Fringe Colors

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Otherworlds and Underworlds “The tacit assertion of this invigorating novel is that the more constrained a person’s life, the more his imagination flourishes, until what’s real is merely grist Continue Reading →

Weekend 168.1

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Model Train Collector’s One Track Mind (2) Now Arriving: A Giant Toy-Train Offering The Greenes want the collection to go to a single buyer who will leave it intact. Continue Reading →

Weekend 168.0

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) A review of ‘Summer Wars’ in the Wall Street Journal. “The script takes a mildly satiric stance toward a new world order in which the disjointed abstractions of online Continue Reading →

NY Times on Government Perversion

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Winston Smith

Jury duty. You endure CNN and watch some crappy video about how judges don’t legislate from the bench. I don’t typically use my blog to rant so I’ll spare all Continue Reading →

Teary Pitch

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Bolton Mourn Nat Lofthouse: Their Best Player And Biggest Fan

Weekend 167.1

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Coffee, Cotton, Cocoa Surge

Weekend 167.0

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) An exceptional PLAYMOBIL display at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, WA. Arranging PLAYMOBIL tyres in a pile makes me a bit giddy. Daran habe ich gar nicht gedacht. Continue Reading →

Stained Glass

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Do you ever wish… (2) In between the lines… (3) Weekend 141.1 (4) This one needs to be colored!

Weekend 166.1

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Winston Smith

It’s an extended weekend. You can always measure my degree of happiness by whether or not I am creating imaginary advertisements. This one is a tribute to Ruscha (x2) and Continue Reading →

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