“The basic idea of this site is that a brand exists entirely in people’s heads.
Therefore, whatever it is they say a brand is, is what it is.”.
Brand Tags: “See what people think a brand is.”. By Noah Brier.

“I think I know him…he used to be my neighbor…I think.
If it’s him he’s definitely as creepy as he looks.”.

Sexy People. “A Celebration of The Perfect Portrait.”.

“In folklore the tanuki is a bit like the plump, comical brother of the fox, equally prone to mischief and shape-changing and the deception of humans. It seems to have a hedonistic bent, constantly on the prowl for saké, food, and women, and is known to disguise worthless leaves as money to obtain those things. It also seems quite good at turning itself into inanimate objects.”.

The Tanuki.
From The Obakemono Project, “a Gaijin’s Guide to the Fantastic Folk Monsters of Japan.”.

“In Catalonia, as well as in the rest of Spain and in most of Italy and Southern France, the traditional Christmas decoration is a large model of the city of Bethlehem.
The Catalans have added an extra character known as the Caganer, often tucked away where he is not easily noticed.
“Caganer” translates from Catalan to English as “pooper”, and that is exactly what this little statue is doing: taking a poo.”.
(from Wikipedia)

El Caganer : “nice character of Catalan tradition”.

	“Interactive fiction tells you the beginning of a story. Then it puts you in charge and lets you decide what your character should do. You type commands for the main character to carry out, and the story replies by telling you what happens next.”.
“If you enjoy interactive fiction, you’ll find a wide variety of other works available to you. And, like books, works of interactive fiction come in assortment of genres: fantasy, mystery, horror, and science-fiction, romance and historical, surreal and slice-of-life. See my PDF Manual on playing IF.”. (Emily Short)

Top: a detail from the home page of Gargoyle, an IF player.
Bottom: Bronze (Emily Short, 2006), cover detail. Interative Fiction created with Inform 7.

“We’ve learned a lot from dismantling Trans Ams, and we intend to post some of this info (along with some humor) on this site.”.
The Killed Trans Am Page, from Hoghead’s Firebird and Trans Am Parts.
By Brian Morelock and Joe Bays.

Shoefiti (or shoe tossing) “is the term used to describe shoes hanging from powerlines.
Shoefiti shares some similarities with graffiti, such as the artistic statements of the work, possible connections to nefarious activity, and correlation with troubled neighborhoods.”.

“Every morning I would grab my tea and stare out of the window wistfully for no particular reason other than to see the outside world.
One morning I saw a woman looking out of the window of the building opposite and realised that she was waving to me.”.
Lucy the Girl in the Window. A true story by David Raho, from The First Word Blog.

I Will Knot “is a site about knots: how to tie them, how to appreciate their beauty.”.

“Replica Center was created for who wish to purchase a replica watch, but can’t find the truth about which watches are good, which watches are bad.
You will be surprised how many people do not listen to common sense.
Customers are usually influenced by other factors, such as how nice they think the pictures look, or how low the prices are.”.