All the Bonds down the gun barrel. :
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All the Bonds down the gun barrel.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
(857): Already at the river;...
(857): Already at the river;...: (857): Already at the river; already getting fucked up. And yes that semicolon is legit because those are congruent statemests.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
This Book Vending Machine Is the Best Thing on the Internet This Week
This Book Vending Machine Is the Best Thing on the Internet This Week:
Here (sorry for the Vimeo) is video of a random book vending machine installed in the Monkey's Paw bookshop in Toronto:
I would lose so much money to one of these machines if someone in Seattle made one. (Incidentally, I was surprised to note that I have read one of the books in this video: Lawrence Welk's autobiography, Wunnerful, Wunnerful! I was turned on to Welk's particular blend of literary insanity by Lisa Carver's book Dancing Queen, and it really lived up her hype. If you're looking for a bizarre celebrity memoir, it doesn't get much better than Welk's books, which espouse the glory of naps and rail against America's unfair child labor laws.)
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Here (sorry for the Vimeo) is video of a random book vending machine installed in the Monkey's Paw bookshop in Toronto:
I would lose so much money to one of these machines if someone in Seattle made one. (Incidentally, I was surprised to note that I have read one of the books in this video: Lawrence Welk's autobiography, Wunnerful, Wunnerful! I was turned on to Welk's particular blend of literary insanity by Lisa Carver's book Dancing Queen, and it really lived up her hype. If you're looking for a bizarre celebrity memoir, it doesn't get much better than Welk's books, which espouse the glory of naps and rail against America's unfair child labor laws.)
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Jam with Chrome
Jam with Chrome: real-time multiuser jam sessions in the browser with multiple instruments [via]
SoundSlice
SoundSlice: Adrian Holovaty's brilliantly-designed tool for transcribing guitar tab from YouTube videos
bjӧrk’s video ‘Mutual Core‘ directed by Andrew...
bjӧrk’s video ‘Mutual Core‘ directed by Andrew...: 
bjӧrk’s video ‘Mutual Core‘ directed by Andrew Thomas Huang - phew..so nice
bjӧrk’s video ‘Mutual Core‘ directed by Andrew Thomas Huang - phew..so nice
"There is NOTHING--absolute nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
"There is NOTHING--absolute nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.": Looking for a project for the winter? Have some spare room and hand tools? Why not build a boat?
You can take classes at a school, or simply get started with plans online. Wooden Boat Magazine, Messing About In Boats and Duckworks Magazine can help you get started.
The two major methods are stitch-and-glue, in which wooden panels are "sewn" together with wire before epoxy is applied, and skin-on-frame, which is exactly as it sounds and can result in extremely light boats.
There are plans, parts kits, and pre-cut kits for all kinds of boats: kayaks, rowboats, canoes, sailboats, powerboats, dories and dinghies, yachts, daysailers,
Most home-built designed use wood (plywood) or fiberglass, but some people just use whatever they find...
You can take classes at a school, or simply get started with plans online. Wooden Boat Magazine, Messing About In Boats and Duckworks Magazine can help you get started.
The two major methods are stitch-and-glue, in which wooden panels are "sewn" together with wire before epoxy is applied, and skin-on-frame, which is exactly as it sounds and can result in extremely light boats.
There are plans, parts kits, and pre-cut kits for all kinds of boats: kayaks, rowboats, canoes, sailboats, powerboats, dories and dinghies, yachts, daysailers,
Most home-built designed use wood (plywood) or fiberglass, but some people just use whatever they find...
Friday, November 23, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Gösta Adrian-Nilsson
Gösta Adrian-Nilsson: 
Illustrations by the Swedish artist Gösta Adrian-Nilsson, also known as GAN (1884–1965).
The Scheherazade illustrations (last few) date from 1916 and the others (from "Swedish Folk Songs") seem to be from around the same time.
See a group of paintings by GAN on feuilleton. All of these images come from expired auction listings.
