Archive for September, 2008

September 30, 2008 @11:26 pm

First Sequel Ever Made

A random fact: The Fall of a Nation, a 1916 film directed by Thomas F. Dixon, Jr., was cinema’s first sequel ever. It was a follow up to the film, conversely titled The Birth of a Nation. Both of these films unfortunately glorify the KKK, despite the notariety of being such landmarks in cinematic history.

The Fall of a Nation





@11:11 pm

Blowfish Embellishments

Lloyd Walsh 01

Lloyd Walsh 02

Lloyd Walsh 03

The art of Lloyd Walsh.





@12:00 am

Grace Says “Ice Cream Is From Heaven.”

Grace Says 024





September 29, 2008 @12:00 pm

Bad Word Pairs #017

“Single-Ply”

I connote this hyphenated word pair mostly with paper products and wood. Whether toilet paper or paper towel, single-ply is nothing but a misleading phenomenon. The theory is that single-ply TP will give you twice as much paper per roll, but the truth is that you end up using twice as much, and it’s twice as coarse.

Same goes with wood, a single-ply of plywood is hardly durable, and it usually takes 3 or 6 or more layers to have anything worth your while.

Single-ply: the poor man’s rationale to efficiency.





September 28, 2008 @11:38 pm

I Have a Dream (and Chalk)

Robin Rhode 01

Robin Rhode 02

Robin Rhode 03

Robin Rhode 04

The art of Robin Rhode.





@11:16 pm

TOP 5 UGLIEST VEHICLES

(CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION)

5. Pontiac Aztek

Pontiac Aztec

On par with the Honda Element, this stand-outish SUV looks much worse in person. The aphalling rear-hatch looks like someone started crushing this thing in the trash compacter and then changed their minds at the last second. Too bad for us.

 

4. Honda Fit

Honda Fit

I have a thing for hatchbacks, I’ll admit it. With the exception of the Audi A3, I pretty much loathe them. But this one takes the notion to a new level of suck. Along with the Pontiac Vibe’s and the Toyota Prius’s of the world, this car proves further that the car exec’s think twenty-something women prefer cars that look like crap.

 

3. PT Cruiser

Chrysler PT Cruiser

Possibly the most infamous example of homage gone awry, the PT Cruiser somehow, miraculously, continues to sell. Maybe it’s just me who doesn’t get the irony of reimagining the original Ford Woodie, but man . . .

 

2. Chevy SSR

Chevy SSR

I don’t know who told the fine folks at Chevy it would be a good idea to take the Dodge Neon and turn it into a mini-truck from a Jetson’s future gone wrong. But they did it anyway, and now we get to watch as these identity-crisis inflicted car/truck things cruise past us. We can’t stand to look, but we can’t look away. Must be the fluorescent colors they paint these monstrosities in.

 

1. Scion xB

Scion xB

I feel the pity for post office workers and milkmen across the nation. Ever since Toyota went ahead with the Scion line of vehicles, they’ve rubber stamped the first-car community as idiots who think aerodynamics is only theoretical. This van/truck/car is the equivalent of what it would look like if you asked your non-artistic friend to draw a car on a piece of paper.





@12:00 am

Quote of the Week #017


“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” -Jorge Luis Borges





September 26, 2008 @11:24 pm

The Democratic “Party”

The Democratic Party





@12:16 am

The Root Beer Stick-Up

Marcel Dzama 01

Marcel Dzama 02

Marcel Dzama 03

Marcel Dzama 04

Marcel Dzama 05

The art of Marcel Dzama 01 02.





September 25, 2008 @11:38 pm

Grace Says “What’s Mozzarella, Daddy?”

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