by David | Nov 7, 2013 | design, eating
It’s the week after Halloween, and that means tons of leftover candy. Especially since it’s the stuff you couldn’t palm off on the young extortionists in costume, I usually don’t pay much attention. But this week, somebody left a bunch of Kit...
by David | Sep 17, 2013 | design, urbanism
At IKEA, $200 will buy you 25 cubbies of modern storage in a six by six foot monolith of melamine and ground up Chinese newspaper*. Similar items from fancy furniture providers can cost over a thousand more, so what apartment dweller with too many books, albums (said...
by David | Aug 31, 2013 | design, technology
Just noticed that the AC in my new apartment is a vintage Tufnel.
by David | May 21, 2013 | design
The long deflated night of the Hong Kong rubber duckie is over. Sayeth the Straits Times: Hong Kong on Tuesday joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for...
by David | May 13, 2013 | design
As if cats didn’t have enough reasons to smother us in our sleep, there are these skeuy treats for anxious cats.
by David | May 7, 2013 | design, eating
While snagging a fresh Mozart Kugel from the snack table at the office I noticed this informative diagram inside the box. Behold the majesty of two different kinds of marzipan on one chocolate ball. What really drove the Salieri Kugel to madness was how easy the...