Like bleepity bloopity music and in the NY area? Check out tranzducer.002, February 23, 2007 – 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Brooklyn, NYC– …friend-of-LEMURplex Bob Huott’s band FRYLAB will be playing a mixture of acoustic and electronic: tenor sax, bass, extended baritone guitar, and the bean, a new electronic instrument. Jane Rigler, flutist and electronic […]
Mike sent in this awesome Wanky the safety cat project – When I got my first beater car as a proto-hoon of 16, my dad had some excellent advice, straight from the Midwestern heartland where he learned about wrenching: “Son,” he said, squinting at my barely-running Corona, popping the top on his can of Old […]
It’s official coffee is the solution to, and cause of, every problem… National Geographic – It’s hardly a coincidence that coffee and tea caught on in Europe just as the first factories were ushering in the industrial revolution. The widespread use of caffeinated drinks–replacing the ubiquitous beer–facilitated the great transformation of human economic endeavor from […]
Cat of Cut Out + Keep has a cute quick project on how to make a fabric head band. Link.
Ajit writes – A short documentary about a man and his family building a Medieval Castle in upstate New York. No design experience. He wanted to build a house and the first section looked like a castle so he switched to building a full fledged castle. They have been doing this for more than 25 […]
From the bangordailynews comes this story about Beth Roy of Charlotte, Maine who knits whimsical, silly designs on socks like smiling puppies or high-top sneakers. From the article, “I like mo’ color,” she admits with a smile. “And some of my socks may get a little weird, but they all have to be wearable.” Thanks […]
Ansley of Bleu Arts says, “One of my dear friends is having a baby shower this weekend. When I looked at her gift registry, I saw she had organic wool breast pads on her list. It got me thinking….I have wool and I felt. So, I came up with these felted breast pads.” Link.
