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03 Sep 20:27
For Your Own Good: Two Minutes Of Puppies Sneezing
by Isha Aran
We all know that baby pandas are the greatest cute sneezers of all time, but these handful of puppies may give them a run for their money. I mean, THAT ONE SNEEZED SO HARD IT KNOCKED ITSELF OVER. THAT IS SO MUCH SNEEZE!
Chelsea likes this
26 Aug 23:13
Yeah...I'm Sure This Great Dane is Really Intimidated by a Scrappy Little Chihuahua...
13 Aug 13:44
They Came Together: Every Romcom Ever Summed Up In One Perfect Parody
by Leslie Horn
All romantic comedies are the same—couple falls in love, couple falls out of love, couple eventually lives happily ever after, probably in New York City. They Came Together is a perfect parody that has the genre pegged.
Chelsea likes this
13 Aug 01:59
Let's Zoom In on the Horse Dick in This GOP Congressional Hopeful's Ad
by Adam Weinstein
Gary Kiehne, conservative businessman and Republican candidate for Congress, wants you to think of real eastern Arizona values when you look at his new ads. Like pickup trucks and cowboy hats and men gesticulating and... say... what's going on with that young stud in the background over Kiehne's shoulder there?
12 Aug 23:39
New PS4 Update Will Let Your Friends Play Your Games Without Owning Them
by Evan Narcisse on Kotaku, shared by Eric Limer to Gizmodo
Sony's coming closer to delivering on one of their PS4 promises and, soon, you'll be able to virtually hand off the games in your PS4 library to your friends.
12 Aug 23:36
Alma Otter Tape Dispenser
by ModCloth
Your colleagues often stop to swoon over your oh-so adorable otter-shaped tape dispenser by Streamline! Lying back as if its floating in the ocean, this brown ceramic sea otter holds the adhesive roll between its clawed paws while the metal tape-cutter sits at the end of its long muscular tail. We promise, office supplies don't get any cuter than this semi-aquatic critter!
Price: $14.99
12 Aug 17:11
Americans Have Taken 23 Million Bike Share Rides and No One Has Died
by Alissa Walker
With 36 cities across the country now hosting their own systems, bike share is almost becoming an American institution. According to a new report, it's estimated that Americans have taken 23 million rides since 2007 (wow!), but here's the most amazing part: Not a single death has been attributed to a bike share system in the U.S. At least not yet.
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10 Aug 01:28
Antiques Roadshow Appraised My 2008 Toshiba TV
by Brian Barrett on Gizmodo, shared by Alan Henry to Lifehacker
In June, Antiques Roadshow visited Birmingham, Alabama, my home for the last three years. I don't own a Tiffany lamp or a 19th century Chesterfield sofa. I do, though, have a flatscreen television that's ancient by consumer electronics standards. So that's what I brought to be appraised.
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10 Aug 01:28
On the Terrace Dress
by ModCloth
Tonight, you’ll find yourself effortlessly floating from guest to guest in this pocketed A-line party dress by Myrtlewood! The crisp sky blue of this ModCloth-exclusive, sleeveless frock is accented by a black belt, collar, and stripes at the hem for a fanciful look that sways around you as you socialize.
Price: $109.99
09 Aug 02:00
Vogue Knitting has released its Fall 2014 issue. Let's have a look at it, shall we?
Pattern #1, Hooded Cabled Scarf. This hooded scarf is shaped in such a way that it can also be worn as a shawl. Very clever and useful design with a timeless appeal in its cabled texture.
Pattern #2, Bateau-Neck Pullover. Classic cabled sweater. The cropped sleeve and hem length won't be for everyone, but can be lengthened.
Pattern #3, Deep V-Neck Cardigan. I quite like this one, which is one of those "classic with a twist" designs that appeal to me most. It's a take on the traditional cabled cardigan that catches the eye. The lines are good and face-framing. I even like the dropped shoulders, which are necessary here given the combined width of the neck and the ribbing around the neckline.
Pattern #4, Close-fitting Pullover. Another cabled pullover. The overall look is quite traditional, but there are some interesting components in this design, such as the laddered central panel and the textured stitch (which looks like some kind of double moss stitch) used for the sleeves.
Pattern #5, Long Cabled Coat. This piece has a certain suggestion of Renaissance fashion about it, with the corded effect at the shoulders and the combination of a high collar and cut-away neckline. It would be a little costume for me, but I can see it looking very stylish on the right person.
