Monthly Archives: June 2012


Australian Youtuber mradspi who volunteers, along with her mother, at an animal shelter sez:

Being the terrible people we are, we take some home when we can and because these kittens were 3 weeks old with no mother when they arrived at the shelter they had not learned much. So we took them and made sure they got enough nutrition as they can die easily at that age. They also stunk and being an animal shelter any number of diseases could be on them.

22words/sisfti


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ_AwFSWIPU

This bespoke, fully-automated Capstan Table by DB Fletcher is designed for use at home or on the open deck of a yacht.

Only a handful are made to order each year and prices vary between $25,000 and $50,000 (€20 – €40K). So you’ll probably just buy the one.

likecool


You’ve seen any number of fail compilations featuring skaters totaling themselves on massive drop-ins and slamming crotch-first onto rails. Well this is the opposite of all that.

Skateboarder Aaron “Jaws” Homoki’s demo reel for the 2012 X Games Real Street competition.

It’s hard to believe the guy has a gram of cartilage left in his joints.

awesomer/worldsbestever

For the day what’s in it.

Leopold’s Map a limited edition print which typographically maps Bloom’s meanderings around the city.

Rachel Kerr writes:

I am a Dublin designer and have just launched a map of Dublin city which is typographically formed from everywhere mentioned in Ulysses. Three years in the making it also has a directory which features over 400 real people and premises that were mentioned in Ulysses and in existence on the day.

Leopold’s Day