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The Vintage Cigarette Machines now Coughing up Art

If you haven’t yet discovered these vintage vending machine with their kitschy graphics re-appearing across America, now is the time. Behold the Art-o-mat! Formerly the not-so-wholesome cigarette dispenser that lured teenage smokers with warm glowing lights, futurist artwork and steely knobs; today, a friendly little machine, rescued from its junkyard destiny to sell art, packed neatly into small…

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

1. The Beverley Hills Hotel rendered in Cake And 7 other Los Angeles Landmarks Rendered in Cake found on Curbed. 2. Oscar nominees with their younger selves Full gallery found on People.com 3. A Spotters’ guide to UFOs, 1967 Found on the Bruce Sterling (Wired) Tumblr, via Boing Boing 4. Just a…

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

1. The first Harley Davidson Factory In 1903, William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson made available to the public the first production Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The bike was built to be a racer, with a 3-1/8 inch bore and 3-1/2 inch stroke. The factory in which they worked was a 10 x 15-foot wooden shed with…

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

1. The Musical Milkman From the Soibelman Archive found on This isn’t Happiness 2. India’s Toy Candy Houses that inspired by Ettore Sottass The oldest house dates back to 1941 and no doubt influenced Italian designer Ettore Sottsass after his extensive travels around India. Found on Ad Magazine. 3. North Korea’s 28…

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

1. A resort spa carved out of the Utah Desert Amangiri Resort in Utah near the Arizona border, by Aman 2. An all-bearded Baseball Team The House of David was an apocalyptic cult that formed a commune community which focused on clean, hirsute living, celibacy, and most memorably their minor league baseball team.…

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

1. The Black Rock Bijou Theatre The Black Rock Bijou was the classic movie theater located in the deep playa, outside of Black Rock City at Burning Man each year from 2010-2013. Photos found on the Smithsonian (Mark Kaplan) and the Black Rock Bijou Facebook Page. 2. An Amphibious Ice Cream Truck Commissioned…

The Communist Chic Hotel, for all your Stasi Nostalgic Needs

There is a phenomenon that exists called ‘Eastalgia’ (or ostalgie), referring to a wistful longing for the Cold War era, Berlin Wall-separated, Stasi-policed German Democratic Republic of the 1970s and 80s. Seriously. The phenomenon has even spawned a bit of an industry catering to those with strangely fond memories of the short-lived communist state and its long…

If Wes Anderson had an Online Store, it would Probably look Something like This

Browsing the Best Made Co., an independent store based out of New York, is a little bit like browsing a Wes Anderson movie prop list. Steve Zissou’s red beanie and survival kit– check; Moonrise Kingdom’s boy scout badges and campfire tools– check. Since it was founded in 2009 by Peter Buchanan-Smith, a down-and-out guy who had just…

I just took a Romantic Evening Stroll in Marseille … while sitting at my desk

Admittedly, I find Google Street View a little scary. It always jumps around on me, warping me all the way down the street when I just want to see the next door down. So when I got an email from an old Paris friend telling me to check out a newly launched Google Street View…

Homage to the Man behind the Mountain

If you’re a seeker of the off-beat and the off-grid, you’ve probably come across Salvation Mountain on your internet or real-life travels. This ravishing burst of colour, a monument to hope, love and joy in the Colorado desert outside Niland, California, was built by one man over three decades, piece by piece. That man was…

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