Pattern #6, Cabled Shell with Arm Warmers. This cabled tank is a nice classic piece, and the arm warmers are fine in their way, but wearing them as a set looks a little silly. Is Vogue Knitting going to present us with a matching shorts and legwarmers set next?
Pattern #7, Funnel-Neck Turtleneck. This is the cover design. The cables on this piece are interesting, but this isn't a terribly flattering item. I'd raise those dropped shoulders and neaten up the fit somewhat.
Pattern #8, Fretwork Pullover. Quite like this one. Those openwork cables are an interesting effect.
Pattern #9, Cabled Scarf. This is an okay piece. You may find it a little on the unwieldy side size-wise, but if you do, you can always cut it down in size.
Pattern #10, Cropped Cabled Pullover. This is really quite a beautifully detailed piece, though that cropped length is definitely not for everyone. I'd suggest lengthening it, but at first glance that twisted cabled detail in the center of the front looks like a hand from below desperately grasping a rope, and I'm kind of afraid of what making the sweater another six inches or so longer would reveal.
Pattern #11, Dolman Pullover. This look is maybe a little too Flashdance for me.
Pattern #11, Dolman Pullover. The less open neckline makes this a little less Flashdance, but it's still too much like a plain baggy sweatshirt for me. Like the variation on this design that preceded it, it's neither an interesting nor a flattering pattern.
Pattern #12, Hat. Nice little chevron cap.
Pattern #13, Mesh Sweater and Ribbed Scarf. I rather like this one. There's something pleasing about the layered texture of this mesh, and the plain solid scarf makes a nice contrast to it.
Pattern #14, Cowl. The scale of this cowl looks a little on the large side, but you can always downsize it, and the colours and texture are good.
Pattern #15, Long Vest. I don't know about this one. I can see it looking quite stylish on a clotheshorse type, but I think on most women it would look a bit much, and I want to scale it down somewhat and chop that back mullet hem to a length that's equal to the front hem.
Pattern #16, Colorblocked Poncho. At first glance I didn't like this, but now I think it's growing on me. It's got a certain modern appeal. I can't help but feel it needs some better detailing at the neck, though, and I would definitely fix the mullet hem. Why the mullet hem, designers? Do you think we otherwise won't be able to tell the front of our clothes from the back?
Pattern #17, Capelet. I like the idea of gathering a capelet in front, but I don't like this particular execution of it, which looks a little rough compared to the rest of this otherwise polished, textured piece.
Pattern #18, Intarsia Crew-Neck Pullover. Not sure I get the point of this one, with its somewhat pointless abstract design and random lines of hairy yarn. I keep thinking I'm watching a polar bear eat a seal, or looking at a knitted replica of early cave paintings.
Pattern #19, V-Neck Cardigan. This one's just dowdy. Even the model can't lend it any style.
Pattern #20, Hudson's Bay Pullover and Shawl. This set is, of course, based on the iconic Hudson's Bay striped wool blanket. It might be Canadian bias on my part, but I very much like these two pieces, which are an excellent knitted rendering of Hudson's Bay Company trademark stripes and work well in their own right. You could do these pieces in other colours and they would still work beautifully. HBC really ought to get this designer under contract if they haven't already.
Pattern #21, Zipper Embroidered Cardigan. Nice piece with a good shape and interesting detail. I think there are better colourways for the embroidery down the front, but it'll be easy to find them.
Pattern #22, Vibrant Colorwork Pullover. Very much like this one. The colourway is amazingly well worked out, and the design is fun in an adult way.
Pattern #23, Raglan Pullover. I think this one is Morticia Addams's idea of a Christmas sweater. I tease because I love — I actually do like this sweater, with its quite original and striking detailing (fab idea to embroider around that yoke!), and you could remove any lingering "Morticia at Christmas" associations I may have just saddled you with by doing it in another colourway.
Pattern #24, Duster Coat. Really nice piece. The shaping is great, and the bouclé collar, cuffs and hemline are excellent. I'd go with something other than the southwestern-style pattern at the hem and cuffs, but that's a personal preference, because it does work very well as is.
Pattern #25, Cocoon Coat. The details here are great (i.e., the collar, intarsia, and pockets) but the overall shape is frumpy. I'd shorten this to regular sweater length and neaten up the fit.
Pattern #26, Short-Sleeve Top. Something about this isn't working, and I can't quite figure out what. I think it might be the colourway, which isn't pulling together properly. I'd do this one in black, charcoal and light gray, white, and one vivid cool colour, such as red or magenta.
