Wuthering Two Wuthering Heights, Part Two! We are keeping this juggernaut on course, and we haven’t even gotten to the part where Heathcliff starts breaking into graves yet. They are still children here, it’s funny to see movie adaptations with adults playing Catherine and Heathcliff spying in the Lintons’ windows. Book tour and business keeps […]
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October 5, 2011
Replicating Picard’s Tea Cup Shared by jftesser oh man, 3d printing, what will you do next? Adafruit writer and MAKE pal johngineer has prepared and published a 3D model of Captain Picard’s tea cup, based on images found at TREKPROPS.DE. I love the of using “Tea, Earl Grey, hot”—an image so often reached for to […]
October 4, 2011
How-To: Knit Dr. Zoidberg Costume Futurama fans, look no further. Your Halloween costume has arrived. Instructables user, kathara, shares her pattern for knitting a balaclava and mittens, Dr. Zoidberg-style. Honestly, these pieces are so practical, they would be great every-day items during winter, not just at Halloween. More: Knitted Bender Balaclava Brain Slug Headband Futurama’s […]
October 1, 2011
I’m so co-o-o-ld, let me in-a your windo-oh-oh I had just about given up on ideas for Wuthering Heights until the other day when I stumbled upon a beautifully illustrated version of the book by Fritz Eichenberg. It was two dollars! Unbelievable. His evocative woodcuts spurred me into action! Because this is such a busy […]
September 28, 2011
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September 24, 2011
Soothing Pictures of Miniature Desserts Shared by jftesser Someone I know likes tiny food, but I can’t remember who. Is it you? Pei Li makes tiny food, like this little crème brûlée with kiwi and strawberries, and sells it for $15 and up on her website. She also makes tiny flowers. And breads. And cakes. And pastry […]
September 23, 2011
Lego Zoetrope This Lego zoetrope from Chad Mealey is big fun and super inspiring. It has me eyeing our Lego collection in a whole new way. The possibilities for making great animations seem endless! [via Ohdeedoh] Related: Sewn Zoetrope Knit Zoetrope Hat How-To: Coffee Can Zoetrope Leonine Back with more French history! Robespierre is the […]
September 19, 2011
Apple scrambling to merge Apple IDs to stave off iCloud sync mess Shared by jftesser This seriously needs to get taken care of. Apple appears to be working on a process to allow iTunes users with more than one Apple ID to somehow “merge” them into a single account. The ability to do so will […]
September 16, 2011
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September 14, 2011
Writing on the Window with Der Kritzler Alex Weber of Hamburg created this cool drawbot (Der Kritzler means “the Scribbler”) that lays down ink directly on a window, allowing passers-by to groove on the robot’s work from outside. #752; The Straw Man at Home Digest powered by RSS Digest
September 3, 2011
August 28, 2011 Window-Dressing the West Village and MePa for #Irene: A Case Study If you Google "Should I tape my windows for a hurricane?," the internet will tell you "No." Here's FEMA, for example: "Tape does not prevent windows from breaking." Still, New Yorkers have seen everyone else do it in countless Gulf hurricanes, so […]
August 29, 2011
