Photo by Marion Curtis, StarPix
Design by Ralph Lauren
Are we there yet?
Fruits Gone Nuts!
Dan Cretu
It’s spring! It’s spring! I thought we deserved something colorful (even if it is snowing out, damnit!) Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XXXIIIa: Souvenirs R Us
The ultimate international item: Netherlands souvenir, shipped from the U.S., and made in . . . let’s say it together . . . China.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
Words and Music
Rubyworks/Island
Fringlish
“A little boy launches into a toboggan. Unfortunately, his head up against several times the walls of the toboggan. A small incident that fun daddy.”
While I am regularly tickled by bad language translations, I generally try to keep my big yap shut. Who am I to judge? Continue reading
Walk Wright In
Photo: Seedratings.com
In 1919, Bohemian oil heiress Aline Barnsdall hired Frank Lloyd Wright to build a private residence Continue reading
The Way, Wayback Machine
1936 Zenith Stratosphere 1000z restored by Michael O’Brien ©2006.2007 theradionut
I’m working on a podcast for work, and I needed to find some royalty-free music. Continue reading
The Sad Oenophile Penguin…
Oleg Borodin
Oleg Borodin created The Penguin entirely by accident. Continue reading
Give Him a Hand
Etsomnia™ Volume XXXIII: Put a Ring on It
You know some bone-head is going to use this to propose to his girl. A proposal is no time to make a bad joke, and THIS DOES NOT COUNT AS A TWO CARAT RING!!!
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
DEAR PORN HUNTERS: Don’t let the “XXX” in the title fool you. Unless you are planning on proposing to some lucky* girl, you have come to the wrong place. Sorry for the confusion. Happy hunting!
*individual results may vary
-The Management
Five Boys From Nottingham:
Amber Run
Stay. Please Stay.
Pay-It-Forward Pizza!
Photo: Kelly Bone
Cover Band
Photo: Monterey Bay Aquarium
International Women’s Day 2015
“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Don’t Believe Him? Just Watch.
He’s baaaack. Alex Boyé, Africa’s own hipster*, has just released his version of “Uptown Funk,” and it is fiercely fun! Continue reading
Take That, Laws of Physics!
2010 Russian Acrobatic Gymnastics Team
Eileen Kramer, the First Hundred Years
LBSPY.com
100-year-old avante garde writer, painter, costume designer, choreographer, and dancer (Yes, dancer) Eileen Kramer* shows no signs of stopping or even slowing down.
*No relation, alas. Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XXXII: Fan Friction
Just your basic awesome Madonna narwhal. By HayleyCassatt, who has kind of a narwhal fetish
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
DEAR PORN HUNTERS: In spite of the suggestively-dressed narwhal at right, you have come to the wrong place. The “XXX” in the title is merely a roman numeral. Sorry to have excited you unduly. See you next week, when the narwhal will be replaced with a similarly titillating picture of a toilet paper cosy or something.
My OBT 