Vogue Knitting Fall 2014
by Orange Swan
Vogue Knitting has released its Fall 2014 issue. Let's have a look at it, shall we?
Pattern #1, Hooded Cabled Scarf. This hooded scarf is shaped in such a way that it can also be worn as a shawl. Very clever and useful design with a timeless appeal in its cabled texture.
Pattern #2, Bateau-Neck Pullover. Classic cabled sweater. The cropped sleeve and hem length won't be for everyone, but can be lengthened.
Pattern #3, Deep V-Neck Cardigan. I quite like this one, which is one of those "classic with a twist" designs that appeal to me most. It's a take on the traditional cabled cardigan that catches the eye. The lines are good and face-framing. I even like the dropped shoulders, which are necessary here given the combined width of the neck and the ribbing around the neckline.
Pattern #4, Close-fitting Pullover. Another cabled pullover. The overall look is quite traditional, but there are some interesting components in this design, such as the laddered central panel and the textured stitch (which looks like some kind of double moss stitch) used for the sleeves.
Pattern #5, Long Cabled Coat. This piece has a certain suggestion of Renaissance fashion about it, with the corded effect at the shoulders and the combination of a high collar and cut-away neckline. It would be a little costume for me, but I can see it looking very stylish on the right person.
Pattern #6, Cabled Shell with Arm Warmers. This cabled tank is a nice classic piece, and the arm warmers are fine in their way, but wearing them as a set looks a little silly. Is Vogue Knitting going to present us with a matching shorts and legwarmers set next?
Pattern #7, Funnel-Neck Turtleneck. This is the cover design. The cables on this piece are interesting, but this isn't a terribly flattering item. I'd raise those dropped shoulders and neaten up the fit somewhat.
Pattern #8, Fretwork Pullover. Quite like this one. Those openwork cables are an interesting effect.
Pattern #9, Cabled Scarf. This is an okay piece. You may find it a little on the unwieldy side size-wise, but if you do, you can always cut it down in size.
Pattern #10, Cropped Cabled Pullover. This is really quite a beautifully detailed piece, though that cropped length is definitely not for everyone. I'd suggest lengthening it, but at first glance that twisted cabled detail in the center of the front looks like a hand from below desperately grasping a rope, and I'm kind of afraid of what making the sweater another six inches or so longer would reveal.
Pattern #11, Dolman Pullover. This look is maybe a little too Flashdance for me.
Pattern #11, Dolman Pullover. The less open neckline makes this a little less Flashdance, but it's still too much like a plain baggy sweatshirt for me. Like the variation on this design that preceded it, it's neither an interesting nor a flattering pattern.
Pattern #12, Hat. Nice little chevron cap.
Pattern #13, Mesh Sweater and Ribbed Scarf. I rather like this one. There's something pleasing about the layered texture of this mesh, and the plain solid scarf makes a nice contrast to it.
Pattern #14, Cowl. The scale of this cowl looks a little on the large side, but you can always downsize it, and the colours and texture are good.
Pattern #15, Long Vest. I don't know about this one. I can see it looking quite stylish on a clotheshorse type, but I think on most women it would look a bit much, and I want to scale it down somewhat and chop that back mullet hem to a length that's equal to the front hem.
Pattern #16, Colorblocked Poncho. At first glance I didn't like this, but now I think it's growing on me. It's got a certain modern appeal. I can't help but feel it needs some better detailing at the neck, though, and I would definitely fix the mullet hem. Why the mullet hem, designers? Do you think we otherwise won't be able to tell the front of our clothes from the back?
Pattern #17, Capelet. I like the idea of gathering a capelet in front, but I don't like this particular execution of it, which looks a little rough compared to the rest of this otherwise polished, textured piece.
Pattern #18, Intarsia Crew-Neck Pullover. Not sure I get the point of this one, with its somewhat pointless abstract design and random lines of hairy yarn. I keep thinking I'm watching a polar bear eat a seal, or looking at a knitted replica of early cave paintings.
Pattern #19, V-Neck Cardigan. This one's just dowdy. Even the model can't lend it any style.
Pattern #20, Hudson's Bay Pullover and Shawl. This set is, of course, based on the iconic Hudson's Bay striped wool blanket. It might be Canadian bias on my part, but I very much like these two pieces, which are an excellent knitted rendering of Hudson's Bay Company trademark stripes and work well in their own right. You could do these pieces in other colours and they would still work beautifully. HBC really ought to get this designer under contract if they haven't already.
