How about brining something of the outside, inside? This would be a great addition to any home or apartment.

Designed by David Wiseman whose mostly sculptural work has been featured in many notable publications and more recently, been selected fot eh Design Triennial at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. His aim is to bring the wilderness to his objects. Have a browse through his website and you’ll probably be as amazed as I am at how well he achieves this (http://www.dwiseman.com/).

Also have a look at his bronze pieces and older work. Quite interesting.

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In 1956 Kurt Severin’s photo arrived at the National Geographic Society but was never published. It shows Helen the baboon teaching Fluffy the cat some lessons in baboonery.

The headline that arrived with photo said, “…Baboon mother tries to make Fluffy sit up like a good monkey baby. But the kitten always falls back on her four legs. It seems like such a hopeless case…”

Helen came from the Ross Allen Reptile Institute where it was a big hit amongst visitors. This roadside zoo was funded in 1929 in Florida and named after its founder, E Ross Allen who was born in 1908 in Pittsburgh, Pa. When it first opened its doors to the public, Ross displayed native snakes and alligators (which later tourists could purchase and take home with them - alive).

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Ever wondered what goes into the design of one of the world’s most iconic cars? Well, now here’s a chance for us to have a peek into the minds of award winning designers.

This website http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/08/08/behind-the-design-of-the-bmw-7-series/, has posted an interesting article about the behind-the-scene story of the design of the BMW 7 Series.

According to them, the first stage of the process is a competition to amongst designers and modellers to find the ideal shape and design of the interior and exterior of the car. Then, complete (with actual size) models of the car is made using clay. Then comes what I think is the best part. The clay model is coated with a thin film to replicate the actual paintwork of the real car. This allows the team working on the car to visualise the car in 3d.

Such attention and detail goes into the car. No wonder the BMW brand is synonymous with quality. Have a look at the pictures posted on the website, it’s well worth it. I don’t have a BMW 7 Series but I’d happily settle for the clay 1:1 model!

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If you like hot dogs like my mother does, I think you’d agree this has to be the most bizarre hot dog ever. The US has come up with yet another marvel of creation, the Homewrecker!

I’m talking about a hot dog so named in the state of Western Virginia. Behold the 3.5 pound artery-clogging-chest-grasping machine. Only served at HillBilly Hotdogs if you were tempted at giving it a bite. Apparently, if you can finish (what probably constitutes 4 meals all at once) it in under 4 minutes, then the meal is free, saving you $14.99 but a whole lot more on medical bills if you plan to make this a staple piece (or the only item) of your diet.

The Homewrecker starts off with deep frying a 15’’ sausage which is topped off with peepers, onions, nacho cheese, chili sauce, jalapenos, mustard, ketchup, coleslaw and shredded cheese. Just to make it healthy, it also comes with some tomatoes and lettuce. Just like having a Big Mac, fries and a side of Diet Coke!

That is one mother of a hot dog…it’s as big as my face!!

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I love this. Perhaps that has something to do with me being somewhat a cat fanatic…a canatic!

This is a great piece of totally useless piece of junk. One that you will be wishing for more cat barf just so that you can whip it out and use it.  It’s so kitsch I wish I had it.

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Have you heard of the body painter Emma-Jane Cammack? She is a British body painter who has worked for the film, TV and advertising industries worldwide. No wonder that some of her clientele include names such as Warner Bro’s, Dreamworks, TCM, Sky, BMW, Nike, Disney and Ikea.

You can catch some of her at the Barbican Art Gallery. She is there for the Exhibitionism Show which runs from 19 June 08 starting at 6:30 pm until 10:00 pm. Tickets are free to same day tickets holders. For more information, visit The Barbican Gallery at http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=7669, or http://www.impactartists.co.uk/Great_Artists/emma_cammack.php?b=ia&l=eng&bt=23.

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“…Let them eat cake…”, is something that Marie Antoinette apparently didn’t say. But if this cake was on offer I’d gladly have some.

Aptly named the Impressionist Cake this one is a 3 tiered wonder that I’m certain Van Gogh would have been proud of. Taken from her Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/megpi/2717513321/), kudos to you Megpi!

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It just only came out in cinemas nationwide and they’re already thinking of a sequel. It just shows what $ 314 million in just 10 days can do!

Apparently, Christian Bale will be reprising his role as the dark knight of Gotham City. But producers are thinking of recruiting mother-of-humanity Angelina Jolie to play none other than Catwoman. I definitely think she would be a much better Catwoman than Halle Berry was. Then there’s Phillip Seymour Hoffman who may be playing the Penguin. Kind of funny but he does resemble the Penguin in certain poses. Of course we have to add Johnny Depp to this group of A-listers. Mr Depp is touted to play the role of The Riddler. I can’t think of a better actor. In fact, I think that he can take on any role out there.

I could just die of anticipation…and I haven’t even watched the Dark Knight yet!

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