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No-one's going to spend $495 on Joey Roth's Ceramic Speakers because of audiophile considerations, then start fretting about whether they look good enough next to the iMac. People are going to buy them because of the looks, and then worry about whether the audio quality lives up to the price tag. ... More.
Assembly Bill 556: An act designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe. Lactococcus lactis would be the bacterium responsible for turning milk into cheese. "We call those people who oppose it lactose intolerant," said Gary Hebl (D-Sun Prairie). (Via Microbe World)
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Love this vintage Listerine "decanter" - packaging used to be so sweet.
Vintage Packaging Design
(via The Dieline)
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Paean to iron-on patches from the 1970s - Boing Boing
Cheezy-poofs marketed as "organic carrot sti... More.
"His horn sparkles with the shimmer of little rainbows from the inside out! His mane and tail blow softly in the breeze! He is attached to a base so that he will stand securely and not tip over. He was made from a baby lamb that died of natural causes shortly after birth. I crafted the piece into... More.
Totally awesome. I clicked through every one and enjoyed them all. My only regret is being so far from London so I can't check them out in person.
I detected a bit of Blade Runner in there, too; questionable things, burning brightly, and all that.
They remind me of old spirit/medium photographs with ectoplasm, kinda. Bosch + R&S = strong chance of win.
For some reason, the movie eXistenZ came to my mind.
That's so cool. They're like nightmare-Burroughsian.