Should I risk my life for a piece of meat?

I know Abu Shkara is the best Butcher/Deli store in Haifa but I didn't realize everyone else knew that. I took a look at all the people standing outside to receive their orders and what can I say, it looked dangerous. I try to practice physical distancing so I did cross the street and while waiting for my son to pick up his & my order I took the pictures. I hope the Lamb Shoulder I bought was worth going out.

By the way, I also took a Roast Beef hero sandwich for today's lunch to go. 

Covid-19's known unknowns

►"The more certain someone is about covid-19, the less you should trust them. Acknowledging uncertainty a little more might improve not only the atmosphere of the debate and the science, but also public trust. If we publicly bet the reputational ranch on one answer, how open minded can we be when the evidence changes?" Source: bmj.

►Laughing Squid brings you Clever Illustrations of Life Before and After Covid by Irina Blok.

The beauty of everyday Japanese food

 

► Itsuo Kobayashi draws what he eats every single day.

"Kobayashi worked in food service from a young age. Starting at age 18, he worked at the same soba shop for 18 years. 

He attended cooking school, worked a stint in a sushi shop, and prepared meals for the elderly in nursing homes. Altogether, he worked with food for more than 20 years, until a combination of company closures and physical disability caused him to retire..." Read the rest of the story at Atlas Obscura. Photos by Selena Takigawa Hoy.

► Beautiful illustrations by Marce Lopez.

The iconic yellow smiley face

► From plastic grocery bags to original emojis to household goods and paraphernalia, the yellow smiley face is an iconic mark of modern culture.

In 60 pages, The Sm;)e Book compiles work from 70 artists, including Banksy, the Chapman Brothers,  Alicia McCarthy, and James Joyce. Source: Colossal.

A collector of everything

►  Sad Iron Man - For McCartney, irons are not just the story of American invention. They also illustrate how technology was used to help people stay abreast of—some might say “conform to”—the social conventions of the day. via Bifurcated Rivets  a blog I found visiting old blogs I used to love with WayBackMachine.

► More from Bifurcated Rivets - A personal view of the urban landscape.

Urban Photography

 

►Photography on Instagram: Welcome to Qalatta's world! and more...

Aliens among us

STAY HOME

STAY HOME Awesome story and illustrations ! Loved it.

A Virtual Influencer To Live Inside Ikea Showrooms

► Ikea Japan (instagram) released a series of ads and live installation featuring Imma - the popular Japanese virtual influencer to promote Ikea’s new Harajuku district store in Tokyo.

Colorized History

► ColorizedHistory is A community dedicated to high quality colorizations of historical black and white images, and discussions of a historical nature.

Coronavirus Viral Art Project

  

►Coronavirus is a global emergency on a scale unseen since the Great Depression and World War II. The Viral Art Project is a call to action for graphic designers, artists, and other creative people to bring their talents to the Coronavirus emergency facing our world.

►Vintage posters  are redesigned to help spread the word on coronavirus safety.

How it started How its going pic.twitter.com/GUlYj0Ooyy

— Soviet Visuals (@sovietvisuals) October 9, 2020

Animated photography by Julien Douvier

As a visual effects, Julien Douvier creates many different outputs, but especially loves what cinemagraphs are able to showcase in just a few frames. As you’ll see in Julien’s work, the juxtaposition of stillness and movement creates a result that you just can’t look away from