Colorful Victorian-Era Illustratons for Euclid’s ‘Elements’

By Jason Diamond on Nov 14, 2013 - Flavorwire

In 1847, mathematician Oliver Byrne published a strange and stunning edition of Euclid’s Elements with illustrations that, today, look beautiful enough to frame. Thankfully for those of us who don’t own a copy of the Victorian-era volume, Taschen is about to reissue a gorgeous edition of the book, filled with the figures and diagrams of one of history’s most famous math and geometry treatises. Preview a selection of images from Elements below. Oh, and instead of ripping out the pages and hanging them on your wall, we suggest allowing a copy to class up your coffee table. … Read More

Who, Exactly, Will Buy the ’300 Sandwiches’ Book?

By Tyler Coates on Nov 13, 2013 -  Flavorwire

Here’s the thing: it’d be pretty great to get a book deal. I think it’s something that a lot of people who write online — either commenting on pop culture in publications like Flavorwire or writing about themselves on their personal blogs — are not-so-secretly striving toward. I know a handful of people who successfully parlayed their clever blog idea into a quick book. 
Sure, it’ll sit on a table in the front of an Urban Outfitters (every time I walk into that store, I feel like I’m looking at the Tumblr dashboard), but it’s still pretty nice to monetize one’s Google Image Search / funny caption skills. And it’s really no surprise that Stephanie Smith, who two months ago gained Internet infamy for a blog on which she chronicles her quest for an engagement ring through making her boyfriend 300 sandwiches, has signed a deal with Random House imprint Zinc Ink. … Read More