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How to Lace and Tie Your Shoes
posted on Apr-2-04 at 2:46 PM
In February 2003 Jeremy Shafer, BARF leader, performance artist, smartass, and all-around Origami Wunderkind was invited to participate in a competitive Origami championship on the Japanese reality television show TV Champion - here is his story [.pdf file].
posted on Mar-31-04 at 1:18 PM
Origami Kaiju
Make your own Godzilla and Friends
posted on Mar-30-04 at 12:58 PM
Creative Envelope and Letter Folding
"...hand folding letters and envelopes is one of those rare intersections of decoration and practicality, where paper folding produces the satisfaction of making something useful and novel...."
posted on Mar-29-04 at 11:09 AM
Roadside Memorials on the American Highway
posted on Mar-16-04 at 3:40 PM
The Museum of Bad Art
posted on Mar-15-04 at 7:58 AM
Tessellations :: the intersection between symmetry, mathematics, and art.
posted on Mar-11-04 at 4:55 AM
The Bentley Collection of Snowflake Photographs
posted on Mar-8-04 at 6:40 AM
subway systems of the world presented on a scale of 1 mile = 2 pixels.
Just one of the cool things found at fake is the new real
:: via the always excellent Satan's Laundromat ::
posted on Mar-4-04 at 11:08 AM
The Early Office Museum :: check out communications technologies used by our Grandparents, as well as Punched Card Tabulating Machines and much, much more!
posted on Mar-3-04 at 10:50 AM
from the Found Images Department: Animals on the Underground
posted on Feb-27-04 at 9:46 AM
Postcards From The Attic - a beatiful vintage postcard collection
posted on Feb-25-04 at 10:27 AM
"Each Gum Blonde is 100% chewed bubblegum on a plywood backing. No paint or dye is used. The colour is inherent to the gum - the mixing of colour takes place inside the mouth during chewing using an endless variety of flavours ...."
posted on Feb-19-04 at 6:47 PM
The Pencil Pages :: An Introduction to Pencils and Pencil Collecting
with gallery, pencil geek humor, pencil trivia, and much more
posted on Feb-18-04 at 10:44 AM
leadholder.com :: the online drafting pencil museum
posted on Feb-17-04 at 9:12 AM
GoogObits - "You're only dead if you're forgotten"
posted on Feb-4-04 at 3:18 PM
Jeff's Robots - five decades of toy and model robots
posted on Jan-25-04 at 11:30 AM
Found Typography
... and if you liked that, please also try Hundreds of Thousands, both from Itchy Robot
posted on Jan-22-04 at 3:34 PM
50's Women and Their World
:: via blort and Madamjjj ::
posted on Jan-21-04 at 3:18 PM
Fantastic Plastic "A celebration of science, engineering, daring and imagination, what follows is a chronicle of Man's highest aspirations as expressed through his flying machines, both real and imagined."
posted on Jan-19-04 at 6:41 AM
Iraq Coalition Casualties Count
posted on Jan-17-04 at 10:48 AM
Dream Dollars "Discover the mystery of Nadiria, the Lost Colony of Antarctica. Nadiria flourished as a utopian colony deep inside the Antarctican ice shelf for over thirty years until its mysterious disappearance in 1899. Here are the beautiful reproductions of its unusual currency, Dream-Dollars, studied by scholars and dream researchers for almost a century. Long unavailable, these exotic notes will amaze, astound, and fascinate all those interested in the strange and the beautiful."
posted on Jan-15-04 at 3:19 PM
Not Fooling Anybody What happens when your local Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, or Planet Hollywood goes out of business and is taken over by a lesser-known or less-well-funded business? Bad storefront conversions that's what. :: via Satan's Laundromat ::
posted on Jan-14-04 at 11:29 AM
Ballonmoleküle is a great primer on how to make shapes (be they molecular models or wiener dogs) out of balloons. Be sure to check out the gallery for some cool photos of balloon molecules and a comment from Francis Crick.
posted on Jan-13-04 at 10:16 AM
Ask A Linguist is designed to be a place where anyone interested in language or linguistics can ask a question and get the response of a panel of professional linguists. Be sure to browse their archived questions (with answers, of course).
posted on Jan-12-04 at 9:35 AM
Polar Bear Clubs have become a traditional way to greet the new year. The original US club seems to be in Atlantic City, NJ, where winter bathers have been taking the plunge on New Years Day for over 100 years. Some say that the plunges are rooted in the Nordic tradition of saunas and cold water bathing, but today most clubs focus on fundraising, taking a sponsored dip for charity. On Jan 1, 2003 Ivy Granstrom took the plunge in Vancouver BC at the age of 91 -- her 75th New Years dip. New clubs are popping up all the time - everywhere from Hampton, NH to Busan, Korea to Kirov, Russia -- even Gainesville, GA boasts some Polar Bears.
