The Cartoonist

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Original Art. German science fiction pulp cover illustrations from the 60s for sale at Galerie Laqua. Also, quite a few original originals by Chris Scheuer. 10:20:17 PM   Art & Advertising | |

CCTV, still in boxes. Hainault Station is just being refurbished (an ongoing project which will probably take another 23 years until it's finished). With lots of cameras, the way it looks. 7:02:06 PM   London | |

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

With Hugos. 71 photographs of the London SF WorldCon 1957. Via Helgas galaktische Funkbude - great find! According to Ina, these pictures were taken by a professional photographer at the London WorldCon in 1957. Norman made a deal with him after the con and bought 3" x 5" copies of just about all the photos, which have been in a box in Higher Bebington ever since. 8:03:42 PM   London | |

Retro Fashion. Catalogues from the 30s to the late 70s. Fab. Many thanks to Peter. 7:53:26 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Basil Says. Certain kinds of worms are more intelligent than bats. 6:35:49 AM   Basil Says | |

Another bright grey Day. Tous les temps. 6:22:56 AM   This & That | |

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Custom Paper Toys. By Matt Hawkins. 6:14:14 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Monday, May 28, 2007

At the Blind Beggar. Another Sunday Roast Podcast. 5:58:41 PM   London, MP3 | |

Local Photos. The Francis Frith Collection — Photographic Publishers since 1860. 9:18:58 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Red Baron did it again. More dodgy record covers. 9:10:54 AM   This & That | |

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Die gute Tat. Holz hacken. 3:08:05 PM   Comics, out of a box | |

Attack from Outer Space. My hosting provider was suffering from a DOS attack yesterday which left the Cartoonist dead for most of the day and the night. I couldn't even fetch my e-mails. Nasty. Anyway, in Erlangen, Germany, the Orion Bar has opened its door to members of the Fast Space Agencies and the Galactic Security Service. And possibly the general public as well. More pictures at the Starlight Casino. This must be the best Space Kitsch I've seen for years. Fab. 6:55:21 AM   Orion Pics | |

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Basil Says. A lot of dinosaurs were vegetarians. 6:28:17 AM   Basil Says | |

Monday, May 21, 2007

Patum Peperium. Tastes a bit like catfood. 10:07:36 PM   London | |

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Farewell, my Friend. Hans Wollschläger, 17. März 1935 — 19. Mai 2007. You'll be missed. Friends around me seem to be dropping like flies. I hate this. Obituary, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Der größte aller Diener. 8:39:50 PM   Literature | |

Pure Pop. He's a star: the absolutely incredible, fantastic paintings of Guy Peellaert. 4:42:04 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Hair Portraits. For sale. Many thanks to Peter for the link. 3:29:55 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Dream Cars. An article from the German Mickey Mouse Magazine: MMK Zeitung, Nummer 414, 8.-14. November 1964. 3:05:46 PM   Comics, out of a box | |

Saturday, May 19, 2007

The Advertisement. This is disgusting. 3:28:36 PM   This & That | |

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Portraits. 9:07:50 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Friday, May 18, 2007

Ha. You may remember that I once played in one of Germany's first punk bands, called the Neat. Paul, our bassist, just sent me a link which I found extremely funny: The Neat. 8:21:22 PM   This & That | |

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Screentones. Us designers use them all the time. 8:11:08 PM   This & That | |

Photo Booth.  8:00:47 PM   This & That | |

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Philippe Jusforgues. Very strange photo art. Via de beau monde. 6:34:47 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Monday, May 14, 2007

London Things. At dustysevens, for example a brochure about the Post Office Tower. 8:29:27 PM   Blogs, London | |

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Pure London. Drop, a video by Githead. 12:30:34 AM   London, MP3 | |

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Hail the Queen. Vivienne Westwood in today's Guardian, together with an mp3 and her manifesto. Photo stolen from her website. "I disagree with everything I used to say." 1:07:14 PM   London | |

Friday, May 11, 2007

This is London. Beer and fags. Photo taken at the Blue Anchor, Hammersmith. Photoshop was not involved. Funny things, those digital SLRs. 11:43:09 PM   London | |

The Twat Talks. Listen to the Twatcasts: part #1, #2, #3. They are delivered with the attached warranty of hilarious entertainment. And Zoe is apparently riding a broomstick now (has got nothing to do with the twatcasts, but I can actually imagine her travelling about on a broomstick). Oh, I'll be in trouble now. 1:39:03 PM   Blogs, MP3 | |

The Advertisement. Certainly not politically correct these days. 12:43:20 PM   Old Ads | |

Growing Old is not for Sissies. Etta Clark, photography. 9:06:26 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Enjoy or Die. A podcast with him will probably end in a disaster. 6:43:15 PM   Cult | |

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Get your Scissors out. Historical German cardboard models offered as free downloads. Via Agence Eureka. 8:48:55 PM   This & That | |

Breakfast. Eggbaconchipsandbeans. Via London Leben. 6:54:31 AM   London | |

Monday, May 7, 2007

Down at the Coal Hole. There's a new Sunday Roast waiting for you. 6:11:20 PM   MP3 | |

Squeeze the Shutter. Vintage stereo camera manuals. 4:40:28 PM   This & That | |

The Advertisement.  9:05:34 AM   Old Ads | |

Fascists on Mars. An Italian movie trailer. Via Filmtagebuch. 8:11:22 AM   This & That | |

Saturday, May 5, 2007

The Cartoonist Recommends. I've just finished reading Victoria's Wars by Saul David and I'm happy to say that basically bugger all has changed since 1837. Great book. 12:10:26 PM   Literature | |

Friday, May 4, 2007

The Unexplained Explained. Kevin Randle about inconsistencies, contradictions and disagreements in the Roswell Case: the balloon switch in Ramey's office. 7:33:12 PM   Cult | |

Making Music. With Melody Gins, Swarmatrons and Courtesy Modules. Via vvork. 6:25:00 AM   This & That | |

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Suicide Food. Animals that desire to be eaten. Via PCL. 6:40:26 AM   This & That | |