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Guy Kawasaki says: I’ve been to some cool markets in my life, but la Boqueria set a new standard for me. It was my favorite place in Barcelona. Can you pick out the bull’s balls?

http://gallery.me.com/gkawasaki#100316&view=carouseljs&sel=0

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Laptop Lunchbox on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/julietbanana/sets/72157600438448268/

Miniature Food

http://www.flickr.com/groups/minifood/pool/show/

A review of the restaurant Noma in Copenhagen -

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=96632

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 21, 2009 8:40:10 PM

The fonts of “Mad Men”

http://www.marksimonson.com/article/236/mad-men-mad-props

The vintage typography of fashion labels

http://www.ashleyb.org/archives/001203.html

Do birds have a favorite font?

http://typenesting.tumblr.com/

Danish 70s Interior Design Porno Style - Let's take a look what's beyond, behind and beneath the flesh in Danish porn magazines of the 70s. Behold and be amazed by the crazy wallpapers, the psychadelic posters, the colorful carpets, the furniture, lamps and crazy kitsch accessories

http://musselsoppansvanner.blogspot.com/2009/03/danish-70s-interior-design-porno-style.html

Sunday, February 28, 1993. A new word - Internet - makes its first appearance in The New York Times -

http://tinyurl.com/ck75ts

The best 65 business cards of the year. The final collection -

http://blogof.francescomugnai.com/2008/12/the-best-65-business-cards-of-the-year-the-final-collection/

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 21, 2009 9:11:34 PM

Different types of honey -
http://www.mieliditalia.it/colori/inglese/home.htm

Ice circles
http://www.ufoinfo.com/news/michiganicecircle.shtml

Snow rollers in Idaho
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/otx/photo_gallery/snow_rollers.php

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 22, 2009 4:22:15 PM

Accordion Orchestras -

http://misteranchovy.blogspot.com/2009/04/accordion-orchestras.html

Shakerleg is the most intense subway performer we’ve ever seen or heard

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Shakerleg.html

A list containing description and pics of movie and TV scenes in which women happen to lose their shoes -

http://www.geocities.com/droppedit2003/movieslist/TEXTMOV2

http://www.flickr.com/photos/electrolyte2006/2471054701/in/set-72157612565273733/ -

Sweet & Sour Chicken Noodles with Chinese Vegetables / Recipe Mosaics

Logo Variations - Movies studio logos that have been changed to fit various films.

http://www.closinglogos.com/page/Logo%20Variations?t=anon

(From Coudal)

http://www.coudal.com/

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 25, 2009 7:50:01 AM

From Ask Metafilter: My friend is getting married and just gave me his porn collection! A cursory count makes it about 240 magazines. It's mostly hetero mags from the late 80's, early 90's. What fun and creative thing could I do with them?

http://ask.metafilter.com/119601/What-should-I-do-with-240-porn-magazines

Gertrude Stein -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/3334091978/sizes/o/

Tommy Chong's youtube blog

http://www.youtube.com/user/citizenchong

from a giant list of links about Cheech and Chong

http://www.metafilter.com/69731/Its-me-Dave-open-up-man-I-got-the-stuff

Other megalists on Metafilter which are lists of information, that are so imposing & complete that they inspires awe at their appearances. Like the monolith in 2001, only even geekier. "Definitive lists" might be a better name -

http://mssv.net/wiki/index.php/Megalists

Some interesting profiles of Mefi users -

http://metatalk.metafilter.com/17540/interesting-profiles

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 25, 2009 8:07:04 AM

Sheikh Saud al-Thani's Unfinished Villa in Qatar -

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=32838

Other Celebrity Homes Are Actually Castles

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-30/celebrity-homes-are-actually-castles/#gallery=175;page=1

Enjoy Subprime Lending –

http://www.flickr.com/photos/majikthise/3364614700/sizes/l/

The Commercial Republic, by David Brooks

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/opinion/17brooks.html

Also, Brooks op-ed from October 19, 2006, where he suggest that Obama should run for president -

http://select.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/opinion/19brooks.html

Welcome to Our Victorian House.com. This website is dedicated to the restoration & preservation of Craig & Yvonne's 1875 Eastlake (Stick Style) Victorian home -

http://ourvictorianhouse.com/

From: “I seem to have bought a house. For $8000. Now what?” -

http://ask.metafilter.com/117855/Old-house-bought-check-Now-what

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 25, 2009 8:19:42 AM

Task Efficiency - A sponge used for dabbing fingers prior to pulling open a fresh polyurethane bag. Unsure whether the sponge helps clean the fingers to make them more grippy - removing build up of plastic residue from repeatedly touching the bag, or whether slightly damp finger tips are more capable of opening the bag? Or both

http://www.janchipchase.com/blog/archives/2009/03/task-efficiency.html

A look inside Amazon's distribution warehouse in Swansea - the 21st century equivalent of Santa's grotto

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/gallery/2008/nov/15/consumer-affairs-amazon?picture=339688782

The Spring Temple Buddha in Lushan County, China. It is the tallest statue in the world –

