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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Volume VI)

Yep, it’s that time again for me to open up my bag of treasures from the depths of the internet… 1. Hole n’ the Rock Roadside America is full of fascinatingly bizarre attractions, and Hole n’ the Rock is no exception. Carved out of 50,000 cubic feet of excavated sandstone in Utah’s Canyonlands country, Hole n’ the Rock…

Retracing the History of the Louis Vuitton Trunk

A short film by an ‘atelier de création’ (yep that’s a name for something now, basically a fancy name for a design company) Les Courtisans, made this short film using impressive retro graphics like a timeline of the Louis Vuitton trunk’s visual history. In other words, pretty shapes and colours! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/56643471#at=96] ::: SEE NESSY’S INTERVIEW…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Volume V)

1. A Weapon of Mass Instruction Artist Raul Lemesoff, who took an old military 1979 Ford Falcon and gave it a bit of a make-over, says it’s his “contribution to peace through literature”. The tank-shaped mobile library that carries over 900 books, known as “Arma De Instruccion Masiva” – Weapon of Mass Instruction, cruises the…

Only in Paris: The Baguette Vending Machine

You might have heard of the cupcake vending machine in Los Angeles, but did you know Paris has it’s very own baguette ATM? The future has finally arrived in France. On the Place Colonial in the 17th arrondissement, you can get your baguette round the clock from the Boulangerie D’Antan. The vending machine has its…

That time Al Pacino was Arrested on suspicion of Attempted Robbery

On the night of January 7th, 1961, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a police car pulled over a suspicious vehicle that had been circling the block and passed the officers several times. When they approached the car, they found three males wearing black masks and gloves. In the trunk the officers found a loaded 38 calibre…

15 of those Awkward Moments in History

1. When the Centro Universitario of Mexico abbreviated all over their sports uniforms: Top row, second from left: “Not me!” 2. Tobacco Companies getting away with it: 3. ‘Alfonso’, not trying to look like anyone in particular at all: 4. When women thought they had options: 5. When this book did…

The Terrifying Beauty Spas of the 1950s

Filmed in 1959, The Way to Beauty shows the lengths women went to 50 years ago in trying to shed the pounds and turn back the clock. Therapies included sticking your face into a blender, covering yourself in candle wax and strapping electrical wires to your head. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmYknRtZUmc&feature=plcp] Via British Pathé ::: YOU MIGHT…

DIY Designer “It” Bags for the Crafty Rich Kid in You

Hey, do you like DIY? Good, because you can now DIY your own Fendi iconic Baguette purse! All you’ll need is your very own Fendi craft kit, maybe some extras from the craft store to really go all out and oh, $1,500! Haha! And there you were thinking a designer label was going to be…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (No.2)

Bonjour! Let’s try to forget that it’s Monday and get straight to the weird and wonderful findings from my morning dig on the internet… 1. Hidden Victorian Pet cemetery in London Did you know there is a Victorian pet cemetery located in Hyde Park? Dating back to 1880, the cemetery is home to hundreds of…

Before Photoshop: Vogue Cover Illustrations

Does anyone else find fashion more special when it’s illustrated? I think it brings out that childish innocence of interest in fashion before we ever worried about what it might do for our figures. Lovingly scanned one by one from The Art of Vogue Covers by South African blogger MissMoss, these art deco Vogue illustrations…

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