In honor of the new Harry Potter movie (eeeeee! we can’t wait!) we’re teaching you how to make your own moving pictures.
via photojojo.com
American photographer Thomas Allen constructs witty and clever dioramas using figures cut from the covers of old pulp paperbacks. Using salacious pulp art drawing’s of the ’40s and ’50s that covered books such as ” I Married a Dead Man” and ” Marihuana Girl’, Allen constructs one set of pictures up close while obscuring another, and in the process creates a different context.Via Paintalicious.
As part of a Mad Men promotion, Variety has put a few of their most interesting issues from 1960-1965 online.
Easy instructions on how to make these adorable flowers! Thanks to Julie for the link!
My daughter loves buses right now and I couldn't find a bus toy that represented a metro-style bus (not a school bus). So this was my solution. I found a stock illustration of a bus and ironed it onto some white fabric. Then, I machine stitched the bus onto some corduroy, stuffed it with some beans and then hand-stitched the decorative blanket-stitch.
A little piece of Internet history has now been laid to rest, as CompuServe was shut down for good just before this Fourth of July weekend. After some 30 years of service, CompuServe's new owner has finally pulled the plug, leaving us to reminisce about the days when the Internet was young and we were still using modems whose speed was measured in baud.
This year's concert - now expanded to six stages across Speedway, Lindley and Marx meadows - promises lots of must-see acts: Actor Steve Martin, who recently released a bluegrass album, "The Crow," featuring his banjo playing, will perform with the Steep Canyon Rangers.
There's a lot of tacky shit being sold on Etsy right now in honor of Michael Jackson. This, however, is nice: Off the Wall crocheted and embroidered pillow.
Via Serious Eats, here's Fancy Fast Food:
These photographs show extreme makeovers of actual fast food items purchased at popular fast food restaurants. No additional ingredients have been added except for an occasional simple garnish.
From the Wikipedia entry on Northern Calloway, the guy who played David on Sesame Street:
Near the end of his life, Calloway slowly began to exhibit signs of bipolar disorder which led to a nervous breakdown on the morning of September 20, 1980 in Nashville, TN. He beat his hostess with an iron rod, damaging it and giving his hostess head and rib injuries. He then fled into the suburbs of Nashville. Along the way, he smashed a plate-glass window and storm door at one house and did extensive damage to the the interior of another, destroying the family's collection of fine crystal, smashing a television set and breaking light bulbs with his bare hands. He also stole a backpack from a first grader and smashed a windshield with a rock. He was arrested after hiding out in a couple's garage, screaming "Help! I'm David from Sesame Street and they're trying to kill me!"
Now watch Calloway and "Maria" in what must be the only Sesame Street segment with genuine sexual tension.