Monthly Archives: May 2008

Chinese Political Cartoons

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

Ethan Persoff has a new neat gallery with 35 Anti-U.S. Chinese Political Cartoons, circa 1958-1960. Culled and restored from reviewing hundreds of Eastern newspaper pages and illustrations, this set of 35 images represents what we consider the best late 50s … Continue reading →

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Nick Brandt

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

The photographer Nick Brandt studied Film and Painting at St. Martins School of Art and in December 2000 he started photographing in East Africa. His portfolio has stunning pictures of animals in Africa, taken between 2000 and 2007. In 2005 … Continue reading →

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Bibi’s found

Posted on May 18, 2008 by

Thanks to the kindness of Carolina and Angela now I’m the happy owner of a FFFFOUND! account: bibi’s found. Since we can only invite one person, Carolina invite Angela and asked to her invite me (and I already used my … Continue reading →

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Miniature Mechanical Marvels

Posted on May 18, 2008 by

Wired‘s slideshow Vintage Japanese Robots Storm Sci-Fi Museum shows 13 pictures of neat toys, like Mechagodzilla bellow. The toys are from the personal collection of the designer Tom Geismar, from Chermayeff & Geismar, which has been collecting for decades. Those … Continue reading →

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Playing With Food

Posted on May 17, 2008 by

The adorable taro root mice bellow were created by Jimmy Zhang, a chef and produce artist in San Francisco. The image is part of The New York Times‘ slideshow Playing With Food, which also includes more images of food turned … Continue reading →

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