We were recently asked to be part of Momversation’s relaunch event at the Soho House in New York City. If you’re on Facebook you can view all the photos here to see more about the event including their pop-up spa.

I knew there was an arcade museum in New Hampshire but wasn’t aware of the Pinball Hall Of Fame in Las Vegas. So Much Pileup had posted a few cool images that made me want to dig deeper and find galleries of old machines. The colors and design of these classic machines are quite striking and instantly take me back to summers at the beach, I can smell the fried food and cotton candy now.

I found another great site for a vintage pinball palor in San Francisco with tons of images of old games called Lucky Ju Ju. High Hand (below) looks particularly great.

Retronaut has been consistently publishing captivating content and this recent entry on New York City’s disappearing store fronts is another home run. Many of the images are taken of the store fronts only giving them a timeless quality, making you wonder if they were snapped today or 50 years ago. Take a look at the full gallery and pick up the book they were taken from Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York by James and Karla Murray

I stumbled upon this Rainbow Parade video via Swiss Miss today :

“This one is for the color-lovers and the good-time-seekers of all ages! Hi, I’m Jessi, and my favorite color is Rainbow. Last year on my birthday, I had a parade to celebrate my love of rainbows, and it was one of the most amazing feelings of my life. Since then, I’ve been trying to recreate that feeling for others by hosting parades around the country. IT’S MY BIRTHDAY AGAIN, and I was thinking…

We should have the BIGGEST, MOST COLORFUL PARADE YET! So big in fact, we will officially record the parade as the World’s Largest Rainbow Parade.

If you’re in the New York area on April 28, please join us! Donate even $1 to this Kickstarter campaign, and you’ll get all the info and updates you need to become a part of the rainbow! And don’t be shy about contributing just because you can’t make it to the parade in person. You can still get lots of fun rewards, like rainbow Tattly (designed by me) and fun party hats handmade from recycled materials!”

Pretty exciting and ambitious, I most likely won’t be dawning a monochromatic outfit and marching over the bridge but I’m curious to see how this plays out.

As Easter approaches I’m reminded of two things: it’s officially spring and that I have a love/hate relationship with Marshmallow Peeps. Despite not actually liking them and making it known to everyone, these sugary blobs still find their way into my world each Easter and I expect that there will be a pack of them hiding somewhere in my apartment come Monday morning. While they’ve been a holiday constant in my life, Peeps have only been around since 1953 when they were first introduced. In just a few minutes of searching I found out a bit about the colorful history of the candy. Even more interesting was that Peeps had their own documentary (teaser posted above) , Power Of The Peep, whose director won an award for Best Food Filmmaker. I might not want to spend a minute eating another Peep but I would be curious to watch the 43 minute documentary as learning the origin of anything piques (not peeps) my interest. Unfortunately it seems as if the documentary isn’t available anywhere so the trailer will have to do.

I’m not as big of a fan of the show The Bachelor, which concluded this week, as my co-workers but was entertained by these sketches by illustrator Lisa Hanawalt. She’s able to capture all the right amount of crazy with a few lines. I don’t know what’s next for ben but maybe he’ll land a role in a Geico commercial.

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French Bull’s world might be defined by vivid color and pattern but we also have an appreciation for the bold impact black and white can have visually. Who can deny how fun and fabulous our tuxedo wearing friend the penguin is? Sea World and the Discovery channel created this live cam so we can check in on them in real time. Perhaps these guys will inspire a new black and white pattern for French Bull, no matter what it’s fun to take a look.

Light Drive from Kim Pimmel on Vimeo.

An incredible example of light painting using a turntable and stop motion photography. Have a look at Kim Pimmel’s other videos for other explorations of light and color.

Nostalgia is dangerous, it can keep us from living in the moment and appreciating just how far we’ve come and how rich culture is now. But there are times when something is unearthed that gives you such a vivid snapshot of a time and a place that you have to sit back and soak it in. Somehow this full episode on New York City’s Danceteria appeared on YouTube and is absolutely incredible. At times it’s so kitschy that it appears to be a parody but that was just how things were before everything became shrouded in irony. I could dissect every frame but it’s much better to sit back and enjoy this slice of New York City culture from 1983.

Another week and another preview of our Spring 2012 line. We all want to do what we can for the environment and our new porcelain travel mugs boldly save trees with a true French Bull flair. These travel mugs are perfect for hot and cold liquids, are dishwasher and microwave safe, and feature silicone spill proof lids and bands to keep your hands cool. We’ll be launching 6 patterns in a few days and can’t wait to send them out into the world, the colors could be the most spectacular we’ve ever been able to produce and we know you’ll spot them from a mile away.

Check OUR WEBSTORE soon for availability.