through the pages; each featured a grotesquely illustrated realm of hell with scenes of fire, torture, and suffering. It was, I assure you, a children’s book. But it was made for parents to use as leverage whenever their child acted up, or misbehaved. And boy was it effective.
These concepts of hell (jigoku; 地獄 in Japanese) are derived from ancient Buddhist scriptures, and I’m ceaselessly amazed by the imagination of the monks and artists who came up with so many different forms of punishment. The range from the fairly standard – being eaten alive by demons and dragons, or being torn apart at the crotch – to the more inventive – being forced to hold large stalks of daikon radish in your mouth and being used as a drumstick. Then, there’s my favorite: being flattened out by a roller and then cut up into soba noodles.
a demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles
Now, a new art book that’s being released in October has collected a wide range of images that depict hell in Japanese art from the 12th century to the 19th century. The massive single-volume collection consists of almost 600 pages of works designated as Japanese National Treasures and features the various depictions of hell by artists such as Kazunobu Kanō,Yoshitoshi Tsukioka and the master of horror Kyōsai Kawanabe.
It’s currently available for pre-order on Amazon. Essays from historians of both Japanese art and Buddhism are also included in bilingual text. If you have kids you may (or may not) want to leave this book sitting around.
various forms of torture (being forced to hold a large daikon radish in your both, being used as a drumstick, etc.)
various scenes of pain and suffering
“God of Heavenly Punishment.” From the scroll “Extermination of Evil” ( 1127 – 1192 AD)
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