Artist Katie Paterson recorded the sounds of an Icelandic glacier, pressed it on to records made from glacier ice, and played them until they melted.

Sound recordings from three glaciers in Iceland, pressed into three records, cast, and frozen with the meltwater from each of these glaciers, and played on three turntables until they completely melt.

[...]The turntables begin playing together, and for the first ten minutes as the needles trace their way around, the sounds from each glacier merge in and out with the sounds the ice itself creates. The needle catches on the last loop, and the records play for nearly two hours, until completely melted.

Katie Paterson: Ice Records (via Today and Tomorrow)

American Soldier is a photo journalism project following the life of a young American, Ian Fisher, as he enslists in the US Army and becomes a soldier. I am not sure about the imperialistic notion of “defending our country” which seems to dominate sentiment in the comments thread, but the project itself is quite incredible.

From the Denver Post:

For 27 months, Ian Fisher, his parents and friends, and the U.S. Army allowed Denver Post reporters and a photographer to watch and chronicle his recruitment, induction, training, deployment, and, finally, his return from combat. A selection of photos from Ian’s journey are posted below.

The story was written by Kevin Simpson with Michael Riley, Bruce Finley and Craig F. Walker. It was reported by Riley in Colorado and at Fort Benning, Ga., Finley at Fort Carson and in Iraq, and photographer Craig F. Walker throughout.

Ian Fisher : American Soldier (via Coudal)