Monthly Archives: September 2007

Paper Cutting

Considering how tedious and difficult I once found it to cut out a block letter stencil, the intricacy of paper cutting art continues to blow my mind. Beatrice Coron has some wonderful items on display as well as an incredible … Continue reading

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Joey Roth Moka Pot

The Joey Roth moka pot… not sure that I would ever use it, but it sure looks cool.

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Kalai

Another browsing in MySpace find, Kalai is the real deal. I like the descriptions of “acid blues” and “urban vintage.” How have I not heard of him until now? He has appearances on The Jimmy Kimmel Show and Extra! among … Continue reading

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MySpace.com – Kashmere Stage Band — If you think of “high school band” and shiver at the thought of the out-of-tune and out-of-time events we have to suffer through if we are unlucky parents, time to think again. Wow.

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Matt Weddle – Hey Ya

Have to admit I really enjoy this cover by Matt Weddle, even if the video is just annoying: The full band version (Weddle is the singer/guitarist for Obadiah Parker) can be heard on their MySpace page.

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What Ails the Short Story — Stephen King on the problem with the American short story Chauchilla Cemetery & Souvenirs From Hell – a photoset on Flickr — The cemetery pictures left me speechless

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When Pigs Fly

This is so strange that I’m still not completely sure it’s a joke, but When Pigs Fly features some of the strangest, non-satirical cover songs I’ve heard for a long time. Jackie Chan and Ani DiFranco, Don Ho covers “Shock … Continue reading

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The 8 Most Needlessly Detailed Wikipedia Entries

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Living Spam

I get a lot of spam from petite blondes with full-body tans who happen to be geniuses and looking for a person with my email address… but apparently there is some truth to the petite blond full-body tan genius part…

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And Now, Folks, Behold the 15-Minute Publisher – New York Times — A book vending machine that prints, binds, and dispenses a book in 15 minutes…

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RIP: Marcel Marceau

There were many imitators and satirists, but just one master…

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CRIS COLLINSWORTH WORKED THE SLUMS — If this video doesn’t make your skin crawl you are of tougher stuff than I. And it has nothing to do with Cris Collinsworth Stephen Fry — Fry starts blogging and opens with a … Continue reading

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The Emperor Has No Clothes

Sorry, but it was barely clever the first time around, all those years ago… there is nothing profound about it today. It’s essentially the stuff of the philosophy or literature graduate student who has nothing to say, but they of … Continue reading

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15 Excellent Examples of Web Typography. Part 1 | i love typography

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Poet’s Choice — Barry Spacks is in pretty good company with that stripling Yeats

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Women in Art

500 years of female portraits in Western art…

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Funny Jokes, Pictures, Bloopers and More: Innocent English Neurotic Poets: The Link Between Creativity and Madness The Awkwardness Survival Guide — Situations that have afflicted all of us… 101 Frightening Ice Cream Flavors From Around The World — ttsia Librophiliac … Continue reading

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Ultimate Flash Face v0.42b — I guarantee you will get stuck here for a while… Top 13 Worst Slogan Translations Ever — It takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate…

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Circular Life

At first I saw this little work of flash photography digital art and thought “that’s interesting.” Then I read the tips and played some more and discovered it is damn cool, tight, phat, neato keeno, hot, gnarly, whatever…

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Shadow Puppet Show

Ever wonder what happened to that one kid who thought making the bunny ears on the screen before the movie started was so hilarious he had to do it every single time the teacher showed a film in class? Apparently … Continue reading

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