13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. VIII)

1. Couples that should have been… Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway via here Elvis & Sophia Loren via here Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe via here 2. Just a 1980s Hairdryer I found one available on Etsy for a whopping $475, images via here. 3. Baguette Tables Made out of actual pieces…

Space Invader strikes again in Paris

If you’ve lived in Paris at any point during the last decade, it would’ve been impossible not to notice the pixelated mosaics of little aliens popping up all around the city. Elusive French urban artist known only as Invader is the man behind the most globally recognisable street art since Banksy, with his 1970s video…

The Forgotten 1950s Girl Gang

You might have heard of the Teddy Boys, a 1950s rebel youth subculture in Britain characterized by an unlikely style of dress inspired by Edwardian dandies fused with American rock’n roll. They formed gangs from East London to North Kensington and became high profile rebels in the media. But an important sub-subculture of the Teddy…

The Clueless Collection by Wildfox

Calling all Clueless fans! I have absolutely no shame is admitting that I count this 90s time capsule of teen flick mastery as one of my favorite films. And to bring back some memories, clothing brand Wildfox has gone and done some pretty genius marketing by modeling their AW 2013 collection We’re Kids in America…

12 Out-of-the-Box Architectural Oddities

1. A Storybook Tower by Friedensreich Hundertwasser AFP/ Timm Schamberger This might look like it was built once upon a time but the Hundertwasser Tower was actually completed in 2010. At thirty-five meters high and six meters in diameter, the observation tower in South Germany was originally intended to be three times its size but the…

Just some Insane North Korean Propaganda

And now, sit back and prepare for the freakiest, most insane video you will ever see from an actual functioning government. The bizarre footage, accompanied by the sound of a cheap rendition of “We are the World“, was uploaded last week by the North’s official website, ‘Uriminzokkiri’, which distributes news from the state media. The…

8 Things I Learned at the Retro Car Expo in Paris

Yesterday I was offered a pass to the Retro Car Expo in Paris. I’d wanted to go to a retro car show ever since I’d found out it was an option for me several seconds earlier. So I had to go. Plus I dig old cars. This is what I learned… 1. The Citroën DS…

So Ben & Jerry’s Has An Actual Graveyard for Their Discontinued Flavours

I‘ve never been to Vermont, but if I go, I know exactly where I’m headed: The Ben & Jerry’s factory in Waterbury. Why? To cross the Ben & Jerry’s Flavour Graveyard off my bucket list of course! Surrounded by a white picket fence on a grassy knoll, lie the headstones of especially beloved flavours or…

The Counterfeit Crochet Project

Before you get too excited by these images, as the title might suggest, this is not an article about a new designer fashion trend for crocheted bags. (And you may or may not remember a little article I did a while back called 3 Reasons to Stop being an a** hole and say NO to…

Everything about this Home is Perfect, Except it’s Not Yours

As Spring approaches (it’s actually pretty far from approaching but it makes me feel better to say it), one might have their mind on weekend escapes in a quaint little cottage out in the green countryside. OR, one might have their mind on this absolutely ridiculous dream home after having looked through all the photographs…