The world's oldest living things
Rachel Sussman is on a quest to celebrate the resilience of life by identifying and photographing continuous-living organisms that are 2,000 years or older, all around the world.
See her full TED presentation.
Ratatat Lp4
Because all of these things around me are my metaphors
Since Listen to the Echoes was released a little over a month ago, many people have asked about the full-page photographs at the front of each chapter in the book. Here’s the story. Ray Bradbury is a pack-rat. A borderline hoarder. The man saves everything. His west Los Angeles home is museum of his life. Everything is there, from the many autographs he collected as a teenager in Hollywood; to the shelves and shelves of books gathered over a lifetime; to rooms overrun by toys. There are matchbooks going back to the 1940s. Political buttons for candidates he supported in the 1950s. Fan letters written to him throughout his career. Original, hand painted animation cels from a range of classic Disney films, given to Bradbury personally by Walt Disney himself. It’s all in the house.
I have asked Bradbury a few times, “Why do you hold on to everything?”
The answer: “Because all of these things around me are my metaphors.”
149 Icons of Horror
The ultimate trivia challenge for Halloween: 62 different monsters, 35 different vampires and 51 different icons of the undead all referencing generations of film, television, children’s books, video games, music history, toys, literature, cartoons and so on. Totaling out to a staggering 149 icons to figure out and kill an entire day.
A great print from Chop Shop in New York. For sale via their site.
(thnx megan)
Kalenderschal Gregor 2011
Distilled Strawberry Ice Cubes
Grant Achatz and Craig Schoettler are simply killing it on their YouTube channel discussing cocktail ideas for their upcoming bar Aviary. See also their gin and tonic, and my favorite the superchiller test.
Wanna make bigass cube-shaped ice cubes too? Behold the Tovolo Perfect Cube silicone ice tray.
Notebook Portraits
Swimmer Screensaver
Clever and surprisingly elegant screensaver that shows people sleeping and wakes them up when you jiggle the mouse. For sale at scr.sr.Vintage Argentinian Funeral Cars