posted on Jan-2-04 at 8:11 AM
I've become addicted to Satan's Laundromat -- a photoblog based out of Brooklyn that shows NYC daily in all its weird and wonderful glory.
posted on Dec-22-03 at 8:22 AM
Toothpaste World
posted on Dec-19-03 at 8:37 AM
Are you now, or have you ever been, a Slug? Slugging -- a kind of spontaneous car-pooling -- is an interesting (but not new!) commuting trend in Metro DC and Northern Virginia.
posted on Dec-16-03 at 8:23 AM
Mistletunes - your one-stop resource for those half-remembered Rock 'n' Roll Christmas songs of today and yesteryear. I'm partial to the novelty tunes of the '50's and '60's myself (as well a bit of punk), but you can also check out the lists of Hanukkah Hits, Surfin' Christmas, and keep up with the latest Christmas releases.
posted on Dec-15-03 at 8:19 AM
Toon Tracker: Home of the Lost Cartoons
posted on Dec-12-03 at 5:20 PM
'tis the season for ... Rankin-Bass TV specials! The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass is a fan-site devoted to the distinctive animation of Arthur Rankin, Jr and Jules Bass. In addition to extensive and interesting background information on your favorite Christmas specials (like Rudolph), you can also learn about lesser-known specials such as The Ballad of Smokey the Bear. The site also includes some rare video clips, including a pencil-test from Frosty the Snowman. There is also a very complete section on the Rankin-Bass TV series, Thundercats. Please also see additional note inside....
posted on Dec-9-03 at 9:48 AM
Mitsubishi Virtual Design Museum - look at the past, present, and future of industrial design in Japan. :: via Yesterday's Tomorrows::
posted on Dec-8-03 at 8:21 AM
The History of Eating Utensils
posted on Dec-6-03 at 11:56 PM
Vixen Love - Read the logs of AIM users tricked into a relationship with a mindless chat bot named Emily. Remember, VixenLove is just out to make friends!
posted on Dec-5-03 at 8:06 AM
Hobby or Fetish? One man's collection of over 270 stewardess uniforms
posted on Dec-3-03 at 8:58 AM
HIV & Civil Rights in 2003
posted on Nov-30-03 at 11:54 PM
Rude Food - from that old English classic spotted dick to more unusual offerings like bum bum bananas, Erektus energy drink, and Prick potato crisps, here's a wonderful collection of worldwide food items that bring out the giggling 12-year-old boy in all of us.
posted on Nov-26-03 at 7:19 AM
Dave's List of Words That Are Fun To Say
posted on Nov-25-03 at 7:06 AM
The International Center for Bathroom Etiquette makes me really glad that I'm a girl. I had no idea there were such complex decisions to be made about where to stand and which sink to use.
posted on Nov-23-03 at 10:51 PM
Postcards From The Road : US Route 66, as seen through vintage postcards.
posted on Nov-19-03 at 12:41 PM
Propaganda Postcards From World War I
posted on Nov-18-03 at 8:50 AM
Motel Postcards from the Era of the Open Road
posted on Nov-17-03 at 8:47 AM
Time Tales : a collection of abandoned photographs, found at fleamarkets, thriftshops, or just lying on the street
posted on Nov-15-03 at 10:41 AM
106 Cures For The Hiccups
posted on Nov-13-03 at 4:53 PM
Bad Toon Rising - Think you remember what Mickey Mouse looks like? Daffy Duck? Bart Simpson? Ok - grab a scrap of paper and draw that character. Right now. (No peeking!!) Some other people already have, and these are the results.....
posted on Nov-12-03 at 11:41 AM
More Magnificent Obsessions - 14to42.net - "This site intends to survey all of the signs in New York City from 14th Street to 42nd Street." Great photos of Ghost Signs, signs painted on buildings, signs attached to buildings, window signs, modern signs, graffiti signs, and even some pretty creepy signs, along with some surprisingly complete histories of the businesses the signs were made to advertise.
posted on Nov-11-03 at 11:19 AM
Paperplane.org : Ken Blackburn holds the World Record for time aloft for a paper airplane. Visit his site to read how he did it, the history of paper airplanes, read some competitive airplane flying rules, and learn to fold some new airplane designs of your own.
posted on Nov-10-03 at 10:09 AM
recordstorereview.com : a database and archive. Is your favorite record store listed?
posted on Nov-9-03 at 10:03 AM
Anima: A fascinating archive of the ways early photography was used to give the illusion of motion, as well as information on the evolution of optical toys and early cinema.
