Friday Podcast Alert: Marzipan Taco

Posted on October 19, 2007 Under Life

Every now and then, I like being reminded that people can be really stupid, and stupid people can be really, really funny. That being said, new podcast Marzipan Taco has had me giggling through its past two episodes that illustrate…

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Keats' Solar Systems

Posted on October 18, 2007 Under Art

In his latest conceptual arts foray, Jonathon Keats is "formulating new miracles at a cosmic scale for gods to license and implement." Huhhhh? The way he explains it -- and I'm not so sure I could do much better --…

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New Atypyk: Best Friends 4EVA

Posted on October 15, 2007 Under Design

Let's face it...that BFF heart necklace is so 8th grade, and wearing it around your neck at your age might cause people to look at you a little strange. Luckily, the clever folks at Atypyk have solved this problem with…

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Whimsy Press

Posted on October 8, 2007 Under Design

My local drugstore's card aisle leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to subjects outside of birthday and Christmas, so I'm usually left speechless, so to say, when it comes to the moments in between. Whimsy Press has…

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Jonathon Keats: Pornography for Plants

Posted on August 31, 2007 Under Art

You may recall some of Jonathon Keats' previous whacky yet positively pertinant conceptual art projects -- there was the silent ringtone, a 4:33 "interlude of digitally-generated silence," and also the one where he observed the drawing prowess of "non-sentient" spruce…

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Cuckoo Clock

Posted on August 30, 2007 Under Design

Materials: nails, digital clock, metal housing, chrome chain, dead bird. Yes, DEAD BIRD. The folks over at The Watchismo Times have pointed out this one-of-a-kind timepiece. Designer Michael Sans has a unique -- to say the least -- take on…

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Faceball – Your Face, Our Balls

Posted on August 29, 2007 Under Life

It's refreshing to see large companies that still know how to have some company sanctioned fun. As innovative and hip as Apple and Microsoft may be, the extent of their sense of humor or youthfulness usually is constrained to hyperactive…

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The Handlebar Club

Posted on July 26, 2007 Under Life

It's the 60th Anniversary of The Handlebar Club, a London-based (but world-proliferated) tribute to "hirstute appendages of the upper lip, with graspable extremities," and the JS team has unanimously voted in favor of a stateside celebration. Rest assured we will…

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The Puppet Agency

Posted on July 13, 2007 Under Life

Seeing as though it's Friday, mid-afternoon and gorgeous outside (at least it is here in NYC), I'm going to go ahead and assume that you're just like me and being productive by counting down the minutes to 6:00pm. You should,…

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Introducing iDea

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Design

We like spoofs, particularly ones that involve pretty websites and things we're madly in love with...like Apple. While we're not exactly sure what possessed SBD (who by all accounts should be terribly busy with their nice list of clients) to…

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