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Do you like Downton Abbey? Take the Personality Quiz to see which character you are. Also, Watchin' Downton. Yes, I did just link to that. Brooklyn artist Iviva Olenick embroiders anecdotes from her dating escapades. (via tmagazine) Type n Walk (via Apartment Therapy) The third series of Sh*t Fashion Girls Say (filmed during New York Fashion Week) WSJgraphics: infographic showing 43% of unemployed people have been out of a job for 27 weeks or longer. Damn. Google: how to Turn off search history personalization People as Pixels Happy weekend! Eat, drink, and be merry. See you back here on Monday.

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How Companies Learn Your Secrets I'm planning on remodeling my kitchen to look like this. "The stupor of alcohol, like the haze of the early morning, makes it harder for us to ignore those unlikely thoughts and remote associations that are such important elements of the imagination." Why Being Sleepy and Drunk Are Great for Creativity Bonsai Architectures and Pebble-Infrastructures Finished Unfinished Oil-Paintings by Colin Chillag (via Design You Trust) Tumblr full of TED QUOTES All sorts of great vintage furniture/miscellany: Modern 50 Zed Nelson's Love Me (via ) Have a lovely weekend!

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Holy what the what? Domino Magazine is planning a comeback? This is the best news ever. Cool new address book for Mac: Cobook A good reminder. For the love of all that is holy...don't send novels over the Internets. Craziness. Turn a Dropbox folder into a Blog. Scriptogr.am

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Anatomical Cross-Sections Made with Quilled Paper by Lisa Nilsson. (via Colossal) A record player that plays slices of wood: YEARS by Bartholomäus Traubeck Albino hummingbird! BUILD has made a staircase that looks pretty awesome AND it adheres to building code: Modern Stair Design. Also, be sure to check out their Ridiculous Stair Awards, as it's a sobering reminder that most kick ass staircases wouldn't pass inspection within the US of A. "If you study, wait, and then study again, the longer the wait, the more you’ll have learned after this second study session." -Wired:Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning…

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New York Public Library Turns its 19th Century Photo Collection Into 3D Animated GIFs... presumably to entice young things into its archives. fastcoexist.com: All The Food You Eat Is Why You’re Fat (But it’s not your fault.) Check out our own contributor Simon Yuen's work over at ADX Portland. The super huge toolbox is something else. Whoa: Drawingmachine by Eske Rex handdrawnquotes via @ecosalon Smart! Bind together a document with nothing more than a hole punch, rubberband and a paper clip: emmi.co.uk via Unconsumption Lists of Note via @presentcorrect Boohoo. Moss is closing. "Mr. Biesenbach was more amused than irritated.…

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Now, this is a lot, but there's some good ideas that are bound to come in handy: 101 New Uses for Everyday Things Gizmodo: Why SOPA Is Going to Screw Us All: The Video Clean up unnecessary email notifications: notification control via @nytimesbits Lionel Richie’s “Hello” made of mashed up film clips. Personalized Portraits: replaceface TED: Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0 (whether you're religious or not, there's value in listening to this) Hey, how about someone taking stills of actors staring straight into the camera? Thankfully, someone has: eye-contact.tumblr.com (via Its Nice That) NYTimes: The Rise of the New Groupthink…

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You can watch the full documentary film Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter over at PBS. minieco: Paper gems (+ templates) (via svpply) Oatmeal: Ten Words You Need To Stop Misspelling This iTree is a top-quality docking station made out of a tree trunk. Oh yeah, and it's $15 grand. Over at even*clevand: Brain Cox teaches Hamlet to a small child. This should be made into a dog toy. Seriously. Boner 01 Freaking amazing kite: Little Shining Man watch the video on vimeo (via todayandtomorrow) Make: "Taylor Veltrop created a controller for a NAO humanoid robot using…

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The year is starting off slow it seems, but it's probably just the post-holiday haze. Who would love colorful Duck Tape? Me, and probably you, that's who. Eva Zeisel, Ceramic Artist and Designer, Dies at 105 Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee. Time Video: Jeff Harris documented his life by taking a photograph every day for 14 years. Don't set goals, change your daily habits. (via The Do Lectures kindling) NYTimes: How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? Happy weekend to you. See you on Monday.

