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Apr 06, 2011 The illustrations of Felix Lorioux

by Chibi

Felix Lorioux was one of France’s best loved artists, but he was a humble, quiet man who did little to promote himself beyond his home country. He was born in 1872 and began as a fashion designer. But his childlike sense of wonder led him to a career as a children’s book illustrator. Walt Disney...

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Apr 06, 2011 Tigers On Surfboards

by kevin

Via ...

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Apr 06, 2011 Simple Life Manhattan: A 90-Square-Foot Microstudio

by kevin

Via The Presurfer ...

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Apr 05, 2011 F**k yeah, prettycolors.tumblr.com

by Chibi

A screen capture of the archives at prettycolors.tumblr.com....

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Apr 05, 2011 1785 Japanese block print of the world

by Chibi

Akitaya Naniwa's World Map. Japanese wood-block print. Made c. 1785. (via the Big Map Blog, where it is zoomable)...

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Apr 01, 2011 “Smile o MAKE!”

by Chibi

The televised campaign speech of Mac Akasaka, founder of the Smile Therapy Association and a candidate in the 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial race representing his own Smile Party (slogan: "Towards a Positive Tokyo!"). No subtitles, but given Akasaka's enthusiasm and a few keywords you should be able to grasp the thrust of his campaign: A smile can take...

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Apr 01, 2011 Albert Einstein at the beach. In sandals.

by Chibi

from ThisIsNotPorn.net (via Vice)...

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Mar 30, 2011 Trisha Brown’s Walking on the Wall

by Chibi

Trisha Brown's dance "Walking on the Wall" (1971) is performed daily at London's Barbican through May 22 as part of the Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown, Gordon Matta-Clark: Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s exhibition....

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Mar 30, 2011 Genki Sudo’s World Order

by Chibi

The latest from Genki Sudo, the retired mixed martial artist/kickboxer-cum-techno singer, and his dance performance unit World Order: smooooth as usual. The unprecedented disasters unfolding in Japan; earthquakes, tsunami, and nuclear explosions, will somehow change things to come. And to send my message about this, I have expressed it here with WORLD ORDER. These disasters can be interpreted as a turning...

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Mar 30, 2011 Shonen Jump and other manga free online in wake of quake

by Chibi

Due to distribution issues in the wake of the Tohoku quake and its aftermath, the March 14th issue of the massively popular manga Shonen Jump has been made available online for free until April 27 at Nico Nico Seiga (Mac) or Yahoo! Japan (Windows). (In Japanese, but should be easy to figure out.) Kodansha Comics Plus...