Juxtaposition

Lorenzo Quinn, “Vroom Vroom”

Versus

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Device for Improving iPhone Reception

Fine, it’s not the latest hack fix from Apple or AT&T. This is actually one prototype of many “acoustic listening devices developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense systems research between World Wars 1 and 2.”

Tank Destroyer Blvd

Fort Hood has one of the most gangsta street names ever with “Tank Destroyer Blvd.” And on the other side of the spectrum there’s the street I grew up on: Furrow Creek Road.

There are some other awesome street names mentioned in the comments over at Boing Boing.

Monopoly House

I’d like to collect my $2000 and buy An Te Liu’s life sized Monopoly House.

At 29, Warhol Had a Nose Job

82 things you didn’t know about Andy Warhol. And if you did already know these, then good for you. Now go away.

19.Warhol said that he adopted his gray-haired look while in his 20s so that people would notice how young he looked in the face.
21. His mother often contributed artistically to Warhol’s paintings, and would sometimes sign them for him.
34. Warhol was the first artist to publicly exhibit video art.
48. Warhol collected taxidermy, and owned a stuffed lion, peacock, penguin, moose head, and a Great Dane, Cecil.
59. The IRS audited Warhol every year from 1972 until his death in 1987.

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For Your Consideration

The most honest political ad was spotted in the Philippines.

Scene in New York

Went to Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday to visit my old college friends (now married), Storey and Ravi and their kid who is a finalist in the Cutest Kid Ever contest.

View of downtown Manhattan from Brooklyn.

Delicious Red Hook lobster roll before I devoured it in 15 seconds.

Dub Kweli

D.J. Max Tannone, the remix magician behind Mos Dub (previously) does it again, but this time with Talib Kweli. Result is considerable.

Nike Files Patent for Marty McFly Sneakers

Remember the blazing auto-lacing Nike sneakers from “Back to the Future 2″ (pictured above)? Well, sneaker freaks unearthed a patent submitted by Nike that looks an awful lot like the ones worn by Marty McFly. The film was set in 2015 too, which makes the timing pretty damn suspicious. These might be a pair worth waiting in line for. Click the above link for more scans of the patent application.

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Try Harder

Jason Lazarus’s “Otis Redding Motivational Poster.” You can get a free copy by sending a SASE to the artist. Address here.

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