Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Malcolm Gladwell’s recent New Yorker Article, “Late Bloomers,” has already been linked around the internet, but I can’t help chiming in having read the piece. Whether or not you or me or anybody else is destined to reach “genius” status, it’s encouraging to understand that not all brilliance manifests itself at an early age. [...]
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
There seems to be a fair amount of letterpress type to be had on eBay, and much of it seems to be in gloriously good shape, such as this example from Flickr user h. wren:
I think I’d have a hard time justifying the purchase of letterpress type to Valerie, even if it is one of [...]
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This device, striking in its simplicity of function, is one of the coolest ideas I’ve seen an a long time. Bushnell’s BackTrack GPS device is cheap ($60 on Amazon) and basic, functioning much like a stop watch for your location. You press a button to mark your location, and you press a [...]
Thursday, October 9, 2008
For that tasty mix of irony and awesome, you really ought to consider a tray that makes bullet-shaped ice.
The A.V. Club’s Nathan Rabin interviews British actor Simon Pegg. I’m already a huge fan of Pegg’s work in Shawn of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, but this interview sheds some light on his wit and intelligence as well.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
David Friedman, of Ironic Sans, has recently updated his portfolio site. That’s all fine and dandy, but said portfolio site now includes a photo blog as well.
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His Inventor Portraits are shaping up to be a fascinating series.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
I’d forgotten the sheer beauty of Phillip Bloom’s film making:
Portrait of Siberia from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Dig that sample of the Knight Rider theme…
Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
(via yewknee)
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Michael Pardus, instructor at the Culinary Institute of America, shows how straightforward it can be to make as classic a dish as consommé on the food blog, A Hunger Artist. Sure, not everybody in The States has beef hearts or leeks lying around, but the general concept certainly seems a whole lot less obfuscated [...]
Monday, September 29, 2008
Crazy, trippy, fantastic:
Metamorphosis from Bryant on Vimeo.