If you’ve never owned any other camera but the digital types, chances are you don’t have that much memory about Polaroid. And it’s probably too late now to start getting to know it, since the company is on the brink of bankruptcy. A lot of people my age and older, however, have fond memories of… [Read more…]
April 29, 2009
Aside from a coffin-shaped coffee table and standing shelf, no Etsy seller has yet to offer the real deal. But it might not be long before some entrepreneur with good carpentry skills comes along and sets up a funeral parlour on the popular handmade marketplace. An article in the Smithsonian magazine tells of the author’s… [Read more…]
April 26, 2009
Does this picture remind you of something? Yes! It’s the famous “Le Baiser de l’Hotel de Ville” 1950 photograph by Robert Doisneau! Amazing, isn’t it? The lego/photography work is by Italian artist Marco Pece or known as Udronotto. Check out his other lego renditions of famous artwork on his Flickr page. I am particularly delighted… [Read more…]
April 26, 2009
Women, there is a new way to have smooth, sweet skin. Literally. It’s called sugaring and it’s essentially waxing with the use of sugar paste. The method promises less painful hair removal as there is less risk of abrasion. In addition, there is less risk to arouse allergies thanks to the all natural ingredients used. … [Read more…]
April 25, 2009
I came across an article about women belonging to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints launching their own fashion line and was filled with terror just looking at the photos, one of which is above. After all, this is a group that endorses the practice of polygamy where naturally women are… [Read more…]
April 22, 2009
Every time I see someone with a bluetooth hanging over their ear, distasteful adjectives immediately come to mind. So when my boyfriend broke his cellphone earpiece recently and suggested he should get a bluetooth, I wasted no time launching a series of well-rehearsed verbal attacks against it, the kind that makes you think that bluetooth’s… [Read more…]
April 22, 2009
Meredith, a porcelain artist from Kansas, has redefined the meaning of organic dinnerware. For more of her creative genius, visit her Etsy store.
April 21, 2009
I used to buy magazines every week until I started working and realized how expensive that habit was. So I stopped and just bought magazines occasionally. I’ve recently revived that habit and feel that my life is a little bit richer since (sounds lame, I know). Inevitably, I’m starting to have a pile of magazines… [Read more…]
April 20, 2009
Little by little, slowly but sure, the citizens of world are loosening capitalism’s grip on them. I once watched this documentary by Jacques Fresco “Future by Design” and in it he envisions a world where money no longer exists. As technology advances and we finally figure out how to distribute the riches that are now… [Read more…]
April 19, 2009
As a child, I used to spend hours playing Super Mario Bros with my little brother on the nintendo. As an adult, I have just been exposed to the most intriguing use of the machine. Would anybody really wear that outside? To me this accessory doesn’t exactly scream ‘comfortable’. Not to mention it’s rather ugly,… [Read more…]
April 29, 2009
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