December 2007
13 posts
"pterodactyl"
A Wenatchee, WA man explained to a police officer that the cause of his car wrecking a light pole wasn’t “minimal” alcohol but actually a pterodactyl, the prehistoric winged reptile. [Clusterflock]
Design Notes blogger Michael Surtees’ Top 20 Albums of 2007 Visualized. This is so fascinating to me. The intersection of music journalism and infographics. I’m totally going to chart my listening habits visually next year. [UnBeige]
I think I should start a Foxworthy-style book for people like me. “You might be watching too much Food Network if…”
British photographer Rankin presented these photos at a February 2007 exhibition. The EyeScapes series is an ”close-up and personal glimpse into the irises of family, friends, clients” and are probably the beautiful photographs I’ve seen in 2007. [Kottke]
WSJ’s Paul Steiger retraces his experiences over the last 26 years at the Journal. The retrace provides an interesting overview of newspapers, ”the fix” are currently in and how they got themselves there. [Murketing]
After three attempts, the My Blank Page blog recreates Wright’s iconic Fallingwater in graham cracker form. Maybe next year they’ll try Neutra’s Kaufman House. My life will be complete. [KathrynYu]
The German avant-garde composer Hans Otte died Tuesday in Bremen, Germany.
At some point in November, I downloaded Amiata Records’ New Music Masters compilation. Originally released over a decade ago, the new isn’t quite so new, but the mastery is still there. With two outstanding pieces by Steve Reich bookending the compilation, I downloaded the rest hoping to find something equally...
My dad thinks Eminem sang about Clem Shady. He was quite sad to find out it was actually Slim.
The Fresh Egg
Mr. Morgan was born in New York City on May 7, 1932. As a child during World War II, he and his brother published a hand-typeset magazine called The Fresh Egg from the family’s chicken farm in Scarsdale, N.Y. Filled with articles by relatives and friends living abroad that described a war-ravaged Europe, the magazine was distributed to neighbors along with eggs from the farm.
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Watch“When it comes to free time, I’m a big fan of taking something only as far as it makes you happy. This is such an example. It’s not exact, but I’ve gotten the enjoyment of looking at it.”
Hipsters Inc. reverse engineers squiggles from his high school notebooks. Here’s a real short video with a soundtrack of Nico’s “These Days.” [FFFFOUND:...
Architecture blog Kosmograd recently posted 341 images of Hugh Ferriss onto Flickr. The drawings are also available through Columbia University’s Avery Library. [Design Observer]
No. 18-3943
“Blue Iris: A mix of blue and purple that suggests dependability and magic.”
Pantone’s Color of the Year Is No. 18-3943 or “Blue Iris”. [New York Times]
“I got a ‘67 Mustang, but I’m not driving it much. My wife gave it to me for my...”
– Michael J. Fox - What I’ve Learned: Esquire