Monthly Archives: November 2008
The Murakami Mix
Came across this on Haruki Murakami‘s website, which showcases the range of music that he frequently references in all of his books. It was all in Flash so yes, I typed everything out in Notepad before presenting it here to … Continue reading
Give Me Threadless!
To save you the trouble of wondering what to get me for Christmas, Threadless, the only place I buy my T-shirts from, is having their annual holiday sale. Prices range from $5, $10 to $15 on selected designs, while the … Continue reading
God’s Facebook
Too funny. Those of you laughing too hard, are the real Facebook addicts.
Chictopia And Fashion Dystopia
Lady M of The Ladies Affair introduced me to Chictopia, a fashion-inspired social network where beautiful people show off their superior fashion sense, indulge in and perpetuate self-narcissistic voyeurism and basically are the product of a cyclic, consumerist hyperculture whose … Continue reading
Filed under fashion, photography
Come As You Are: U Magazine
november 2008: fourth anniversary issue U Magazine has been around for years apparently, and I’ve just only found out about it. While the glaring truth about my parallel existence as a mountain tortoise (Hokkien malapropism/metaphor derived from a Chinese proverb) … Continue reading
Filed under fashion, music, photography, webzines
We Aren’t Lazy, We’re Saving The Planet
via Yanko (more pictures there) Designed by Joong-Ho Choi & Hyun-Soo Choi, the Pot Plate thingamajig no doubt inspired by Transformers has a lid that doubles as a four-compartment serving tray and has a X-shaped flexible (which is magnetic!) detachable … Continue reading
Filed under design, lifestyle, self-indulgence, wants
Louise Ebel & Internet Pandoras
Far from being the cheese-eating surrender monkeys as Ennis loves to call them, the French also churn out some of the most beautiful ordinary people on this earth. Already gaining traction in blogdom/blogosphere/whatchamacallit as a bona fide star whose celebrity … Continue reading
Filed under fashion, photography, self-indulgence
onehundred&ten
Ross Lovegrove’s ‘onehundred&ten’ design for British luxury luggage maker Globe-Trotter is pretty nifty. Apparently made from a triaxial carbon fiber/kevlar composite, this means it is pretty much one of the baddest-ass suitcases you can get.
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Pop Containers & My Searing Crusade Against Tupperware
via Yanko Design Anyone have a set of Tupperware with the red lids? Or hated the weird smell and strange sticky texture of the plastic after prolonged use? I do. And somehow, due to the ganky smell violating my nostrils, … Continue reading
Time For Fall
via JPG Magazine With shifting seasons come the likewise shifting colours of the photographer’s palette. While those of us with feet in the tropical regions can only watch in wonder and dream.
Filed under jpgmagazine, photography
