Category: Misc

  • When artists cater

    Text reads: CHEESE CUBESUnspecified number of cows (2011; casein)This dynamic piece helps us recontextualize the disparity between the troubling mouth/non-mouth dichotomy in an ersatz form readily apparent to the non-casual observer (not shown). Spotted at Obscura Day SF 2012.

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  • Citi celebrates fictional 200th year

    On flipping a page in the April 21st issue of The Economist I came across this year’s funniest April Fool’s joke. This ad has a timeline of a fictional 200 year history for Citi, taking credit for various innovations such as the Panama Canal and commercial jetliners. As I read through it I was laughing…

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  • Tandoori pipe

    Don’t have a tandoori oven? Turns out you can sort of make a ghetto-rigged tandoori from an old chimney pipe. But good luck getting the nann to stick. And try not to burn yourself.

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  • Merriment projector

    How was your Christmas this year, if you could only use one word to describe it? Try and think of a word. Got it? Was the word “merry”? If not, perhaps it’s because you don’t have a Christmas tree technologically sophisticated enough to project the words “Merry Christmas” on the ceiling above. Yes, a merriment…

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  • Tequila for Día de los Muertos

    Sure, it’s just tequila in a decorative bottle. But how cool looking is that bottle? Almost makes me want to drop that kind of change on it and deal with the ensuing vomit after drinking too much tequila. Almost.

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  • Alface

    “This town’s like a great big cat just waiting to get eaten.” Spotted on 17th and Valencia.

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  • Is it?

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  • Sierra Madre beer

    Yes, it’s Federale from Sierra Madre, i.e. Sierra Nevada’s little cousin.

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  • Looks totally legit

    Clearly this is a legitimate organization and not just some Ponzi scheme. And yeah, the poster looks unprofessional, but so what? The people in charge are too busy directing dump trucks full of $100 bills into their driveways while experiencing emotional freedom to bother to learn to use InDesign properly. Spotted at 18th and Dolores

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  • When to wash your hands

    Not sure if Pi Bar really has a problem with this in their bathroom, but it’s good advice nonetheless.

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