Author: Tony M.

Di Fara Pizza Documentary

Many New Yorkers will tell you that Dom DeMarco makes the best pizza in the world. It's more than a pizza. It's art. The Best Thing I Ever Done by MargaretEmily MacKenzie examines not the pizza but the man behind the pizza. Dom DeMarco is a little fraction of the mosaic that is the fabric of New York City. He relies on his senses to make pizza, he is driven by instinct. These little pieces define a people within a great cosmopolitan sea of bodies that wash up at Dom's door to taste a piece of the past on a crust of bread.

Curt Swan Face Expression Sheet

Curt Swan was the definitive Superman artist for DC Comics for many years. For three decades he penciled Superman and defined Superman to the height of his popularity. In 1986 he was unceremoniously dumped by the company that he put on the map with his one-man show. He was the true DC artist and still to this day the impact from the characters he drew still live on. The Superman face expression sheet truly distinguishes the scope of his art.

The Marriage of Past and Present: iPhone

When you hear an iPhone ring, the retro ring evokes in your brain of an old fashioned phone. Why not up the ante and go totally retro and marry the past with the present with this retro handset phone. via-make Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see […]

Gastrotypographicalassemblage

More than meets the eye. Gastrotypographicalassemblage is a celebration of typography. Nested in the cafeteria in Eero Saarinen’s CBS Building, Gastrotypographicalassemblage is a 35 feet (11 m) wide by 8.5 feet (2.6 m) designed by Lou Dorfsman. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d […]

Native Trees of Canada

Autumn is the best time of the year to admire the majestic trees of Canada. New York City native Leanne Shapton is an illustrator of the latest Drawn And Quarterly book simply called, Native Trees of Canada. The book of paintings examines some of Canada’s well known trees. Preview>> Tony M.If this article made you […]

Inflatable Van Gogh: Starry Night

You now have the chance to acquire your very own Starry Night in the form of an inflatable Van Gogh painting. Yes, you heard it right—a painting in a can!

Things Organized Neatly

There are two types of people. Some live in chaos and others in a world where things are neatly organized.

Free Pumpkin Templates

Your Jack-O-Lantern doesn’t have to be boring. Still one of the cheapest way to celebrate Halloween. Your imagination is the best tool to carve out your Halloween motif. Here are some free Halloween templates. Don’t forget to roast the pumpkin seeds, the best part of the whole process. Howling wolf pumpkin template Obama pumpkin template […]

Madless Men Sunday One

A weekly Sunday look at the 60’s advertising age. Since Mad Men went off the air till next season, here is a way to celebrate the series with week one. Salem cigarettes. The halcyon days when one could smoke just about anywhere. For some reason the image of a witch burning is encrusted in my […]

The Trashcan Stormtrooper

While hitting the local Halloween stores I was amazed at the prices of costumes. The variety was not impressive. The boys section is littered with the most imaginative selection. The girls section, there are only two sections. The baby section and costumes too risky for young girls. I guess you could say most costumes are […]

Nuts for Nutella

Either you like or hate Nutella. The Italian secret recipe of the hazelnut-based spread is a European standard in many homes. — The amount of Nutella produced worldwide in one day is equivalent to nearly three times the weight of the Statue of Liberty. — More than 70 million hazelnuts are used worldwide each day […]

Life-Size Monopoly House

From Lego houses to Monopoly houses, people are building the craziest things out there. An Te Liu the now Toronto native from Taiwan built his Monopoly house from industrially manufactured materials. Guess he has a monopoly on these houses. The title of this work is called, Title Deed. via-ignant Tony M.If this article made you […]