Saturday, March 15, 2003

BTW. Troubled Diva has managed to get more comments than Wil Wheaton. Amazing. Must be some sort of a time-warp; dilithium crystal overflow or Q. Wil's weblog isn't that bad at all, I actually like it. From time to time. Not always. Sometimes. No, he's great. A proper actor and opposed to ... well, that 'government' and everything else that might happen. 11:52:05 PM     |

Punk Rock. Check out The Bunker again - they now have clips of Gang of Four - Poverty; The Damned - Stretcher Case; and, oh meGod, Medicine Head with Pictures in the sky. Good grief. 11:04:46 PM     |

Der Sheriff. You can now download the video of DAF's new single 'The Sheriff - An Anti-American Song' from their website (click on 'Filme'). Mhmm. I find it a bit boring actually, compared to the thundering drone of 'Der Mussolini'. And the lyrics... well, I guess DAF just hasn't changed at all. 10:22:56 PM     |

Magic. Kellerkind, I owe you one. Vintage magic posters and related items from the golden age of magic at MagicGallery. Fantastic. Anneke, here you go. 6:24:33 PM     |

Skulls. Because CNN is going to present similar stuff fresh from Iraq in the near future, here's a link to a skull exhibition at the California Academy of Sciences. And the skulls there are really old skulls. 6:06:25 PM     |

To boldly go ... My mate Reimund Bertrams has finally updated his website with his Bonestell and Wernher von Braun inspired 3D renderings. Great. (Click on 'Bilder') 1:41:27 PM     |

Old ads, continued [2]. It cured me! Have a look at the Victorian Tradecards exhibit at Miami University Libraries. The Miami University Libraries contain several thousand advertising trade cards. Trade Cards were typically used to advertise products and services including such items as patent medicines, thread, sewing machines, food and beverages, farm equipment and others. Trade cards reached the height of their popularity during the 1880's and 1890's. Reduced postal rates and the rise of magazine publishing led to the eventual decline in popularity of this unique American form of advertising. 10:02:14 AM     |

Old ads, continued. AdFlip is 'the worlds largest archive of classic print ads'. Brilliant. The ad on the left is from the famous Volkswagen campaign by DDB. Doesn't work with Safari for some reason. 9:43:42 AM     |