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I'm off to mid-coast Maine for a week of rest & relaxation (at a bed & breakfast). New posts will resume when I return. If you haven't entered to win a copy of Antara, you still have time. The contest ends August 3rd. Have a great week, everyone!
-The Wide-Eyed, Legless
Postcards via Orchid Grey and Flickr
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With the soon-to-be-Oscar-nominated feature film The Smurfs opening today, let's take a moment to remember their aquatic, lesser-known, underappreciated cousins The Snorks.
Via YouTube, My Favorite Tee Shirts, Flickriver, and Google Image Search
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Siren's Storm
Author: Lisa Papademetriou
Original Release Date: July 2011
Publisher: Knopf Books
Editions: Paperback
Pages: 288
Age Group: Teens/Young Adult
Themes: Mystery, Folklore, Mermaids
what's it about?
Publisher's Summary
Nothing has been the same for Will ever since what happened last summer. One day, on an ordinary sailing trip with his brother, there is a strange accident. When Will wakes up, he learns his brother has disappeared, presumed drowned. Worst of all, Will can't remember what happened—his family finds him unconscious, with no memory of the accident.
Now Will and his best friend and neighbor, Gretchen, are starting a new summer. Gretchen seems troubled—her sleepwalking habit is getting worse, and she keeps waking up closer and closer to the water. Will is drawn to Asia, the exotic new girl in town. Nobody knows where she's from—all Will knows is that her beauty and her mesmerizing voice have a powerful effect on people.
Then there is another mysterious drowning, and Will and Gretchen begin to wonder: Is Asia just another beautiful, wealthy summer resident? Or is she something entirely more sinister . . . and inhuman?
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Just when I think OK Go can't possibly top themselves, they go and blow my mind, again! Check out this new video for All Is Not Lost. I wish there was more of the "swimming girls" but that's just me being greedy. Amazing video. (Hello sea foam jumpsuits.)
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...this Molly Mermaid wallet by Fluff, and those kick-ass tattoo mermaid tights by Bebaroque.
Images via Chemical Ltd and Bebaroque
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Jim Tierney is a Brooklyn based designer who graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. It was there he created this amazing book art for Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. If you've read my about page you'll know that me and Jules have something in common, so I'm always on the look out for cool Jules swag. Like this. Jim created this masterpiece for his senior thesis show, along with designs for other Verne classics. See them all here.
Images via Jim Tierney Art
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Jonathan Adler's Utopia pottery collection has a Noah's Ark meets Russian nesting dolls vibe to it that's retro enough to be ultra modern. Best of all, there are three mermaid creations in the collection including a bucket with a mermaid on one side and a sailor on the other, a mermaid/sailor vase, and a cute (and affordable) mermaid creamer. Her tail is the handle. That Adler, he's so clever.
Images via Jonathan Adler
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Illustrator Nolan Pelletier has mermaids on the brain. Check out this sweet little self-promotion postcard and a doodle, both inspired by the world famous Weeki Wachee mermaids. Fun.
Images via Nolan Nolan Nolan
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All I can say is the plot thickens. Lady Gaga apparently filmed (part of?) her new video You & I in Nebraska. Should we expect mermaids in wheelchairs doing donuts in mud fields? Should I even be this confused? Only Mer Gaga can pull off a prairie mermaid. Hop on over to Pop Dust for pics that make even less sense.
Via Pop Dust
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