Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
1. Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin: Wunderbuzz presents the whimsical, sexy and avant-garde photographs. NSFW Warning: Boobies
2. F%#$ Yeah Narwhals!: This tumbler blogs present everything you can imagine on narwhals in all their grand, horny glory.
3. Diane von Furstenberg Presents Madame de Staël’s “The First Modern Woman”: DVF sponsors one of her favorite novels for free over Daily Lit through January. Read up!
4. Tabitha Simmons Shoe Collection: Garance Dore presents Tabitha Simmons’ (the fashion director for American Vogue) brand spanking new shoe collection. Try not to drool on the monitor.
5. Save Your Logo: The Lacoste crocodile, the Puma puma – companies love associating their branding with animals, animals that get no ROYALTIES! All that is now changing with Save Your Logo, that allows companies represented by a plant or animal in their logo to contribute to the conservation of that species. Now, I just hope they don’t get reamed by the tax man.
6. 5 (Happy Little) Things You Didn’t Know About Bob Ross: Who was the man behind the “happy little clouds”? Ethan Trex unveils some curious and surprising facts about the man who introduced America to the fan brush.
7. Shark-Bite Cesarean: I know you aren’t going to believe me, but it’s EXACTLY what it sounds like. Yeah. Nom.
Finally, In honor of Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary, Ella Morton interviewed our favorite blue muppet, Cookie Monster, about the origin of “om nom nom nom nom” and his patented cookie-eating method (via Serious Eats):
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First off, I <3 Bob Ross. And yay for a clip with Frank Oz doing Cookie, not David Rudman. (Don’t you love that I know this kind of thing?)
It’s precisely why i love you!
lol happy little clouds! I had not idea about Bob Ross, what an interesting man! And how fascinating is that shark cesarean, it’s crazy how wildlife works. Great post!
Um, link no.4 is not working right. Apart from that, great links this week !
Kitty: Thanks!
Eternal: Sheesh, I really need to start proofing these. Fixed, thanks!
Thanks for the sharing! Your blog actually helped me.
You’re Welcome, WaffeIn!
I know your secret too! I look at commenting in this way – since I’m relatively new to blogging, I always thought from the beginning that it was a two-way medium, where someone is starting a conversation that invites interaction, so I picked up the habit right away. In contrast, I’d think if some folks never commented when they first ventured into the blogosphere, it would be more difficult to jump in down the road (i.e. not a habit). Nevertheless, I agree with you on your last statement