A box of pencils. The carbon in each is from the cremated remains of a person—whose name is inscribed on the pencil. The pencil sharpener is in the box, which accumulates the shavings (cremains). I think it’s pretty neat.
From designer/artist Nadine Jarvis
Via Signal vs. Noise
And the sweet soundtrack. Unbelievable Can Throwing Skills.
My favorite comes at 0:59.
The New Yorker celebrates two remarkable politicians from Illinois:
I realize it’s time to just let Sarah and Joe (the Plummer) fade into trivia questions, but this is pretty incredible. I don’t know how Palin comes back in 2012.
$40,000 for Todd Palin. That’s in addition to the 150k already reported.
B/c I don’t have much else to say.
Here are two words that come together in an unpleasant way to describe a food that I want nothing to do with:
Butter braid
Anyone else experience queasiness at this phrase? What about it is so awful? I mean, I like pastries as much as the next blogger, but for some reason, butter braid threatens to let loose the contents of my stomach.
While I really hope your child raises enough money to go on his soccer trip, I will not be buying anything called a “butter braid.”