Monthly Archives: February 2007

So long and thanks for all the pollen?

Posted on 27 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

(Insert obligatory photo of Killer Bees sketch from vintage Saturday Night Live here) Bees get tired of working conditions and that tired “busy as a bee” nonsense, and drop out of society (and apparently the planet). VISALIA, Calif., Feb. 23 … Continue reading →

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Orange County mows another one down

Posted on 27 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

UCI just demolished their Gehry and now Tustin is going to tear down one of the most iconic buildings in all of Orange County: the old Tustin MCAS blimp hangar. A historic wooden hangar that housed military blimps during World … Continue reading →

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Then And Now part 1

Posted on 27 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

Mars as painted by Chesley Bonestell for Collier’s in 1952. Mars as photographed by the Rosetta spacecraft last Sunday morning.

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links for 2007-02-26

Posted on 26 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

Volvo 1800 Picture Gallery Pictures, promo photos, etc. of Volvo’s P1800 sports car (tags: volvo auto photography) Jules Verne: Collecting the Books of Jules Verne and Ephemera of French author Jules Verne (tags: retrofuture science.fiction book)

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links for 2007-02-19

Posted on 19 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

Leonora Carrington gallery (tags: art painting carrington) Brian Jonestown Massacre archives (tags: music) Mike Davis: Fear and Money in Dubai Mike Davis on Dubai: hypercapitalism in turn shaping urban design & policy. (tags: architecture dubai urbanism) Imitating A Scanner Darkly … Continue reading →

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Didactic, Yet Eclectic

Posted on 19 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

When Zippy met Harbie. (see the full strip)

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Catching up on recent things

Posted on 19 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

My alma mater UC Irvine has always had an odd image and self-esteem problem. Of course it doesn’t help when your campus has had problems with body snatchers, assault by radioactivity, a sign that cost more than some buildings, and … Continue reading →

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The question is not when he’s gonna stop, but who is gonna stop him…

Posted on 18 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

A little something I noticed in the latest trailer for Grindhouse: An Alpine White 1970 Dodge Challenger with the license plate “OA 5599.” There’s only one of those…

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…And We’re Back

Posted on 18 February 2007 by Chris Barrus

In short, it’s difficult to have a bad day traveling around Italy. Details to follow over the next couple of days.

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