Weekend 319.0
(1) Playmobil Prototypes (YouTube)
Category Archives: Toys
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(1) My little collector (Brattleboro Reformer) “Mark McKinley, writing in ‘The National Psychologist,’ lists the many reasons why humans collect things: for fun and enjoyment, connecting with others who share Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving Weekend 2013 (ISON Edition)
This is a close approximation! (1) Eastern and Western attitudes about life explained in 18 simple infographics Credit: Felicia (2) Drivers Get Rolled: Bicyclists are making unreasonable claims to the Continue Reading →
Hand-drawn and in 2-D
(1) GASP! (1a) Disney bringing back Mickey Mouse in 2-D shorts (CBS News) (2) A Celebration of Days Gone By (WSJ) (3) 3 Juicy Leadership Lessons From…Boardgames? (Forbes) (4) Toys Continue Reading →
Weekend 244.0
(1) Writing in Darkness and Light (WSJ) “In his reply, he introduces her to epiphanies—”instances of intense revelation (through love or a glimpse of transcendental beauty in the natural world) Continue Reading →
Weekend 232.1
I took Burgoyne to see “Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000” at the MoMA this weekend. This was an incredible exhibition and included works by Peter Ellenshaw and Continue Reading →
Weekend 213.3 (bits and bobs)
(1) “What other commute can compete with the sights of the limestone Landwasser Viaduct and the Piz Bernina peak?” – MONOCLE, February 2012 (2) Kibun is NO Toast but he’s Continue Reading →
Weekend 209.1 (Tires/Tyres)
Yeah. I’ve added a category for tires/tyres because of my obsession with vulcanized rubber. Photographs of tires/tyres for me are like hi-res food shots to foodies. I watched Tokyo Story Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving 2011
(1) Playmofan (2) The Original Disneyland Hotel (2a) Disneyland Hotel interior lobby area (3) Christmas and winter photoshop styles (4) “We are writing a primer on planning for the same Continue Reading →
Weekend 200.1
Found a pamphlet from the 1948 Chicago Railroad Fair at the Housatonic Model Railroad Club / Fairfield Historical Society train show this morning. From the pamphlet Retracing The Growth of Continue Reading →