Guardian Unlimited :: For sale: paintings by the artist formerly known as the Fuhrer

Reuters.com :: Electronic paper moves from sci-fi to marketplace

But, much like when LCD displays came to the market, consumers are first likely to see the technology in clocks and watches. The popular example of an electronic newspaper that automatically updates itself wirelessly is still years away.

(Bummer.)

Think clowns are scary?

Check this out...

Welcome to International Ventriloqust Association

Today in history:

It was on this day in 1940 that 75,000 men were called to Armed Forces duty under the first peacetime conscription in American history.

[...] Franklin Roosevelt's decision to impose a draft in the summer of 1940 was especially controversial because the country wasn't even at war. But Americans had all seen newspaper and newsreel coverage of the German Army rolling over Poland in a few weeks, and doing the same in France in a few months. By June of that year, Germans controlled most of the European continent, and the United States had a poorly trained standing army of only about 200,000 soldiers.

So even though he worried it might hurt his chances of reelection that November, Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime draft in American history. That October, 16 million young men appeared at precinct election boards across the country to register with the Selective Service. The first lottery was held in Washington, D.C., and it was designed to be as patriotic a ceremony as possible. Secretary of War Henry Stimson was blindfolded with cloth taken from a chair that had been used at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the ladle he used to scoop out numbers had been made from the wood of one of the rafters of Independence Hall.

The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media

Think they sound like Barry White to girl mice?

CNN.com :: Study - Mice sing mating song

Uneven, but fun.

A mashup of the Beasties' "Right Now" with Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz."

MusicBuilder.net (Stab) :: right now ballroom blitz

(via Ektopia)

If I decorated for Christmas, this would be my tree.

UrbanOutfitters.com :: Charlie Brown Pathetic Tree

I'm sure it's helpful

...but I just find it incredibly weird.

My Style Wedding :: Dream it. Plan it. Live it.

Absolutely astounding news.

The mind reels to think how very, very different the world could/might be if this is true.

Times Online :: Man 'cured' of HIV agrees to undergo further clinical tests

In the new world order, everyone will have bangin' hair.

[Video - Blow Out.]

goldenfiddle :: Bangin hair

(kudos to The Monk for clueing me in.)

Bad Jesus art

I can't stop looking. The name alone made it impossible to ignore.

Jesus of the Week 2005

JS Online :: Plane crashes in Riverwest

Lorraine & Doreen - I know you'll appreciate this. It was on the 2500 block of Weil...

This photo is the best.

Travel tip.

Excellent tip from Bradley* -- a travel search engine that checks prices on 100 online travel sites, then sends you off to book directly with an airline to avoid booking fees.

Kayak :: Cheap Airfare, Hotel Reservations, Car Rentals

*via Eric (hello, Eric!)

Seriously cool shopping.

I love these Day of the Dead figurines.

SilverCrow Creations - Sundries & Specialties

(This may be my best blogging find all year. You have to tool around this site. SO fun.)

BB's tour of Boston.

This is what it looks like. Really. I took the Gov't Ctr exit over and over again...

Wikipedia :: Boston

Brandon Bird :: Letters to Walken

(and a bonus for L&O fans: A Night Away)

Archie McPhee :: Obsessive Compulsive Action Figure

Sorry for the dearth of link-ity goodness, kids. I've been locked in a conference room in Quincy, MA -- just outside Boston -- for two days. Or attempting not to get lost in The Big Dig tunnels. FYI - I love Boston. I love the people. I love the architecture. But driving around this city is insane. All angles, no grid. Crazy, crazy, crazy.

Anyway, I'll be back in Milwaukee tomorrow. Talk to you then... x!

Hardly earthshaking, but worth knowing.

Uncrate :: Sanyo eneloop Rechargeable Batteries

Lumberjacked! is the first game to be developed for a tree to play.

Lumberjacked!:

People are so f***ing predictable.

Here's an update on an earlier posting.

Houston Press :: Prada "store" vandalized

Truly tasteless.

The logo? Yeesh.

