Dr Who fans, prepare to swoon. Mayfaire Moon is creating a stunning Dr Who corset, modeled after the TARDIS. The finished project will include lights and sounds and an interior that is golden brown with brown hexagons stamped in rows vertically, like the control room
. There are some great in-progress pictures here — via CRAFT
Union Motorcycle Classics is a bunch of like-minded friends operating out of an old red dairy barn in Idaho. Mike Watanabe and C. are churning out a steady stream of delectable customs, and the latest is this 1967 BSA A65 Lightning — via Bike EXIF
I love gardening, but I’m not very good at it, which is why I absolutely adore these cute graveyard plant markers. After all, this way you can leave them up after you manage to kill off your poor plants with your not-so-green thumb — via Neatorama
Nestled between cooled lava flows, the Kona residence [Belzberg Architects] situates its axis not with the linearity of the property, but rather with the axiality of predominant views available to the site. Within the dichotomy of natural elements and a geometric hardscape, the residence integrates both the surrounding views of volcanic mountain ranges to the east and ocean horizons westward — via ArchDaily
Christchurch City Council has laid out an ambitious, decade-long plan to rebuild the city after last year’s devastating earthquakes in the region. The plan includes free citywide Wi-Fi, an augmented reality memorial and a central ICT precinct — via redwolf.newsvine.com
They’ve sold millions of albums as one of the greatest all-time bands and now AC/DC hope to do a similar trade in liquor.
The hard-living Australian rockers have teamed up with NSW-based winery Warburn Estate for a nationwide release of an AC/DC wine collection.
Back In Black Shiraz, Highway To Hell Cabernet Sauvignon and You Shook Me All Night Long Moscato are just some of the varieties that will be available — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A woman sold
in a black market adoption has been reunited with her long lost mother 34 years after she was snatched from her arms.
Sara Hudson and her birth mother, Kathleen Rhodes, were separated in a Long Island hospital parking lot by late Brooklyn lawyer and rabbi Seymour Fenichel — the ringleader of an illegal adoption scam — in 1976.
At a gas station nearby, the newborn was handed over to an older Manhattan woman desperate for a child.
After tracking her birth mother on Facebook, Mrs Hudson and her mother embraced for the first time since she was born last week — via redwolf.newsvine.com
LA police are on the lookout for two people suspected in the theft of a Rembrandt drawing from a luxury hotel in the California beachfront resort of Marina del Rey.
The Judgment, a pen and ink drawing with an estimated value of $US250,000, was on display as part of an exhibition held in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, which also featured a Picasso.
The Dutch master’s piece was stolen late on Saturday, around 10:30pm, when an accomplice of the thief distracted the exhibition’s curator, Los Angeles county sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Japanese police say three containers filled with decomposing body parts have been found in the city of Osaka.
The 18-litre tin containers were packed with a human head, three feet, two hands, and bone fragments — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A man spotted behind the wheel on a 70mph road as he used two mobile phones has been banned from driving.
Police spotted David Secker making a phone call with one hand and apparently sending a text message with the other, Norwich magistrates’ court heard.
When officers pulled over the 34-year-old they had to wait for him to finish his conversation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The nation’s biggest retail lobby group has launched a scathing attack on Australia Post for what it sees as its assistance to the growth of offshore online retailers at the expense of local shops and jobs.
In a prickly supplementary submission to the Productivity Commission — via redwolf.newsvine.com
After 63 days of gestation, a rare Sand Cat Kitten was born at Israel’s Zoological Centre Tel Aviv Ramat Gan – Safari. Once plentiful in numbers in the dunes of Israel, the Sand Cat has become extinct in the region. This is Safari Zoo’s first successful Sand Cat birth and it is hoped this kitten will join Israel’s Sand Cat Breeding Program in order to help reintroduce the species into the wild — via ZooBorns
Kate of Foxs Lane stitched up this delightfully colourful crochet cover for the spare tire on her caravan. Now that’s the kind of vehicle I want to find myself behind at a stop light — via CRAFT
The stock Yamaha Virago is no great prize, but Classified Moto’s John Ryland loves putting a positive spin on one. XV920R6-R
is the latest machine to roll out of his Richmond, VA workshop, and it’s gone straight to lucky new owner Bob Ranew of North Carolina — via Bike EXIF
Opponents of same sex marriage would like everyone to think that the desire for gays and lesbians to marry their partners is a very recent phenomenon. A while ago, when I was reading through 19th century Arizona newspapers, I came across a cryptic mention of a same sex marriage that took place in 1877 in Nevada. Further research revealed the fascinating life story of Sarah Maud Pollard, who, as Samuel M Pollard, married in Tuscarora, Elko County, Nevada Territory to Marancy Hughes on 29 September 1877. An article I prepared on Pollard has just appeared in American Ancestors magazine, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. A condensed version of Pollard’s life story is presented here — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Dasparkhotel is a concept hotel by Andreas Strauss in which guests stay in converted drain pipe sections that are placed in a city park. There are currently two hotels, one near Essen, Germany, and another in Ottensheim, Austria. Dasparkhotel accepts online reservations from May to October and is sliding scale — via Laughing Squid
Good news for aspiring 007s: a whole raft of spy gear, including luxury watches, desert warfare camouflage jackets and the odd armoured vehicle is now available at knockdown prices as the Ministry of Defence tries to offload non-vital equipment and plug a hole in its budget.
A range of expensive watches – some originally costing up to £5,000 – as well as an array of other items, from ships to Scottish military kilts, have been put on sale as the Mod tries to recoup a little money — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Ship Song Project — Sydney Opera House reinterprets Nick Cave’s iconic song. Performed by Neil Finn, Kev Carmody and The Australian Ballet, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Opera Australia, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan and The Sydney Symphony, The Temper Trap, Daniel Johns and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Three months ago, Richard Pollock sent us shots of a new bike he was working on. It was destined to become the prototype for the well-received Streetmaster Brighton café racer and So-Cal Miler tracker, and we’ve now got our hands on proper studio shots. As you can see, it’s a beauty. According to Streetmaster‘s Chris Dodge, the bike is packing their full complement of engine upgrades — including a cam, head porting, lightened flywheel and more — via Bike EXIF
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