http://akuse.com/Blog Purple thoughts on random topics. Politics, Current affairs, Design, Lifestyle, Architecture, Transportation, This n That Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:20:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shoes & bags of another persuasion from Michel Tcherevkoff. More at source. http://akuse.com/Blog/flowershoes/ Talk about having it your way! Burger King's latest ad campaign by Munich agency Start. Original captions from the agency included below each pic. Click on pictures to enlarge. At Burger King we're extremely serious about controlling the quality of our ingredients. That's why we examine everything. Thoroughly. At ... http://akuse.com/Blog/burgerking/ http://akuse.com/Blog/genes/ Buffalo Bill: not that amused Hand over the Mozza & nobody get 'urt! This just in via Ananova News: A group of Italian policemen have been busted for mozzarella bribes (demanding money is so old hat) in Campagnia, a region famous for its mozzarella cheese. According ... http://akuse.com/Blog/bufala/ You know you want to. A few fine specimens from the Rado Ceramica Chronograph Jubilé collection. As restyled by Jasper Morrison. http://akuse.com/Blog/rado/   Musically inspired sculpture by Philippe Guillerm http://akuse.com/Blog/guillerm/ If you like naked design, you'll love this. An eye-catching execution of old plus new school approach, this design of this mechanical artifact was inspired by naval elements. Created by Jean-François Ruchonnet of Cabestan. Available in 3 tones of gold and platinum. Limited edition ... http://akuse.com/Blog/cabestan/ Revealing reasoning on why *nothing* is being done about the unfolding tragedy in Burma (via Znet): The image was stunning: tens of thousands of saffron-robed Buddhist monks marching through the streets of Rangoon [also known as Yangon], protesting the military dictatorship of Burma. The monks marched in front of the home ... http://akuse.com/Blog/burma/ "Autumn" (1573 AD) Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimboldi; 1527-1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating portraits using alternation represention; he used objects like plants, animals, books, pots, etc. to create a likeness of the subject. Born in Milan, he eventually became court portraitist (as well as court decorator, ... http://akuse.com/Blog/arcimboldo/ From National Geographic peeps comes a great multimedia piece on alternative energy. "Biofuels Compared" interactively illustrates how emerging biofuels size up and the benefits and costs of producing each one. It also shows comparison of each source's greenhouse gas emissions and energy balance (ratio of the amount of ... http://akuse.com/Blog/biofuels-compared/