Archive for luglio 2012
Only culture can feed our brain
by Ariella Risch, Illywords
What is the best food for mind? Might it be that kind of fish containing a lot of phosphorus like codfish? Might it be the wheat bran so trendy nowadays? Or rather it could work the ritual of Papua’s cannibals that were.
Industrial accidents of yesteryear
Industrial accidents of yesteryear:
This 1961 ad for Summitville Tiles, Inc. features an all-too-familiar lab scene that we were only able to put behind us for good when we stopped letting Salvador Dali cook his meth in Boing Boing Labs.
Midcentury.
Día de los Muertos wallpaper
Día de los Muertos wallpaper:
Emily Evans designed this gorgeous Día de los Muertos wallpaper for two Latin bars in London. It's hand-screened using metallic gold ink on peacock, charcoal, and raspberry paper. Anatomy Boutique (via Dangerous.
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Le Globe Celeste, Paris, 1900
Le Globe Celeste, Paris, 1900:
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Source: 1. Santos Dumos Life, 2. Brooklyn Museum, 2. Bibliothèque nationale de France, 3, 5, 6, 8. L’Exposition de Paris 1900, 4, Miami Dade college
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Andy Warhol and Nico as Batman and Robin, 1967
Andy Warhol and Nico as Batman and Robin, 1967:
Photoshoot for Esquire Magazine. Images c. Globe Photos.
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Source: 1, 4 Rhian Bowley; 2, 3, Morgansea; 5, 6, 7, Veinsthud
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Travis Louie paints Bigfoot (cyclops)
Travis Louie paints Bigfoot (cyclops):
From every monster's favorite portrait artist Travis Louie comes this lovely painting, "Spirit Of The Cyclo-Sasquatch based on the Patterson footage." (Thanks, Stacey Ransom!).
“La Vie Électrique” by Albert Robida, 1890
“La Vie Électrique” by Albert Robida, 1890:
“Albert Robida (1848–1926) wrote an acclaimed trilogy of futuristic novels. He proposed inventions integrated into everyday life and imagined the social developments that arose from them: social advancement.