I'm almost embarrassed to post this video by PonySutra Productions.
Via Cheezburger
Friday, August 31, 2012
Cephalopodoptera
Finnish graphic designer Vladimir Stankovic has created a beautiful series of illustrated natural history animated GIFs entitled 'cephalopodoptera'.
These fantasy species of insects and mollusks live in the deepest underwater caves of oceans worldwide, waiting to be discovered..
Much more at Designboom
These fantasy species of insects and mollusks live in the deepest underwater caves of oceans worldwide, waiting to be discovered..
Much more at Designboom
Wallets Made From Baseball Gloves
Olive Oatman
Olive Oatman (1837-1903) was a woman from Illinois who was abducted by a Native American tribe and sold to another tribe (the Mohave people). She regained her freedom five years later. Olive’s face was given prominent blue tattooing by her captors.Read her fascinating story at Wikipedia.
More photos at Retronaut
100 Year Old Lightbulb Still Functions
I need a few of these. I have to replace mine all the time.
Created in 1912, this 230-volt 55-watt DC Osram lightbulb illuminates the entrance of a British house in Pakefield.
Via Today I Learned Something New
Created in 1912, this 230-volt 55-watt DC Osram lightbulb illuminates the entrance of a British house in Pakefield.
Via Today I Learned Something New
Ballpark Blueprints
Take me out to the ballgame...
$185.00 at UncommonGoods
These illustrations lay out the details of some of the game's legendary ball fields. Each drawing is accompanied with that stadium's design specs and highlights game stats of particular interest. The completed print has an aged finish that gives the impression of a vintage document.
No Stabby
Going to the Big House? Grab a Stab-Resistant Prison Pen Five Pack before you go. These pens have bendy bodies making it impossible to stab someone, even if they stole your prison bitch. That's why they're actually used in most US federal prisons!
Calling All Niagara-on-the-Lake Artists
A reminder:
Niagara-on-the-Lake seeks original artistic expressions which interpret the significance of what the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration means to them and the Town.
Selected art will be showcased at:
Niagara Nights Of Art
1812 Bicentennial Expressions Community Event
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Navy Hall, Niagara-on-the-Lake
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ENTRY DEADLINE: September 19, 2012
ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to artists of all ages living and/or working in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Must be able to present submission on the day of the event, Wednesday, October 3, 2012.
Ph:468-3266 ex 304, Ms Gillian Greenall
Loren Kantor's Woodcuts of Legendary Actors and Film Classics
Hollywood artist and film enthusiast Loren Kantor's woodcuts and linocuts are inspired by her favorite classic films and actors.
All Woodcut Prints available for sale.
Custom Woodcut Portraits available by request.
Contact:
lorenwoodcuts (at) gmail dot com for more info.
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Bogart |
Brando |
Lloyd |
Custom Woodcut Portraits available by request.
Contact:
lorenwoodcuts (at) gmail dot com for more info.
Via Brainpickings
London Zoo animal audit
The London Zoo is recording the height and weight of their 16,000 animals. The data will be used to compare information on endangered species.
Thanks Bruce!
Thanks Bruce!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Heather Benning's Dollhouse
(Photo: Heather Benning) |
In 2007 Saskatchewan artist Heather Benning transformed an abandoned farmhouse in a southwestern Manitoba field into a giant dollhouse and I think it's lovely.
"I wanted to show the passage of time … I was able to show what it looked like before it was left, but then what it looks like now, you know, 35 years later," said Benning.
"I chose to leave the porch on there, which is rotted out, and [leave] everything to look quite rustic on the outside."
Benning said she was inspired by abandoned farmhouses close to her childhood home near Humboldt, Sask.
Check out more photos at heatherbenning.ca and read more about the project here.
Dr. Who Toile
Have a Dr. Who themed evening. Whip up a sweet outfit to wear and munch on Dalek cupcakes while watching the new season of Dr. Who.
Doctor Who toile by Seschenck Fabrics
More fabulous fabrics at Spoonflower. Seen on Michele's FB page.
Stewart Francis, Canada’s King of the One-Liners
Stewart Francis is a Canadian comic renowned in comedy circles as the King of the One-Liners. The King added another jewel to his jester’s cap last week when one of his jokes was voted the funniest at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The winning quip concerned David and Victoria Beckham’s choice of names for their four children — Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper Seven — and it went like this: “You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks.”National Post
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Keith Haring Jigsaw Puzzle Has 32,256 Pieces
It's 17 feet long by 6 feet wide, making it the world's largest jigsaw puzzle according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It comes with a convenient hand truck for carting it around.
Cute Little Dalek Cupcakes
These would be perfect to snack on while watching the new season of Dr. Who.
