This & That, Ceci et Cela

One artist's dark take on how the Beijing 2008 Olympics got its logo (via VincentChow).

 

 

 

This picture gallery installed on a Moscow metro line provides an interesting enhancement to public transportation, ...

"Tangram" shelving from Italian outfit Lago. Tangram is the name of the historic Chinese puzzle (???; Pinyin: q? qi?o b?n; literally "seven boards of cunning" [Wiki]) which consists of 7 geometric pieces ...

Hotel Bellechasse (Paris) gets redone by Christian Lacroix.� Results: Something for everyone; from surrealistically scrumptious to coolly modern.

 

James Brown ain't got nothin' on this! . The video above shows "Le sex machine" from the Staff Benda Bilili, workers of the zoo in Kinshasa, Congo (West Africa). Part of a larger collective produced by Belle Kinoise. The band is currently involved in a legal ...

A polar bear chews through an ice block containing food at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo as Japan sweats through a heatwave (BBC).

You can always tell those city slicker bears apart from their country cousins. Here, Japanese hepcat Tigger San exhibits his sophisticated leanings by ...

The BBC reports that Last month Fifa decided to prohibit international tournaments and World Cup qualifying matches anywhere above 2,500m (8,200ft). The decision, which affects many South American nations, has been seen as an insult in Bolivia. ... Bolivian President Evo Morales has snubbed Fifa's ban on high-altitude football matches by playing ...

Bombardier wants you to extend your off-road experience to on-road traveling.� Why 3-wheels?� They say its a "balance of performance and peace of mind" which might be stage-speak for baby-boomers too scared of 2-wheelers, but hey; its still a fairly slick looking ride.� Features include ABS and traction control, and it will be available this fall for USD $15000 and ...

These days, merely bottled water won't do. Re-affirm your commitment to the blinged out lifestyle while keeping one up on the Joneses. Let's face it; Evian, Pellegrino, et al are just too pedestrian to be seen chillin' up in your frigidaire...

Excellent advice from Nolo on why you may be better off investing your time and money elsewhere: 1. Questionable profitability. Most franchisers do not provide much information to potential franchisees regarding earnings possibilities, making it difficult to assess how lucrative investment in the company could be. Even the franchisers who do supply this information usually give only average sales figures and profits before expenses are deducted, numbers that aren’t very ...