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“Clothes of Summer” - Bacon is a Vegetable

June 25th, 2007 · No Comments

This is a story about a t-shirts and pig meat.

Now is a good time to mention another Brohemian on the web, installation artist Dave Borowski

He and I have an affinity for the flavor of bacon. So the other day, I saw this sticker on a car bumper:

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click me!

A little bit of internet searching and I discovered a web comic, Diesel Sweeties, that spawned said bumper sticker and t-shirt. give it a read. You’ll be glad you did.

While you are out there, check out Dave’s website: http://www.rot8tor.org/

(Via Diesel Sweeties.)

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Welcome to my Study: WATCH!

June 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Previously, I blogged about Dyna Moe’s site Nobody’s Sweetheart. Well, here’s another grand concoction from her and Mitch Magee.

The latest bit Welcome to My Study has been garnering lots of kudos.

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They Call Her Nobody’s Sweetheart

June 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s a site I’ve been reading for a while. At nobodyssweetheart.com, designer, improvisor, director and anime fan Dyna Moe displays her skillz.

In keeping with our informal “Clothes of Summer” segment, Ms. Moe has posted some of her own t-shirt designs on her blog.

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To round out this post, check out some of her short videos. Cakey and My Wife, the Ghost are hilarious.

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Microsoft Surface AKA BIg-Ass Table

June 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Why get a portable iPhone when you can get a Big-Ass Table from Microsoft?

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Short-Armed and Dangerous

June 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Continuing with our informal “Clothes of Summer” segment. Here’s a new design from graphic artist and brohemian Simon O’Reilly.

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Much more of Simon’s work can be seen and purchased at Skunkophilia.com

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T-Shirt Honesty

June 20th, 2007 · Comments Off

Nothing speaks the truth better than when the truth is spanning across your chest. Take this t-shirt for example:

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In our little Latte Nation, nobody holds more sway than Mr. Sippy. He, along with his other T-shirt friends are available at Unicorn Burger.

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Photographic Hipocrisy: Nick Ut, Exactly 35 Years Later

June 18th, 2007 · No Comments

I came across this photojounalistic tidbit: Photo Jounalist Nick Ut took this iconic photo from the vietnam War 35 years ago:

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Now, 35 years ago TO THE DAY. Mr. Ut takes this picture of heiress Paris Hilton.

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I don’t know how Mr. Ut chooses his assignments, but this seems to illustrate the decay of mainstream journalism…

State of the Art: Nick Ut, Exactly 35 Years Later: “http://stateoftheart.popphoto.com”

Godammit, I’m Mad! » Blog Archive » The Real Tragedy of Paris Hilton: “Godammit, I’m Mad!”

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Twenty Things You Should Know About Corporate Crime

June 15th, 2007 · Comments Off

AlterNet: Twenty Things You Should Know About Corporate Crime: “Did you know that corporate crime inflicts far more damage on society than all street crime combined? This and 19 more amazing facts about the state of corporations in America.”

(Via Digg.)

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Get Peel. It’s Appealing!

June 12th, 2007 · Comments Off

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Peel is a great little app that is an RSS reader for mp3 blogs. Mp3 blogs are also known as musicblogs or audioblogs. In these blogs the music creator uploads filesand makes them available via the interweb.

Check out Peel for free now.

http://www.getpeel.com/

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Cookin’ up Some Fried Chicken

June 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Phew! What happened here!? I’m updating the site to wordpress 2.2. Fortunately, I backed up the ENTIRE BLOG. I’ll be bring back the pieces shortly.

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