Illustrations by the Swedish artist Gösta Adrian-Nilsson, also known as GAN (1884–1965).
The Scheherazade illustrations (last few) date from 1916 and the others (from "Swedish Folk Songs") seem to be from around the same time.
See a group of paintings by GAN on feuilleton. All of these images come from expired auction listings.
“I MEAN, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH....
“I MEAN, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH....: 
“I MEAN, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH. YOU’RE PROBABLY AS SICK OF READING THESE FLIERS AS I AM OF WRITING THEM. YOU KNOW WHAT? NOW THAT I’M WRITING THIS ALL OUT? FUCK THIS CAT. ‘MESSAGE RECEIVED,’ KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING? SO IF YOU’RE MY LOST CAT, AND YOU’RE READING THIS FLIER, I GET IT. YOU DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITH ME. MAYBE IT’S MY FAULT. MAYBE YOU DIDN’T LIKE THE DRY FOOD OR MAYBE I WASN’T IMPRESSED ENOUGH BY YOUR ABILITY TO READ. I’M SORRY. LET US PART AS FRIENDS. ANYONE ELSE READING THIS, SORRY TO WASTE YOUR TIME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE CONTINUED TO TYPE UP THIS INTERNAL MONOLOGUE, ATTACH A PHOTO, PRINT MULTIPLE COPIES, AND POST THEM THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE TEAR THIS DOWN AND DISPOSE OF IT IN AN APPROPRIATE RECYCLING RECEPTACLE. IF YOU JUST THROW IT IN A REGULAR TRASH CAN, I HOPE YOU WILL SUBSEQUENTLY APOLOGIZE TO A TREE. AND IF YOU KNOW A TREE THAT SPEAKS ENGLISH, DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED! LET THAT TALKING TREE KNOW THAT YOU ARE IMPRESSED!”
“I MEAN, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH. YOU’RE PROBABLY AS SICK OF READING THESE FLIERS AS I AM OF WRITING THEM. YOU KNOW WHAT? NOW THAT I’M WRITING THIS ALL OUT? FUCK THIS CAT. ‘MESSAGE RECEIVED,’ KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING? SO IF YOU’RE MY LOST CAT, AND YOU’RE READING THIS FLIER, I GET IT. YOU DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITH ME. MAYBE IT’S MY FAULT. MAYBE YOU DIDN’T LIKE THE DRY FOOD OR MAYBE I WASN’T IMPRESSED ENOUGH BY YOUR ABILITY TO READ. I’M SORRY. LET US PART AS FRIENDS. ANYONE ELSE READING THIS, SORRY TO WASTE YOUR TIME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE CONTINUED TO TYPE UP THIS INTERNAL MONOLOGUE, ATTACH A PHOTO, PRINT MULTIPLE COPIES, AND POST THEM THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE TEAR THIS DOWN AND DISPOSE OF IT IN AN APPROPRIATE RECYCLING RECEPTACLE. IF YOU JUST THROW IT IN A REGULAR TRASH CAN, I HOPE YOU WILL SUBSEQUENTLY APOLOGIZE TO A TREE. AND IF YOU KNOW A TREE THAT SPEAKS ENGLISH, DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED! LET THAT TALKING TREE KNOW THAT YOU ARE IMPRESSED!”
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
books0977:La Garçonne at home, 1925. C. Hérouard. Orignally...
books0977:
La Garçonne at home, 1925. C. Hérouard. Orignally...:
books0977:
La Garçonne at home, 1925. C. Hérouard. Orignally...:
books0977:
La Garçonne at home, 1925. C. Hérouard. Orignally printed in La Vie Parisienne.
Hérouard was a French book illustrator and frequent contributor to the “La Vie Parisienne” magazine devoted to women in text and pictures. This fine “aquarelle” pochoir is quite typical of Herouard’s ornate style.
