Category Archives: ephemera

Floating

Posted on May 23, 2013 by things magazine

San Remo Brochure, 1932, by Mario Puppo, at paper graphic design from the 1920s to the 1970s / flying around the Futurist visions of Antonio Sant’Elia (via BlenderArtists) / Aortica Magazine, via Magpile / another new magazine, Special Request / … Continue reading →

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Ballgame rituals

Posted on May 13, 2013 by things magazine

Baseball Magic, ‘George Gmelch Gmelch shows that magical ritual, taboos, and fetishes surround aspects of baseball that are least predictable, thus most likely to challenge human control.’ There is a taboo against crossing bats, against permitting one bat to rest … Continue reading →

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Soupy twist

Posted on March 15, 2013 by things magazine

There are many gems at Bonhams’ upcoming Aviation and Space History Sale in New York, including ephemera, artefacts, historic photos and stunning imagery. A selection: signed image of the Mercury Capsule, Soviet surface-to-air missile engine (‘apparently unfired’) / Wally Schirra … Continue reading →

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Growing ideas

Posted on February 7, 2013 by things magazine

Elaborate paper sculptures by Li Hongbo / Spacebus, to ‘be used for launching medium satellites and as a general-purpose launch vehicle, but its main use would be for transporting tourists and supplies to and from space hotels.’ / Mars One, … Continue reading →

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Up, up and away

Posted on January 30, 2013 by things magazine

Where the Viper Gets Its Vroom, an essay of ‘photographic illustrations’ by Brett Beyer on the modern American auto plant, in this case Chrysler’s Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit. The NYT is touchy about the use of the term … Continue reading →

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On the right track

Posted on January 16, 2013 by things magazine

The ‘most murderous place in television crime drama is Cabot Cove, the fictional hometown of Jessica Fletcher from Murder, She Wrote. Fletcher was solving five cases a year in Cabot Cove, which CBS, who broadcast the programme, said had a … Continue reading →

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Photography, tumblrs and more

Posted on January 8, 2013 by things magazine

Meditations on Photographs: A Car on Fire at the Mall by JM Colberg: ‘The act of photographing, the gesture, has become part of our interaction with the world. You photograph just like you look. You know that you can never … Continue reading →

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Rockets and tubs

Posted on December 19, 2012 by things magazine

Benchmarking, ‘photographs from benches, seat level. Minimum to zero composition. The images are titled after the metal plaque inscriptions. A continuous project.’ (thanks Dai) / The City Is Here For You To Use: 100 easy pieces / The Original Prop … Continue reading →

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Long-term parking

Posted on December 18, 2012 by things magazine

Seb Lee-Delisle is a digital designer / the top 10 most expensive turntables. We’ve always wondered what kind of music audiophiles actually listen to, and whether or not there’s a rarified world of ultra-highly produced music that is somehow leaps … Continue reading →

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Something for the commute

Posted on December 1, 2012 by things magazine

The origins of the Grumman Goose (above): ‘In 1936, a group of wealthy residents of Long Island, including E. Roland Harriman, approached Grumman and commissioned an aircraft that they could use to fly to New York City’ / Majestic Plumage, … Continue reading →

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