Author: Tony M.

Nomad Brush for the iPad

Is the Nomad Brush for the iPad about to put many mom and pop art stores out of business? Now what is the fun of not getting dirty when painting. The iPad is turning into an artistic tool for many. The Nomad Brush seems to be perhaps the first paintbrush stylus that can duplicate artistic […]

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Snoopy Dashboard

Eat your heart out Garfield, Snoopy is still top dog after all these years. A dashboard of Snoopy is never enough. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally […]

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Cloudy With A Chance Of Blackbirds

Many theories are abound on how hundred of blackbirds can fall from the sky to an untimely demise. From biblical to secret sonar technology, John Cuneo has his own idea why such things are happening. via-drawger Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love […]

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Montreal Strip Spelling Bee

Please check your spell checker at the door. The Honeysuckle Strip Spelling Bee held in Montreal is a bit like strip poker, if you misspell, you lose a third of your clothing. Three strikes and you are out. The audience is the winner when you lose. Here are the official rules. One by one, participants […]

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The Pioneers of American Industrial Design Stamps

The Post Office (USPS) is honoring the greatest industrial designers that shaped our daily lives. The things we use daily that we take for granted and some believe they were there forever. If not for these people we would still be peddling our cars like Fred Flintstone. The 12 stamps pay homage to the male […]

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Burlesque Paraphernalia

If you have not heard of Catalog No.439, it’s a good chance you were not alive when it came out. In the 30’s DeMoulin Bros. & Co. created a catalog of practical joke devices and oddities. Seems folks back then had a good sense of humor. You could buy the reprint book for nostalgic reasons […]

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Skiing Down Park Avenue in Manhattan

You must have a death wish if you plan to ski down Park Avenue in Manhattan. This daredevil incognito going by the pseudonym Scranga got his friends to tow him as he skied down Park Avenue at 40mph. This is taking ski lift to a whole new stratosphere. Tony M.If this article made you think, […]

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JakPak: Worst Product of 2010

If you plan to sleep in fear in the woods then the “tent you will travel jacket” is an ideal wrapping to make you a human pita for a wild bear in the woods. The JakPak is a jacket that turns into a tent. Even a hobo would not go near this walking disaster, a […]

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Detroit City Left in Ruins

Like something out of The Last Man on Earth or Logan’s Run, Detroit City once the pulse of the industrial machine of America is left in ruins. The city is on life support, sections left to decay as nature slowly takes back what man took away. Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre capture the abandonment of […]

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43 Million People Became Single on Facebook in 2010

Here is a staggering statistic, 43 million people changed their status as single on Facebook in 2010. Either Facebook is not really a sociable tool, or it’s an online square dance of changing partners. Has Facebook changed how we interact socially? (silly question) Maybe it’s making it too easy to exchange partners or be deceptive […]

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Roses Made From Post-It Notes

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, unless it is made from Post-it notes. Here is another way to impress your girlfriend with Post-it notes roses. Making a dozen of these might cost more than the actual bouquet. via-recyclart Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made […]

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