The pochoir process, characterized by its crisp lines and brilliant colors, produces images that have a freshly printed or wet appearance.
Acrobatic Conundrum
Acrobatic Conundrum:
By Wallyhood
At this year’s Fremont Solstice Parade, we put Baby Z up on a pair of junior-sized stilts, threw on some colorful clothing and and went parade crashing. We didn’t have a crew to march with, but figured we’d just go looking for a similarly sized set and make ourselves at home. Lucky us, when we broke through the crowd onto the parade route, our eyes tracked up the very long legs 10′ tall Joselynn Engstrom to her welcoming smile. We had a crew.
So it’s a great to hear she’s coming back to the neighborhood, this time to produce a show at Om Culture (2210 N Pacific St). She wrote us:
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By Wallyhood
At this year’s Fremont Solstice Parade, we put Baby Z up on a pair of junior-sized stilts, threw on some colorful clothing and and went parade crashing. We didn’t have a crew to march with, but figured we’d just go looking for a similarly sized set and make ourselves at home. Lucky us, when we broke through the crowd onto the parade route, our eyes tracked up the very long legs 10′ tall Joselynn Engstrom to her welcoming smile. We had a crew.
So it’s a great to hear she’s coming back to the neighborhood, this time to produce a show at Om Culture (2210 N Pacific St). She wrote us:
The show is Saturday, November 24th (that’s right after Thanksgiving) at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $12 online, and $15 at the door. Seating is limited, so reserve ahead of time. More info on the Acrobatic Conundrum Facebook page.I am producing a project with a bunch of really amazing artists…and I think that you would enjoy seeing our show: “The Acrobatic Conundrum Vol. 1″
The Acrobatic Conundrum is a series of shows dedicated to presenting original, extraordinary circus acts. In volume 1, these artists dare to perform by their own rules during an evening of story, risk, exploration into the possibilities of circus performance. The show will feature unique work from established and up-and-coming Seattle area acrobats. Human vulnerability belies superhuman talent, as they flip, spin, and tumble towards a new tradition of expressive, vital circus.
Performances by: Wendy Allen, Una Bennett, Tanya Brno, Terry Crane, Emma Curtiss, Sol Doran, Tom Hanna, Nick Harden, Nick Lowery, Kari Podgorski, Jonathan Rose, Erica Swift, Jacki Ward
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
The antimonopolist origins of Monopoly differ from Hasbro's official story
The antimonopolist origins of Monopoly differ from Hasbro's official story:
According to Hasbro, Monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow in 1933 and sold to Parker Brothers soon after. But that's not quite the whole story.
But it was Monopoly with a significant twist:
With a lengthy section on the philosophy underpinning the original version of the game, this is more interesting than an article about a board game has the right to be.
Tags: Charless Darrow games Lizzie Magie Monopoly
According to Hasbro, Monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow in 1933 and sold to Parker Brothers soon after. But that's not quite the whole story.
The game's true origins, however, go unmentioned in the official literature. Three decades before Darrow's patent, in 1903, a Maryland actress named Lizzie Magie created a proto-Monopoly as a tool for teaching the philosophy of Henry George, a nineteenth-century writer who had popularized the notion that no single person could claim to "own" land. In his book Progress and Poverty (1879), George called private land ownership an "erroneous and destructive principle" and argued that land should be held in common, with members of society acting collectively as "the general landlord."
Magie called her invention The Landlord's Game, and when it was released in 1906 it looked remarkably similar to what we know today as Monopoly.
But it was Monopoly with a significant twist:
The game's most expensive properties to buy, and those most remunerative to own, were New York City's Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and Wall Street. In place of Monopoly's "Go!" was a box marked "Labor Upon Mother Earth Produces Wages." The Landlord Game's chief entertainment was the same as in Monopoly: competitors were to be saddled with debt and ultimately reduced to financial ruin, and only one person, the supermonopolist, would stand tall in the end. The players could, however, vote to do something not officially allowed in Monopoly: cooperate. Under this alternative rule set, they would pay land rent not to a property's title holder but into a common pot-the rent effectively socialized so that, as Magie later wrote, "Prosperity is achieved."
