A song for those solitaire Saturdays...
The CDC -- yes, the Center for Disease Control & Prevention -- has been putting out astounding cover art for nearly two years, complete with detailed essays for the tiny Theorist inside us all.
Why the CDC?
I just couldn't keep this secret any longer.
By now, everyone knows what Radiohead is capable of, but when OK Computer first came out over ten years ago, I remember being struck by some of their quieter, more instrumental b-sides, such as this one off the Airbag / How Am I Driving? EP.
This is one of my Top 5 Walking-Through-a-Major-Airport-While-Traveling-Alone Songs.
VISIONAIRE is a multi-format album of fashion and art produced in exclusive numbered limited editions. Since its inception in the Spring of 1991, Visionaire has offered a forum for works by both famous and emerging artists from around the world as well as personalities, fashion designers, art directors and image-makers.
I've known of Visionaire for a few years now, but never truly batted an eye due to the price (nearly $700 / year for 4 issues, with back-issues ranging from $200 to $1000). Their importance, however, appears to be growing, especially in the Digital Age where so many print publications have fallen upon the sword.
Issue #47, Taste, for example, was a groundbreaking collaboration with the International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF). Using taste-film technology, an astounding range of tastes -- from "GUILTY" to "MOTHER" to "POWER" -- were paired with exclusive images from contemporary artists to engage both the viewers' eyes and tongues. See here for further discussion from Cecilia Dean, co-founder and editor.
-- link to a catalogue of their issues
A dead sperm whale has exploded while being delivered to a research center near the southwestern city of Tainan.
Passers-by and cars were soaked in blood and body parts were sprayed over a road after the bursting of the whale, which was being carried on a trailer.
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A pair of twins who were adopted by separate families as babies got married without knowing they were brother and sister, a peer told the House of Lords.
A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their true relationship, Lord Alton said.
The peer - who heard of the case from a judge who was involved - said the twins felt an "inevitable attraction."
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"Jim" is an infohoarder like few others. In the last four years, this 37-year-old Brooklyn native has downloaded and burned every piece of broadcast and print media that's been digitized. Or so it seems. His apartment is filled with DVDs and CDs packed with bootleg anime, comic books, books, e-books, television programs, movies and, of course, music. He's a completionist who must have every episode, every issue, every track.
Using Jim's stacks and drives -- which contain 2,500 GB of data -- aliens could recreate a low-res version of human civilization from 1990 to the present day.
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He was a man after God's own heart.
Now you too can own David the Warrior-Poet, King of Israel, in this miniature replica for only $24.99. Similar to the Holy Huggables line but larger and complete with his own slingshot, David also quotes 5 different lines from the Bible, some of them his very own Psalms!
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