February 2014
February 28, 2014
New Age Symphony Devoted to Scrooge McDuck
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 28, 2014 -
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Category: Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Music, New Age, Comics
Hand Embroidery
The hand embroidery art of Eliza Bennett. She explains on her site:
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 28, 2014 -
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Category: Art
February 27, 2014
The Cheese Test
A clip from the late-80's cable access program "The Eddie Marshall Show." The guy in the video, Toby Radloff, is actually famous enough to have his own Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 27, 2014 -
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Category: Eccentrics, 1980s
Wish List
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 27, 2014 -
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Category: Aliens, Anthropomorphism, Body Modifications, Emotions, Surrealism, Cartoons
February 26, 2014
The Great Garloo
How many toy trains sets were destroyed by Garloo? Although his fearsomeness is somewhat weakened by his receiving a smooch from the little girl.
In color!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 26, 2014 -
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Category: Toys, 1960s, Fictional Monsters
Suitcase Furniture
From design firm Nieuwe Heren.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 26, 2014 -
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Category: Furniture, Travel
February 25, 2014
Guardian of Morals
Louis Croteau (seated, holding the magazine) was Secretary of the New England Watch and Ward Society, which was initially known as the New England Society for the Suppression of Vice. It was this society's self-appointed job to identify and root out filth wherever it reared its ugly head. These were the folks responsible for getting Lady Chatterly's Lover banned.
During the 1930s, the focus of the Society shifted to burlesque shows. A Washington Times article (reviewing the book Banned in Boston) notes:
It was a tough job, but someone had to do it.
In the picture above, taken in 1943, Croteau critically eyes a Varga girl illustration in Esquire magazine, as the attorney for the magazine looks over his shoulder. Surprisingly, Croteau testified on behalf of Esquire, arguing that the magazine was decent fare. Perhaps all the burlesque shows he had sat through had, by then, made him more appreciative of a little skin.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 25, 2014 -
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Category: Censorship, Bluenoses, Taboos, Prohibitions and Other Cultural No-No’s
Miss Fat and Beautiful
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 25, 2014 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1960s, Europe, Obesity
February 24, 2014
Bunnies Galore
A Japanese island that during WWII held secret poison gas producing factories now is home to something much more pleasant. Herds of friendly bunnies who love to be fed and petted as you can see by the delightful video above.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 24, 2014 -
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Category: Animals
Smoke Messages
This iPhone add-on, created by Dennis Be Bel, allows two people to send each other smoke messages. It's called the Smoke Messaging Service, or SMS. But the two have two agree in advance on what the smoke signals mean. [via likecool]
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 24, 2014 -
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Category: Technology, Telephones
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