25 August 2011
Ars mathematica
Rachel Whiteread + Pablo Picasso = Kenny Hunter?
10 July 2011
Fantastic
2 July 2011
Transformation
9 May 2011
I like your type
They just don’t letter like they used to. Signs of better times from to Brera to Bourj Hammoud.
24 April 2011
From the outside looking in
Second days in new cities. Milano from the Duomo. Beirut from the Souks.
22 April 2011
Look down with favour
Shepard Fairey. Mother Mary. Icon. Iconoclast. Beautiful things are underfoot in Milano.
17 April 2011
How to get your sausage and mash (no pork pies)
If the Krays still had a hand in the movement of money round the East End…
28 February 2011
Prêt-à-menager
Hej, min pussgurka, fancy coming round for a crackerbread? In a country where kissing cucumber is a term of endearment, rye snacks are the obvious euphemism for a ménage à trois.
Threesome Normalgräddat
Porn Bread is a round crisp sliced into portions, just enough for most people. Threesomes are easy to handle and fits well in the bread basket.They are packaged in small packets and are particularly suitable for small households and for those who want a variety of breads at home.Threesome Normalgräddat is a tender and good crisp bread baked according to old family recipes on wholemeal, water from own source, yeast and a pinch of salt. An everyday favorite that fits any occasion.”
From the Leksand website, with artful translation by Google.
10 February 2011
A New York state of mind?
This is like, dude, the whole universe is just totally connected.
11 January 2011
Playing with words
If you’re going to use a pun, you’re going to have to be smart about it. Highbrow, cryptic and polysemous plays on words can’t help but make people smile. The self-congratulatory grin of having deciphered the writer’s cleverness that makes it all OK. Otherwise it’s just a grimace. Talk to someone like a lowbrow yokel and of course you’ll make them feel cheap. Some favourites and failures of late…
Monocle magazine. On a par with the irreverent wordplay found in Wallpaper since the 90s.
A media-sensitive approach from Heavenly. Another version, “We think you should invest more in your brand”, appeared in the FT’s Companies & Markets section. Wonder what they would produce for The Sun?
Sub-editing genius to see out 2010 and… oh, Tyler! The self-congratulatory grin should be the pleasure of the reader, not the pleasure of the writer.
Do bad puns find redemption in heaven? Maybe they should try Heavenly…