OH, wonder I much about what this book contains !
Can Insects talk and do they have brains ?
I always thought that these queer little things
Were made up entirely of legs, wings and stings.
[From Comic Insects by The Rev. F.A.S. Reid, illustrated by Berry F. Berry, London, 1872. Found via here; click for larger images. ]
[Found here, colorized by Grok.]
Oh My Angel, Bertha Tillman (1962) “R&B singer Bertha Tillman was born in Texas, but moved to San Diego where her career started. She only recorded a few singles, including her cover of the oldies staple “Oh My Angel” and a song called “I Wish” (released as Bertha Tillman & The Killers), both appearing on Bob Shad‘s New York label Brent Records. She died in San Diego on May 31, 1993, at the age of 50.”
A counter in the hood.
Another counter.
Flashed Face Distortion Effect.
Gov. Gavin & Jake T. went fishing.
Slinky heaven [via Everlasting Blört].
Pointer pointer [via Memo Of The Air].
Compound Pejorative Frequency Chart.
US-101 plays itself [via Thompson, blog].
A gated community [via this isn’t happiness].
[Top image: Sonny’s Discount Grocery, 1034 S. Main St., High Point, NC. In 2013, Sonny’s sold other things besides groceries, and it appears to be under new ownership. Found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Tours Aillaud, Paris, built in 1976, designed by Architect Émile Aillaud.
“Without respect for the body as it is, social memory as it stands, there is no such thing as a workable or humane architecture. And that’s why a place like this – La Defence outside Paris, is experienced by everybody, including those who live in it, as a piece of social scar tissue, gimmicky, condescending alphaville modernism. Stick ‘em in concrete boxes and give them some concrete to play on, and then paint it all bright colours because that’s what the kiddies like, and if the kiddies don’t like it, they can write to the minister!”
Robert Hughes, art critic 1980.
[Found here.]
The New York Times Magazine asked artists Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari to interpret the 1971 Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library. While photographing the dishes, Cattelan said they styled the food “with humor and without mercy.”
Published in the NYT Magazine Food Issue, 11 November 2015.
[Found here, more about it here, and there’s a video.]
Top: Digital 3D template for a Buck Rogers-style retro ray gun.
2nd: 888 Ray Gun cap pistol, Japan.
3rd: Hubley Atomic Disintegrator Ray Gun cap pistol.
4th: Dr. Grordbort’s SPUTNIK 500, a one-of-a-kind movie prop.
5th: HR Productions Atomatic Space Ray Gun squirt gun, England.
[Found here.]
Breezin’, The Radiators (1997) Recorded live at Tipitina’s in New Orleans, the song was written and recorded by Bobby Womack in 1971. It became George Benson‘s biggest hit five years later. The (New Orleans) Radiators don’t appear to have an active website.
Rescuing a live ray [via Thompson, blog].
Ignoring a dead ray [via me].
From rough to fine [via Memo Of The Air].
P-Town 1937-1940 [via Everlasting Blört].
Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, Antonio Gaudi.
The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, starring in Grass Roots.
[Top image: Unknown tire advertisement graphic found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
[Found here.]
