April 2009
26 posts
Salvation*Mountain - a set on Flickr →
So, apparently this has been in a few movies, but I’ve never heard of it. And it’s practically in my backyard!
WatchI’m pretty excited about today’s launch of SD-CAB, the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology. And I really love the earnest start to this video.
Long article accusing the post office of using... →
Three points on this matter: 1. I still love the USPS. 2. Fifty cents to have somebody hand-carry a letter from California to Maine is insanely cheap. 3. Around here we refer to all junk mail as…
Attention San Diegans: the Handmade Revolution has... →
In South Park / Golden Hill, I believe.
Chipotle's New Advertising Gives Us Indigestion →
This is extremely, extremely lame.
April 19, 2009: Chesterton at the close of the day →
Here dies another day During which I have had eyes, ears, hands And the great world round me; And with tomorrow begins another. Why am I allowed two?
- GK Chesterton
Ryuji Nakamura does some lovely installation work. →
The site interface is kind of infuriating, but it’s worth it to see his stuff.
Hong Kong Christens an Ark of Biblical Proportions →
Really? A true-to-biblical-scale replica of Noah’s Ark - in Hong Kong’s harbor? Oh wait - it is “complete with a luxury hotel, restaurants, a children’s museum, and even 67 pairs of fiberglass…
Etsy :: The Storque :: Spotlight :: Etsy Finds:... →
Right on! Etsy is having some kind of combined music-and-shopping thing, and guess whose awesome blank journals got promoted by the band?
Cartoon guide to this year's Housewares show →
It’s things like this that make me happy that I’m out of the product design biz, and also a bit nostalgic.
Anybody looking for a gorgeous, 2-story... →
Seriously, if I lived in STL I’d be looking for places like this.
April 13, 2009: Murakami on forgetfulness →
“As you may know, in this Town, memory is unreliable and uncertain. There are things we can remember and things we cannot. You seem to be among the things I cannot. Please forgive me.”
- Murakami,…
Tauntaun Sleeping Bag →
Amazing. Via John.
Baker Tweet is a piece of twitter-based hardware... →
First: I love how this is replacing the ‘Hot Donuts’ neon sign. Second: I love web/product combinations. Third: there are few web/product combinations that seem like they’ve got a chance at success.
April 5, 2009: Chesterfield on Dickens →
“The whole lesson of Dickens is here. It is better to know Micawber than not to know the minor worries that arise out of knowing Micawber. It is better to have a bad debt and a good friend. In the…
Andrew Holder at Subtext →
E&I just saw this very cool show here in SD; his prints are really nice, and super-cheap.
Hand-screened hoodies, with notable heads on the... →
This one’s for Dani.
