Collections and compilations. People Who Buy Glass Houses, a Slate piece on the ongoing fascination with the icons of modernism as some kind of monetary, rather than cultural, investment. At the turn of the century, Peter Palumbo sold the Farnsworth House for a sizeable profit, largely on the strength of the house's iconic status. This set a precedent that other structures from the era have ultimately failed to follow. See Architecture for Sale if you're feeling brave.

I love my life the way it is. What if you didn't scratch the scratch cards? A project (deliberately) full of unfulfilled potential / a set of magazine covers, old and new. See also Magtastic Blogsplosion, a new weblog devoted to print design by Andrew Losowsky. See also Losowsky's Ling Magazine / related, read magazines online at Issuu. There are lots and lots of magazines in the world (see montage above) / is sweatshop-style Chinese art resold through websites like this?

10 ways to make an iPhone killer, by Lorbus. See also his tumblr / Yes and Not Yes / Kiddie Records, a treasure trove of old school children's music (via me-fi) / a list of London's Michelin starred restaurants / Lunch with Front Studio. When architects also cook / French Book Covers, a weblog / seen everywhere, but worthwhile: Hugh Crawford's life in Polaroids, via Coudal / You Suffer. Genius.

The New Illustrated Library of Science and Invention, a book cover series / all about the PillCam internal video camera system / Low-tech magazine, 'doubts about technology', or simply another way into the retro fetish / Chrome, new art at tmn. A final flowering for automotive erotica, now that the four-wheel-drive American dream seems to be in the process of driving off a cliff. Lashings of schadenfreude all round.

Toronto Tower Renewal, a Canadian respose to the type of fiasco Britain has with Robin Hood Gardens / images from the New York Historical Society, as well as a bucketful of images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (official site) / Fareed Suheimat paints copies in oils / Left Coast Classics sells old cars (including the wonderful Jerrari) and catalogues them comprehensively on flickr.

All about the early years of Dungeons and Dragons, plus a riposte arguing we should take it more seriously / photos of TV (thanks Brian for both) / Colour Lovers, picking up palettes from popular culture / The Samba, huge VW fansite, including an archive of press imagery from the 50s and 60s / many flickr sets, mostly automotive / via kottke, London's Lost Rivers at Strange Maps.

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