If the illustration world has any rock stars,James Jean is certainly one of them. Remember the last year Prada Commercials, (See all videos of the Prada Trembled Blossoms Advertising campaign HERE) - James Jean Illustrations are just amazing, he’s style and inspirations are unique… .........

Oh, you pretty, pretty pictures of pretty, pretty girls. 
Sorry, I"m too lazy to upload this on Photobucket where it will be a decent size, so just click for a bigger version. Also too lazy to do the promised kicks photo shoot just yet. I spent the day snowed in, running around in the geekiest of snow hats. I buy "em geeky on purpose; if the hat is cool, I"m not interested. Do not ask why. 
Thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday! I had a really great day, and I"m pretty happy with things in general at the moment. Also, happy Hannukah! I now have a bit of holiday cash to .........

Hi dress,
It"s me. I know you probably have a lot of admirers right now, but hear me out. I"ll be good to you, baby; I can promise you that. If you"ll be mine, I swear to adore and cherish you. We"ll go to all the best parties together. You can rest on my shoulder whenever things get hard or whenever you feel like it, and I"ll never push you away. Ever. In the winter I"ll cover you with a jacket so you don"t catch a chill, and in the summer I"ll let you fly free. I"ll bathe you gently when you need it, and make sure you don"t sit in gum or wet paint or that kind of thing. I"ll watch out .........

Tape Installations.Today we have some "Tape Installations", which are absolutely amazing. The installations are site-specific works that are dependent upon the space they occupy. Utilizing the existing lines, and angles, each piece created is informed by the individual site and its unique linear placement. These installations are inherently architectural. And here is the rest of the interesting work - .........

Still Life.Here we have a few photos from ''Still Life'' by D T Smith, a British photographer. He is a highly talented individual, his primary emphasis is photography but his expertise is quite well seen in other areas too which is seen on his site that has some exceptional art too. Here we have ''Letter E, Letter V, and Creative Review Annual 2007'' of his work which really impressed us. His work has already featured in Grafik, i-D, New York Times Journal, Wallpaper, Creative Review and many more .........

Still Life.Here we have a few photos from ''Still Life'' by D T Smith, a British photographer. He is a highly talented individual, his primary emphasis is photography but his expertise is quite well seen in other areas too which is seen on his site that has some exceptional art too. Here we have ''Letter E, Letter V, and Creative Review Annual 2007'' of his work which really impressed us. His work has already featured in Grafik, i-D, New York Times Journal, Wallpaper, Creative Review and many more .........

Around two-thirds of workers say the most stressful aspect of their jobs is their immediate boss, their line manager (Hogan, 2006). While this will come as no surprise to most, this statistic suggests a massive number of unhappy working relationships. So, does this mean that leadership is failing on a massive scale? Well, not exactly.....

A recent article published in American Psychologist beautifully explains why so many people experience their managers as piping hot geysers of stress (Vugt, Hogan & Kaiser, 2008). What emerges is that bosses aren''t inherently bad people (mostly), but .........

Have you ever opened the freezer and had to dodge cannonball-sized projectiles cascading out the door? No? Then you are a better freezer manager than I. This past weekend it became obvious that it was time to go on a pantry raid and clean out some of the food I''ve been saving for another day.

The result? A buffet dinner of warmed up bits of Martin''s terrific cassoulet, some weeknight pasta with tomato sauce and the like. And for dessert? A pretty tasty banana loaf made from some skanky, black peel covered bananas.

Although this was definitely not the best dinner I''ve served, .........

Here is an article published in the British Medical Journal in 2003 by Alejandro R Jadad, Carlos A Rizo and Murray W Enkin. They mentioned what the good patient of the future would be .........

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How personality and the situation affect self-control.

How to improve your self-control.

New research suggests self-control can be improved using abstract reasoning.

Temptation comes in many forms, often so potent, so animal, that it seems impossible to resist. Eating too much, drinking too much, spending too much or letting the heart rule the head. We get instant messages from deep in the gut that resonate through the mind, trying to dictate our behaviour.

