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On Classic Fishing Lures, Art, and Urban Legends

10-Feb-08

Fishing tackle as objets d’art? Damn straight.
Field and Stream’s got an excellent photo gallery of the 50 Greatest Fishing Lures of All Time, many of which are simply beautiful. The Dardevle Spinnie, for example, is awfully pretty. I also love the sleek Rapala, the flamboyant Rooster Tail, the irreverent Hula Popper, and the bulbous […]

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Flags of the World, Graded

23-Jan-08

The world’s flags given letter grades is a tongue-in-cheek look at national symbols that are rarely viewed from an artistic standpoint:
Some time ago, browsing through my friend’s atlas, I realised that there are significant differences in quality between the flags of different countries. Some are good, some are bad. Some countries have clearly taken care […]

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Fishing Lures Decorated by Artists

06-Sep-07

CRANKbait! Lures of Distinction: “What would happen if you shipped 20 unassembled old-timey wooden fishing lure kits off to be finished by a bunch of artists? It turns out that the answer is CRANKbait! Lures of Distinction.”
(Via.)

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