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/Springtemplebuddha.jpg

The economic crisis is threatening the beer coaster industry -

http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/04/25/beer/

An insane collection of Star Wars figurines -

http://threads.rebelscum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=2039728&page=0

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 25, 2009 8:29:25 AM

Kancho is an act often played out in Japan; it is performed by clasping the hands together so the index fingers are pointing out and attempting to insert them sharply into someone's anal region when the victim is not looking. It is similar to the wedgie or a goosing, although the latter acts do not involve direct intimate physical contact. A Kancho is often executed simultaneously as the offending party expresses loudly "Kan-CHO!"

http://www.kancho.jp/

185 American serial killers -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_serial_killers

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 25, 2009 10:07:48 PM

A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate which has been modified and subsequently dried, resulting in a grotesque preserved specimen.
One suggestion for the origin of the term was "jeune d'Anvers" (French for Antwerp is Anvers), that is "young girl of Antwerp." British sailors "cockneyed" this description into the personal name "Jenny Hanvers."
For centuries, sailors sat on the Antwerp docks and carved these "mermaids" out of dried cuttlefish. They then preserved them further with a coat of varnish. They supported themselves by selling their artistic creations to working sailors as well as to tourists visiting the docks.
Jenny Hanivers have been created to look like devils, angels and dragons. Some writers have suggested the sea monk may have been a Jenny Haniver

http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/04/fish-market-alien-sighting/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Haniver

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10 of the World's Largest Vegetables and Fruits

http://oddee.com/item_96650.aspx

Ikizukuri – live fish -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frf-1tNcdWg

5 Other Sadistic Dishes From Around The World

http://www.cracked.com/article_16951_6-most-sadistic-dishes-from-around-world.html

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 25, 2009 10:13:47 PM

Artificial Owl, a selection of abandoned man-made creations

http://www.artificialowl.net/

Giant LEGO Boulder - We built a huge LEGO boulder and then made our friend dress up as Indy and run from it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFGVzt7c5bY

Harbin Ice Sculpture Festival, on The Big Picture

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/icy_days_and_nights.html

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 25, 2009 10:23:30 PM

Behind the Scenes at LA Traffic Control

http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/04/20/streetfilms-behind-the-scenes-at-la-traffic-control/

The little Subaru - Cheap & ugly -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPp-NFInXw

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 26, 2009 2:33:01 AM

A blog about cat ladders!
http://catladder.blogspot.com/
From Endless Parade of Excellence
http://www.robcruickshank.net/

Rob Higgs' crazy Corkscrew contraption “The Corkscrew”, an ingenious mechanical device for opening a bottle and pouring a glass of wine
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/rob_higgs_corkscrew_contraption.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 26, 2009 10:24:19 AM

Chicken Chicken Chicken: Chicken Chicken
By Doug Zongker, University of Washington (.pdf)
http://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf

A List of Bicycle Movies -
http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/mink/bike/info/movind.htm

Nagoya Marimbas, by Steve Reich
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egwXKQDYcvc

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 26, 2009 9:28:11 PM

The obituary of Chuck P. Dimmick:
Dimmick, Chuck P. born December 29, 1958 in Riverside, CA passed away suddenly on April 18, 2009 while attending a NASCAR race to watch his favorite driver, Jeff Gordon. Chuck was the loving husband of Kristen and devoted father of Dillon. Chuck was the Director of Marketing for the Lund Cadillac Group. We are sure he would still want all to know that 0.9% financing is still available on all New 2008 Hummer H2's. A mass celebrating Chuck's life will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 24th at St. Patrick's Church - 10815 N. 84th St. Scottsdale, AZ. Arrangements handled by Hansen Desert Hill Mortuary 480-991-5800. In Lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Dillon Dimmick Donation Fund at any Bank of America
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=chuck-p-dimmick&pid=126515914

From Arbroath
http://arbroath.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 26, 2009 10:37:06 PM

In 1986 I was working at Expo 86 in Vancouver Canada. I got word that I was about to be assigned to some crazy Frenchman who was impossible to please. My boss called me in and rather apologetically told me that this was so. So who's this guy, I asked, and he said "His name is Philippe Petit, and he--". I cut him off "THE Philippe Petit? The highwire artist?" My boss seemed surprised I'd heard of him....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentbarrett/sets/72157594338880215/

An excellent movie -
http://www.manonwire.com/

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 26, 2009 11:20:54 PM

So what's been happening, dude? Come by and visit for some really nasty screeds. Elio Emiliano Ligi is dead. The horror. The horror.

Posted by: Doctor Faustroll at Apr 28, 2009 12:53:46 PM

CAT FOUND!
I found this guy the other day on my back porch. I tried feeding him and it turns out that he is not very friendly because i think he may be scared. Not quite sure the breed but I am assuming he is part Siamese. I have him in a crate because he is not really house broken. If he is yours please reply.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/fay/938646501.html

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 29, 2009 12:43:06 PM

Guitar Cover of "Love Affair" theme, by Ennio Morricone -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTcahv6vG_M

Un-related:
'At a Walgreens I saw condoms on the Baby aisle next to formula and diapers. Well played, store manager, well played..."
http://twitter.com/mathowie/status/1619925727

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 29, 2009 8:21:28 PM

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