The Smoking Gun :: L.A. entrepreneurs seek to market wine with "Jesus Juice" label

Meatscapes.

By Milwaukee artist, Nicholas Lampert.

Meatscapes Menu

I like his agit-prop as well. Here's his full portfolio site.
Machine Animal Collage

Gorgeous vignettes/images of Chinese manufacturing plants.

I'd like to slap the artist upside the head for his ungodly site navigation. But these photos are stunning. But sure to click all the way through to the full-size image for the full effect.

Edward Burtynsky :: China - Manufacturing

The rest of his photos are here.

If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History

The coverage of the crucifixion is my favorite.

(via YBNBY)

Supercheap MP3s.

I just ran across this Russian MP3 download site. 10 cents a song. I can download one of my favorite albums for $1.08. Hmm. Think it's legal?

MP3Search.Ru :: Soul Coughing - Irresistible Bliss

Own A Piece Of America :: A Unique Gift Idea

It's free AND funny.

You'll immediately be a registered owner of your own one-square inch 'parcel' of land in any state in the USA.

(thanks, Czeltic Girl! Ace tip.)

Lovely shadows.

AdamFrank :: Lumen Tree

A watchdog weblog for correct use of the word "literally."

Pretty funny.

Literally, A Web Log

This looks amazing.

I love beautifully written and illustrated children's books. Alice in Wonderland. Grimm's Faerie Tales. So this one looks like it may work its way into my book collection some day. (But at $120 per book, I may settle for the under-$25 calendar.)

Little Nemo in Slumberland

NYT Book Review :: Restoring Slumberland

Otter rejected by Mensa.

Animals Have Problems Too

(via Grow-a-brain)

This makes me happy.

Showtime has licensed some of swissmiss's photos for their "Sho Next" brand identity. I'm so proud of my long distance roommate. :)

(Can't wait to see you Friday, T!)

swissmiss :: ShoNext pix

Interesting tidbit: Book means cool.

...It comes from text messaging culture. When you type with predictive text on your mobile phone the word ‘cool’ the word ‘book’ first appears. Users should then flick through the list of possible words to get to ‘cool’. British youth appears to be avoiding the additional keystrokes and using the word ‘book’ instead.

(via PSFK)

Holy cow.

The Register :: Docs sew skull fragment in patient's belly

Surgeons obliged to remove a fragment of skull from a man with head injuries inserted it into his belly for safekeeping and three months later successfully reattached the missing piece of cranium, the Telegraph and others report.

Pictures of ever-so-tiny things.

I think this picture of velcro should have done better than a simple honorable mention.

Nikon Small World :: Gallery

Why you should continue to date me; a series of charts and graphs. By Joel A. Friesen

(via the neverever-fails-to-amuse-me grow-a-brain)

Jonesin' for Six Feet Under?

[HBO has] struck an exclusive two-year overall pact that calls for [Alan] Ball to develop series for the paybox. First up is a drama based on Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire" series of bestselling novels.

Project is set in a world where vampires and humans co-exist after the development of synthetic blood. First book, "Dead Until Dark," revolves around a waitress in rural Louisiana who meets the man of her dreams only to find out he's a vampire with a bad reputation.

Variety.com :: Ball back in HBO's court

There are no words...

Well, one. Eww.

Fantasyland Hotel :: Truck Room

A video paintbrush.

One of the weirdest things I've seen in a long time...

YouTube :: I/O Brush

Hairdo of the week.

The Jamaica Star :: 'HAIR' IS THE HAT

Oh, wow. They're on sale.

Following up on my post yesterday about those adorable little racist twin singers, Lynx & Lamb, I somehow ran across this delightful site.

I saw the twins wearing these Happy Hitler girly t's in one story about them.

(Yech.)

Aryan Wear

My buddy, Timmy, sent this around to a bunch of us at work.

Yahoo! News :: Remote Control Device 'Controls' Humans

Bradley's response to Timmy:
I will control you like this timmy, some day.

you will bend to my whims, or at least, walk in a pretzel shape.

This is kind of cute

...but anyone who'd pay $40 for an iPod halloween costume is out of his or her tree.

iAttire :: Vampire for iPod

I find this disturbing.