posted on Nov-8-03 at 9:18 AM
posted on Apr-2-04 at 2:46 PM
In February 2003 Jeremy Shafer, BARF leader, performance artist, smartass, and all-around Origami Wunderkind was invited to participate in a competitive Origami championship on the Japanese reality television show TV Champion - here is his story [.pdf file].
posted on Mar-31-04 at 1:18 PM
Origami Kaiju
Make your own Godzilla and Friends
posted on Mar-30-04 at 12:58 PM
Creative Envelope and Letter Folding
"...hand folding letters and envelopes is one of those rare intersections of decoration and practicality, where paper folding produces the satisfaction of making something useful and novel...."
posted on Mar-29-04 at 11:09 AM
Roadside Memorials on the American Highway
posted on Mar-16-04 at 3:40 PM
The Museum of Bad Art
posted on Mar-15-04 at 7:58 AM
Tessellations :: the intersection between symmetry, mathematics, and art.
posted on Mar-11-04 at 4:55 AM
The Bentley Collection of Snowflake Photographs
posted on Mar-8-04 at 6:40 AM
subway systems of the world presented on a scale of 1 mile = 2 pixels.
Just one of the cool things found at fake is the new real
:: via the always excellent Satan's Laundromat ::
posted on Mar-4-04 at 11:08 AM
The Early Office Museum :: check out communications technologies used by our Grandparents, as well as Punched Card Tabulating Machines and much, much more!
posted on Mar-3-04 at 10:50 AM
from the Found Images Department: Animals on the Underground
posted on Feb-27-04 at 9:46 AM
Postcards From The Attic - a beatiful vintage postcard collection
posted on Feb-25-04 at 10:27 AM
"Each Gum Blonde is 100% chewed bubblegum on a plywood backing. No paint or dye is used. The colour is inherent to the gum - the mixing of colour takes place inside the mouth during chewing using an endless variety of flavours ...."
posted on Feb-19-04 at 6:47 PM
The Pencil Pages :: An Introduction to Pencils and Pencil Collecting
with gallery, pencil geek humor, pencil trivia, and much more
posted on Feb-18-04 at 10:44 AM
leadholder.com :: the online drafting pencil museum
posted on Feb-17-04 at 9:12 AM
GoogObits - "You're only dead if you're forgotten"
posted on Feb-4-04 at 3:18 PM
Jeff's Robots - five decades of toy and model robots
posted on Jan-25-04 at 11:30 AM
Found Typography
... and if you liked that, please also try Hundreds of Thousands, both from Itchy Robot
posted on Jan-22-04 at 3:34 PM
50's Women and Their World
:: via blort and Madamjjj ::
posted on Jan-21-04 at 3:18 PM
Fantastic Plastic "A celebration of science, engineering, daring and imagination, what follows is a chronicle of Man's highest aspirations as expressed through his flying machines, both real and imagined."
posted on Jan-19-04 at 6:41 AM
Iraq Coalition Casualties Count
posted on Jan-17-04 at 10:48 AM
Dream Dollars "Discover the mystery of Nadiria, the Lost Colony of Antarctica. Nadiria flourished as a utopian colony deep inside the Antarctican ice shelf for over thirty years until its mysterious disappearance in 1899. Here are the beautiful reproductions of its unusual currency, Dream-Dollars, studied by scholars and dream researchers for almost a century. Long unavailable, these exotic notes will amaze, astound, and fascinate all those interested in the strange and the beautiful."
posted on Jan-15-04 at 3:19 PM
Not Fooling Anybody What happens when your local Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, or Planet Hollywood goes out of business and is taken over by a lesser-known or less-well-funded business? Bad storefront conversions that's what. :: via Satan's Laundromat ::
posted on Jan-14-04 at 11:29 AM
Ballonmoleküle is a great primer on how to make shapes (be they molecular models or wiener dogs) out of balloons. Be sure to check out the gallery for some cool photos of balloon molecules and a comment from Francis Crick.
posted on Jan-13-04 at 10:16 AM
Ask A Linguist is designed to be a place where anyone interested in language or linguistics can ask a question and get the response of a panel of professional linguists. Be sure to browse their archived questions (with answers, of course).
posted on Jan-12-04 at 9:35 AM
Polar Bear Clubs have become a traditional way to greet the new year. The original US club seems to be in Atlantic City, NJ, where winter bathers have been taking the plunge on New Years Day for over 100 years. Some say that the plunges are rooted in the Nordic tradition of saunas and cold water bathing, but today most clubs focus on fundraising, taking a sponsored dip for charity. On Jan 1, 2003 Ivy Granstrom took the plunge in Vancouver BC at the age of 91 -- her 75th New Years dip. New clubs are popping up all the time - everywhere from Hampton, NH to Busan, Korea to Kirov, Russia -- even Gainesville, GA boasts some Polar Bears.