Download the template at DeviantART and make your own.
via Kuriositas
Image: seelenstur's Flickr Photostream. |
via Kuriositas
Dennis Severs' House
Dennis Severs' House, 18 Folgate Street is a Grade II listed Georgian terraced house in Spitalfields, London, England. From 1979 to 1999 it was lived in by Dennis Severs, who gradually recreated the rooms as a time capsule in the style of former centuries. It is now open to the public.
I love visiting restored homes and this one looks like a real gem. I think I'll check it out next time I'm in London. More here.
image via http://globescribbler.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/dennis-severs-house-take-a-step-back-in-time/ |
image via http://carpeldn.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/dennis-severs-house-18-folgate-street/ |
image via http://www.jointhestylehighclub.com/tag/dennis-severs-house/ |
I love visiting restored homes and this one looks like a real gem. I think I'll check it out next time I'm in London. More here.
Monday, August 27, 2012
PEO Locks Down Your Computer Until You Ride Your Bike
A Day In Pompeii
I've been fascinated by the story of Pompeii since I was a kid. I still hope to visit the site someday.
Via The Presurfer
Via The Presurfer
Frasier's Apartment Houseplan
All that's missing is the tossed salad and scrambled eggs. Oh, and Eddie of course!
This hand drawn plan of Frasier Crane's apartment respects the spaces, proportions, furniture and objects in the studio set and includes the hidden places too.
Go to deviantART for more info and a larger view.
Thanks Bruce!
by ~nikneuk |
This hand drawn plan of Frasier Crane's apartment respects the spaces, proportions, furniture and objects in the studio set and includes the hidden places too.
Go to deviantART for more info and a larger view.
Thanks Bruce!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Buskerfest Toronto
We dropped my sister off at Union Station in Toronto after a lovely visit. Then some idiot backed into our brand new car and did a bit of damage. We shrugged it off and wandered around BuskerFest and the St. Lawrence Market.
More pics here
More pics here
Friday, August 24, 2012
Kurt Cobain-Decorated 'Melvan' Back on Auction Block
Back in March of this year, the vehicle (a beat-up 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van, featuring artwork by Kurt Cobain) reached a bid of $99,999.99 on eBay but the reserve bid wasn't met. Now it's back on the auction block and the van's owner says it will go to the highest bidder.
The Melvan currently calls Montesano, Washington, its home; it is available for local pick-up for the winning bidder. Bidding for the Melvan's second listing will end this Sunday, shortly after 3 p.m. PDT.
Read more at Rolling Stone
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Yiddish Curses for Republican Jews
May you sell everything and retire to Florida just as global warming makes it uninhabitable.
Read more Yiddish Curses
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Read more Yiddish Curses
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London (1927)
Although much has changed many of these scenes remain remarkably unchanged.
Via coisas do arco da velha
Via coisas do arco da velha
Mexican Wrestler Bottle Openers
I love these Luchador bottle openers by Ariel Rojo and Andres Lhima for the Kikkerland Mexico Design Challenge.
$11.43
Via Dangerous Minds
The British Monarchy Explained
My personal view is that the monarchy is an outdated, costly and undemocratic extravagance. The pomp and circumstance of William's wedding and the Golden Jubilee may have resulted in increased support for the institution but I still think they are a bunch of freeloading inbred dilettantes and nothing you say will change my mind. This rant was brought to you by the naked drunken party animal who is third in line for the throne. One would think that he could keep his bare ass off the internet in exchange for a life of unbelievable privilege. After all isn't that what he is paid to do?
Via Kuriositas
Via Kuriositas
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Your pal, Lorne Michaels
In 1976 Lorne Michaels, creator of Saturday Night Live, sent this rejection letter to writers who submitted work to the show.
Via Letters of Note (of course).
Via Letters of Note (of course).
Stephen Lewis's Eulogy For Jack Layton
One year ago on this day I woke to the news that Jack had died. Tears ensued. Along with so many other Canadians I felt bereft. I had the honour of working on Jack's team and any time I had personal contact with him I was struck by his friendliness, his optimism and his remarkable energy. The absence of the cynicism one sees so often in politicians who have been around the block a few times set him above and apart from the rest. He inspired deep loyalty and dedication in those he worked with and it breaks my heart that he left us so early. All this has been said before and more eloquently by others and I think this eulogy by another inspiring New Democrat, Stephen Lewis, says it best of all:
Never in our collective lifetime have we seen such an outpouring, so much emotional intensity, from every corner of this country. There have been occasions, historically, when we've seen respect and admiration but never so much love, never such a shocked sense of personal loss.Read the entire eulogy at rabble.ca
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Fallen Angel
I haven't seen this but I plan to watch it tonight because I am a Gram Parsons fangirl.
