Transportation
Nimbus, a Danish motorcycle designed by a vacuum cleaner mogul. The
strap steel frame is unique and a lot prettier than you’d think.
Here’s a nicely restored example by Soren.
Chumming the waters. Two sets of numbers comparing the current batch
big dual-purpose tourers. Let the debates begin, erm continue. One
organized by bike, one organized by feature.
LED headlight trim has become an indicator of cool on cars. Audi’s got
some cute ones that look like (under) eyebrows. Here’s the same look
on a bike. Sorry, I don’t believe they are actually available, yet.
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Society and Culture
Could Wal-mart be the answer to reviving local agriculture? Or is this
just another example of putting green spin on the corporate good? From
Atlantic magazine, a look into Wal-mart’s new Heritage Agriculture
program.
A new drinking game. Describe the listed specials at Miss Knicker’s
Garden of Delights. Ink dipped quill? (SFW)
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Art, Images, and Design
Furnishing for the very small house. Scroll down for two of the
coolest bunk bed designs ever.
Wood cut illustrations by a self-professed anarchist illustrator.
Cool, calm, collected feeling, especially the Guardian Poetry series.
Click on Illustrations in the header.
Two photographs of a young Russian boy wearing radio headphones. One
with his kitten. Wistful, haunting. (SFW)
Jonathan Bartlett. Recent work is translucent watercolor washes on
yellowing paper. slightly off-kilter surreal stories. Be careful, the
CGUnit web site can have vaguely nsfw images in the sidebars. J.
Bartlett’s site is safe. (NSFW)
Black ink brush work and calligraphy on a ledger page. Paris coffee
house Le Select, book reading patron.
Dog’s love cars. Eagerly waiting for a ride to the beach. Click for bigger.
Starting the week right