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World of Relish

March 10, 2008 2 Comments

Busy today, but here’s a rather fine collection of condiment sachets.

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There’s just about every possible formulation of ketchup, mustard and spicy relish, and several substances I can’t quite identify.

(Via Coudal.)














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Friday Ephemera

March 7, 2008 3 Comments

Chinese space race propaganda. Pandas, kittens, reindeer, all flying into space. (h/t, Coudal.) // Armour for cats and mice. Let battle commence. (h/t, Things.) // The wardrobe of Watchmen. // Welding masks we have known and loved. // Cloverfield green screen. The seams revealed. // BSG in 8 minutes. Roslin loves that airlock. // Brett Lock on pricey booze and social engineering. // Fabian Tassano on disaffection as illness. // Flemming Rose on the Vatican and al-Azhar, united in piety. // Michael Sheridan visits three of the Bali bombing jihadists. “Some try to make a link between al-Qaeda and us. The only link is faith.” // Iranian shoppers turn on Islamic modesty police. // High on Mount Sinai? The tripping Israelites. (h/t, Chastity Darling.) // 10 mental curios. // Mind reading machine will know what you’re looking at. // HAL’s display screens. // Snowflakes and bacteria. (h/t, Dark Roasted Blend.) // The Zenith music hall, Strasbourg. // Tree houses of note. // Eco-terrorists burn down three Seattle homes. For Gaia, of course. // The leather dachshund bag. £65. // Family Guy chicken fight, rounds 1, 2 and 3. // Pork Knox. // The periodic table of condiments. // My pepper heart. // And, via The Thin Man, it’s the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra.














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Impressive Equipment

March 6, 2008 3 Comments

I think this is what’s referred to as weapon porn. Meet the FMG-9. It’s a flashlight and a firearm. And I’m terribly impressed.

Via Hot Air. More.














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What if…?

March 5, 2008 7 Comments

Here’s a question. What if Saul Bass had done the opening titles for Star Wars?

Via Beaucoup Kevin. 

More on Saul Bass here. Some titles actually designed by Saul Bass. An archive of memorable opening titles.














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Magnetic North

March 4, 2008 No Comments

Located 250km north of the Arctic Circle, Sweden’s Abisko Ark Hotel has limited amenities – it’s a cluster of tiny huts on a frozen lake. But it does offer in-hut fishing and an excellent view.

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