‘Music Cage’ speakers by Nendo: vintage birdcage inspired speakers ready to play music from either comptuer (via a wireless connection), or from your bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.

One day, I’m going to live in a magic castle that is furnished with seating like the Muirfeld Bench.  Today, I am relieved that the price isn’t listed so that I don’t spend the rest of the afternoon very upset that I don’t even make that much in a year.
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I couldn’t help but  say “AWWW” (as you do) when I clicked on the link that my darling friend Vivka had sent me this morning.  Pillboxdesigns makes absolutely adorable wall decals, and if my home weren’t already covered in Doctor Who memorabilia, Nosferatu would be greeting me every time I walked through my hallway.
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Atlas Obscura is, as its header says, a travel and altas to the world’s curiousities, which is exactly the type of tour guide I have been looking for all these years.  They just posted on Boing Boing asking for submissions of “Purveyors of Curiosities” and I thought that perhaps some of our readers could help [...]

Part of my  job is keeping track of the goings-on in the various natural history stores around the US and the world, and it is always very exciting for me when a new such place comes to my attention. The Gold Bug in Pasadena, California has a beautifully appointed website full of art, jewelry, and [...]