“The kids can’t read anymore, they’re a bunch of morons, so what are you gonna do?” And that pretty much sums up the legend that is Joe Leisner, the no-bullsh*t owner of Comic Book Heaven, formerly located in Sunnyside, Queens NY. Let’s meet him…
1. Yarn Bombs Collector’s Weekly found the 35 grooviest yarn creations on eBay. 2. A Real-life ‘Jetsons’ Housekeeper Robot, invented in 1966 Tinker the remote-controlled robot was the work of inventor David Weston from Yorkshire. His metal friend could wash the car, take the baby for a stroll down the road, go…
Today, the internet bus driver is dropping us off at the Helena Rubinstein beauty school, circa 1940-something. This might sound like a lovely, pink and fluffy sort of place, but as you’ll soon realise, beauty school is anything but. Photographs by Nina Leen, fished out from one of my favourite places on the net, the…
This is not Martha Stewart cooking. And these are not your average recipes. Today I’d like to share with you a place for individuals who want to cook without the BS– as in without the complicated, pretentious cooking instructions and without all the unhealthy crap we’e used to putting in our body. For example, take these excerpts from the above recipe Late…
Everywhere you turn in Er-Riadh, there’s art. It’s everywhere. The ancient village on the Tunisian island of Djerba, has spent the last several months of high summer being slowly transformed from a sleepy, traditional little corner of North Africa that has never heard of street art, into a world stage for one of the most vibrant and ambitious…
Strolling through the 11th arrondissement, wandering in and out of boutiques on the Rue de Charonne, I noticed an open cobblestone passageway calling my name. I crossed the street to take a closer peek down the scruffy dark corridor leading to something a little bit special… Waiting for me at the end of the rabbit hole is…
I‘m guessing every keyword in that title had you at hello. Secret, seventies, hidden, retro, laundromat café– yep, I like to think I’m starting to get a feel for the sort of things that float your boat. So let’s get straight to it and hop over to London for a moment to check out this spot I’ve been eyeballing every since it…
You didn’t expect Paris fashion week to go by without MessyNessy getting in on the action, did ya? Nessy and her buddy @GirlMeetsWhirl went down to the Grand Palais for the Chloé show to get a better understanding of the street style and ‘fashionista’ culture that has become such an integral part of fashion week. So here it…
At the foot of Montmartre under a heavy wrought-iron bridge that skims the tips of blackened mausoleums, forgotten souls are spending their after lives in perpetual darkness– not exactly what they might have had in mind when they reserved the best plots in the house for their final curtain call… Cemeteries are usually curious places to begin…
1. Comic Strip Artists Drawing Blindfolded, 1947 In 1947 Life Magazine asked some famous comic strip artists to to draw their famous characters while wearing a blindfold. Found on A Hole in the Head 2. A Miniature Leonardo Da Vinci Pop Up Book See more from this talented artist, Sara Alvarez. 3.…
