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Hammocks have come a long way since pre-Columbian natives in South America wove together sheets from the bark of a Hamack tree and strung them up between two poles. Hammocks today are stylishly designed, scientifically engineered and, we have to imagine, a whole lot more comfortable than lying on bark was. Here are three especially cool selections:Hammocks have come a long way since pre-Columbian natives in South America wove... more
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The success of skinny jeans is moving into new territory: meggings. HA! Male leggings are being tipped as the hot new fashion item for guys. What do you think? Hot or Not?
I think not. NO MAN should wear leggings. EVER.The success of skinny jeans is moving into new territory: meggings. HA! Male leggings... more
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Archaeologists believe they have unearthed the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre, the BBC has learned.
A team from the Museum of London found the remains of the theatre in Shoreditch last summer.
Built in 1576, it is thought the Bard acted there and that it also hosted the premiere of Romeo and Juliet.
Meanwhile, a portrait of Shakespeare, thought to be the only surviving image of him made during his lifetime, has been unveiled in London.
Taryn Nixon, from the Museum of London, said her team had found part of the original curved wall of the playhouse, which was believed to be polygonal in shape.Archaeologists believe they have unearthed the remains of Shakespeare's first... more
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Want to block yourself off from that annoyingly-loud-on-the-phone colleague? Want to get organised in your office? Want to be eco-friendly?
Well here is the answer! A cardboard office. The best thing about it is you can keep adding to it, changing it and when you get bored of it, just chuck it away. Let's just hope you don't have any pyromaniacs in your office.Want to block yourself off from that annoyingly-loud-on-the-phone colleague? Want to... more
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The Art House Co-op in ATL, Georgia sent out A LOT of sketchbooks across the country- artists from all over filled them in and 2,700 were sent back! The Art House Co-op is now driving on a cross country art exhibition tour known as The Sketchbook Project III! I got involved in this and it comes to Brooklyn, New York this Friday, March 13 where you can find ME partying it up and talking about art! (3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn NY, 11237.) This video takes a look at how I made my sketchbook.
The theme was "Everyone We Know", so I got my friends, some of whom might not normally consider themselves artists, to help me out! I also dedicated the book to my art mentor and grandmother, Emma Davy- March 13 is actually the anniversary of her death, and I couldn't think of a better way to honor her memory than an art show!
If you will be in the NY area come checkity check me out- if not, let me know what you think of the video (it's my first time recording and editing one!) and the sketchbook- you can find a slideshow of all the pages on my blog, deliatheartist.blogspot.com.The Art House Co-op in ATL, Georgia sent out A LOT of sketchbooks across the country-... more
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Typefaces have become geektastically popular lately. Take the most recent mass-obsession with Helvetica, for example. So this artist compiled a list of the most popular, influential and notorious 100 typefaces and put them in this sweet little periodic table. So cool.
Here's a link to the hi-res version of the image:
http://www.squidspot.com/Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces/Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces_large.jpgTypefaces have become geektastically popular lately. Take the most recent... more
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Charles Fleming writes, "Most of the people I know don't have regular jobs. They're writers, actors, musicians, artists, photographers and filmmakers. They also are middle-class taxpayers who carry mortgages and send their kids to public school.
They're used to hard times. They've always lived project to project, rather than paycheck to paycheck. They've learned how to cut costs, eliminate excess and wait out the dry spells. "I'm good at this," one actor friend said. "Between movies, I've been in a recession my whole life!"
But this is different. This is bad. Although no one I know is in foreclosure, my friends and neighbors are experiencing persistent economic erosion.
Census figures say that nearly 70,000 self-employed people work in the arts in Los Angeles. Their job losses won't show up in unemployment numbers because they don't have regular jobs to lose, but they're hurting.
Some folks are still working but doing lesser jobs at lower rates. An actor who had a network TV series two years ago is writing "webisodes" for an online comedy show. An editor who was doing indie feature films last year is struggling to get hired for direct-to-video horror movies. Magazine writers aren't getting freelance assignments because that work is being done by staff editors. Book writers, like me, are experiencing an industrywide slowdown. My agent submitted a book proposal to 22 editors last November. Ten of them have been laid off since then -- and the proposal hasn't been sold.
Some friends are selling out -- or trying to. An actor friend took advantage of his union's offer of help in getting a census-taking job; so did, on the day the test was offered, hundreds of his SAG peers. A musician friend who couldn't make ends meet finally decided to look for a job with a catering company; he stood in line for several hours, one of 300 people vying for the same half a dozen positions, shamed, he said, by the "hushed, defeated looks on the other applicants' faces."
Still others have taken less dramatic steps. Some have fired gardeners, pool men or maids. They've saved money and gained new respect for the backbreaking work required to maintain their gardens and homes.
It's been more than a decade since I had a staff job and a salary. My wife has worked steadily. We've learned how to budget for the long haul, how to enjoy the fat years and eke out the lean. But we have one daughter just starting college and another just finishing high school. We're staring at a rising bottom line and wondering how long we can stay above it. For now, we're hanging on, grateful for all we've got, but mindful of all we have to lose."Charles Fleming writes, "Most of the people I know don't have regular jobs.... more
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This looks like the shoes Doc gave Marty Mcfly in Back to the Future 2.... Speaking of which when are hover-boards coming out?This looks like the shoes Doc gave Marty Mcfly in Back to the Future 2.... Speaking of... more
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photo 'lest we forget' by striatic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/1402612/
Neda Ulaby records a 3:51 piece for NPR: "The recession has not been kind to the arts world. It seems every week there's more bad news about opera companies folding or theaters scaling back their seasons. But there's a group dedicated to helping the nation's small arts organizations work better as businesses."photo 'lest we forget' by striatic:... more
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So you're walking down the street with your sweety, and it's cold, you want to hold their hand, but can't seem to take your own hand out of your pocket.
Well now there is an answer...
The smitten is a do-it-yourself design, knit one for you and your lover today, and see just how sick you make everyone else.So you're walking down the street with your sweety, and it's cold, you want... more
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