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Dress cute wherever you go…

David Waterston — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:45:06 +0000

If you already have your limited edition Converse/Clash shoes and Sex Pistols oven gloves you’re probably at a loss about what to do with your discretionary income.

Well, fret no more…

“Another boring scarf? More mittens? We’re not gonna take it! And neither should you! Pretty in Punk salutes counterculture fashion with 25 entirely original designs inspired by fashion icons Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano, and punk legends. Indulge your girly side with the Ready Steady Go mini skirt, rebel with Feel the Pain wrist cuffs, or channel your inner rock star with the very same Mohawk hat Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore wears on stage. Whether you’re new to knitting or a veteran desperately seeking patterns with an edge, you’ll find projects here for every mood and every genre. With step-by-step instructions, helpful technical illustrations and intarsia graphs, plus high-fashion photos of all the finished projects, Pretty in Punk is the only authority on anti-authority knitting.”

“The only rule is don’t be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.” – Paris Hilton

“Pretty in Punk” (amazon.com)
“Pretty in Punk” free download (freshwap.com)
“Oh, I thought you’d just made them up.” – the official Clash / Converse shoe (blogspot.com)
“26 Punk Knits” (amazon.com)

Too late for tears

David Waterston — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:47:53 +0000

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #16

David Waterston — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:13:26 +0000

“Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the former.”

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Online (westegg.com)
“Nearly everything related to Einstein on the web.”

Furball

David Waterston — Wed, 16 May 2007 23:30:46 +0000

As today is apparently “Ascension Day” it seems appropriate to commemorate the life (and death) of the Nazerine with this picture of the plate that currently illuminates my kitchen wall:

Depicting, as it does, “The Life of Christ in Cats”, this beautiful, 19cm diameter masterpiece of the plate makers art always makes me smile and, occasionally, even strikes me as being almost reverentially spiritual (in a Serrano “Piss Christ” sort of way).

Definitely the best thing Viz magazine ever produced.

Can you kill someone with crystals?

David Waterston — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:14:32 +0000

The second half of a 15-minute segment from the BBC TV program “The Bullshit Detective” that exposes so-called “crystal healing”.

“The Bullshit Detective: Crystal Healing Part 1” (youtube.com)
Penn and Teller “Bullshit” (youtube.com)
A great selection of extracts from P & T’s fraud and stupidity exposing series.

This is the truth

David Waterston — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:17:30 +0000

Despite having “a new found faith in Christianity” (generally the kiss of death to any kind of creativity), Peter Howson, “Scotland’s greatest living painter” ™ has now managed to produce a triumvirate of highly pleasing paintings of my favourite celebrity idiot and orphan botherer, the graceless Madonna. As can be seen from the extract above, also featuring her equally boorish husband (referred to here by Howson as ‘Ogre’), he has succinctly and expertly captured the repulsive allure of the “golden couple”.

“Madonna has bad brush with artist” (timesonline.co.uk)
Peter Howson Official Website (peterhowson.net)
“Howson slams ‘conveyor belt’ artists” (scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com)
Flowers East Gallery, London (flowerseast.com)
Features images of all paintings in the collection “Acheron and other works”.

Previously:

Constant shallowness leads to evil

Historical note: “Scotland’s greatest living painter” was actually born in England.

As if it mattered

David Waterston — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:15:38 +0000

“Brits will on average be enjoying over 3.5 eggs each over the Easter weekend alone. But over a quarter don’t know why handing them out symbolises the birth of Jesus…”

Somerfield Supermarket press release

“Store gets egg on its face over Christ’s Easter ‘birth’” (timesonline.co.uk)

We are fam-i-lee

David Waterston — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:02:55 +0000

“You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something.
Nowadays everybody’s crazy.”
Charles Manson

Image source: Nick Bougas (unpopart.org)

No, please, no more.

Obedience

David Waterston — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:34:47 +0000

“Strip-Searched by Her Boss: Inside a bizarre and disturbing hoax.“

An 11-minute video extract from ABC News 20/20 program.

Rita Cosby Live & Direct 5th June, 2006 Transcript (msnbc.msn.com)
“The Human Behaviour Experiments” (PDF: prisonexp.org)

It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid

David Waterston — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:03:19 +0000