1. Who knew that the people behind
Tootsie Roll candies are as secretive and mysterious as Willy Wonka? [via
WSJ]
2. Portland, Oregon's
Heathman Hotel is the setting for some pretty steamy scenes in
Fifty Shades of Grey (or so we hear...) and now they're finally getting savvy and cashing in on their sudden attention with a $40 hotel stay add-on called the "Inner Goddess" that includes the "beautiful white wine that Christian and Anastasia enjoy, complete with a little grey tie wrapped around the bottle neck," general manager Chris Erickson tells
People.
3. Oh no: after Todd Akin's awful remarks about "legitimate rape," someone has made "Magic Vagina Death Venom" that promises to "kill the sperm of your choice on contact" so that every rape can be "illegitmate rape." Even though it's clearly a [dark] joke, we feel still feel icky about making light of this kind of thing. [via
Gothamist]
4. Check out some awesome
Breaking Bad posters from an art show currently on display at L.A.'s Gallery1988: Melrose. [via
Buzzfeed]
5. Someone got a customer discount on their veggie bowl for having the "best butt." [via
Eater]
6. This is crazy! What you see above is not a photograph. A Portuguese attorney named Samuel Silva who says he only dabbles in art made this drawing using eight different Bic ballpoint pens over the course of thirty hours. [via
This Is Colossal]
7. September in New York isn't only about Fashion Week:
Gallerist has a very helpful slideshow recommending their Top 16 "Must-See" art shows opening next month.
8.
Pitchfork polled their readers for their favorite albums from 1996-2011 (which also happens to be the e-zine's first fifteen years of existence) and, not surprisingly, the #1 and #2 spots go to
Radiohead. The bands
OK Computer and
Kid A take first and second place, respectively. [via
Pitchfork]
