Watch Captain Planet go insane, kill everyone [Video]

Watch Captain Planet go insane, kill everyone [Video]:

What if Captain Planet went insane? We think it would look a lot like this totally demented Captain Planet video, starring Don Cheadle as the superhero who fights against pollution. It's Captain Planet, muthafucka! More »

10 Awesome Paintings of Old Board Games

10 Awesome Paintings of Old Board Games:

Artist Tim Liddy works almost exclusive in oil paintings. But these aren’t your typical oil paintings of pastoral scenes or abstract shapes. Based on the illustrated box lids of board games, Liddy’s work is social commentary that points out how far we’ve come over the decades as a society. As Liddy says on his Web site, “in these days of ubiquitous video, computer simulation, and real time on-line fantasy games, the historical markers of board games and their packaging is nearly forgotten. Yet, those moment: of generational specificity is extremely pronounced in the simple kitsch of board game box top graphics. Are we really too surprised to find out that the 1943 stock market game called Speculation only has white males on the cover?”

I love seeing Liddy’s attention to detail, recreating not only the boxtop, but the way it’s been erroded with time—tape, bruises, stains, we get it all, reminding us of how, in the real world, we live our lives with our board games. They aren’t things to be turned off and forgotten. If any of you have any experience with some of the more obscure ones on the list, let us know what they were like! There’s dozens more on Liddy’s Web site.

1. Battleship; ca. 1967

2. Barbie

3. Speculation; ca. 1948

4. G.I. Joe; ca. 1967

5. Assembly Line; ca. 1953

6. Test Driver; ca. 1956

7. Bulls and Bears; ca. 1936

8. Shopping at the Supermarket; ca. 1955

9. Oy Vey; ca. 1970

10. Bird Watcher; ca. 1959

And the newest addition to LEGO Architecture is…Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House

And the newest addition to LEGO Architecture is…Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House:

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On September 1st LEGO® Architecture series will now include Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House. The 10th addition to the popular series, which also includes Wright’s Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Robie House was one of the first properties to be declared a National Historic Landmark because of its architectural merit. The American Institute of Architects also listed the Chicago home as one of the 10 most significant structures of the 20th century.

Stay tuned to ArchDaily as we are going to have an exclusive surprise about the LEGO® Architecture Robie House just for our readers. More images of LEGO® Architecture’s Robie House, designed by architectural artist Adam Reed Tucker, following the break.

You can find it on Amazon for $199.

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And the newest addition to LEGO Architecture is...Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 01 Sep 2011.

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LEGO Architecture 21010 Robie House, 21011 Brandenburg Gate out now [News]

LEGO Architecture 21010 Robie House, 21011 Brandenburg Gate out now [News]:

The latest LEGO Architecture sets 21010 Robie House and 21011 Brandenburg Gate have just been released on LEGO.com.

The original (non-LEGO) Robie House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1910, 25 years before Fallingwater. Designer Adam Reed Tucker’s LEGO version is built from 2276 bricks and costs $199.99.

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was built in Berlin between 1788 and 1791. The LEGO version has 363 pieces, including quite a nice batch of sand-green cheese slopes, and goes for $34.99.

Gamebook: Superman Finds a New Arch Enemy

Gamebook: Superman Finds a New Arch Enemy:

The Last Laugh by William Andrews for Mr Jones Watches at Dezeen Watch Store

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Dezeen Watch Store: the latest design from Mr Jones watches, which tells the time through numbers on the teeth of a skull, is now available at Dezeen Watch Store. (more…)

Making of Cement Tile Using a 100+ Year Old Technique

Making of Cement Tile Using a 100+ Year Old Technique:

Last year I discovered the beauty of Granada Tile when I saw their tiles installed in the Delphine restaurant in the W Hollywood. (I am a little late on the bandwagon.) When I found out that they were a locally based and family owned business, I had to meet with the owners to learn more about the cement tiles.

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