Nostalgia: Mastermind
Mastermind was a nice little board game I had as a child. Better still was the cover! What does the image tell us? With a master mind we'll get hot Asian babes? Isn't that James Last by the way?
Found here.
Commercial: Potato Chips - 1962
Clip added by cinema16
"This was an ad that was shown in Drive in theaters to try and get people to buy snack chip"
I'd buy 'em!
/mrdantefontana
Illustration: Cross-cut 007 locations
The "Disco Volante" from Thunderball
Cross-cut pictures of locations in James Bond films, from The Secret World of 007
Via The Crime in your coffee
Music: Dear Old Stockholm
Miles Davis - trumpet J. J. Johnson - trombone Jackie Mclean - alto saxophone Gil Pettiford - bass Kenny Clarke - drums (Recorded May 9, 1952 New York City)
Photos from Flickr (search "Stockholm")
Music: The Polyphonic Spree
was a song from the The Beginning Stages Of... album.
The Polyphonic Spree's Official Site - The official homepage. Under construction.
The Beginning Stages Of... Official Site - Features lyrics and liner notes from The Beginning Stages of.... Flash site.
Together We're Heavy Official Site - Features lyrics and liner notes from Together We're Heavy. Flash site.
Quest For The Rest - A Flash game featuring members of The Polyphonic Spree and music from Together We're Heavy.
Webplayer tool via Mr J via Stationsvakt
Art: The making of Hötorgskonst
At Make:, where I found it, they call it "a Mesmerizing video" and I would agree. Watch for 8.54 minutes as Janez Jevnikar "Sprayman" creats a piece of "science fiction art" using only spray paint. In Sweden we might call this Hötorgskonst* and that's not, generally, a flattering description. But this is fun to watch!
* Hötorget is a square in Stockholm where similar kinds of "art" was/is? sold. Konst is art.
Illustration: Tobacco ads & posters
You must see this outstanding collection of ads and posters for tobacco products - beautiful, crazy, sexy and sometimes sort of scary. Flickr: Photos from lamarde
More stuff on the subject of tobacco.
Design: Casino carpets
What's your favourite casino carpet?
Casino carpet gallery
Via All About Nothing
A Nazi-Indian?!
No, no, no! This papier-mâché Native American is probably greeting us with non-political intent.
Come join Tim, Tom and Pia and let's go over to grandma's for some papier-mâché making. What better to do on a rainy day? I believe it's a Polish book (Swedish edition) and it's printed in 1969. It has lots of colourful and fun stuff typical of it's time. You can find some scans of it here.
Cartoon: Professor Balthazar update
Another cool and trippy Professor Balthazar episode has been added to YouTube (by Dzmrdz):
Leteci Fabijan - The Flying Fabian. You can find it in my Balthazar playlist!
Thanks to Chris Sobieniak who has earned himself another Balthazar scouting medal! Check out his animation blogs.
Generator: Catalog Cards
Link!
Found through Stationsvakt Johnny who even has started a blog using this generator (in Swedish)
PS Looks best on white background.
Movies: Chaplin online
Charlie Chaplin productions from 1914 online and in public domain. Bibi has got the list and the links! And there are more to come! Bibi's Box of tricks.
Update 21/1: Part II - productions from 1915 & 1916
Movie art: Filmprogramme
I guess they are ads from and covers of German movie magazines...
Via Neurastenia
Illustration: Toru Fukuda
Those who know the blog knows that mod*mom has a great eye for cool, mod and nice designs and illustrations. Through "mom" I discovered the Japanese illustrator Toru Fukuda. His style makes me think of great commercial illustrations and childrens book's of my childhood's 1970s. Clear, kind of simple, colourful and fun. Visit his web site and his Flickr!
Music: Nico - Chelsea Girl
"Although Chelsea Girl (1967) was the first long-player from the German-born Christa Päffgen, it was not her debut solo effort. Prior to becoming involved with the Velvet Underground and..." (continue The Fringe: Nico "Chelsea Girl")
Music: More Gill Scott-Heron
Dead End is a Brazilian blog with lots of good stuff like:
- Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Winter in America (1974)
- Gill Scott-Heron - Free Will (1972)
Art: Photography and Painting
Example by Toulouse Lautrec
Photography was invented in the 1820s and developed and popularized during the rest of the century. The second half of the 19th century also saw big changes in painting - realism, impressionism and post-impressionism. This site in Spanish describes the influence which the invention of photography had on 19th century painting. Enjoy the pictures if you don't understand Spanish. La Visión Fotográfica en la Pintura - Impresionismo y Fotográfia
Update 23/1: some more links on the subject at Metafilter. Thanks PK!
Via Fogonazos
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