In a Q&A session earlier today, Obama as asked about the first puppy; he responded that while they need a hypoallergenic breed, the family would ideally like to adopt from a shelter. So cute and sweet! (skip to 1:01 for the comment)
obama family wants a pound puppy
In a Q&A session earlier today, Obama as asked about the first puppy; he responded that while they need a hypoallergenic breed, the family would ideally like to adopt from a shelter. So cute and sweet! (skip to 1:01 for the comment)
michael Crichton 1942-2008
The King of Crisis, the Adept of Anxiety, the Preeminence of Pressure - Michael Crichton - died of cancer Tuesday morning at the age of 66. He will no longer tower (at 6'9" he really does tower) over the nation. With pretty much the entirety of mainstream media focusing on Barack Obama's election to the presidency, Michael Crichton's death seemed to slip onto the back burner. Author, screenwriter and director, Michael Crichton is known for works such as ER, The Congo, Twister, TIMELINE, The Andromeda Strain and of course, I owe my childhood nightmares featuring the ferocious T. Rex to his most famous novel-turned-movie(-turned theme park, thanks Universal Studios): Jurassic Park. Born in Chicago but raised in Roslyn, Long Island, Crichton's role models were Mark Twain and Alfred Hitchcock and he spent his childhood writing extra papers for his teachers, churning out a nine-page play in the third grade. Acknowledging that it would be incredibly difficult to make a living as an author, he briefly studied anthropology at Harvard College but graduated from Harvard Medical School, all the while writing and publishing under pseudonyms. He wrote his first hit, The Andromeda Strain while still in medical school and rapidly became popular after its release in 1969. Realizing that writing was his true passion and that he was at least moderately successful, he decided to pursue it and the rest, as they say, is history.
Cartoon Skeletons
Okay, so this is a little bit morbid, but it's totally fascinating. The scientific precision with which Michael Paulus executes these little drawings is totally excellent and reminds me of 19th century sketches. Sketched on a parchment-like paper with a frosted overlay (attached via brass hinges), these pairs reflect both the little skeletons with their original appearance on the flip-able vellum.
First Lady Fashion
Okay, so we all remember the RNC/Sarah Palin Fashion Scandal, well now everyone is attacking Michelle Obama's wardrobe. Critics have been complaining since 8 pm PST last night about the dress she wore for Barack's acceptance speech in Grant Park, and honestly, I just want to tell them all to shove it.
Michelle Obama - our future First Lady - was wearing a dress from Narciso Rodriguez's Spring 2009 collection, tweaked for the occasion, and paired with a black cardigan. Although I would never wear it, this is a gorgeous dress. Below is The Dress from Rodriguez's Spring 2009 runway (as photographed by Getty Images):
The general coordination of the First Family's wardrobe, including (if not featuring) The Dress, provides a beautiful continuity and sense of order. Framed by the American flags in the background, the first family is both elegant and exciting.
mechanized Tessellations: Yakuza Lou
Coined as the new R. Buckminster Fuller and founder of ChersonProm, Eddy Sykes is a sculptor and architect with studios in both Los Angeles and Detroit. His latest project, Yakuza Lou is presently on display at Materials & Applications in Los Angeles.
Based on an origami tessellation, Yakuza Lou is a mechanical articulation of this angular pattern (a difficult feat, to be sure) which opens and closes. For this top lighting-based piece, this almost looks like it's breathing... I wish I could embed the videos here, but QuickTime is lame, so here's the link. So cool!
Eddy standing next to Yakuza Lou
'Aerial' view of the grounded half of Yakuza Lou
Making History
As of a few moments ago, the polls closed on the west coast and Barack Obama (D, IL) was named President-elect of the United States. YES WE CAN!
SMART SPICE
Claiming to be a revolution in seasoning, SMART SPICE brings you individual 'servings': 1 teaspoon or 1 tablespoon.
But why? Well, for those of us who don't cook very often or those spices that you use so rarely that they go stale between recipes; why waste money on stale spices when you can acquire these little packets and never have stale Cream of Tartar again.
liquid bookmarks
Brought to you by Kyouei Company, Japan (and available through Design Boom, these liquid bookmarks are one-of-a-kind handmade by the artist and sell in packs of 3 (white gray and red) What else reminds you where you left off better than red slime oozing down the front cover?
Brevity.
Presented by Brevity. Designs, these 100% acrylic jewelry in either black (with a silver chain) or white (with a gold chain) these pseudo-industrial designs are super cool.
'Cellular' in black and silver
'Bubble' in white and gold
Brevity. also offers a stainless steel collection, but I'm not as completely enamored of it as I am of the acrylic set...but here are some images anyway!
'Hexagonal' in stainless steel
SUMIZARA
Brought to you by Akihilog, the Sumizara ashtray is an interesting new creation.
This charcoal ashtray is not just eco-friendly, but deodorizes and is (obviously?) fire resistant. It's additional 'charcoal coating' is antiseptic and is supposed to control dust in the air. A carcinogenic container for your carcinogenic carrier!
Artist of the Month: Bruce Munro
Bruce Munro, an Australian lighting designer, will exhibit his Field of Light project from 1 November 2008 - Spring 2009 at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. A phenomenal project - a lighted sculpture - composed of acrylic tubes and balls, filled with fiber optic cables; for the Eden Project, 6,000 of these little "blooms", employing 24,000 meters of fiber optic cable, will cover an area of 1,200 square meters.
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