Month: June 2010

Wednesday Night Photo Post: An Imagined Vision of Houston from the Past

“The City of Houston, 1868”
Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries

I learned about Mount Houston in April. Like much of the city’s historic sights, it too was torn down.

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/716758716

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For more:
Link to original 1868 image – University of Houston Digital Library

Sexy X: Less is More

“This is great, but you know what would make it better?…”

“… much better.”

Top:
Field Guide To Wild American PULP ARTIST – Virgil Finlay Entry

Bottom:
Eizo Pin-up Calendar 2010 – more than integral nude | Ufunk.net – Orginally seen on Boing Boing

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 Also see: Neon Poisoning: High-Lighting The Sexy Mind: Folk Art In Atlanta and Modern Elsewhere

(Image from Sperone Westwater Gallery)

Wednesday Night Photo Post: A Vision of Houston's Future from the Past

Painting of futuristic view of Houston
Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries

While the unknown artist is no Hugh Ferriss or Norman Bel Geddes, I do find this 1920’s rendering of Houston charming. The star-topped building and oil rig skyscrapers make it a most Texan skyline.

Painting of futuristic view of Houston (Detail)
Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries

The curved building is just odd. Must be an early Frank Gehry.  I kid!

Painting of futuristic view of Houston (Detail)
Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries.

This image, and many others can be found on the University of Houston Digital Library site.

What I Got You've Got to Get It Put It In You: For Medical Use Only!

From the Houston Chronicle – Houston inventor in sex toy court battle. Originally found on Obscure Store and Reading Room.

Sadly, inventor Jiro Takashima never visited the Antique Vibrator and Quack Medical Musuem website, or he would have been aware of the pervy potential his invention had.

Plus, I’m envisioning a court room made entirely out of sex toys. Or a court that resolves only sex-toy related legal issues. I’ll stop now.