Ephemera

Friday Ephemera

July 19, 2013 by David 13 Comments

Baby bangs. // The clap-off bra. When time is short. // The $6 foot-long black hotdog. // Ways to say “beer.” // A brief history of wiretapping. // Swing of note. // Japanese schoolgirl with an electromechanical exoskeleton. // How to make slime. // Waterspout, Florida. // How clothes should fit. // Cat wedding, 1914. // Alfred Hitchcock explains the MacGuffin. // It’s a law, like gravity. // Attention UFO enthusiasts. // New York’s summer of ’69. // A stylish radiophonograph. // Frank Zappa plays the bicycle. (h/t, Coudal) // Piglet, ice cream and parasol. // And Kate reminds us why San Francisco’s public transport is second to none.

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mlrosty

July 19, 2013 5:53 am

The baby wigs are slightly disturbing. It’s the thought someone out there buys them.

Spiny Norman

July 19, 2013 6:34 am

Japanese schoolgirl with an electromechanical exoskeleton.
Why does that make me laugh? And why do I expect “Rule 34” to be invoked?

David

July 19, 2013 6:44 am

mlrosty,
The baby wigs are slightly disturbing.
But they’re “the perfect choice for casual or dressy occasions.”
Spiny Norman,
And why do I expect “Rule 34” to be invoked?
Hey, I just compile these things in a spirit of high-minded curiosity and/or mild bemusement. I leave the fetishistic subtext to others.