Is This the World’s Weirdest Pedestrian Bridge?
Look at this thing. Is this the weirdest pedestrian bridge you’ve ever seen?
All signs point to “yes.” Created by an obscure group called Massiv for AC-CA’s “Iconic Pedestrian Bridge” challenge, the bridge looks like pedestrians would need a map to cross it. And perhaps a fishing pole and gutting knife to forage for food in case they get lost.
What motivated the design team to spawn this architectural version of amorous tapeworms?Gezelligheid. That’s the impossible-to-translate Dutch term for “convivial, cozy, fun, quaint or nice atmosphere” or maybe “belonging, time spent with loved ones, the fact of seeing a friend after a long absence or general togetherness.” Gezelligheid is what Dutch culture is all about, so the designers tried to build a bridge that illustrates the happy concept.
Read more at The Atlantic Cities. [Images: Massiv]
No the Stones never sang about canned beans, but Don Draper was right about the Rice Krispies commercial.
Pretty good post, but I guess this guy has never heard of Sound Opinions (or This American Life, for that matter).
On Sunday afternoon, the last day of the Pitchfork Music Festival, it is 94 degrees outside and me and Jim DeRogatis are sitting on a bench, under a tree, in the dugout of a baseball field behind one of the main festival stages and talking about Jim DeRogatis’ highly coveted and super rare…
An appropriate images today, too.
An abandoned Bulls tie, not quite in the gutter in NW Chicago. My hunch is that a disgruntled fan, angry about their G1 loss to Atlanta, threw it in disgust as he walked home from the corner bar.
1960 map of municipal parking in Chicago. Perfect artifact for parking lot historians!
Via Forgotten Chicago (access more maps by clicking the map).
It’s like they took this Trib profile of Grant Achatz and turned it inside out. They even recycle the same story about running into each other on an airplane.
All The Cat that’s Fit to Sell
This nugget comes courtesy of a disgruntled (former) TV news anchor in Anytown, Ind. - where, apparently, a fixture of the noon newscasts is to highlight one of the cuddly cats up for adoption at the local Humane Society. Apparently this fella neglected to mention a bit of ACTUAL news before diving into the cat-hawking one afternoon, prompting an all-staff reminder from his boss that “we’re here to deliver the news, not sell cats.”
The anchor all-staffed thusly:
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I chalk this up to Gibbard’s positive influence.
Gene Simmons toyota from Jon Wurster and Tom Sharpling. My favorite car commercial ever!!!
