Here are five things which grabbed our attention this month – as chosen by Elly following a chocolate mousse.
They wanted what is possible only once: the now
A collection of photographs of tube televisions the moment they are switched off, by Stephan Tillmans. Surprisingly beautiful.
http://butdoesitfloat.com/1204628/They-wanted-what-is-possible-only-once-the-now
Hook Chas Up
Man outsources his future wife. Just be careful he doesn’t kill you in the bath and wear your skin.
http://www.hookchasup.com
Pica Pic
I’m really sorry in advance if this disrupts your entire day, but this site has archives old electronic handheld games… AND you can actually play them.
http://www.pica-pic.com/
Not Another Bill
Sick of getting bills through the post? Sign up to this service, and get surprise gifts instead. Lovely idea.
http://www.notanotherbill.com
Bears don’t wear wetsuits – eBay auction
The most fantastic ebay auction you will ever read raises $8,999 for Japan.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160559216667#ht_913
Internet Archive Wayback Machine
Way back machine lets you take websites back in time to their earliest iteration. For example, this is what apple.com looked like way back in 1997. How far the internet has come!
http://replay.waybackmachine.org/19970404064352/http://www.apple.com/
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