The Banksy Directed Opening Sequence for The Simpsons.

above image courtesy of Banksy

above image courtesy of Fox

Street artist and director Banksy continues to show his love for Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa by storyboarding and directing the 1:44 second opening sequence for Fox's The Simpsons October 10th episode "MoneyBart." In case you missed it, below is the opening, in which lies a nod to his film Exit Through the Gift Shop. Courtesy of Banksy films.

20th Century Fox has removed the video, so for the next 55 days, here's the only place you can see it.



Banksy previously paid homage to The Simpsons in this New Orleans wall mural:



Banksy
The Simpsons

26 More Gold-Plated Items For Those Whose Disposable Income Exceeds Taste.

It's time for another round up of grotesquely gold items. It's been while since I blogged about the 22ct gold dog crate and the world's most expensive gold bicycle and I know you are aware of the glut of gold-plated laptops, game and mobile phones -- if you aren't, check my Diamond & Gold tech, mobile phone and gadget links here.


above: Beretta's limited edition gold plated sub machine gun

But the gilding doesn't stop there. From guns to guitars, kitchen appliances to baby carriages, here's a round up of more unusual real gold-plated (and in one case, solid gold) items by various individual or companies.

Gold-plated Beretta PM12 S limited edition Sub machine gun:



The million dollar GoldCaster Guitar, with diamonds:




Gold For The Kitchen:
Gold-Plated BBQ by BeefEater:


The Angel Gold-Plated Juicer from Easy Health:

24kt gold plated Jura-Capresso IMPRESSA F9 Limited Edition :


Gold For the Bathroom:
Gold plated tubs by Gold Noble of Korea:

Gold plated Regio Toilet by Inax:

Vitraform's gold sink:

22ct plated gold Trolley from Skypak:


Big Gold Cars:
Gold-plated Enzo Ferrari:

Gold-plated Audi R8:

Gold-plated Porsche 911:


Gold-plated Mercedes 63AMG:


Mini Gold Cars:
Miniature 18k Gold Lambo by Ultima:

Stuart Hughes' miniature Bugatti Veyron made of gold with diamond headlamp:



Miscellaneous Gold Items:
Gold Noble of Korea sells these 24k Gold-plated flash drives and pencils:


Limited edition 24k Gold Python Skin Fendi Handbag:

Minox LX Gold Limited Edition 8x11 mm Film Spy Camera (24k Gold Plated)

Minox MDC Gold Limited Edition 35mm film Camera (24k Gold Plated)

Minox DC1011 Carat 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (24k Gold Plated with 10 2mm Diamonds)

Gold-plated Silver Cross carriage by pram restorers Graham Richardson and Alison Murfet, who made this for Harrod's.

24kt plated Gold Dumbells. Made especially for Nancy Sinatra, they are available for purchase from 1st Dibs:


Darth Maul Limited edition Gold-plated light saber:


The 22ct gold plated dog crate and gold bicycle I mentioned earlier:


If you never saw it, check out my post on gold versions of many other items, too.

Cute Convenience. Tili Bags - Patterned & Colored Zip & Seal Baggies.

Let's face it, we can't all carry politically correct, eco-friendly hemp bags with us at all times, especially when toting around make-up, snacks, liquids, perishables and potentially messy items, like nail polish, sandwiches and sunscreen. Sometimes a plastic bag is truly the most convenient. But does it have to be clear and ugly? Apparently not.





Tili (an acronym for Take It or Leave It) bags are FDA approved PABA-free re-usable zip and seal bags in 2 sizes- quart and gallon, three chic patterns and colorways. Each box of Tili bags contains 12 bags -- 4 of each of the 3 patterns.



Collection II is coming soon, in the meantime, you can purchase the bags shown above here.

tili group llc.
230 Central Park West, ste. 12K
New York, NY 10024
800.485.3870

A special shout-out to Ellen Knable for bringing these to my attention.