The Evolution Store, SoHo

How did I not know about this place?

"Evolution sells unique natural history collectibles usually seen only in museums. These include butterflies and beetles, fossils, seashells, skulls and skeletons, medical models, and tribal art."

Of course, I am particularly fond of the fossilized dinosaur teeth, available for $24.


The store looks like a 17th century kunstkammer. They even had a conjoined twin fetal skeleton on display.

The Evolution Store
120 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012

View their website here.

EyeWriter

A paralyzed man draws with his eye!

More about EyeWriter here.

3-Duh

Hey, professors who told me shooting my senior thesis in stereo would be gimmicky -- suck on this:

"'When you look at the history of film, there have been to date two great revolutions—sound and color,' Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of Dreamworks Animation and a tireless promoter of 3-D, told me. 'This will be the third great revolution. People are still somewhat skeptical and wonder if it’s a gimmick and if it is better suited to cartoons. I don’t believe that for a second. I think the day after Jim Cameron’s movie comes out, it’s a new world.' Michael Lewis, the C.E.O. of RealD, the leading 3-D projection company, says, 'The industry is looking for its Citizen Kane, its definitive work of 3-D, and Avatar may be that film.'"

From a 10/26/09 article in the New Yorker

Daniel Ehrenworth

Stumbled upon this gem while researching photographers in Toronto.

Sarah Thomson

I'm not particularly crazy about this photographer, but I thought this was funny.

Barcodes

Fancy-schmancy barcodes from Japan, via Fast Company

Fred Lebain

More here.

Xtranormal.com

Bryan Graf: Color Movements

Not sure why I like these...


More here.

"Photo Fakeouts"

Photo Fakeouts by Oyster Hotel Reviews shows you how misleading a little cropping and photoshop can be. Checkout the sneaky photo editing for the Montego Bay hotel Breezes below!

My Adoring Fans Gather Outside of My Office

Sunnuva Flash!

Seriously, I had this idea in college, and I didn't do it because I thought it was really hit-you-over-the-head dumb.

...and now Myoung Ho Lee is selling little 11x14" prints in an edition of 30 for $750 apiece.

Argh.

MGMT > MCTMT

Reminder: MCTMT tax is due for us lucky NY freelancers in 83 minutes! Did you file yet?* Feel free to thank me tomorrow when you take the subway ride I subsidized to work, you lucky non-self-employed jerk.


*PS
I apologize, as this is not a thing I like. It is inappropriate to post it on my blog. It is something I STRONGLY DISLIKE. But friendly reminders are things I like, so I guess it works.

GaGa for Christopher Walken

Chris Walken gives the Will Shatner reading of Rocket Man a run for its money?

Ozzie's Ozzie's Ozzie's, Oy Oy Oy!

My fav local coffee shop was soooooo on tonight's episode of Bored to Death! Not to mention excellent mockery of the Park Slope food co-op.

Watch it here.