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

1. A Re-purposed Piano Desk This stunning re-purposed piano desk appeared recently on Reddit. Here’s the info from owner Sarah Dodds, one half of the sister team behind Backstage Design Studio: Most importantly, Mac’s rule. This lady had outlived her singing career and was on her way to the dump when I rescued her. I would never destroy a…

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

1. A 1969 Barber Shop Car This 1969 Barber car was designed by car-customizer Joe Bailon at a time when the custom car craze was first starting and a demand for wilder and wilder vehicles was emerging. Complete with twin antique barber chairs, authentic barber poles that doubled as turn signals and even a porcelain…

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

1. I fell in love with the Maico Mobil Why can’t scooters look like this anymore? The Maico Mobil is an early touring motorcycle made by German manufacturer, Maico between 1950 and 1958. 2. The Abandoned Ice House Photographer Voreas climbed Mount Ossa (also known as Kissavos) in the Thessaly region of Greece and came across an abandoned radar station consumed by ice.…

A Guide to Dealing with Negative Comments from Internet Trolls

Although so many of you wonderful readers leave amazing and encouraging comments on this space, occasionally there’s someone out there that leaves a negative one and it seems to have the power to grab my attention more than any other comment and consume and torment my soul … or at least bug me for a…

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

1. Art Excavation by Shan Hur I love the make-believe element of Shan Hur’s installations, offering the viewer an appreciation for the art itself, but also for the adventurous ways in which objets d’art can often be discovered. via TheKhooll.com 2. Vintage Luggage Stickers You’d be surprised how hard it is to find a cool shop online that…

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

1. The totally insane Marie Antoinette Helicopter Had the helicopter been invented during the reign of Marie Antoinette, artist Joana Vasconcelos decided to imagine what the French Queen’s would look like. Using a Bell 47 helicopter, the artist decorated it with ostrich feathers, thousands of rhinestones, interior woodwork, gilding and lavish pink upholstery for a 2012…

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…

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

1. Alfred Hitchcock being Alfred Hitchock… Hitchcock with his kids. In the Thames. Who’s looking forward to seeing the new biopic starring Anthony Hopkins?! via Pinterest 2. Michael’s rock is an island in the Atlantic Ocean 12 km off the coast of south-west Ireland. Perched high at the summit of a 230-metre-high rock is an ancient…

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…

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…