- Skateboards by artist Marilyn Minter, as seen hanging in Behati Prinsloo’s model apartment. How gorgeous are they? Minter’s work reminds me of a great series by New Zealand photographer Anne Noble called Ruby’s Room.
- The perfect crime: stealing the Mona Lisa in 1911!
- Cartoonist Toby Morris is drawing 200 different characters he’s known over the years, illustrated and written about as he remembers them. It’s a funny little collection so far. He hopes he remembers right.
- Lonely Planet made a list of countries they reckon can still be travelled on the cheap. Particularly relevant if you’re like me, making do with a raggedy dollar.
- Amazing high concept bird houses.
- So you just got your first ukulele – tips and nifty tricks to get into it.
- Mental Floss’s ‘5 Things You Didn’t Know About…‘ series is fantastic. I really enjoyed learning about Vladimir Nabokov – who knew he was a world renowned butterfly expert?
- Advertising Age ponders what social media will look like in 2012.
- Grain Edit is a nifty site showcasing ‘classic design work from the 1950s-1970s and contemporary designers that draw inspiration from that time period’. Discoveries include La Boca’s record sleeve designs – all in that sci-fifties style I adore:
http://grainedit.com/
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I found out about Nabokov’s butterfly obsession when taking a class at U of A on “Literature and Science”. If you are a fan, read Pale Fire – he uses the butterfly frequently as a motif throughout the novel and it’s a bizarre yet chilling read.
Scribbles: Thank you for the recommendation!
Ukuleles for life!
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