Monthly Archives: August 2011
Classic Cartoon Characters Dissected
August 31, 2011Here’s a cool etsy find. Back in 2004, Portland-based artist, Michael Paulus drew twenty-two dissections of past and present cartoon characters. He became fixated on the characters’ grotesquely distorted skeletons while growing up in the 60s watching animated children’s programming … Continue reading
Killing Bacteria With Cuteness
August 31, 2011We’ve all probably seen those infomercials implying that if you don’t sanitize your toothbrush, you may as well be rinsing your mouth with toilet water. Here are a few more sexy factoids: Researchers have found more than 10,000,000 bacteria living … Continue reading
Neon Retro All City Breakers From Kidrobot
August 31, 2011I’m digging these throwback All City Breakers by Kidrobot. It looks like there’s about 16 different variations of B-boys and B-girls in neon-colored, injection-molded plastic. It’s sort of like if little green army men found a Bill & Ted-like time … Continue reading
Half Off Vannen Watches Today!
August 31, 2011Time passes so quickly! You’d think I’d be more aware since I have quite a collection of Vannen watches all set to different timezones right here in my office. In honor of the Los Angeles-based company’s 2nd anniversary, Vannen is … Continue reading
The Baseman’s Abbey Road
August 31, 2011Gary Baseman‘s traveling companion, Toby, is the subject of the least boring vacation photos you’ll ever see. Baseman is constantly going to exciting locations around the world with Toby in tow. Seriously, I’d sit through a slideshow of a year … Continue reading
New York’s Dirt in Pretty Packaging
August 30, 2011I like to imagine that when the folks behind bottledBrooklyn came up with their idea, someone shouted, “We’ve hit paydirt!” Because that’s what this popject is: it’s dirt collected from Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, and you’re … Continue reading
Transformer Owl
August 30, 2011Please just watch this video about a White Faced Scops Owl from South Africa and its ability to transform when confronted by an opponent. And you thought only robots could be Transformers! More than meets the eye, indeed. Thank you, Next … Continue reading
Tunnel of Green
August 30, 2011I thought I merely dreamed of such places, but this tunnel of green really exists, in the Ukraine. I found the image on one of my favorite destinations for procrastination inspiration, We Waste Time. Harisla writes: A near-death experience (NDE) is … Continue reading
Paper Lanterns from 64Colors
August 30, 2011I love when 64Colors gets all “full-coverage” with their special blend of retro kawaii mascot style. These two fun paper lanterns (Good & Plenty above and Cherry Bomb below) are available for $9.99 a piece from BlueQ. Good & Plenty is … Continue reading
