Previously on Baby Ruthless, I did a quick rundown of albums that Pitchfork awarded a 10.0.
Over the weekend, they gave the re-release of Paul's Boutique a 10.0. One of you wrote to me to see what I thought of that.
I'm fine with it. I think there's a clear cut case that the album had the sort of reach and influence that a 10.0 album should have. (And I can say that without, uh, um, actually ever having heard the album.) A definite 10.0.
Monday, February 16
Friday, February 13
Do svidaniya, Sophia....do svidaniya.
Check out this curiously poignant spam I just got:
SUBJECT: Want to laugh a little together?
From: Sophia
I greet you!
What is love? ? It is the morning and the evening star.
I like the life, the water, starlit heavens and the flush of the sea at the night. I am a female, honest, good, loyal, sincere, reliable woman. I'm very real what you see is what you get, and that’s a good thing.
I am looking for a man who knows it’s alright to show and verbalize what you feel, not only to your significant other but also in front of friends, strangers and family members. In other words my ideal man would be someone who is very real all of the time.
I am here http://[removed]
Do svidaniya
Sophia N
SUBJECT: Want to laugh a little together?
From: Sophia
I greet you!
What is love? ? It is the morning and the evening star.
I like the life, the water, starlit heavens and the flush of the sea at the night. I am a female, honest, good, loyal, sincere, reliable woman. I'm very real what you see is what you get, and that’s a good thing.
I am looking for a man who knows it’s alright to show and verbalize what you feel, not only to your significant other but also in front of friends, strangers and family members. In other words my ideal man would be someone who is very real all of the time.
I am here http://[removed]
Do svidaniya
Sophia N
Wednesday, January 21
Affluenza: January 21
Kate Spade "Taxi" gloves
Too cute, but totally out of stock.
I guess medals are becoming a "thing," but I kinda sorta like these. No clue what look you'd pair them with, though.
An Open Flame Is The New Bowl Of Rocks
At first I was all "High design sporks? Sure, why not?" But now that I look at them, it looks like if you want to use the fork part you have to stick your fingers in the dirty spoon part. Dumb! Jesus, how do you fuck up a spork?
Okay, I don't want to like these, but they're actually pretty awesome, right?
Oh my god, what a great idea! Too bad they're--gulp--$700 bucks! (For a shade that doesn't keep light out! Genius!)
Clever way to use those pesky stickers to track your apple intake.
I really like the "product lifecycle" of these phone handsets: some MIT dude made one as a goof, and then everyone wanted one so he signed a distribution deal with someone (UO, maybe?). But here's the thing: everyone who got one as a joke realized that they were so substantial that they were actually pretty useful and quite lovely to use, and now they're being sold pretty much just as an accessory. I know this: I'd love it if they worked with an iPhone.
An Affluenza "Adult-Sized Kids' Pajamas" Special Edition:
Did you get really excited when you opened these links? If you answered "yes," we are no longer friends.
Shameless pandering to get listed on Affluenza's It's A Log You Idiots feature continues! Sorry Courtney, though these are cut and actually sort of clever, they are NOT logs...
It's A Log You Idiots
...but these are.
Gorgeous!
The watch JFK wore to his inauguration has been reissued...for nine grand, of course, because the watch industry has literally no sense of reality. It's a beautiful watch, though, even if I am still pissed about him not wearing a hat that day.
(That's an urban legend, by the way: come on, dudes didn't stop wearing fedoras all of a sudden just because Kennedy didn't wear one to his inauguration. Hat wearage was already in steep decline by that time--which is why you don't see Don Draper lugging one around in season one. Besides, not only did Kennedy actually wear a hat at his inauguration, he wore a giant goofy top hat.)
Man, that is really nice. I love the contrast between the interior and the exterior, and I'm really drawn to such a minimal space.
Colin Frith's nephew has designed a key chain so clever that I might actually consider carrying it. That wrench section blows my mind...it's so obvious, why haven't we seen this before?
Pick Of The Week: Douche Cards
Okay, "douche" as a vocabulary staple is incredibly played-out, but these understated cards just completely crack me up.
Thursday, January 8
A Modest Proposal for the Publishing Industry
This week the New York Times ran a surprisingly hilarious op-ed proposing a literary bailout.
Sunday, January 4
The Diluted Mystery of Absinthe
The NY TIMES calls bullshit on absinthe.
If absinthe were a band, it would be Interpol, third-hand piffle masquerading as transgressive pop culture. If absinthe were sneakers, it would be a pair of laceless Chuck Taylors designed by John Varvatos for Converse. If it were facial hair, it would be the soul patch. If absinthe were a finish on kitchen and bath fixtures, it would be brushed nickel.
Wait, what? Slow down...
Thursday, December 11
Wednesday, November 26
Affluenza: November 26
Tiger? More like "Aztec Frog Anatomy," amirite?
