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Navigators - A Take & Lukid collaboration

NEW MAGAZINE OUT...

There is a new music/ lifestyle magazine out. Free-Rein friends 'WE ARE...' have been asked to contribute a regular double page for each issue. So look out for 'data reduction' pages. The WE ARE... double page features mini interviews with Cherrystones, Gaslamp Killer and Ras G as well as contributed illustrations by Manuel Kalmanovitz of Las Malas Amistades. Go purchase the new and first issue.

Upload your Polaroids to POLANOID.NET

POLANOID are aiming to build the biggest Polaroid-picture-collection of the planet to celebrate the magic of instant photography.

go have a look.

Artist throws herself at men.

The Year In Pictures interviews Lilly McElroy, an artist who takes photographs of herself literally throwing herself at men. Apart from all the heavy gender-socio-dynamo analysis these images inspire, they're also just fun to look at. Whee! I started the project by placing an ad on Craigslist looking for men who would meet me at bars blind date style and let me literally throw myself at them. This worked fairly well, but limited the # of photos I could take. Now , I go to bars with a friend/photographer and approach men who are physically larger than I am. Link(Thanks, Susannah Breslin!)

RIP "Curry Hell" restaurateur

Abdul Latif, beloved owner of the Ruplai Restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne, has died at age 52. He was famous for his kindness (he offered free meals for five years to British soldiers who served in Iraq) as well as his "world's hottest curry," called Curry Hell. From an advertisement: (Click on thumbnail for enlargement) Anyone finishing the full portion of Curry Hell will not be charged for that dish. He or she will also be presented with a certificate of achivement. Anyone failing to finish the portion will be charged £6.95 for the dish. Should anyone die in the attempt, the cost of the dish will be incurred by the next of kin." Mr. Latif and his establishment will not be responsible if your arsehole falls out the bottom of your trouser legs after eating Curry Hell. If you have tried Curry Hell, please tell us about it in the comments. Link(Via Nothing To Do With Arbroath) From Boing Boing

Pasta & Parmesan all-in-one tool

Swedish housewares company Sagaform has named this consolidated pasta powerhouse for the food it treats. In and of itself, Pasta & Parmesan measures servings, grates cheese, and grabs a hold of slippery noodles for your perfect pasta plating pleasure. The multitasking utensil, designed by Swedish design firm Transformer, will be made available in stores and on Sagaform's internet catalog in February/March. From Core 77

Kako Ueda's lacy, buggy, birdy papercuts

Artist Kako Ueda makes beautiful, complex, lacy papercuts worked with insect and bird motifs. I just lost myself in the gallery of Ueda's work. Link (via Craft)

Angular attic staircase

This low-cost attic staircase was built out of stacked pine boxes, filling a space too narrow for regular steps. Plenty steep but damned cool. Link (Thanks, Fipi Lele!) From Boing Boing

Introducing Electricbaby + Rinzen Collective

Rinzen is the latest feature artist in Electricbaby's line of design-forward laptop sleeves and accessory bags. Also, be sure to have a look at their Bass laptop sleeves, quilted urban style in 5 colors. www.electricbaby.com