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The Search For The First LOLcat Continues
Back in November Jason Scott discovered “Nursery Cat” — a 1929 advertisement for “A Genuine Photograph of The Laughing Cat” complete with pre-internet LOL-era caption…
Google Before You Tweet, Is The New Think Before You Speak
“Google Before You Tweet, Is The New Think Before You Speak”, a letterpress print by Joe Newton. via Larry Chiang
Wafaa Bilal’s Tattoos of Casualties in Iraq
We hear about them often; there is visibility in our culture when it comes to soldier casualties in Iraq, but civilian casualties remain largely invisible…
Sapporo Snow Festival 2010 Snow Sculptures
While the US is being seriously dusted with snow, the UK might still be digging itself out of an igloo, and the conditions at the…
San Francisco Space Shuttle House
photo by Erik Wilson The title on this photo by Erik Wilson reads “If This House is a Rocket, Don’t Bother to Knock It” but…
The First Wedding In An Apple Store
On Valentine’s Day Ya Ting Li and Joshua Li were married in the 24 hour Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. via Entertainment…
Star St.Germain Remembers Gabrielle Bouliane
Musician, comic book artist and jewelry designer Star St.Germain writes about her friend Gabrielle Bouliane, a slam poet and videographer who died earlier this month.…
Beautiful Jules Verne Cover Designs By Jim Tierney
For his senior thesis project at the University of the Arts, illustrator Jim Tierney created a series of beautiful new cover designs for four classic…
Why You Shouldn’t Drive Behind A Jet Engine
This video from 1993 does a great job of showing why you shouldn’t drive your old beat up Sanford & Son truck behind a…
Babies With Laser Eyes
The wait is over, at long last there is now a blog dedicated to Babies With Laser Eyes.