Monthly Archives: August 2010

This Is Not A Bike

Posted on August 31, 2010 by vnd

United Nude‘s project called Lo Res involves taking a 3D scan of an object, and, through software, taking its structure down to a bare minimum. The stops along the way there are just as interesting, so much so that they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in art, bikes | 890 Comments

Slow-Motion Ball-Hitting

Posted on August 26, 2010 by vnd

The New York Times has a pretty wonderful video slideshow of tennis superstars doing their thing in super slow motion. It’s a great look into the power and gracefulness that combine to make both world-class athletes and stunning bodies. Only … Continue reading →

Posted in objects, sex | 840 Comments

Learn About That Cool Thing You Don’t Know About

Posted on August 23, 2010 by vnd

The situation: you have a date coming up and want to impress the lady. She’s pretty and worth impressing. She also happens to like cool stuff, which you happen to know nothing about. Well you’re in luck, uninteresting fellow. The … Continue reading →

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Two Tons Of Typography Tees

Posted on August 20, 2010 by vnd

T-shirt blogger / king-of-giant-fucking-lists Andy over at hideyourarms.com has made a giant fucking list of t-shirts involving beautiful typography. Some more beautiful than others, but there’s 250 of them and they’re all generally pretty great.

Posted in objects | 412 Comments

Vintage Ad Database

Posted on August 17, 2010 by vnd

I’m usually wary of websites that tell you what they do within the domain name, but vintageadbrowser.com is just that, a great source for browsing vintage magazine advertisements. Check out the random listing if you just want to see the … Continue reading →

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Vintage Japanese Subway Posters

Posted on August 10, 2010 by vnd

Over here there’s a collection of old Tokyo subway etiquette posters. They borrow from classic imagery, both eastern and western, and are really quite inspired. Subway posters this neat were probably actually few and far between, but it’s neat to … Continue reading →

Posted in art | 587 Comments

These Girls Are Holding Chickens

Posted on August 7, 2010 by vnd

That’s pretty weird of them, I think.

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Hugh Hefner On Hugh Hefner

Posted on August 6, 2010 by vnd

Vulture has an interview with Hugh Hefner in which he talks about his magazine, feminism, coolness, etc. Some surprisingly interesting words from a guy that I had assumed has been senile for the past few years.

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Playboy Talks British Bikes

Posted on August 4, 2010 by vnd

Since everyone reads playboy for the articles, here’s a nice one they did with some info and history on some cafe favorites.

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Airport Confiscations

Posted on August 3, 2010 by vnd

The New York Times has a selection of photos from an upcoming gallery showing titled Contraband. Over a thousand photos were taken at the Kennedy Airport of things that were illegal and thusly detained. The items range from the expected, … Continue reading →

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