posted on Jan-2-04 at 8:11 AM
I've become addicted to Satan's Laundromat -- a photoblog based out of Brooklyn that shows NYC daily in all its weird and wonderful glory.
posted on Dec-22-03 at 8:22 AM
Toothpaste World
posted on Dec-19-03 at 8:37 AM
Are you now, or have you ever been, a Slug? Slugging -- a kind of spontaneous car-pooling -- is an interesting (but not new!) commuting trend in Metro DC and Northern Virginia.
posted on Dec-16-03 at 8:23 AM
Mistletunes - your one-stop resource for those half-remembered Rock 'n' Roll Christmas songs of today and yesteryear. I'm partial to the novelty tunes of the '50's and '60's myself (as well a bit of punk), but you can also check out the lists of Hanukkah Hits, Surfin' Christmas, and keep up with the latest Christmas releases.
posted on Dec-15-03 at 8:19 AM
Toon Tracker: Home of the Lost Cartoons
posted on Dec-12-03 at 5:20 PM
'tis the season for ... Rankin-Bass TV specials! The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass is a fan-site devoted to the distinctive animation of Arthur Rankin, Jr and Jules Bass. In addition to extensive and interesting background information on your favorite Christmas specials (like Rudolph), you can also learn about lesser-known specials such as The Ballad of Smokey the Bear. The site also includes some rare video clips, including a pencil-test from Frosty the Snowman. There is also a very complete section on the Rankin-Bass TV series, Thundercats. Please also see additional note inside....
posted on Dec-9-03 at 9:48 AM
Mitsubishi Virtual Design Museum - look at the past, present, and future of industrial design in Japan. :: via Yesterday's Tomorrows::
posted on Dec-8-03 at 8:21 AM
The History of Eating Utensils
posted on Dec-6-03 at 11:56 PM
Vixen Love - Read the logs of AIM users tricked into a relationship with a mindless chat bot named Emily. Remember, VixenLove is just out to make friends!
posted on Dec-5-03 at 8:06 AM
Hobby or Fetish? One man's collection of over 270 stewardess uniforms
posted on Dec-3-03 at 8:58 AM
HIV & Civil Rights in 2003
posted on Nov-30-03 at 11:54 PM
Rude Food - from that old English classic spotted dick to more unusual offerings like bum bum bananas, Erektus energy drink, and Prick potato crisps, here's a wonderful collection of worldwide food items that bring out the giggling 12-year-old boy in all of us.
posted on Nov-26-03 at 7:19 AM
Dave's List of Words That Are Fun To Say
posted on Nov-25-03 at 7:06 AM
The International Center for Bathroom Etiquette makes me really glad that I'm a girl. I had no idea there were such complex decisions to be made about where to stand and which sink to use.
posted on Nov-23-03 at 10:51 PM
Postcards From The Road : US Route 66, as seen through vintage postcards.
posted on Nov-19-03 at 12:41 PM
Propaganda Postcards From World War I
posted on Nov-18-03 at 8:50 AM
Motel Postcards from the Era of the Open Road
posted on Nov-17-03 at 8:47 AM
Time Tales : a collection of abandoned photographs, found at fleamarkets, thriftshops, or just lying on the street
posted on Nov-15-03 at 10:41 AM
106 Cures For The Hiccups
posted on Nov-13-03 at 4:53 PM
Bad Toon Rising - Think you remember what Mickey Mouse looks like? Daffy Duck? Bart Simpson? Ok - grab a scrap of paper and draw that character. Right now. (No peeking!!) Some other people already have, and these are the results.....
posted on Nov-12-03 at 11:41 AM
More Magnificent Obsessions - 14to42.net - "This site intends to survey all of the signs in New York City from 14th Street to 42nd Street." Great photos of Ghost Signs, signs painted on buildings, signs attached to buildings, window signs, modern signs, graffiti signs, and even some pretty creepy signs, along with some surprisingly complete histories of the businesses the signs were made to advertise.
posted on Nov-11-03 at 11:19 AM
Paperplane.org : Ken Blackburn holds the World Record for time aloft for a paper airplane. Visit his site to read how he did it, the history of paper airplanes, read some competitive airplane flying rules, and learn to fold some new airplane designs of your own.
posted on Nov-10-03 at 10:09 AM
recordstorereview.com : a database and archive. Is your favorite record store listed?
posted on Nov-9-03 at 10:03 AM
Anima: A fascinating archive of the ways early photography was used to give the illusion of motion, as well as information on the evolution of optical toys and early cinema.
posted on Nov-8-03 at 9:18 AM
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