The Linkblog

Typekit Is Live

2009-11-10T21:18:00.004-06:00

Typekit is live, and I love it. With only one line of code added to your pages, you can legally add standards compliant fonts to your website. I have only played around with the trial version, which is somewhat limited font-wise, but I am already impressed. Check out the entry titles on Schmutzie.com to see it at work.

This Way to Sesame Street - Ernie and Bert Introduce Sesame Street

2009-11-10T20:14:00.002-06:00

This is the introduction from "This Way to Sesame Street": A promotional half-hour segue way of Sesame Street, hosted by none other than Ernie and Bert, that aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, two days before the first episode.

Nikon's Your Day In 140 Seconds or Less

2009-11-10T09:09:00.004-06:00

Your Day In 140 Seconds or Less:

To celebrate HD video within the Nikon D5000 we’d like you to show us "A Day through your Lens."

So what’s it like to be you? Capture the essence of your day in a video of 140 seconds or less. It can be funny, touching or profound. It can be about everything you did, everything you didn’t do, the day’s biggest dilemma or its most telling detail.

(Thanks, Shanan!)

The Dad's Army of British Cryonics

2009-11-09T23:16:00.004-06:00

"The Dad's Army of British Cryonics":

In sleepy Sussex is a group of dedicated cryonicists who believe they hold the secret to eternal life. Simon Hattenstone joins them for a demonstration – but first they need to make sure the hosepipe isn't too leaky.

The Olympia Traveller De Luxe Typewriter

2009-11-09T18:06:00.002-06:00

I am officially in love with this Olympia Traveller De Luxe Typewriter. It is a thing of beauty.

Pull My Daisy

2009-11-09T17:56:00.001-06:00

Pull My Daisy is a short film written and narrated by Jack Kerouac.

The Shins' "New Slang"

2009-11-09T14:07:00.000-06:00

(via Lucy's Spleen)

Learn Something Every Day

2009-11-09T13:58:00.001-06:00

Being the fact nerd that I am, I am loving Learn Something Every Day.

London in 1927

2009-11-09T13:54:00.000-06:00

Seeing history in full colour is remarkable.

George McKelvey's "My Teenage Fallout Queen"

2009-11-05T15:13:00.003-06:00

A significant song of social protest you can dance to!

Halloween Math Class

2009-11-05T15:07:00.002-06:00

If only I'd had a math teacher with this kind of spirit.

Douchebag Solidarity: Take a Stand

2009-11-05T14:22:00.001-06:00

Sam Jinks' Sculptures

2009-11-03T21:30:00.004-06:00

Sam Jinks' lifelike sculptures are entrancing, although the nudity and sense of mortality they evoke is not for the faint of heart. The pictures of his work are beautiful but definitely NSFW.

How a Sewing Machine Works

2009-11-03T09:16:00.003-06:00

This image is hypnotic.

(Thanks, magpie musing!)

Virginity Is Common in Mid-Life

2009-11-02T09:23:00.004-06:00

Are you 25 to 45 years old and still a virgin? You are not alone. 13.9% of men and 8.9% of women between the ages of 25 and 45 are still virgins.

Vivian Maier's Street Photography

2009-11-01T15:41:00.002-06:00

Vivian Maier's photography is stunning:

This [weblog] was created in dedication to the photographer Vivian Maier, a street photographer from the 1950s - 1970s. Vivian's work was discovered at an auction here in Chicago where she lived for 50 years but was originally a native to France. Her discovered work includes between 30-40,000 mostly medium format negatives. Born February 1, 1926 and deceased on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

Bath Time for Luk Chai

2009-10-30T12:22:00.001-06:00

Suzanne Vega's A Cappella "Tom's Diner"

2009-10-28T12:55:00.001-06:00

Wetoku

2009-10-27T09:25:00.003-06:00

I haven't used it yet, but wetoku looks like it might be a great interviewing tool. Wetoku records an embeddable interview that you can share anywhere.

McSweeney's Internet Tendency Kills Me Again

2009-10-27T08:52:00.003-06:00

"It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers":

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to get my hands on some fucking gourds and arrange them in a horn-shaped basket on my dining room table. That shit is going to look so seasonal. I'm about to head up to the attic right now to find that wicker fucker, dust it off, and jam it with an insanely ornate assortment of shellacked vegetables. When my guests come over it's gonna be like, BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes. Guess what season it is—fucking fall. There's a nip in the air and my house is full of mutant fucking squash.

Chase Jarvis' iPhone Photography

2009-10-27T07:49:00.002-06:00

Chase Jarvis' iPhone photography wows me. I've been having fun with iPhone photography myself, but he takes it to a whole new level.

MixMyGranola

2009-10-26T08:22:00.003-06:00

Are you a picky eater? Are you a picky eater who loves granola? Is it almost impossible to find a variety of granola that you want to eat? MixMyGranola might be for you. First, you get to choose one of four granola bases, then you get to choose among the 75+ fruits/nuts/seeds/etc. that you'd like to add to your mix, and voilà! You have the granola mix of your dreams.

San Francisco, 1958

2009-10-24T18:12:00.001-06:00

San Francisco 1958 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo.

Kasmeneo's Style

2009-10-23T13:03:00.004-06:00

Kasmeneo photographs his eclectic outfits, and I love his style:

Fashion is one of my major hobbies... and mainstream men's fashion is much too boring. So I take most of my clothes and shoes from the women's department, as there's just much more items, styles, colors, and materials to choose from.

IdeaPaint

2009-10-22T08:29:00.004-06:00

IdeaPaint turns any surface into a dry erase board with just one coat.