Monthly Archives: April 2012

A gallery of cute school lunches

Posted on 04/30/2012 by Zed

Heather Sitarzewski: I decided during this past summer that I wanted to make a fun bento every day for my son’s lunches this school year. I dug around online for a bit to see ideas and found some very fun … Continue reading →

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Old Instagrams from Czech Security Sevices

Posted on 04/27/2012 by Zed

These awesome Instagrams of residents of Cold War-era Prague were taken secretly by the Czechoslovakia’s secret police between 1969 and 1989. The photos were collected by the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive for … Continue reading →

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A bathroom with glass floor. (Above a 15 story elevator shaft)

Posted on 04/27/2012 by Zed

This luxury penthouse in Guadalajara, Mexico was remodeled in 2006 by Hernandez Silva Arquitectos. During the remodel, an unused elevator shaft was discovered, which the architect has chosen to keep in an unusual fashion. Now, nervous visitors to the bathroom … Continue reading →

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92-year old man is the most prolific bootlegger of Hollywood movies

Posted on 04/27/2012 by Zed

Hyman Strachman, a 92-year-old, 5-foot-5 World War II veteran, has spent the last 8-years sending thousands of bootlegged copies of first-run movies to American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq (Photo Todd Heisler/The New York Times) In an utterly fascinating story, … Continue reading →

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Graphic News: An infographics agency

Posted on 04/27/2012 by Zed

The above graphic was created by Graphic News on the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s sinking. Click to see the full version. You may not have heard of Graphic News, but you have definitely seen their work. Graphic News is a … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow: Space shuttle Enterprise to fly above New York City

Posted on 04/26/2012 by Zed

Ok, so the above is a not-so-good fake collage I made for this post. (Space Shuttle photo by NASA. Statue of Liberty photo used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user aa7ae. Tomorrow (Friday, April 27th, 2012) you can see … Continue reading →

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Huge collection of old New York City photos online

Posted on 04/26/2012 by Zed

May 18th 1940. Corner of Sixth Avenue and 40th Street in Manhattan. The headline of the newspaper reads: “Nazi Army Now 75 Miles From Paris.” The New York City Department of Records has put the Municipal Archives collection of more than 2.2 … Continue reading →

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The fugly visual design of London 2012 Olympics

Posted on 04/26/2012 by Zed

Left, London 2012 Olympics logo by Wolff Olins. Right, Wenlock and Mandeville, the mascots for the London 2012 Olympic games by “creative” agency iris.  The visual identity for the London 2012 Olympics may be the worst ever for any Olympics. And … Continue reading →

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A new featurette for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus

Posted on 04/26/2012 by Zed

A new featurette for Ridley Scott’s upcoming film Prometheus has been released. It shows lots of behind the scenes footage as well as some snippets from the film that have not been seen before. I have never been a huge … Continue reading →

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Craigslist Ad for a 1995 Pontiac Grand Am GT

Posted on 04/26/2012 by Zed

From Craigslist Seattle comes this awesome ad for a 1995 Pontiac Grand Am GT. This guy deserves some kind of an award, or at least a job at some decent ad agency. Bloggers are reffering to this ad as “absurd“ and … Continue reading →

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