Hooray! After yesterday’s indulgent post on the complexities of cosmic Barbie, this feels like a nice balance. I’ve written before (here and here) about Genís Carreras‘ great Philographics project, and
On Monday, we took a look at the “controversial” Mexico Barbie doll and discovered that the media’s response was mostly overblown and somewhat manipulated. Today, we head to the Ukraine to
I love it when classy news sites weigh in on collectible controversies! Recently, there was an uproar over Mattel’s Barbie Dolls of the World collection, specifically Mexico Barbie. Despite being
It’s Friday! Did you make it? Let’s celebrate with an infectious ditty by the Violent Femmes as performed by anonymous disco dancers in the musical pairing (above) and
I’m digging these images by French graphiste Denis Dubois. By gently tweaking old-time illustrations, Dubois expresses humor and cynicism for our modern world. The incredibly prolific artist refers to what
I’m starting to see a pattern that suggests Dutch designers have great senses of humor. (For instance: Dutch Brains: It’s What’s for Breakfast!, Excuse Me Miss but You
Wow. Check out this “frankensteined” self-portrait/resin bust by New York-based fine artist, Jaz Harold. She pieced it together from multiple casts—her face, the back of her head and
Like many people who look at stuff on the Internet, I’m just wild about Grumpy Cat. The dour-faced feline appears on all manner of merchandise (I was helpless
You can’t spell “origami” without “I.” And you can’t pronounce “origami” without “me.” So drop the modesty and embrace your effigy…with Foldable.Me! The nice folks at UK-based Foldable.Me
