Hello! I am a person who is training to become an abortion provider. As you can imagine, it is really fucking weird to be one of me, especially lately! I think maybe you have some questions? — via jender13.newsvine.com
Here’s how you do it well, courtesy of Zappos (of course). Yesterday I tweeted:
I think my wife is having an affair with someone named “Zappos”. He sends her a package at least every third day. I am on to you, Mr Zappos!
Almost immediately, Zappos’ customer service Twitter account replied:
@jkottke I’m sorry sir, but our relationship with your wife is strictly professional.
Great, right? A company that gets the joke and participates meaningfully in an actual conversation with a full awareness of the context — via Source: kottke.org
Make a stitch, take a picture, repeat! A tremendous amount of work must have been involved to bring you this delightful stop-motion construction of an amigurumi friend — via CRAFT
Here’s something that’s guaranteed to make men (and women) of a certain age feel nostalgic for their youth, a 1974 Ford Gran Torino car, which is available to buy via eBay.
Of course, it’s the car made famous by Starsky and Hutch, with this particular model coming complete with the paint job from the TV show, not to mention a flashing red light. It’s a childhood dream come true — via Retro To Go
We are in love with this extremely detailed hand-crafted pair of earrings. Tiny silver tentacles that were hand-cast using parts of a REAL octopus that the artist’s grandmother found and saved, are attached to silver posts with backings.
These earrings were handmade using recycled Sterling Silver and are small enough to be comfy but large enough to make a statement — via Shanalogic
A student prank led to British Army and intelligence units being mobilised for fear that aliens were mounting an invasion of England, documents released today show — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Hi! I am a handmade squid doll! I want to share the secrets of the universe with you! Please don’t put me in the washing machine, I get motion sickness! May the many tentacles of happiness embrace you!
I am about 19 inches long from the very tip of my funnel to the end of my long tentacle — via Etsy
Kyle Bean made a sculpture of a chicken out of eggshells. It’s called Which Came First? Although, at first, I thought that this was a digital image, the last photo in the set at the link shows Bean assembling the sculpture — via Neatorama
The First Amendment protects hateful protests at military funerals, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in an 8-1 decision.
Speech is powerful,
Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr wrote for the majority. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and — as it did here — inflict great pain.
But under the First Amendment, he went on, we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker
. Instead, the national commitment to free speech, he said, requires protection of even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Serving as Official Timekeeper of the Tour Auto for the sixth year running, Audemars Piguet is again launching a limited edition watch to commemorate the event. This year: a 150-piece limited, numbered Audemars Piguet Millenary Chronograph. With its distinctly retro touch, the 2011 Audemars Piguet Millenary Tour Auto Chronograph masterfully captures the vintage spirit of the Tour Auto race — via Perpetuelle.com Blog
The task was to develop stable amenities for Frisona horses, including cleaning, saddle, sickbay rooms and offices.
In order to allow an easy growth of the horses farm, the design was based in a repeatable module frame which allows to hold structure for the walls and roofs of the stable — via ArchDaily
A Brisbane schoolboy’s elaborate frauds were only discovered when $2 million accidentally lobbed into one of his fake bank accounts, a court has been told.
Philip Heggie, 19, pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges in the Brisbane District Court on Tuesday.
From December 2008 to December 2009, the then Year 12 student at St Laurence’s College used 119 Suncorp bank accounts in different names to defraud users of the auction website eBay — via redwolf.newsvine.com
We are in love with this extremely detailed hand-crafted necklace! It features a tiny silver tentacle that’s hand-cast using parts of a REAL octopus that the artist’s grandmother found and saved.
This necklace was handmade using recycled Sterling Silver and hangs from a gorgeous Sterling Silver Chain — via Shanalogic
HSBC Bank has joined the growing list of large financial institutions investing in new data centre capacity in Australia — via redwolf.newsvine.com
People who are born blind may use the part of the brain associated with vision to process language, say US scientists — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This project, designed by Safdie Rabines Architects, is a studio for two artists wishing to create a new work space while minimizing the impact of any new construction on the natural landscape of their property. The studio is located to the rear of the house, connecting the home to a beautiful portion of the site which, prior to the addition, had not been accessible — via ArchDaily
Yesterday was the finale of the London International Custom Bike Show, the UK round of the AMD World Championship. So here’s a first look at the most interesting bike, the XLST3
from Shaw Speed & Custom. SS&C is the custom workshop of an East Sussex Harley dealer, and the south coast boys were the big winner on the night—with XLST3 and a second entry (‘Nascafe Racer’) coming first and second in the Modified Harley-Davidson class — via Bike EXIF
Font_ID is a new Twitter account created by Stephen Coles of the website Typographica.org and, until recently, a key member of the FontShop team. The concept behind @Font_ID is simple: Send Stephen an image of a typeface, and he will reply with the font name and a relevant URL. He’ll even suggest alternatives faces — via creativePro
This AIA National Housing Award recipient was designed by Randy Brown Architects for Hidden Creek—their eco-friendly development. Crabapple is an eco-friendly home that offers incredible views of the adjoining wildlife preserve. It also features a home movie theatre and access to walking trails — via ArchDaily
Hi! I am a handmade squid doll! I want to share the secrets of the universe with you! Please don’t put me in the washing machine, I get motion sickness! May the many tentacles of happiness embrace you!
I am about 19 inches long from the very tip of my funnel to the end of my long tentacle — via Etsy
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