‘Cirrhosis Of The Louvre’

‘Although the titular character was never given a name, in contrast to Inspector Clouseau, the cartoon character was generally competent’

‘The Inspector’ theatrical cartoon series (1965-69) was spun off from the opening animation used for titles in Blake Edwards’ Pink Panther movie series.

Henry Mancini’s theme music (from A Shot In The Dark) was part of the mix.

ABC123

From the Jackson 5ive cartoon. Animation by Rankin/Bass. From 1971.

Rollercoasteroflove

Beavis, Butthead, Chili Peppers, Red Hot.

Found via Robert Boord

Abandoned Six Flags, New Orleans

‘Six Flags New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The park is scheduled to be demolished in January 2011.’

Cinematography by Teddy Smith. Music by Godspeed You Black Emperor.

Found via Jessica Jackson

More souls, Père Lachaise

‘The cemetery is filled with mausoleums, some extremely elaborate and some slightly more modest’

Visual artist Natasha Newton photographs Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. More here.

Photographs © Natasha Newton 2010

The wonky type at 10 Downing

‘If I could change anything, I’d straighten up that 0 on the number 10. It’s a bit wobbly.’

Here’s an excellent read by J.M. Mosley on the odd lettering used for the numerals at 10 Downing Street. Not quite the original, sort of an accident that is now part of history.

It’s interesting how small type details are often overlooked. The numbers on my own home are rather awful, and even though several years back I’d purchased some Bodoni as replacements, have never gotten around to actually installing them.

Found via Matthew Williams

Souls & type, Glendaloch

‘Photos from Glendaloch, a glacial valley south-west of Dublin, Ireland’

Photoset by Aaron Bell. More here.

Losing religion

‘The letters are bread’

The work of Northern Ireland-based designer Christopher Scott. Photographed by Ryan O’Neill.

Found via Art Chantry

New York, 1999

Illustration by Louis Biedermann for Joseph Pulitzer’s The New York World, December 1900. Details.


Bad Religion: Skyscraper (acoustic)

NYC, the view from 1881

Another comment from Thomas Nast.

Olivia Wilde says I’m ‘totally cuter in person’

‘DO NOT be afraid to let FB share your info for my MoveOn.org video. Nothing dangerous here. Just type ur name!’ –Olivia Wilde

Personalized video from the future – reminding us that every single vote still counts.

Click on the image to watch. Just type your name in.

And vote today – any way you can. Facebook will even help you find your polling place.

Be sane.


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