I’ve seen one or two of these dapper dog pictures here and there online and I assumed they were Photoshopped. Not so. Here’s the behind the scenes story of Menswear Dog. You’ll like it. I guarantee it. Unleashed: Menswear Dog from Blue Chalk on Vimeo. And for cat people, here’s everyone’s favorite, The Cat In The Hat.
Art revisited
According to this, Norman Rockwell would have had a much easier painting if he had just waited until 2013. One minor detail: he died in 1978.
V=Video
What is it about humans and music? No other creatures on earth come close to the human ability to create music of seemingly infinite variety, from soothing classical and ambient music to ear-splitting classical and industrial music. Why do we make music? Here are some answers, provided in part by someone Augustans know quite well.
The Hump Day Hiatus! Here! Now!
Sure, to many of you today has that unmistakable Friday feel. It’s the end of your work week. But it’s actually still just Wednesday, time for the weekly Hump Day Hiatus. Today you have a choice: you can travel across this entire nation using only words by playing video #1. Or if you desire more adventurous travels to exotic, faraway …
It’s the PSA of the Week!
It has to be. Today is Tuesday, right? During the busiest travel week of the entire year, here is a very worthy reminder. BUCKLE UP! It could save your life. Happy motoring!
I Hate Monday
We stand at the brink of the mayhem of Shopping Season. Speaking as a person who’s married to someone who works in retail, I can tell you the average retail worker would like EVERY shopper to read EVERY word that follows. not that it will probably do any good. If you can’t read them all, perhaps #2 and #14 are …
Church of the Infinite Chasm
We get hundreds of letters each week. We picked a typical letter from the mailbag this week. It comes from Mrs. Gladys Bundlebee of Brownsville, Texas. Obviously she’s one happenin’ granny. She writes, “Dear Church of the Infinite Chasm: I love your name. Where did you come up with such a clever name? Sincerely, Gladys Bundlebee.” Thank you for asking, …
Thanks, Paul Harvey.
Actually, I like his version a little better. You know, “So God made a farmer.” But this one is still good, too. WARNING: Not recommended if you’re dyslexic.
50 years ago
Everyone of a certain age and above is playing eyelid movies today, replaying the events in their lives 50 years ago today. Like the Challenger explosion or September 11, it’s the kind of event that permanently etches itself into your memory banks. This creative compilation of sound clips and images put together by Steinski is old newsreels done video style.