Archive for July, 2008

Vintage film goodness

29th July

2008

That Man Bolt Poster

Badder than evil scans of “classic” movie posters. Well, OK, one man’s classic is another man’s unwatchable cack, but hey, anyone that doesn’t dig Three The Hard Way or Black Caesar can go suck a brown one.

Your face or mine

28th July

2008

Sleeveface

The sleeveface Flickr photo pool is a work of genius! Please, somebody do a Don Blackman!

Husky & Camel

25th July

2008

Jeepad

Outstandingly original advertising for a sickeningly ugly vehicle. The “Bushman & Eskimo” ad in this series is equally compelling.

Caught on camera

23rd July

2008

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The Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin has a new exhibition focusing on the “classic” period of paparrazi photography. “Pigozzi and the Paparazzi” has over 350 photos from a host of legendary photographers including Salomon, Weegee, Galella and Newton.

Vintage photography

21st July

2008

The Original 1940s Photos pool on Flickr boasts over 1,000 photographs, including a limited number in colour.

Home brew roller coaster

18th July

2008

John Ivers loves roller coasters. So much so that he built one in his back garden. Judging by the video, it looks like his whole family will die of broken necks, but until they do it looks like great fun!

Slaughter on the autobahn

18th July

2008

Hildegard Knef

Fräuleinwunder Hildegard Knef’s über hip, neo-kitsch masterpiece “Holiday Time” is light-years ahead of its early 70s contemporaries. Remarkably, this was a B-side upon release!

Use the 9-iron, Luke

17th July

2008

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Darth Vader’s skills with a golf putter are enough to make a grown man weep.

Lance keeps it green

17th July

2008

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The ingenious mowerbike is undoubtedly the greatest invention of the 21st century to date.

Ain’t super no more

15th July

2008

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Danny Zabbal’s improbable superheroes include retired cop Larry 3000 and the unfortunate Thunder Bear. Nice work that man.