Why the hell does a 3-year old need a cell phone?

Mobile Phone News :: Buddy Bear Phone

Truly scary halloween costumes.

retroCRUSH :: The World's Greatest Pop Culture Site

devoted1.com :: iBelieve

Fake houses in London.

The route of the [underground railway] between Paddington and Bayswater necessitated the demolition of 23 and 24 Leinster Gardens, situated on a long, upmarket terrace of five story houses, and it was decided to build a 5ft-thick facade which matched the houses either side of the break.

Facade and dummy houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2 above the Metropolitan and District Line

(Thank you, Bradley!)

And people wonder why I'm phobic about grown people in costumes.

...Upon returning to his spot a day after his arrest, [Mr. Harper] conceded that things are tense these days among the characters, who form cliques and alliances to defend their turf and make money. Mr. Harper, for example, says his Elmo is a foe of Batman and Superman, but in cahoots with Mr. Incredible, SpongeBob SquarePants and at least one of the half-dozen Spider-Men who prowl the street.

Members of Elmo's clique often pose in pictures together and split tips when the dollars are flowing. Because many of the costumes have no pockets, wads of cash are often visibly clenched in characters' hands. But as a Saturday stroll down the boulevard showed, other characters are alone and adrift, often wearing ragged costumes and seeming to horn in on others' turf.

WSJ.com :: Hollywood Boulevard Just Isn't Big Enough For Elmo and Friends

Robots r kewl.

Watch this video. SO fun.

(FYI - if this is a true vision of the future, I'm going to trip over robots a lot. I can barely avoid my cat when she gets underfoot.)

1st Avenue Machine :: Propaganda

(Thank you, Timmy. You made my day, luv.)

From the mouths of (13 year-old racist) babes.

"We're proud of being white, we want to keep being white," said Lynx. "We want our people to stay white … we don't want to just be, you know, a big muddle. We just want to preserve our race."

ABC News :: Young Singers Spread Racist Hate

The Turkish remake of ET.

In the Turkish version, the alien is attacked by a strike force made up of an angry mob of peasants, soldiers dressed as storm troopers, police and firefighters. The children assault the mob right back with gas grenades and marbles. A few of them put on party hats to enhance their combat abilities. Then they steal a cart from an old man by, and I’m not making this up, patiently waiting for him to die on his feet from old age. I repeat: not making this up.

The Wave Magazine :: Video Review - Turkish E.T.

(via an excellent SFGate blurb on Turkish remakes.)

p.s. No offense, Alper. I'd laugh no matter what culture was doing this...

Learn something new every day.

Today's topic: Giant checks. You can actually cash them. And if you write your routing number, account, etc. on a watermelon, you can cash that as well.

TrixiePixGraphics :: Giant checks

Oooooh.

Except for the fitness equipment and fitness library -- which I would have removed -- this sounds absolutely lovely...

Westin Hotels & Resorts :: Westin Renewal Suite at Times Square

They look so cute and cuddly.

Until you read what they're for...
ayeayeaye.

RealHamster

SWAT Team Hand Signals

Fun!

PEZ MP3

Ah, Banksy. At it again.

Banksy's exhibition of modified oil paintings will open tonight despite the threat of legal action. Environmental health services yesterday cleared the project after being called by neighbouring businesses who reacted badly to the arrival of 200 live black rats. They will live in the glass fronted shop for the duration of the two week show.

Wooster Collective :: Banksy show opens

I want a Triple Inchophone.

Engadget :: Triple Inchophone plays 3-inch records and doles out street cred

Interesting: MarketingVOX :: Estonia Votes via the Net

Gorgeous stationery products by lovelydesign.

lovelydesign :: far away mail box

Not for the queasy.

Static objects that appear to move. Sounds dull, but it's kind of mesmerizing...


Rotational illusion

Google's Quote of the day

... is by one of my favorite British authors, P.G. Wodehouse:

Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.

