Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
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Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
I like old things. Pretty much anything old. Thus I am starting a series called Old is Good. First off: ads.
Times and social mores change. The beer ad to the left wouldn’t fly now – omg it has a boobie in it! No more beer for health, either. No more beer for babies. We’ve come a long way when it comes to advertising – haven’t we? Continue reading
On a recent trip to the U.K. we spent as much time in pubs as possible. We’d snoop out the proper pubs – old, dark buildings with low ceilings and beams with padding on them so when you walk into it you don’t hurt your forehead too badly.
Mainly we were in search of bitter beer, which is hard to find in SoCal, where we live. The pub food… well, the fish and chips were greasy and the chips didn’t taste as much of potato as they should. Anyone wanting a light meal was out of luck (try the antipasto plate, it’s as close as you’ll get to a salad, most places).
No one even seems to offer a ploughman’s – a trad lunch of Cheddar and/or Stilton Cheese, pickled onions and good bread. Continue reading
Can you believe it’s been months since we last spoke about a group of magical people who live in the magical lands of Scandinavia? How exactly did this site survive? While previous posts highlighted the clean, minimal and organic lines of Nordic design in lamps, storage, accessories, and everything Marimekko, today’s post will showcase classic Scandinavian chairs. So, let’s talk about dead people and the technically revolutionary chairs they created, shall we? Continue reading
What a week of some cartoon-worthy political events. War on Women. Failed Missile Launches. Return of the Buffet Rule. Santorum bowing out. GSA party scandal. Zimmerman arrested. Crazy stuff makes for some good cartoons. I invite you to post cartoons you find worthy as well.
As a reminder before you start Thunderdoming — I will certainly be posting cartoons that I do not agree with the opinions of the artist. So please do not make the assumption that by posting a cartoon here that I agree with it. I simply found it interesting, enraging, thought-provoking or amusing.
With that caveat, let us begin.
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Auturo DiModica is an Italian born artist who sculpted Charging Bull (seen above) on his own initiative and at his own expense. In 1989, he just up and “gave” it to the people of the City of New York by having it transported to a spot in front of the New York Stock Exchange and just left it there. The NYPD impounded it. Public outcry saved the bull from oblivion and it was mounted in Bowling Green square, about 3 blocks south from where DiModica had left it. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
As humans we’ve had a long relationship with wood. First we lived up in the trees, lounging like a bunch of lazy monkeys feasting on our day’s gatherings as the savanna sun set. Then we discovered we could burn the trees. We had become cooks, pit-masters, and fire-keepers. Then we decided to start making useful things out of trees. We called these “tools,” “weapons,” and “houses.” Then we started making pretty things out of wood, things which were also useful. We called these things “furniture” and “architecture.” Then some people decided that beauty has utility all its own. We called the things they made “sculpture” and “art.” Continue reading
Dick Clark, the 82-year old former host of American Bandstand and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, is selling his unique Malibu home for $3.5 million. Continue reading