Category: Time Wasters

Time Waster: Black Cab Sessions »

Taxis. What can’t they do? First there was “Taxicab Confessions” then “Cash Cab” and now this cozy little music series from the streets of London. An impressive list of indie artists (Calexico, Death Cab for Cutie, The National, My Morning Jacket, The Walkmen, plus many more) have performed intimate Black Cab Sessions in the back [...]

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Cool 70s Celebrity Photos from Brad Elterman »

Mark Mothersbaugh at the Starwood

The Ramones on Sunset Boulevard 1978

“You Will Never Work in This Town Again” Robert Plant 1978
Many many more evocative  shots of The Beatles, Sinatra, Matt Dillon, The Sex Pistols, Debbie Harry, Muhammad Ali:  Start Slide show here.
Website: www.bradelterman.com

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Vintage Beer Cans »

Cantatstic! The Dieline has a great post about vintage beer packaging, highlighting the work of  Lance Wilson and  Dan Becker who photographed an extensive collection of old beer cans — some with lovely detail and design and some with a very scary “Repo Man” minimalist vibe. Either way, I’m pretty sure the beer inside these [...]

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Bus Wraps, Let’s Ruin Watchmen, New Tom Morello, @DougBenson, Barbie Sex, Dead Technology & Amazing Facts! »

Despite the horrific display, nearly two-thirds of those who were on board the Hindenburg survived its 1937 mishap. More Amazing Random Facts here.
Wrapper’s Delight: Making your horrible bus commute a little more bearable.
Fight! Smash! Win! Tom Morello + Boots Riley (The Coup) = Street Sweeper: www.streetsweepermusic.com
Watch Out! 104 Ways to Hilariously Ruin the Watchmen Movie [...]

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Replacing World Landmarks With Cheap Souvenirs »

Replacing World Landmarks With Cheap Souvenirs

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Time Waster: Daily Dose of Imagery »

Make every day a little more stunning with a quality photo.

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The Bush Years – A Complete Listing of Stories from The Onion »

Wow, here’s a very thorough list of Onion stories documenting a most baffling and enraging 8 years. To put it mildly.
Highlights:

June 20, 2001: Bush Trying To Decide How To Spend His Tax Refund
March 6, 2002: Bush Calls On Business Leaders To Create 500,000 Shitty Jobs By 2003.
September 11, 2002: Bush Won’t Stop Asking Cheney If [...]

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Time Waster: The Beauty Of Urban Decay »

The middle shot above reminded me of the latest Battlestar Galactica episode (poor radioactive Earth!). Many more intriguing photographs here:
Website: www.smashingmagazine.com

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