October 2, 2010

Music: Tio små vikingar



Povel Ramel and Brita Borg sings "Tio små vikingar" (Ten Little Vikings) by Ramel from the movie "Den store amatören" (The Big Amateur) from 1958. The movie starred comic actor Martin Ljung (the man dressed as a monk) who passed away at 93 on Thursday.
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September 27, 2010

Ephemera: Made in Sweden

Vintage Ads: Made in Sweden

Wikipedia: "The Swedes long held a virtual worldwide monopoly on safety matches, with the industry mainly situated in Jönköping, in 1903 called Jönköpings & Vulcans Tändsticksfabriks AB."
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Art & Illustration: Harper's Rac Pack


Animalarium: Sunday Safari - Night Life
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September 26, 2010

Illustration: Plant a Flower Cild

"Plant a Flower Child - OZ magazine Issue 5 - Summer 1967, Martin Sharp & Robert Whitaker "

All Things Amazing: 20 favorite postcards
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September 24, 2010

Illustration: Fig. 3.

Click the image if you dare... 
From All Things Amazing
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Photography: Palast der Republik

Photo by Thorsten Klapsch

Spiegel Online: Thorsten Klapsch: "Palast der Republik"

"The Palast der Republik was a showpiece building in East Berlin, a congress hall as well as a center for public entertainment. By 1993 it had been sealed off to the public. Thorsten Klapsch was the last photographer to capture its interiors before a long period of demolition began."

Via Coudal Partners
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September 23, 2010

Zoology: Ground Squirrels

Photo by Joan Gellatly. Click the image to see the whole thing!
via Cute Overload

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