oooh aarr me hearties

i know it's a little late for "talk like a pirate day" but nevertheless, Wired has provided a guide on "how to talk pirate"...from a real-life Somali scourge of the seas. Available here.

marcel the shell with shoes on

oreo cameo

yep...a nice american lady who carves cameos (like the brooches)...into oreos. god bless ya, Judith Klausner.

SKI ballet

tajikistan: bad for beards

if you're a man with a beard in tajikistan, beware. the government authorities are attempting to crack down on "extremism" and are harrassing men with facial hair. no, it's not suddenly april 1 and no, you're not in the twilight zone. read this article over at Eurasianet to see it's the truth!

back to the caxton

it MAKES books. in under four minutes! but just one question...for a machine that costs around $100,000 why is the commercial so crappy?!

beard cage

yarn bombing

(translated into british as yarn storming..."because you can't say bombing" ) is basically graffiti knitting . so now your grandma, nephew or cousin can produce some street art of their own, keeping door handles cosy and parking meters warm.

conflictKitchen

Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every four months to highlight another country. Each Conflict Kitchen iteration is augmented by events, performances, and discussion about the the culture, politics, and issues at stake with each country we focus on.

nine minute ink

lightshow

this starts off slowly...and then it messes with your head.

acrylic-on-flesh

Alexa Meade's artwork
is like an optical illusion...
but real?

once more, i have no idea

someone obviously thinks this is a great idea. i have no words to explain why. click here to visit, um, Selleck Waterfall Sandwich

economic hiphop

parkour

magical mystery cafe

once upon a time, in a place in japan there was a little cafe. the Kashiwa Mystery Cafe to be more precise. you could walk in and order an orange juice...and get an Appletizer and a candy bar instead. and then, it magically disappeared.

swiss'otel

as well being world champions at glass recycling, switzerland is also the home of a few unusual hotels.

the null stern hotel ("zero star hotel") in Appenzeller-Ausserhoden is the brainchild of two conceptual artists.

In Scuol, you can find Europe's largest kosher hotel - whilst the village residents grumble about jews littering their valley.

and, on a side note, it turns out no one tortured witches quite like the Swiss

are you allowed to do this....yet?

when does making fun of tragedy become acceptable? it's difficult to know - do those who were personally involved or affected decide? them collectively?
or is it society who determines when it's "ok" to do so?

I'm asking because i don't know how to react to this magazine:
Heeb Magazine: The German Issue
To give you an idea, this tasty and colourful treat pictured above is called Final Solution German Chocolate Cake (Death By Chocolate Is For Pussies)...
"Inspired by Black Forest cake, this version of the chocolate and cherry creation ratchets up the intensity with a cocoa-logged filling, espresso and a crown of sugar shards. Execute with thoroughness and precision. Like the Germans would."

i got an envelope

i got an envelope is the newest project from the people who brought you "photochaining".

it's simply really. write your name and address on an envelope, put a stamp on, leave it somewhere public...and see what gets sent to you.

that's a whole lot of trust right there...

sad panda

Sad Panda: The Story Of An Obsession

Sad Panda hangs out near Wall Street in lower manhattan.
why does panda do this?