great times article on skull imagery in society.

apparently your monkeychow boy is selling his excess chow. wuss. the weirdest auction site is generally pretty awesome/gross though. =)

nyt architecture review of the bird's nest, the olympic stadium in beijiing.

this ninja dreams shirt at owl movement had to be posted. lots of fun designs, including my favorite, Eleanor Grosch's platypus. [Editor's Note: YAY! Wee Ninja!]

love will tear us apart. this rug is stunning. i want it. HZL = calle henzel

great nytimes article about paint and restoration at the getty.

written on the city captures snippets of witty urban commentary around the world. still nascent, it seems to have sf pretty well covered, and my towns have a pic or two. add your town.

sometimes a single image says it all. this mx ninja takes recess to a whole new level. extreme panda riding anyone?

the nytimes takes a look at opening ceremonies fashion. great images of olympics through the past.

i really love the illustration of russ mills.

'RealSnailMail' is a project in development by boredomresearch, employing RFID technology to enable real snails to carry and deliver electronic messages.

i grew up with waffleface, so "good morning sunshine" would be a great improvement.

cute marimeko mouse! and also bringing red.house up on the radar. =)

the solar eclipse seen from around the world

you've got to love the hats at ascot. the nytimes captures some of this year's finest.

The interior of Aesop's store in melbourne is composed almost entirely of cardboard. Interesting...but is it nice?

Social Atelier's Ethical Night Out in Culver City: Darfur Benefit, Ridiculously Comfy Tees, Provocative Typography, Fred Segal Man and more!

Notcot spotted the Karim Rashid Veuve Clicquot Loveseat at the Hotel Gansevoort. Check out the loveseat and spectacular view from the Gansevoort penthouse!

jason shogreen's cards from vday 05 are worth a repost. for all the fans of youyesyou.net...and people who are just sick of the usual valentine's day sappiness.

this elephant is painting...on paper made of elephant dung. wow. find out more about elephant dung paper...they sure do eat their fibre!

strange faces origami uses mixed images of faces to fold into some odd looking characters. disturbing...

cute times article demystifying the wii.

the zeitgeist clock from mylumi.

great posters, even better cause.

when reading a nytimes article on the suffering economy in china, i spotted this shot of piles of santa snoopys. one looks like it might be escaping!

gotta love a blimp? i mean...airship. zeppelins and friedrichshafen by the nyt.

for some reason this ad for nulaid eggs amused me. an egg with a hitler-stash...i dont know.

meet mozzarella. the first of tokidoki's 'moofia'.

new york in a bag! aww...i miss my NYC.

i know notcot loves inflatable and bouncy chairs, so i just had to post this set.

im a bit surprised that ryan didnt beat me to posting this. ;) "The Valise is a filing system with a lid and a handle attached." i think i love the marketing more than the product though.

im a big fan of hanna werning's designs, but on a backpack? hm...

it's a pretty sweet shelf. and it says how i feel most days.

canvasco makes some pretty weird bags...not sure what i think, but their music is now stuck in my head...

supercute buttons i found on this fun site. =)

worth checking out.

the new york times has a great special section on museums this week.

The Biomechanical Energy Harvester uses the power generated by your knees to power portable devices.

fun pictures of some pretty sweet street art. =)

police horses train by playing rugby. im scared. cars may kill you, but you can still glower at the drivers at a red light. but you dont fuck with a guy on a horse. seriously. horses are scary and big.

vampire bats are just one of the nyt's featured phlebotomists (yes, thats a blood sucker).

i spotted the chronotebook on coolhunting. but the planner, which represents time around an analog clock, is just one of the fun muji design award winners.

There is something about the wrong store that is so right. I think it starts from the 'Come in we're CLOSED' sign. Tobias Wong and Gregory Krum have certainly got this one right.

this awesome, moving paper elephant is one of many sweet toys at flying pig. i love the logic goats too, which nod and shake their heads. =)

Monopolylive.com let you play Monopoly in the real London with 18 real cabs fitted with GPS systems as your movers.

im having a rough day. kind of like girl. good thing cat and girl are around to cheer me up. cancer of the feelings...no wonder im so reluctantly emo.