Whitney Dail shares the same DNA as stardust. She spends most of her time daydreaming about the universe and anything sixties Space Age, riding her bike (and scooter) often, researching and staying informed about current issues in contemporary art, and watching pro-cycling road races. Whitney has a BFA in Sequential Art (a fancy word for comics) and is currently seeking her Masters in Arts Administration at SCAD.
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As per request, the greatest YouTube video ever.
The Pale Blue Dot: Carl Sagan + Mogwai + Sigur Rós
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A sight so beautiful as the Pelican Nebula (above) can be easily attributed to a grander design than the mere laws of physics,...
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Sofya Radelet Abstraction-Quality Series 1-9, oil, charcoal, acrylic and pencil on panel, 2010
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I stumbled upon this photo while searching through my email. The photo was taken by my Dad. It was in an email with six other images. (I posted one previously.) The photos move me. Partly because all I knew of him was my dad. But he had a crazy, dangerous lifestyle prior to my being born including hot shot A-7 pilot, Top Gun adversary, plane crash investigator, and FAA safety inspector, which is what I am most familiar with. It’s seeing these photos and hearing his stories that makes me want to carry on and get my pilot’s license. He wrote a small explanation for the photos saying:
Ole’ (young) Dad took the A-7 Images using my Mamiya 35mm after I had developed the skill & confidence to use a hand held while flying formation & modulating the jet thrust – a trick. WE USED STILLS TO PHOTO DOCUMENT Russian freighters going in & out of Haiphong harbor. I think the film was Ecktachrome – too much blue!
AOL published a History of Flight Attendant Uniforms article:
Flight attendant attire has varied over the years from prim and proper to all-out sexy to subtly sophisticated.
Flight attendants are the most important point of contact between an airline and its passengers. As the “face” of an airline, their appearance and behavior during flights have a strong influence over guest satisfaction and, consequently, loyalty.
It should come as no surprise then that a great deal of thought has been given to flight attendant attire over the decades. The most recent move in the world of airborne fashion was made by United Airlines when they announced in November that they had hired world-famous designer, Cynthia Rowley, to create stylish new uniforms for all employees (look for them in 2011).
This move is a world-away from the first “stewardess” uniforms of the 1920s, which, as you’ll see, were more functional than fashionable. Here, we examine the evolution of sky-borne style from stodgy to sexy to sophisticated and look at the historical context in which each uniform was designed. Although both men and women both play a major role in airline stewardship, this gallery focuses primarily on the outfits worn by women as these are the uniforms that have changed the most drastically over time.
