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links for 2008-02-27

• Art-o-mat
  “Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the country.” There’s one at the Tenleytown Whole Foods.
  (tags: art business crafts shopping washingtondc)
• Nats’ New Eats: Ben’s, Boardwalk, Gifford’s, Hard Times | Raw Fisher | washingtonpost.com
  A run-down of the food offerings at the new Nationals stadium.
  (tags: food baseball washingtondc restaurant)
• Is it better for the environment to read your newspaper online? | Slate Magazine
  (tags: environment newspapers onlinenews via:shachen)
• In-step drawers turn wasted space into a storage place | CHW Online
  (tags: howto architecture homeimprovement home via:apartmenttherapy)
• How to Draw the Venture Brothers | Stephen DeStefano
  The show’s storyboard and design supervisor shares part of a ten-page tutorial about how to illustrate the animated heroes.
  (tags: howto illustration comics animation television via:davery)
• Totally Amazing Posters! | bobstaake.com
  A collection of fantastic art deco product and travel posters.
  (tags: artdeco advertising art poster design illustration inspiration vintage via:nvk)