bookofjoe

Saturday afternoon at the movies: Fritz Lang's "M"

The 1931 classic, starring Peter Lorre, in high-definition.

In German with English subtitles.

[via Open Culture]

Wood Tea Canister

From Wired: "It takes Japanese artisans a year to hand-lacquer and engrave each of these 8-inch-tall cherrywood tea canisters. There's no better way to keep your genmaicha fresh and dry."

From the canister website: "Handmade Japanese cherry wood tea canister, ideal environment for storing loose tea and other food items where moisture is unwanted, meant to last several lifetimes. Delicately made with respect to the beautiful grain of natural wood, it takes over a year to produce these beautiful artisan pieces."

Approximately 8" tall and 3" in diameter.

$220.

Apple Store in Valencia, Spain — What's old is new again

[via Xavi Calvo's flickr and miniManel]

Brain Cap

One size fits most; acrylic.

$12.95.

The MacKinney Collection of Medieval Medical Illustrations

In the event you're unable to make it to the University of North Carolina's Rare Book Collection in Wilson Library, the home of this wonderful trove, no worries: it's been digitized and made ready to come to you.

Above and below,

exemplars.

[via Richard Kashdan]

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Hint: larger than a bread box.

Another: mostly powder-coated metal.

A third: meant for indoor use, but could be deployed outdoors if desired.

Helpful Hints from joeeze: Straining canned goods without a colander

Genius.

[via Jesus Sanchez of Davis, California, as seen in the January & February 2012 issue of Cook's Illustrated]

Vest-to-Scarf Transformer

It's called — surprise! — a Vest Scarf.

From Maison Martin Margiela Line 14.

$560.

[via the Wall Street Journal]