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Posted by on Jan 24th, 2008 | 0 comments

Understanding art, for geeks

Paul the wine guy has been running a series of mashups specifically to help the geekoratti in your life understand the arts. Generally we’d argue that geeks are already pretty art inclined but this can help them get just that little bit extra artistically literate. He conveniently put up all the corresponding images in to a Flickr set for your easy access. Thanks Paul. UPDATE: Turns out Paul has decided to...
Posted by on Jan 19th, 2008 | 0 comments

When is a Dalek not a Dalek?

When is a Dalek not a Dalek?
When its a coffee maker! You coffee aficionados (you know who you are) ought to check out this Venus Century 100 Year Anniversary limited edition coffee maker by Victoria Arduino. There were only a hundred made with number one given to number one himself – the pope. Ringing up at $19,932.00 USD, you know this makes a mean cup of coffee, plus as an added bonus it looks suspiciously like a Dalek, so it just may...
Posted by on Jan 17th, 2008 | 0 comments

NYC Paves nature, Builds simulacrum.

NYC Paves nature, Builds simulacrum.
Olafur Eliasson is going to be bringing his art to New York city this year as the city attempts to match or top Christo’s gates. Its only going to cost $15 million (USD) too, which is a bargain if you think about it. The tallest one is to be a whopping 120′ tall....
Posted by on Jan 16th, 2008 | 0 comments

Bike versus Car: Bike 1, Car 0.

Yesterday afternoon in Toronto there was a bit of an incident. Normally when you play bike versus car, the bike is the underdog but yesterday the bike won! Long story short; some motorist tried to make an illegal maneuver almost injuring a cyclist. The Cyclist, rather than shrug it off, decided not to let the motorist get away with that move. If you watch the video, the best part is the very last split second where...
Posted by on Jan 15th, 2008 | 0 comments

Pimp my Breakfast

What do you like on your toast? If you said Swarovski crystals and you’ve got $300 burning a hole in your pocket, you’re in luck! Neiman Marcus is showing off their toaster studded in over two hundred Swarovski crystals by Russell Hobbs. Hopefully you have some nice bread (both literally and figuratively). That golden goose egg will surely go nice with this, Aesop style. They’re only making five...
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