One of humanity''s most useful skills, without which advanced civilisations would not exist, is .........

I''m currently loving the styling of Alternative Apparel''s "Alternative Earth" collection as shown on the website. It has a sort of desert/military theme, and I think it looks laid-back, grungy, and slightly badass. In other words, it''s just plain cool.

The clothing may be eco-friendly gym wear (although, to be honest, I''d wear it on a day-to-day basis), but what I love is how the accessories bring it to the next level. Fingerless leather gloves, long-strapped leather bags, and gauzy beige scarves make me think of Tank Girl, a certain type of casual Israeli style, the military, and .........

A couple of announcements before today''s entry: first of all, welcome to Ruth Sanborn, who will be sharing both her photographs and writings with us on Botany Photo of the Day. We''ll get a short bio from Ruth in the near .........

The Kirkland, Washington Concours, coming your way on Sep 07, gives me a rare excuse to upload an image of a classic wooden speedboat. Kirkland, you see, includes a small but enchanting selection, tied up at a dock adjacent to the lawns of the Woodmark Hotel at Carillon Point where the classic cars are on display. I've loved these "woodies" since I was a child born next to the beaches of Lake Ontario, for they represent the beauty of wood, the elegance of speed, and produce engine sounds as nostalgically rich as a Ferrari Testa Rossa cruising through the hills of Tuscany. .........

by Hui Liu and Debra Umberson published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, suggests this story may be changing. Liu and Umberson looked at self-reported health data obtained as part of a huge US survey from over 1 million participants. They were interested in seeing how the relationship between marital status and health had changed between 1972 and 2003.

What they found was that the health gap between married men and men who had never been married narrowed in this 30-year period. By 2003 there was very little difference in health status between unmarried and married men. It .........

Unlike most of the things I write about here (things I've seen, things I've heard), I have no idea about this fruit. Except for the fact that it is definitely quite cool, with its spiky outer layer and amazing, cartoonish inside. According to my research, it's kind of a cross between an aloe (texture), a lemon and a kiwi (taste), and a pumpkin (seeds). It's also slightly sour, and definitely mysterious. Has anyone tried .........

this view of crowds is promoted by many authors of introductory sociology textbooks. Indeed the idea that crowds demonstrate bizarre, almost pathological behaviour was championed by eminent French sociologist Gustave LeBon.

Despite these beliefs both in sociology textbooks and in the general public, the actual evidence does not support it. Crowds are not the many-armed destructive monsters of the popular or even fascist imagination.

Here are the seven myths about crowds that Schweingruber and Wohlstein identify, in order of how frequently they appear in introductory sociology .........

this view of crowds is promoted by many authors of introductory sociology textbooks. Indeed the idea that crowds demonstrate bizarre, almost pathological behaviour was championed by eminent French sociologist Gustave LeBon.

Despite these beliefs both in sociology textbooks and in the general public, the actual evidence does not support it. Crowds are not the many-armed destructive monsters of the popular or even fascist imagination.

Here are the seven myths about crowds that Schweingruber and Wohlstein identify, in order of how frequently they appear in introductory sociology .........

Recently YouTube has started a new channel dedicated to helping educate people on brain diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative illness. If you've ever wondered about the how aging effects your brain and memory, these videos may be of interest to you. .........

Not all of the round rocks at Roundrock are round rocks, I’ve said before (and likely will say again). Some have taken on different shapes. You see that this one has a rib around it, something like the rings of Saturn. I’m not going to speculate how this might have happened other than to say that the round rocks were formed as a consequence of a meteor strike hundreds of millions of years ago, and perhaps that meteor passed by the planet Saturn on its appointment with what we now call Earth. Perhaps it liked the look of the ringed planet and passed that memory into the mineral .........

Poisonous or dangerous food is considered a special delicacy by some cultures in several parts of the world. In most cases, a nice feast may turn into a deadly game of Russian roulette.

Would you take the risks of eating these deadly delicacies?

(via UniqueDaily)