"Men," said he, "must have corrupted nature a little, for they were not born wolves, and they have become wolves." —Voltaire, Candide One of the less pleasant aspects of our online Age of Anxiety is that most of us now get anonymous e-mails on a daily basis from people who, given their druthers, would rob us silly as fast as technological […]
via: Urlesque | artist: Juan Pablo Bravo This totally made my day! Hope it makes yours too. 600 Hanna-Barbera Characters in chronological order with their supporting characters and shows listed. Oh and it’s in English and Español. Who was/is your favorite? No fair picking Space Ghost. View Full Image Here […]
It was a dark and stormy night on December 18, 1908. Okay—maybe it wasn't so dark and stormy. But it should have been, because that was the night Thomas Edison tried to hijack the motion picture industry. "With his beetle brows, long wispy hair, and beatific look, Edison might have seemed the addled inventor," writes the historian Neil Gabler, […]
I favorited a YouTube video: This guy was hanging out in Yoyogi park in Harajuku, Tokyo, on a Sunday afternoon. He has clearly practiced a lot! I loved the music he played during his performance. My friends and I were completely mesmerized. He has a very expressive face too, ... […]
I really hate electric cooking-hobs, but this touch-sensitive concept has even me wanting to try it. Yes, a touch-sensitive, touch-controlled cooker. But first, what’s wrong with electricity? Gas tells you just how high is its heat with the size of its flame. You switch it off and it is off. You adjust it and it is adjusted, immediately. Electricity, unless […]
Kõik algas sellest, kui mind kutsuti ühe Tallinna haldusfirma juurde tööintervjuule, kohaks sekretär-assistendi amet. Nii ma siis tatsasingi eile hommikul heas usus ja lootuses kohale, sest töökuulutus oli paljulubav ning uut tööd on VÄGA vaja. Kohale jõudes selgus tõsiasi, et peale minu oli vestlusele kutsutud veel 14 (väga hea väljanägemisega) tütarlast. Ü […]