Archive for January 2006

Jon Barnes' Ultimate Taxi.

Jon Barnes drives The Ultimate Taxi around Aspen, Colorado. Checkout his awesome taxi (complete with recording studio, theater, nightclub, planetarium, toystore, and Internet connection!): Lin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/08/jon-barnes-ultimate-taxi/

Guess This Mystery Object!

OK, guess what this is... Answer in a couple of daysUpdate 1/9/06: answer: ancient phallus...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/08/guess-this-mystery-object-2/

Jeff Wall's After "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison, the Prologue.

Photographer Jeff Wall depicts this scene from Ralph Ellisson's 1952 novel "Invisible Man": Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel Invisible Man centres on a black man who, during a street r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/08/jeff-walls-after-invisible-man-by-ralph-ellison-the-prologue/

Slobodan Milosevic, the Choreographer.

From WFMU's excellent "Beware of the Blog": If you like dreadful choreography, that is. It's the video for Finnish duo Armi & Danny's I Wanna Love You Tender ......

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/08/slobodan-milosevic-the-choreographer/

Old Lady vs. Mercedes Driver

What happens when a Mercedes driver gets impatient and starts honking at an old lady crossing the street? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2889527841583480458&q=pwnz...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/08/old-lady-vs-mercedes-driver/

Comic Book World War II Propaganda.

For more comic book cover propaganda (and other unusual covers), see Superdickery's awesome collections: http://www.superdickery.com/galleries.html...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/08/comic-book-world-war-ii-propaganda/

Blogging Andy Warhol.

Avant garde artist ni9e created this: This is Andy Warhol’s diary entries posted exactly 29 years to the day after they were first recorded. All text is taken directly from the public...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/08/blogging-andy-warhol/

Iron Age Bog Man Wore Hair Gel!

Archaelogists from the UK and Ireland described two Iron-age "bog bodies" found in peat bogs in Clonycavan and Croghan, Ireland.One of their most interesting findings: It also rev...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/07/iron-age-bog-man-wore-hair-gel/

Ronald Wisse's Brandhead.

Ronald Wisse's Brandhead is a Flash art using corporate logos to sketch an image of a human head. LinkAn interesting art, considering the recent article from the New Scientist about "How b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/07/ronald-wisses-brandhead/

61 Rooms + 21 Artists = Hotel Fox

From the website of Hotel Fox: 61 rooms, 21 artist, 1,000 ideasEach room is an individual piece of art. From whacky comical styles to strict graphic design. From fantastic...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/07/61-rooms-21-artists-hotel-fox/

Todd Barricklow's Ribbon.

Todd Barricklow makes interesting ceramic tiles - I particularly like this one humbly titled "Ribbon", and almost titled this entry "Neatorama Wins Medal".Neatorama reader Spring said...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/07/todd-barricklows-ribbon/

Photos from Old Abandoned Cameras.

Gene McSweeney has a unique hobby: he collects old cameras and develops the photos found from the abandoned films inside. Check out his website: Link (Thanks Gene!)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/07/photos-from-old-abandoned-cameras/

Collectors Go Bananas for $20 Bill With Banana Sticker.

This $20 bill, somehow misprinted with a Del Monte banana sticker, sold for $25,300 at an auction in Orlando, Florida. http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/2160...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/06/collectors-go-bananas-for-20-bill-with-banana-sticker/

Alphabet Soup on the Internet.

What do you get when you invite everyone on the Internet to play with alphabet soup? You get this: wannaspell (Thanks Mary!)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/06/alphabet-soup-on-the-internet/

Loving the South Koreans to Death.

Apparently, love comes at a steep price in South Korea. From the website: South Korean companies looked at the wild success of Valentine's Day celebrations in their country and found ways t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/06/loving-the-south-koreans-to-death/

Fannie Mills: The Ohio Big Foot Girl.

Fannie Mills was born in 1859 with Milroy Disease, which caused her legs to swell - and I mean, really swell! ... it was heavily advertised that her Father had provided a dowr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/06/fannie-mills-the-ohio-big-foot-girl/

Your Own Metro Station Sign.

You can create your own Paris Metro station (and much more) at Letter James....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/06/your-own-metro-station-sign/

The Pulls Really Want to be on the Amazing Race.

Andy and Lisa Pull want to get on the TV reality show The Amazing Race. I mean, really want to be on the show that they created an online petition drive!Normally, to get on the sho...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/05/the-pulls-really-want-to-be-on-the-amazing-race/

De Ponk's Printball Printer.

Bnjmn™ Gaulon (yes - that's how he spelled his name), Géraud de Bizien, and Karl Klomp of art group De Ponk made this ink jet printer from a paintball gun.Checkout Printball Printe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/05/de-ponks-printball-printer/

Go Topless (Sandal, That Is!)

From the website:Topless sandals stick to the bottom of your feet, but leave no residue on your feet when you take them off. The "stick" is guaranteed for a year, which is the typical...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/05/go-topless-sandal-that-is/

World's Longest Ear Hair.

What's up with India? Three out of three people with longest ear hair are Indians! Link to Radhakant's story | Link to Antony & BD's story...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/05/worlds-longest-ear-hair/

Man Changes Name to KentuckyFriedCruelty.com!

I can't say it better, folks: Deciding to make a statement every time he’s asked for or signs his name, a 19-year-old PETA staff member—formerly known as Chris Gar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/05/man-changes-name-to-kentuckyfriedcrueltycom/

Commuter Car Corp's Tango.

Meet the Commuter Car Corp's Tango. It's so small that it can perpendicular park, in a parallel parking space for regular cars! As far as performance goes, the Tango is no slouch. Since e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/05/commuter-car-corps-tango/

Soccer Parents Shocked When Swingers Booked Hotel for Party.

Soccer parents booked a hotel for Disney's Soccer Showcase and were shocked to find out that the hotel was also hosting an adult swingers New Year's Party at the same time. Th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/04/soccer-parents-shocked-when-swingers-booked-hotel-for-party/

Why Shooting Guns Into the Sky is Dangerous.

Ruby Cintron was watching a New Year's Eve fireworks when a stray .45-caliber bullet - shot by someone who fired into the sky to ring in the new year - struct her in the eye. Neighbors hea...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/04/why-shooting-guns-into-the-sky-is-dangerous/

Barbie: Secret Transgender Agenda?

Concerned Women for America or CWA, a conservative Christian group, is accusing Barbie of being part of a transgender movement. From the website: The iconic Barbie Doll has become anoth...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/04/barbie-secret-transgender-agenda/
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