- PG Wodehouse

More Wodehouse quotes here:
The Quotations Page :: P. G. Wodehouse Quotes

Concurring Opinions :: When Your Cell Phone Can Recognize You

Ailisto says, using the simple motion sensing gait method, the prototype phone correctly identified when it was being carried by someone other than its owner 98% of the time.

(fyi - the first comment is brilliant.)

If you've never been to San Francisco...

This book will make you want to go there.

SF Gate Mystical San Francisco

adrants :: careerbuilder bus ad

Damn. I wish I had time to play with this.

i am bored :: Make a Police Sketch

This year's (surprisingly dull) Turner Prize finalists.

Tate Britain :: Turner Prize 2005

Possibly the saddest CV/filmography ever.

After his stint with [Steve Allen], Nye became a regular on The Ann Sothern Show. On the big screen, he scored roles in such films as Sex Kittens Go to College (1960), The Facts of Life (1960), A Guide for the Married Man (1967) and Cannonball Run II (1984).

Yahoo! News :: Comedian Louis Nye Dies

TSA for Tots.

This is just so weird, I love it.

PLAYMOBIL :: Security Check-in

(via Concurring Opinions)

Excellent, easy-to-understand tutorials on house-y repairs.

Easy2.com :: Home Improvement Tutorials

(via Good Experience)

Pong on the side of a building.

Watch the vid. Very fun.

pingpong

Boondoggled by sushi houses.

Learn something new every day... Today: most wasabi isn't wasabi.

The truth is, what passes for wasabi in the U.S., in all but the most rarified temples of Japanese cuisine, is a mixture of ordinary western horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), Chinese mustard, cornstarch and green food coloring. The mixture reasonably approximates its cousin, Wasabia japonica, a difficult-to-grow and therefore very pricey gourmet condiment. Even when you buy imported Japanese "wasabi" in a tin of powder or a tube of paste, provenance does not guarantee authenticity. In fact, a good rule of thumb is: most wasabi isn't, and many products claiming to contain wasabi don't.

The Nibble :: Real Wasabi - Authentic Japanese Wasabi Powder (Wasabia Japonica)

Talk about a bitch of a day.

The satellite fell into the Arctic Ocean minutes after lift-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.

BBC NEWS :: Europe ice mission lost in ocean

Truly lovely multi-media piece.

200 beautiful large scale photos, housed in a 45,000 sq. ft. portable museum made of mostly recycled materials. Based on the theme of one man's year-long journey* and the 365 letters he writes to his wife while he's away. I would LOVE to see this.

Ashes and Snow

*a wanderjahr, monk! (I knew that phrase would come in handy.)

’The Footprint Of the Great American Chicken’

Learn something new every day... Today: the origins of *the* peace symbol (and a few others).

design boom :: peace symbols

(via grow-a-brain)

BILLBOARDOM: Gallery of Billboards, Signage and Outdoor Advertising

Very fun. I'm bookmarking this one.

IKEA.com/PS mini-site

"How can you have your pudding if you won't eat your meat????"

These insane Aussies have recreated the entire Pink Floyd arena rock experience -- including the crazy light show and the gimungous, scary original Pink Floyd inflatable stage props. And they're coming to Milwaukee 11/5. It looks SO absolutely over-the-top, I'm actually tempted...

If you find this in the least bit interesting, check out the DVD Trailer under "Downloads."

The Australian Pink Floyd Show

Hands down – my favorite piece of artwork so far this year.

I LOVE this. Brilliant.

The work will be located on the outskirts of Valentine, Texas near Marfa on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization. As one drives toward the artwork it will appear to be a large minimalist sculpture, as one gets closer it will look like a luxury boutique where a display of Fall 2005 high-heel Prada shoes and bags will be seen through the store front windows. Yet, one cannot open the door, it is a sealed time capsule and will never function as a place of commerce.

kultureflash :: Prada Marfa

(thanks, swissmiss!)

It's National Egg Day.

I'd no idea that the second Friday of October is National Egg Day. Since I haven't had lunch yet, this is a mesmerizing fact. All hail the egg.

Egg Cooking Contest Recipes

Hmm.

