Natalie Irish Created Marilyn out of kisses

Artist Natalie Irish created this portrait of Marilyn Munroe with lipstick and many many kisses:

via Craft

My Potholes

My Potholes is a really fun photo series using potholes in various cities.

Marwencol (Documentary)

Marwencol is an astonishing documentary. The subject is great. Even more amazing is the director's ability to let the story reveal itself. Everyone should see this film.

Advanced Style

Ari Cohen's wonderful blog, Advanced Style, definitely gives me something to aspire to.

Candy Chang: Before I Die

Check out Candy Chang's brilliant art piece: Before I Die

World of Geekcraft

My friend Paul from Dudecraft made this awesome Day the Earth Stood Still toolbox and it's included in the new book, World of Geekcraft!

Minimalist Muppets by Eric Slager

Kinda in love with these:


by Eric Slager

Drunk History: Oney Judge's story as told by Jen Kirkman

This is my favorite episode of Drunk History so far:

Beatboxing Flute "Peter and the Wolf"

As a kid I nearly wore out our LP of "Peter and the Wolf." Here it is beautifully re-imagined by Greg Patillo.

Grandma's Superhero Therapy

Sacha Goldberger's 91-year-old grandmother was feeling depressed. To cheer her up, he suggested that they dress her up and take a series of outrageous photographs. The results are fantastic.
I'm absolutely in love.

From original post in My Modern Met.

Banksy Halloween costume.

George Schnakenberg's Halloween costume was amazing.

The Fringe Benefits of Failure

JK Rowling's commencement speech at Harvard is a great touchstone.

"We touch other people's lives simply by existing." 

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

Read the transcript here.

City Lax: An Urban Lacrosse Story (Documentary)

I absolutely love City Lax - it's a surprising story with great characters and wonderfully directed.



Full disclosure: My sister-in-law is the Director. Of course, I gain nothing but loss of reputation and risk losing your trust if I give a review I don't believe in. And I'm not the only one praising this film.

IDEO: The Future of the Book

There IDEO goes again, making my dreams come true...


The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

Wheel Number

mesmerizing and gorgeous


wheel number from E and M-P on Vimeo.

Stephen King: On Writing

This is the first Stephen King book I've read. And I'm loving it. Really nuts-and-bolts advice for writers interwoven with an interesting autobiography.

On Amazon.

Cute Girl Has A Catchy Dance

Good one.
Off to dance now.

Cleary & Harding: We No Speak Americano

watch. love. repeat.

Lego Fireflies: Owl City

Two kids (ages 11 & 13) made this without any help and surprised their dad with it. Astonishing! Let's hear it for fostering creativity!

Art by Andrea Dorfman

This goes out to all artists and the artistically inclined - a sweet ditty fo those times we doubt if it's worth it or doubt we can do what we're called to do.