Art Of The Trench
Even if you don't like fashion or raincoats, just loitering around Burberry's promotional site for their iconic trenchcoats will give you a sartorial buzz. With music provided by arch Brit miserabilists White Lies and the Maccabees, we are presented with hundreds of thumbnail photos of ordinary folk wearing coats. As you zoom in, the music fades out replaced by ambient street sounds, and you can comment, vote, share your favourites, or submit your own photos. Elsewhere The Story Of The Trench provides an elegant history lesson.
One Hundred Days To Make Me A Better Person
Just before Christmas, comedian and occasional English teacher in Skins Josie Long joined forces with a few artistic pals (including Isy Suttie of Peep Show fame), with a plan to make themselves better human beings. The idea they came up with was to make a pledge to do one thing, once every day for the next 100 days. For Josie, it was to talk to a stranger every day, while Scottish folk singer Pictish Trail has been writing one 30-second song per day for the last two months. Others have been learning Icelandic, living on less than £5, and writing haikus about Masterchef. It's not only Josie's friends who have taken part; the project is open to the public with 900 people joining the fun and tweeting and blogging the results.
Blog roll: Niche
A 1968 Riley Kestrel and other classic motors reveal why brown is the best colour to drive.
Celebrating the wonder of rusty metal, including tin tabernacles, Nissen huts and boat sheds.
A button lover rejoices at the unrequited pleasure of a black and gold lucite faux-alligator fastener.
In a world lusting after iPads, some still desire the humble clunk of an Olivetti Underwood 319.
Site dedicated to mad millinery, as modelled by the Queen and the rest of the world's royal elite.
Peeking into people's bags on the New York Subway to see what the cool people are reading.
Online guide to the best airport terminals in which to snooze.
What we learned on the web this week
What vinyl looks like in close-up
Bright, clean rooms promote good behaviour
The horror of equestrian statues
The top 10 songs most likely to cause road rage
How to use Google Buzz
No otters are on UK TV this week
Gangsta rap is kids play in Norway
There's no point going to Paris before you've seen all of Reading
It's hard to objectify a man in sweats
The best in dental comedy
