Monthly Archives: July 2007

UnderCover Artists’ Sketchbooks

UnderCover Artists’ Sketchbooks was mounted to accompany the exhibition It focuses the sketchbooks of Edward Burne-Jones, Benjamin Champney, Henri-Edmond Cross, Jacques-Louis David, Paul Feeley, Jean-HonorĂ© Fragonard, Sanford Gifford, George Grosz, Frederic Leighton, John Singer Sargent. Artists have used sketchbooks for … Continue reading

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Make Love Not War

I keep this blog safe for work and that’s a pity, because I would like to post more not safe images. The funny thing is, that I know this blog was blocked by some (stupid) filters at work and school, … Continue reading

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Go-go Amy

Go-go Amy is the “merchandise” site of the pin-up model and burlesque star Amy, I guess. She is “now out on the road with The Brothers Grim Sideshow doing burlesque on the OZZFest Tour.” While she is away take a … Continue reading

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Vintage Japanese Album Covers

This Japanese site has a small but nice collection of vintage album covers, and their inside images, of TV shows for children, I think. The images and the translation point to cartoons and film, but I can be wrong. I … Continue reading

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Atari Game Manuals

I would like to have played more videogame in my childhood. Just a vaguely thought, based on my knowledge of the games of this set of Atari Game Manuals, with 103 images. I know several by the name, just by … Continue reading

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Monster Party

The 2007 Fantasy Filmfest, a German festival of science fiction, horror and thriller films, has a delightful trailer: Monster Party. I’m a huge fan of the monsters of horror films, even the bad films, and this excellent stop-motion animation has … Continue reading

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Doktor A

The site of Doktor A is full of his fantastic creations: pretty paintings of little men with pointy hats, paintings and illustrations and cute (odd) little fellows called Poddies, dark sculptures of fairies, clowns and creatures, digital illustrations of aliens … Continue reading

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Underwater Sculptures

If you think a sculpture is the result of the material used, the process and the artists technique and style, add a new items to this list: the acting of environment and time on it. The Underwater Sculpture Gallery shows … Continue reading

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TankBooks

Replace a good habit for a bad one: stop smoking and go read a book. To help you, try, TankBooks – Tales to take your breath away. The ThankBooks pay a homage to the iconic and successful design objects, the … Continue reading

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Kentucky Ventriloquism Museum Photos

Sometimes I’m not sure why I blog some things. This is a good example: Terror Tour 2007, an appropriate name, is a set on Flickr with photos of Kentuck Ventriloquism Museum. That’s the kind of place I won’t visit in … Continue reading

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