Travelling, African dictator style

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8 October 2010
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As there is so much excellent work at the Brighton Photo Biennial this year, I’m going to put up a series of blog posts looking at some of the shows in more depth. First up is a series of photographs by Nick Gleis which reveal the interior opulence of the private jets owned by African dictators in the 1960s and 70s.

The photos, which belong to the Archive of Modern Conflict, are on show as part of an installation of vernacular photography at Fabrica art gallery in Brighton. Gleis has declined to reveal who’s jet these photos are taken in (I’m guessing they are all from the same one but perhaps it is two different planes), and the interior designer is also unknown, but the images all scream 70s glamour at its most extreme — via Creative Review

Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph

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8 October 2010
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Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four Calibre 36 Chronograph

The dial’s vertical blue and orange stripes echo the Gulf livery on the legendary Porsche 917K Steve McQueen drove in the movie Le Mans. The oversized number 24 at 12 o’clock pays tribute to the most famous endurance race in the world. Even the cover over the unique oscillating mass of the movement resembles a steering wheel — via Watch Luxus

Antarchitecture

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8 October 2010
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Antarctic architecture provides imagery of the closest thing that people will be able see to a moon base, within their lifetimes. The extreme nature of the environment combined with its bizarre statelessness, provides the location for a freezing architectural expo, with each country having its own icy pavilion — via oobject

Riverwest has real-life masked avenger

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8 October 2010
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When the two main loves in your life are helping people and reading comic books, the call is loud and clear: Become a superhero.

He calls himself the Watchman. He won’t give his real name.

His identity is obscured by a bright red mask that covers half his goateed face. He wears black boots, black pants, black leather gloves and a black trench coat, but there’s a large yellow circle on the chest of his black hooded sweatshirt, with a big W.

I’m what people refer to as a real-life superhero, he says — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Skinny Octopus Tentacle Pendant

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7 October 2010
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skinny octopus tentacle pendant by roadkill on Etsy

This skinny twisty tentacle measures about 2.5″ long… Cast in solid sterling silver, hand finished and oxidized to bring out the sucker details, then polished to a high shine. Comes on a dark 18″ sterling silver chain that’s been rhodium plated so doesn’t change color — via roadkill on Etsy

Octopus tentacles cupcake

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Tattoos and doodles: Octopus tentacles cupcake

So, just a weird idea, with octopus tentacles instead of cream swirl on a cupcake. Not even sure I drew them correctly, but heh, I still have the feeling I’m improving.
Anyway, the “tattoo design” thing is a pretty good (or bad?) excuse not to draw backgrounds :p

Oh, and if you play with the colors, you can get a creepy green-tentacles-and-violet-cup thing. That makes it look like Cthulhu is coming out of that the cake — via Tattoos and doodles

81-year-old OC man charged with killing 94-year-old roommate at healthcare center

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7 October 2010
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An 81-year-old man was charged with using a metal rod to kill his 94-year-old roommate at a Laguna Woods rehabilitation center, authorities said Monday.

William Leo McDougall of Laguna Woods was charged with one felony count of murder and faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted, the Orange County district attorney’s office said.

McDougall was recovering from hip surgery at the Palm Terrace Healthcare Center when he allegedly became angry with Manh Van Nguyen, who had begun singing in Vietnamese, according to prosecutors. Nguyen was also recovering from hip surgery when the attack occurred. He was pronounced dead at a hospital, prosecutors said — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Herman Miller Unveils New Sayl Chairs

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Herman Miller Unveils New Sayl Chairs

Imagine a suspension bridge with sailing vessels floating close by.  Both objects, the sail and the bridge, are represented in this new chair designed by Yves Béhar in collaboration with Herman Miller.  The sail is reflected in the name, Sayl, and look of the chair, while the bridge is reflected in the frameless back structure and colorful suspension material — via Jetson Green

Online tracker claims to have data on 8 million Australians

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6 October 2010
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The online behaviour of millions of Australians is to be tracked and auctioned to advertisers by a new generation of internet businesses setting up shop here.

The world’s largest data exchange, the Californian company BlueKai, boasts it already has the computer addresses and purchasing intent of 8 million Australians it knows are in the market for cars, holidays and online shopping.

And a British company, Phorm, which has been investigated by European regulators for alleged privacy breaches, targets customers of consenting internet service providers with ads based on websites they visit and their customer details. It was found to have served up ads to users of British Telecom’s net service without seeking their prior consent — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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