While sites such as Ohdeedoh are wonderful for nursery inspiration and exposure to baby/kid-oriented furniture and decor, it's no secret that the majority of the stuff they feature are...
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This year's QI Annual includes an awesome cartoon by Justin Pollard, John Lloyd and Stevyn Colgan: IKEA's instructions for the iconic prehistoric monument. I love the caption at the bottom, which reads: Important! Ensure all components are free from mud, dung and evil spirits before assembly. Wear appropriate safety equipment (spear, flint knife etc.) in the event of bears. Small parts are not included. If plagued by demons or suffering from pestilence, seek advice from a druid before attempting assembly. May contain quartz. Also, it seems as though the crucial ingredients are a magician and some beer. Enjoy! Via Flavorwire....
Continue readingSeoulBeats writes: There was a great story about Kpop and how it is becoming a legitimate global force in the music industry on Monocle, an hour long show about international news, culture, and design run by the same team that runs the magazine of the same name for Bloomberg. Based in London, the show’s hosts talked to entertainment industry leaders about the impact that Kpop is making around the world utilizing the power of social media. It’s definitely worth watching, check it out below. I encourage anyone with an interest in KPop and/or Korean culture and its heavy foray into social media and the web (eg, it's only via an online vote that Rain would win an MTV Movie Award) to watch this ~15...
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I'm not sure exactly why, but this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest didn't seem to be as good as the previous years. While there is no doubt that Blake Griffin's winning dunk was impressive, it just seemed too gimmicky and a bit over-the-top. Anyhow, I happened upon a neat visualization that lists all the slam dunks from the contest's history, complete with the scores and video. Head on over to Hoopism to re-live some of the best dunks in NBA history, including Michael Jordan's classic from 1988 and "Vinsanity"'s resurrection of the contest in 2000 after a 2-year hiatus. (Unfortunately, Nate Robinson's 2010 dunk over Superman himself, Dwight Howard, is not available.) Via Flowing Data....
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It has now been exactly one week since we started sleep-training Claire. Although we haven't made any miraculous changes to her sleeping habits, her sleeping has certainly gotten better. Starting Friday, she has started to take at least 1+ hour nap per day and only protests napping in her crib about 20% of the time. This is a remarkable improvement from only napping 30 minutes at a time and flat-out refusing to sleep in the crib during the day (she would only nap in her swing). Her nighttime sleep continues to stay consistent with about 3 wakings per night. Since she is almost 5 months old (21 weeks this Thursday), I have been told that we can start to try for 2...
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