—noun. Nonsense, frequently but not necessarily in a written form, unrelated to anything else. The rock-bottom remainders.
This full-scale, anatomically correct figure by Jeremy Mayer is made entirely out of typewriter parts fitted together without soldering, welding, or glue. According to Mayer’s website, “I’m very interested in assembly, particularly in nature. I pay very close attention to the strong current in science and technology flowing inexorably toward an emulation of natural systems. [...]
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“Like any other person who reads a ton of books, I hate many, many books. Oh, how I hate them. I have performed dramatic readings of the books I hate. I have little hate summaries. I have hate impressions. I can act out, scene by hateful scene, some of these books. I can perform silent [...]
So for the past few weeks I’ve been live blogging Mad Men. This has resulted in adventures such as being three minutes late due to a thunderstorm with sheet lightning while driving in a tiny car behind police officers and walking in on scenes that gave me the impression that Peggy, in those three minutes, [...]
[Oil on canvas 2008. Via Chris Stott]
[Via Sadie W. Harris]
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This Williams Curved typewriter would have first gone into production around 1891, and was known mostly for its awesome grasshopper mechanism (the weird stuff on top). [Via]
So, ice cream trucks: Less aesthetically pleasing than typewriters. Except maybe for this one. [Via]
[Via the Whitby Morrison Heritage collection]