Moss :: Redemption shoe brush

Crate and Barrel :: Online Outlet Sale this weekend

2005 Ig Nobel Award Winners, including...

• MEDICINE: Gregg A. Miller of Oak Grove, Missouri, for inventing Neuticles -- artificial replacement testicles for dogs, which are available in three sizes, and three degrees of firmness.

• PEACE: Two researchers at Newcastle University in England monitored the brain activity of locusts as they watched clips from the movie "Star Wars."

• CHEMISTRY: An experiment at the University of Minnesota was designed to prove whether people can swim faster or slower in syrup than in water.

Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize

(An excellent tip from my brother, Michael. Thanks, Pedder!)

Beautiful (if worn) bookcovers + other fun images.

Musselsoppans Vanner

(via grow-a-brain)

Know any ridiculously wealthy and childish men?

"A Week As James Bond." Prices starting from $75,000pp. Good lord.

Welcome to Bluefish Concierge - Experiences

(via grow-a-brain)

Watch pandas sleep (and maybe move around a little.)

Still pretty cool.

San Diego Zoo :: Panda Cam

Nova68.com :: Alexander Girard - El Encanto de un Pueblo

Too many fun designs to pick just one.

But, at this moment, I'm coveting a set of Window Lights.

thorsten van elten

This is truly bizarre.

[New York artist Brock Enright] has had some 40 clients to date, and what they ask for can vary enormously. One woman he is currently working with in New York, in a game lasting several months, is trying to conquer her fear of deceit, and so, as if to inoculate her, Enright has inveigled around 25 new characters into her life, using actors.

Times Online :: Kidnapped in the name of art

Okay. You kinda have to love this.

Ipod My Baby

Robot news

You'll thank me someday for keeping you apprised.

engadget :: The Murata Seisaku-kun robot wants to ride his bicycle

engadget :: Self-assembling robots

"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man."

Wikipedia :: Made-up words in The Simpsons

Harriet Miers' blog.

Faux and quite funny.

First of all, I'm sorry my last post... typos and much worse... well, I'm sorry. I think you can probably tell who came out on top in Miers v Six Vodka Tonics! My first case and I lost it!! LOL

Harriet Miers's Blog!!!

(via yesbutnobutyes.)

Van Morrison's Contractual Obligation Album.

My buddy Richie made fun of me for being a VM-head in college. He couldn't understand how I could listen to Van Morrison's repetitiverepetitiverepetitiverepetitive lyrics. But, Richie, if you're reading this, I think even you'll like this one.

In order to fulfill his obligation to his early solo label Bang Records,Van Morrison sat down in 1967 or so and cranked out 31 songs on the spot, on topics ranging from ringworm to wanting a danish, to hating his record label and a guy named George. Make sure you get past the first few tunes - it takes him a few to get cooking.

WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Van Morrison's Contractual Obligation Album

Books AND hotels. Together. At last.

I must travel to this enchanted land and perhaps stay for many, many days...

Welcome to the Library Hotel

(Thanks for the truly awesome tip, Paul.)

Taking the piss out of copyright laws.

If you have seen someone singing Happy Birthday in a restaurant, a park, or at a school, you should tell ASCAP so that they can arrange for a license. If you are an offender, you should apologize and offer to pay whatever is due — a nickel, a quarter, a dollar — whatever ASCAP demands.

Unhappy Birthday

And on the low-brow side of my consciousness

I don't know why, but I'm fascinated by this site.

vendingondemand.com :: Capsule toys

One of my favorite poems – Crusoe in England.

I've had this on the brain today for some reason. Some word must've snagged in my brain earlier and summoned it.

Robinson Crusoe at the end of his life. In first person. Poignant and lovely. Long, but worth it. Trust me.

Elizabeth Bishop :: Crusoe in England

Smoking Gun :: Teletubbies In Cocaine Bust

Interesting. With a cool URL.

justcurio.us is an anonymous question and answer system, open to anyone, with one simple rule: to ask a question, you must first answer someone else's question. Question yields answer yields question. Strangers helping strangers.

justcurio.us // strangers helping strangers