My current obsession with Downton Abbey makes these kitsch-gentry hat lamps by Jake Phipps relevant.
Hard to believe that just one week ago this was my view of the last sunset of 2011, which ended with delicious meals and drinks on the beach.
In general I think women look better without a hat. Not that women dress for men: I learned a long time ago that they dress to impress other women. Anyway that's just my preference. However, there's always an exception to the rule and this woman pictured above is the exception. Having a million dollar smile helps too.
[Photograph by The Sartorialist]
Women. They are a complete mystery.
- Stephen Hawking, a guy who has uncovered secrets of the Universe and says things like this, "The Planck satellite may detect the imprint of the gravitational waves predicted by inflation."
Jaws interpreted graphically in this Japanese manga comic version of the popular shark attack film. The link only had scans of a few pages, but the actual comic itself ran about 100 pages. Would love to get my hands on a copy someday.
Confession: Never actually seen the movie though... I did see Deep Blue Sea, which may be best shark attack film ever thanks to this scene.
"The Athlete" by Howard Schartz and Beverly Ornstein is a fascinating photo series of various Olympic-level and professional athletes from around the world and across the sports spectrum that serves to remind us that their body types are as various and diverse as what you may observe at a beach (okay, except with a few more washboard abs than at your local public beach).
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9p2R-2qKhg] A supercut ode to the slaps in cinema. The best one (Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a best slap) occurs at 1:39. Full list of the included films here.
I'm already looking forward to January 16, 2012.
Kaizar: Look familiar?
[Snapped by Terry Richardson.]
Have a wonderful Happy New Year's Eve celebration everyone. By the time you read this I'll be on the island above, but if you're looking for a good party I HIGHLY recommend this New Year's event. If you already have plans, click on that link anyways.
See you in 2012.
The form is handy, but I heard that the processing and waiting period is BRUTAL.
Comic Sans Project: Corporate and brand logos replaced with comic sans typeface.
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Lonely bicycle photographed by Dan Nguyen.
I recommend the nasal spray version, but this works too.
Oh, nothing much happening here other than Teddy Roosevelt riding a moose in 1900 otherwise known as your first car to Alaskans.
The New Yorker collected the best this year from their Talk of the Town segment.
It was [Chrystal] Harris who set up [Hugh] Hefner’s Twitter account. At first, Hefner wrote his messages on paper, counting the characters himself, and Harris would tweet them. Now he uses an iPad.