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Not a whole lot of links this week due to the holidays, but here's a few... Art “Remake” project Everyone's Mixtape NYTimes: Train your cat to walk on a leash Nine Lives, One Leash Remember The Burning House? Worth another visit. Italian artist Ivano Vitali knits and crochets yarn made from strips of newspapers and phone books. (via Unconsumption) Gorilla tickling: Scientists tickle animals to find laughter clues And, of course, here's wishing you a very Happy New Year! Have fun and stay safe, if at all possible. See you in 2012.

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Top 25 Funniest Autocorrects of DYAC. If you enjoyed those, they have a book: Damn You, Autocorrect!: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send, $11.19 Love this Geometric Holiday Garland from Blow Up!. So-amazing-yet-out-of-my-price-range Shadow bike stand. via bookofjoe Have you heard of this? Fancy Hands, personal assistants for everyone. TBD: Design a quilt panel for the (2015) Quilt. Cambridge Digital Library: Early Papers by Isaac Newton via @nytimesbits Gizmodo: Facebook Is Making Us Miserable Seriously easy DIY Recycled Sweater Scarf. Next week we'll be updating a few gift posts up until Wednesday, then we're taking a holiday…

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Breathtaking images: Detroit in ruins and The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011. So cute: Muppet Wall Decals via swissmiss Scout Regalia's Gingerbread Geodesic Dome Kit is neat. More geodesic-ry: DIY Geoball (via Bloesem) Infographic: This Is What 7 Billion Looks Like Why Sugar Makes Us Sleepy (And Protein Wakes Us Up) via @brainpicker You've seen this by now, but I have to include it: Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames Hay + cement, then +cow = Trufa by Anton García-Abril. Here's a video of it being made: La Trufa. How to: Make a DIY George Nelson-Inspired Outdoor Slat Bench (via…

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Over Thanksgiving, How the US Traveled, According to Foursquare. Kris sent me this link, a mini-custom-newspaper looks pretty neat: the Little Printer Inforgraphics for your (gmail) inbox: Unboxed via @designtaxi: the nicest place on the internet Forbes: How to be more interesting New Bees in NYC New holiday pillows from Build Your BLock Just a normal day... Leonardo's To-Do List Check out these Transcience mirrors. Nice. Classic Novels’ First Covers Have an enjoyable first-weekend-of-December. Hopefully you've started your holiday shopping, because it sucks to wait until the last minute.

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Daily Aphorisms THE APARTMENT presents A CONVERSATION ABOUT GENIUS AND PARENTHOOD with Orson Welles' first daughter. Who buys iPads? Apparently Rich, Male, Pet-Owning Geeks that eat orgainic food. Brainpickings: Terry Border's Bent Object of My Affection: The Twists and Turns of Love We've got a few guest 'Gift Idea' lists coming soon. Exciting! I like the idea of this: HOW TO PUT TIME MANAGEMENT IN ITS PLACE If you're lackluster in the present wrapping department, check out this woven paper gift topper. Fascinating (yes, fascinating) death masks online at Princeton University- it's worth a look, I promise. via Open Culture…

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Have we linked to this before? from the desk of... Bizarre: Sleeping Black Rhinos Are Hung from Helicopters in Wild Journey to a New Home Nice place with black/white palette, sliding things, a hidden tv, oh my: Vue sur le Ciel (via Plastolux) This is what I'll be reading later on today, except without a video camera and jazzy music: It’s Lonely in the Modern World It's interesting to see the machinery that produces the fiberglass shell chair: Modernica Acquires Fiberglass Shell Chair Equipment Arctic Plank upcycles used pallet wood for flooring, and it looks gooood (herringbone!)... as seen at…

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Speech in Action via @brainpicker Clever DIY Outdoor Succulent Planter made from concrete blocks over on AT. The Evolution of The Blogger (via directory B) The Kitten Covers via @dailycandy Own your own mirrored treehouse; it's now a Prefab. North American detail map of Flickr and Twitter locations by Eric Fischer (via Design You Trust) 16 year old builds tiny home to guarantee mortgage-free future. Impressive because of the kid's age, of course. Awe-some (said in sing-songy voice) Lighting Vest. (via swissmiss) Vintage Suitcase Drawers by James Plumb This is a great idea, but the design bothers me: Gadget For…

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Vacation happened these past few days, so the link list is short again: If you have a Facebook account this is worth checking out. So cool: Marbelous Wood (via tumblr) Scary: What Drinking, Smoking and Eating Too Much Will Do to Your Face For grammar questions, I find myself often clicking on Grammar Girl. The rules/suggestions are explained well. Really nice Filip Janssens geometric shelving seen over at Plastolux. Have a pleasant (okay, happy) Halloween.

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