The film was made on location by director and musician Gandulf Hennig and American music journalist, musician and biographer Sid Griffin. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death.Via Dangerous Minds
Happy Birthday Joe
The late great Joe Strummer would have been 60 years old today. It's hard to believe he's been gone 10 years.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Website gets Rob Ford cycling
Toronto mayor Ford is not known to be cycle friendly nor is he fit but Duke's Cycle and ad agency DentsuBos want to help.
They have put together a new website called RideForRob.com where vistors can "donate" their rides to an animated facsimile of Ford who in turn gets fitter and fitter as the kilometres accrue.Via BlogTO
Pop-Up Hot Dog Toaster
Pop-Up Hot Dog Toaster by Nostalgia Electrics has a removable hot dog basket and removable drip tray making clean-up easy.
$20 at Fancy
$20 at Fancy
The Breaking Bad Art Project at Gallery1988
The Breaking Bad Art Project, a Breaking Gifs presented art show featuring a collection of artists and their Breaking Bad television show inspired artwork, opens on Monday August 20, 2012 at Gallery1988 Melrose in Los Angeles.
Beach Plastic
In 1999 Judith and Richard Lang started collecting plastic debris from Kehoe Beach in Northern California: milk jug lids, combs, toy soldiers, disposable lighters, cheese spreaders from lunch snack packs. Back in the studios they clean, sort and categorize the pieces according to color and kind and use the plastic to make artworks including large sculptures, installations, photo tableaus and jewelry.
"Pacifier" (above) is the title of this necklace in reference to the "jewel" fashioned from the remains of the baby binky and the tiparillo tips strung like pearls to shape the ring of the necklace.
Kid pacifiers. Adult pacifiers
More at Beach Plastic
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Let's Go To The Ex
The opening of the Ex marks the official end of summer in Toronto. What an extravaganza!
Footage of the Canadian National Exhibition in the late 1950's by Everett Barclay, edited by Spencer Barclay.
Via BlogTO
Via BlogTO
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Photography At 1 Trillion Frames Per Second
How does light look in slow motion?
Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion.
Via Kottke
Thanks Bruce!
Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion.
Via Kottke
Thanks Bruce!
Friday, August 17, 2012
Rage Against The Machine Guitarist Rages Against Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan has previously cited Rage Against the Machine as his favorite band, but the group's guitarist isn't returning the niceties. In a blistering op-ed published Thursday night on Rolling Stone's website, Tom Morello blasts Mitt Romney's new VP choice as "the embodiment of the machine our music rages against."Read more at this link.
World’s Largest Hanging Flower Basket
Hotel Indigo, Paddington, London |
Towering 25 ft above the ground, a 20 x 10ft flower basket known as ‘The Hanging Gardens of Paddington’, contains over 100 different varieties of plants and flowers, including orchids, roses, ivy, daisies, gerberas, ferns, conifers and moss.
A spokesperson for Hotel Indigo says the plants will be changed seasonally. I wonder if there will be anything to see in February when I usually visit London.
Urban Gardens
Elvis Oreo
To help commemorate Elvis Week — a celebration of The King of Rock and Roll’s life, and the anniversary of his passing — Oreo made him into a cookie. Elvis Oreo is part of Nabisco’s uber-brilliant Daily Twist campaign.It looks like some awesome nibbling skills were employed.
Via Foodiggity.com
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Boycott Marineland
If you are visiting Niagara Falls and have considered adding a trip to Marineland please reconsider.
Today's Toronto Star news article about the inhumane living conditions for animals at Marineland in Niagara Falls disturbed me greatly. What is even more disturbing is that I know this is not news to local politicians, to CAZA nor to the local humane society.
Marineland has been widely criticized by international animal protection groups for decades. Safety and health conditions have been widely criticized and many of the unfortunate animals imprisoned there simply don't survive their captivity.
Zoocheck Canada reported many problems to relevant authorities as far back as 1998. Investigations carried out by 13 scientific experts in a variety of disciplines such as aquarium animal husbandry, biology, conservation, ethology, marine mammal science, veterinary science, wildlife rehabilitation and zoology exposed grave concerns about the welfare of animals held at Marineland. Animal welfare groups have also criticized Marineland's importation of Russian beluga whales and bottlenose dolphins after the Canadian government prohibited them from capturing these animals in Canadian waters. Zoocheck has been lobbying for a provincial zoo licensing act that would include standards of housing and care for animals in such facilities, and for a federal restriction on the importation of marine mammals for public display.Yet nothing has changed.
The horrific treatment of animals at Marineland should be an embarrassment to all of us.
What Does An Artist Take To War?
The National Post’s Richard Johnson begins his third journey to Afghanistan this week. This is what he is packing.
Click here for larger image.
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