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A little Neatorama Wednesday Etch-A-Sketchiness:
Did we miss anything?
“Hollywood Most Wanted”, a series of prints by Rachel Schmeidler.
Hollywood Most Wanted brings you a series of limited edition prints. All prints were created with the most innovative printing techniques using archival paper and inks.
All mug shots are obtained from government and law enforcement sources, via the Freedom of Information Act unless otherwise specified.
Link – via Boing Boing
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Customized welding helmets, because welders wanna look good too.
"Lucania has white teeth, Thais brown. How comes it? One has false
teeth, one her own. And you, Galla, lay aside your teeth at night just
as you do your silken dress." — Martial
We always knew Roman ladies wore dentures because the satirists of the time made considerable sport of them, but now we know what they looked like. Italian researchers led by Simona Minozzi found this golden bridgework, dating from the first to the second century AD, "in the mouth of an unidentified woman who was buried in an elaborate mausoleum within a Roman necropolis." As Discover News reports:
Minozzi believes the unidentified Roman’s bridgework was made from the woman’s own teeth that probably fell out due to periodontal disease. Gold wire bound the teeth together, with some teeth possessing drill holes to strengthen the wire bond. More gold wire secured the replaced tooth to side teeth that remained in her jaw. The discovery is outlined in the current issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
Another point of interest is the state of the woman’s remaining teeth:
All of the woman’s teeth showed signs of rubbing, suggesting she had used an abrasive dental powder. Writings from the ancient Greeks refer to dental concoctions made out of sea salt, ground oyster shells and other gritty materials that were flavored with refreshing herbs and oils, not unlike some modern toothpastes. Minozzi asked her own dentist about the rub marks, and he said these are even common today, when people brush their teeth "too intensely."
Via Cronaca
Comments Off This is a wonderful bit of communications history. It is an instructional film designed to teach those in the Fresno, California area how to use a wonderful new service, a telephone that you could dial yourself.
Click play or go to Link [YouTube].
Beautiful new TV ad from Apple – featuring Mi Swing Es Tropical by Nickodemus & Quantic featuring Tempo.
Link [Apple]
The Panda Chair was designed by Brazilians Fernando and Humberto Campana. My daughter would kill for this, but its a limited edition of 25 chairs. Link -via Dump Trumpet
Pilot Teddy is remote controlled and is flying in an R/C plane with an attached video camera. This video will put you in a great mood. Link via: Ehrensenf
Neatorama reader Roger wrote:
Oscar prize-winner Kevin Spacey will be appearing exclusively on the virtual stage on the 16th of May 2007. On this day his short play “The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa” will be shown for the first time for the internet community, concerning itself with a single question: what is the secret of Mona Lisa’s smile?
Inspiring photos from Boston based photographer Joshua Dalsimer.
When retired policeman Andy Key took a trip to Rome, he took a photo of an address by the Pope and discovered a stunning image of a ghostly angel.
See more of Thomas Raschke’s cool wireframe art: Link
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Architect Jeanne Scandura created this cool Moon floor lamp that seems to float while it glows … Link
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From the website:
The sport section of the 25th March, 2007 edition of the Sunday Herald Sun contained photos from the previous day’s racing at Caulfield. The photos show the horses in each race at the 400m mark and at the finish line.
A racegoer managed to strategically place himself in the finishing photos from races 2 to 6. His gestures spelling out YMCA (with a full stop).
Herb Alpert, whose band the Tijuana Brass, whose renowned album (and album cover) Whipped Cream and Other Delights, has collaborated with electronic musicians to create a remix album called Rewhipped. (Source)
But that’s only partially what this post is all about: the parodies of the famous album cover!
Here they are:
Pat Cooper’s Spaghetti Sauce & Other Delights (Source)
The Frivolous Five’s Sour Cream & Other Delights (Source)
And of course:
Soul Asylum’s Clam Dip & Other Delights (Source)
For more fun facts about album cover arts, go to the Album Cover Art Gallery at Tralfaz Archive: Link
I missed a couple of weeks of posting Andy Singer’s cartoons (sorry!). Here’s this week’s pick: Dating Resume. For more of Andy’s cartoons, check out: No Exit.
Some dastardly pranksters rig a sheep with a scary mask causing the rest of the herd to avoid it. While funny for a moment one has to empathize with the long term psychological impact. Poor Sheepy. You can also view it on YouTube. (Indirectly via Just One Word)
