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LEGO Battle for the Moon
"Giant wind-up toy mechs and tail-sitting rockets stand off in an epic battle for the ultimate high ground in a 1950s alternate history. Who will win control of the moon and build a giant death ray...
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Gurtbett
Gurtbett (“Strap Bed”) comes with two ratchet straps which hold the individual pieces together. No tools necessary. Beautiful and nifty. Love that combo.
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North Brother Island
"Now, in a series of extraordinarily eerie pictures, the lost world of North Brother - quarantine zone, leper colony and centre for drug addicts - had been brought back to life."
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In Brief: British 5-year-old Analyzes Logos
Not as adorable or authentic as the original, but this 5-year-old Brit gives the 5-year-old Yank a run for her money. "Decoration" is the new "Cheetah". For more street cred, the video could have done...
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Russian Eurovision Winners
Why do we get the Kardashians and Europe gets Eurovision Awesomesauce?
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LEGO Patent Drawing
A LEGO patent drawing form 1958, discovered by the lovely Mrs. Easton.
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Change your language.
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But...
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Introducing The Curator’s Code
My studiomate Maria *just* launched The Curator’s Code — a movement to honor and standardize attribution of discovery across the web. (This is so dear to me, I can barely breathe as I type!) While we...
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Friday Link Pack
- Video above: Thelonious Monk – Rhythm a Ning (live) - A video portrait of videogame pioneer Ralph Baer, part of David Friedman’s inventor portrait series. Inspiring! - I am looking forward to the...
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Via
I was drafting a longish post on "via" links and how we determine where and how to provide links back to people and places where we find things. After more than 40,000 items in Fresh Signals, I imagine...
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Napoleon
"...watching Napoleon on a TV screen is akin to watching Lawrence of Arabia or Titanic on an iPhone." Abel Gance's landmark film has been restored by Kevin Brownlow and will be screened in April. I saw...
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Olympic Logo defense
Five years later, I stick by my defense of the 2012 Olympic logo, especially as part of a graphic system like the Royal Mint's 50p collection. I'll admit it's pretty '80s-looking, but I said that all...
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How Did I Get Here?
SD's entry for 20x2 at SXSW: How Did I Get Here? Does the tinfoil hat look familiar? Twenty first f**king century.
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