With a lengthy section on the philosophy underpinning the original version of the game, this is more interesting than an article about a board game has the right to be.
Tags: Charless Darrow games Lizzie Magie Monopoly
AIN’T NONE OF THE KIDS WANTED TO GO TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH...
AIN’T NONE OF THE KIDS WANTED TO GO TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH...: 
AIN’T NONE OF THE KIDS WANTED TO GO TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH LAST MONTH, AND NOW THEY’RE SAYING THEY AIN’T GONNA GO TO THE MALL WITH ME THIS WEEKEND. THEY’RE “TOO OLD” TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR MOMMA. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? NOT A ONE OF THEM WILL WEAR THE COOL DRAGONFLY SWEATERS I BOUGHT ‘EM AT T.J. MAXX NEITHER, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I ASK ‘EM ON FACEBOOK. DESIGNER FASHIONS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT IN THIS WORLD? TAMMY ACTUALLY BLOCKED ME. DAMN NEAR BROKE MY HEART IN TWO.
IT’S LIKE I DON’T EVEN KNOW MY BABIES NO MORE.
AIN’T NONE OF THE KIDS WANTED TO GO TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH LAST MONTH, AND NOW THEY’RE SAYING THEY AIN’T GONNA GO TO THE MALL WITH ME THIS WEEKEND. THEY’RE “TOO OLD” TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR MOMMA. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? NOT A ONE OF THEM WILL WEAR THE COOL DRAGONFLY SWEATERS I BOUGHT ‘EM AT T.J. MAXX NEITHER, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I ASK ‘EM ON FACEBOOK. DESIGNER FASHIONS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT IN THIS WORLD? TAMMY ACTUALLY BLOCKED ME. DAMN NEAR BROKE MY HEART IN TWO.
IT’S LIKE I DON’T EVEN KNOW MY BABIES NO MORE.
Film: Great Job, Internet!: The evolution of Paul Thomas Anderson in five Steadicam shots
Film: Great Job, Internet!: The evolution of Paul Thomas Anderson in five Steadicam shots: 
Kevin B. Lee, normally found at Indiewire’s Press Play, has a terrific video essay on Paul Thomas Anderson’s changing use of Steadicam over at the BFI’s website. Using five Steadicam shots from Anderson’s first five movies, Lee shows how his approach to filmmaking has changed, becoming less dependent on the influence of others—as in Boogie Nights’ amazing, Scorsese-indebted opening—and more likely to employ subtle shifts and small gestures to achieve the director’s desired effects. It’s an impressive piece both for the detail put into it, using maps that show the movement of Anderson’s camera through space that match up with the shots, and for the thought behind it. Sometimes film criticism is about digging into the nuts and bolts of shot construction and talking about how meaning comes from what a director chooses to show and how he or she chooses ...
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Kevin B. Lee, normally found at Indiewire’s Press Play, has a terrific video essay on Paul Thomas Anderson’s changing use of Steadicam over at the BFI’s website. Using five Steadicam shots from Anderson’s first five movies, Lee shows how his approach to filmmaking has changed, becoming less dependent on the influence of others—as in Boogie Nights’ amazing, Scorsese-indebted opening—and more likely to employ subtle shifts and small gestures to achieve the director’s desired effects. It’s an impressive piece both for the detail put into it, using maps that show the movement of Anderson’s camera through space that match up with the shots, and for the thought behind it. Sometimes film criticism is about digging into the nuts and bolts of shot construction and talking about how meaning comes from what a director chooses to show and how he or she chooses ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
More French drugs
More French drugs:
Leftover from a big post of 1930s French pharmaceutical ads on 50 Watts.
Collection of Jérôme Dubois.
Collection of Jérôme Dubois.
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