Pattern #21, Zipper Embroidered Cardigan. Nice piece with a good shape and interesting detail. I think there are better colourways for the embroidery down the front, but it'll be easy to find them.
Pattern #22, Vibrant Colorwork Pullover. Very much like this one. The colourway is amazingly well worked out, and the design is fun in an adult way.
Pattern #23, Raglan Pullover. I think this one is Morticia Addams's idea of a Christmas sweater. I tease because I love — I actually do like this sweater, with its quite original and striking detailing (fab idea to embroider around that yoke!), and you could remove any lingering "Morticia at Christmas" associations I may have just saddled you with by doing it in another colourway.
Pattern #24, Duster Coat. Really nice piece. The shaping is great, and the bouclé collar, cuffs and hemline are excellent. I'd go with something other than the southwestern-style pattern at the hem and cuffs, but that's a personal preference, because it does work very well as is.
Pattern #25, Cocoon Coat. The details here are great (i.e., the collar, intarsia, and pockets) but the overall shape is frumpy. I'd shorten this to regular sweater length and neaten up the fit.
Pattern #26, Short-Sleeve Top. Something about this isn't working, and I can't quite figure out what. I think it might be the colourway, which isn't pulling together properly. I'd do this one in black, charcoal and light gray, white, and one vivid cool colour, such as red or magenta.
08 Aug 21:32
Confused Google Street View Driver Ignores Street Signs, Crashes
by Robert Sorokanich
You'd think a guy driving a car with "Google Maps" written on the door would never get lost. But a Street View driver in Arkansas proved that user error knows no bounds, going the wrong way down a one-way street, busting an illegal U-turn, allegedly blowing a red light, and hitting another car. Hope you turned the camera off, bud.
CyUzi likes this
08 Aug 03:31
Turn your dog into a shark with this fun and functional swim jacket! Turn your dog into a shark with this fun and functional swim jacket. Has a D-ring, so you can attach a leash and allow your pooch to be a landshark, too! $29.99
Home & Office : Sea Squirts Shark Fin Doggie Jacket
Turn your dog into a shark with this fun and functional swim jacket! Turn your dog into a shark with this fun and functional swim jacket. Has a D-ring, so you can attach a leash and allow your pooch to be a landshark, too! $29.99
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08 Aug 03:30
For a LEGO Fan, This is Less of a Prank and More of a "Welcome Back" Present
08 Aug 03:10
After season four, Rainbow Dash returned to the Wonderbolts Academy to continue her training. While executing her "Fantastic Filly Flash", she unfortunately knocked over a pillar, causing the entire school to crumble to dust. Following that, her grant was dropped and she was ejected from the academy with no chance at re-enrolling.
Equestrias fasted flier soon became Equestrias biggest tub of ice cream fan, eating one or two a day while slowly succumbing to the realization that her future life as a Wonderbolt was over. Eventually she packed on the pounds, and her snout reshaped itself to allow for the extra weight. Above is the effect of that.
A few months later, she came to Twilight Sparkle begging to fix her after not being able to fly up to her house. With her amazing alicorn magic, Twilight screwed up and cloned the weight onto herself. They now throw ice cream parties in the new castle thingy while collecting diet and exercise books in her new library.
Uhh, anyway, this is now a thing over on Shop Your Way. It looks like neither of them are in stock at the moment, but we may see them invade the world eventually!
Thanks to Micheal for sending it!
(This hiatus)
Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash Piggie Banks Pop Up
by Sethisto
After season four, Rainbow Dash returned to the Wonderbolts Academy to continue her training. While executing her "Fantastic Filly Flash", she unfortunately knocked over a pillar, causing the entire school to crumble to dust. Following that, her grant was dropped and she was ejected from the academy with no chance at re-enrolling.
Equestrias fasted flier soon became Equestrias biggest tub of ice cream fan, eating one or two a day while slowly succumbing to the realization that her future life as a Wonderbolt was over. Eventually she packed on the pounds, and her snout reshaped itself to allow for the extra weight. Above is the effect of that.
A few months later, she came to Twilight Sparkle begging to fix her after not being able to fly up to her house. With her amazing alicorn magic, Twilight screwed up and cloned the weight onto herself. They now throw ice cream parties in the new castle thingy while collecting diet and exercise books in her new library.
Uhh, anyway, this is now a thing over on Shop Your Way. It looks like neither of them are in stock at the moment, but we may see them invade the world eventually!
Thanks to Micheal for sending it!
(This hiatus)