I wonder what kind of table someone who wore this dress would have in their living room...
Ah, yes.
Don't miss Lydia's comment, either.
These are so cool. I can't find the link now, but Shimizu also made a pair of wedding bands that features the waveform of the bride and groom saying "I do."
Maybe it's time for a new Affluenza series: Conceptual Art I Actually Like.
Affordable!
Looks like something Steamboy would wear.
Weird, this ish has featured both Aztecs AND Mayans...
Don't tell anyone, but this is what I'm getting the designers at the agency for Christmas...
This is pretty neat, but I'm really only featuring this because of the adorable Order button. It's Perfect, it says, then when you roll over it, the button changes to I'll Take It.
Friday, November 14
Affluenza: November 14
Case Dining And Coffee Table
Finally, a solution for all those times you need to transport your coffee table with you.
Molly sends us this encouraging news that two Affluenza features may thankfully be coming to an end: these ugly, stupid ceramic holders feature both Open Flames and a fake Log, and has been marked down more than half price recently.
It's A Log, You Idiots: Wood Yoyo
I think I saw those two designers selling used VHS tapes at the flea market a few weeks ago.
There's a website called "Mod Cloth" and it only features women's clothes? Lame.
If you knew someone who was really into anime that featured tentacle love, this would be a pretty awesome gift.
Awesome. I can't believe I've never taken pictures of my Donald J. Pliner shoes that feature this same leather effect. Someone remind me to do that...they are, no lie, my absolute prized possessions. That, and my integrity.
What the hell. First of all, that knot is needlessly fussy looking. There are few things less rewarding than looking like you're trying too hard with your scarf. Second of all, fifty bucks to anyone who can actually decipher these directions.
I'm mostly only posting this so I can link again to this simple scarf tutorial, which features all the scarf styling you'll ever need to know in this life.
In my own daily scarf-wearing, I usually go with the style known as Wrap It Around A Few Times And Then Mess With It All Day In Aggravation.
Mom! Moooooooooooooooom!!!!
Affluenza recommends the red.
A golden bathtub, y'all.
The problem with any Internet-based criticism is that you don't want to be that guy just yelling "Fail" at everything. But seriously, nothing else needs to be said about these fiascos. Ahem: FAIL.
Toaster Concept: Darth Vader Toaster
The Keep Calm people have spent the last couple of years trying to build on the popularity of their Keep Calm And Carry On posters, but all of their other designs either fall flat or are just plain ugly. This Keep It Simple poster is the only work of theirs that I think even comes close to interesting. Pity about the $56...
Pick Of The Week: Phantom Clothes, Price Unknown
In an earlier Affluenza, I talked about how "price available upon request" is usually just a synonym for "get fucked." However, The New York Times recently investigated the phenomenon, and uncovered a truth that surprised even me: "price available upon request" often means "we don't actually make this."
Monday, November 10
Babies Ruthless
A Grammar Note:
The plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General.
The plural of court martial is courts martial.
The plural of Whopper Junior is Whoppers Junior.
The plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General.
The plural of court martial is courts martial.
The plural of Whopper Junior is Whoppers Junior.
Thursday, November 6
Affluenza: November 6
The Boogie Man Rug puts monsters under your kid's bed:
http://www.roadsidescholar.com/2008/10/23/boogie-man-rug-by-jellio/
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MOMA is doing a couple of interesting things with bananas. First is
the Banana Bunker, which protects your banana from being squished in
transit:
Though, as others have pointed out, it doesn't protect your banana so
much as transform it into dildo.
(Also, is banana squishage that significant of a problem? So much so
that the Museum Of Modern Art had to tackle it?)
Next is the Banana Stopper:
Ha ha! It's a real-world representation of those cartoon banana peels!
You know, those banana peels that were always getting wedged under
doors and holding them open!
I love the Germanic product explanation: "Slide the banana peel under
the door to hold it open and amuse those who enter." Ha ha! Thanks,
Mr. Spock!
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The Pramulator:
http://www.bentfabrication.com/pram.html#
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The Bar At Connaught:
http://www.weheartstuff.co.uk/?p=382
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A riddle: is it still a Target lamp if it's two hunny AND isn't
actually sold at Target?
http://www.target.com/Forest-Table-Lamp-Silver-Black/dp/B000LWIFEA/
Another lamp I like is the Atlas:
http://www.themodernspot.com/Modern-Lighting/detail.asp?Product_Group_ID=adso_3365-22
Also available as a floor lamp.
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Typotheque pocket calendar:
http://www.typotheque.com/books/pocket_calendar_sketchbook_2009
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Gus Modern takes on the It's A Log You Idiots idiots with their really
quite lovely side table:
http://design-milk.com/timber-table/
Bravo!
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Finally:
http://www.typetees.com/product/1466/Now_Panic_and_Freak_Out
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