Pleasure and Pain

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Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

Entries from July 8th, 2009

Photo of the day: Time To Buy Cut-Rite

July 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Design, Marketing, Photography, Pleasure

I was baking at my parents’ apartment recently and pulled out their wax paper to line a cookie sheet. When I tore some off, I noticed a message pierced into the paper that read “TIME TO BUY CUT-RITE.” They use a different brand than I do so I had never seen this before. The paper [...]

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Photo of the day: Private Parts in Public

July 7th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Design, Photography

This big guy stands in the lobby of the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle. As I walked around it the other day, I noticed something curious about his ding-a-ling — it’s a different color than the rest of his body. Which means that more than a few people have been rubbing it as they [...]

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Photo of the day: Insert hands to dry

July 6th, 2009 · 20 Comments · Design, Photography, User Experience

When I’m in a strange, public place, the last thing I want to do is insert my hands anywhere. I went to the public restroom at the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle and finally got to use the Dyson Airblade hand dryer! Lots of people had mentioned it before, but this was my first [...]

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Photo of the day: No Yes No No

July 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Humor, Photography

That’s her response to the question, “Can I take you home?” Found in the ladies’ room at Clery’s Bar in Boston, where the An Event Apart after party was held. Related Posts: Photo of the day: Pen Pocket Photo of the day: Do Not Disturb Photo of the day: Calorie Counts at Dunkin Donuts Photo [...]

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Photo of the day: Be aware of glass door!!!

July 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Customer Experience, Photography

When Orian was apartment hunting last month, he saw this sign in a vestibule and snapped a pic. A couple things amused him: 1) the three exclamation points, and 2) that the person wrote “be aware” instead of “beware” (something I might not have picked up on). I have a hard time believing the sign [...]

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