Last week was the 63rd anniversary of the first atomic bomb explosion at 5:30 a.m., 120 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 6 years later on that day, J.D. Salinger’s first and only novel, The Catcher in the Rye, was published, coincidence, I think not. It was also the birthday of comedienne Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio and that of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, whose father was an insurance agent. Forget Wii-Fit, perfect push-ups, and your gym, in just 7 days Charles Atlas can STILL make you a man, that is if you’re getting sand kicked in your face.

The Nerves – Hanging On the Telephone (1976)
The Nerves as featured on The Killed By Death Records site from their self-released self-titled four-song EP. The Nerves were notable because they were the founding vanguard of the LA pop scene that eventually produced The Knack, The Breakaways and The Plimsouls. Nerves’ guitarist Jack Lee penned the soon to be UK Top 5 “Hanging On the Telephone” made popular by Blondie. I love Blondie, but the Nerves version sounds damn good.

Stressticles
Oh the secret life of novelty items and straight people, or shop for the soon to be hosted program, the worlds funniest boobs, butts and boners. Freud would have a field day; The Giant Stress Boob, Stressticles, get rid of your frustrations, squeeze testicles and feel your stress just float away? Questionable indeed.

WordPress for iPhone App
As of July 21 this App is still “In Review” but could get approved by Apple at any time. The App provides an easy way for users to edit their self hosted or wordpress.com blog on the move. Write posts, add images from the iPhone camera or your library, tweek settings, preview posts and publish.

There’s Lots of Money in Those Old iPhones
The NYTimes reports that, “With the introduction of the 3G iPhone, the original phone is officially yesterday’s gadget, which should mean that its resale value is plummeting. But it turns out that because of some unusual factors, demand for those phones is holding up surprisingly well.”

Chuck Palahniuk Talks Sex Dolls, Strippers And…
The disciple of ‘Dangerous Writing’, Chuck Palahniuk, reveals his unusual creative process, and the one place that he won’t go in his notoriously bad-taste fiction.

Buffalo’s Boot Bird House
My nerdastic alter ego is emerging. These unique bird houses were hand-crafted from work boots, otherwise destined for the dump. The boots will welcome house wrens & other smaller birds to an exciting new place to build a nest. Too junk yard chic for you?

James Hewlett Comic Book Hero
From Anarchic comic strops to album covers, Hollywood movies to Royal Opera House, Jamie Hewlett’s angular images can be found in every imaginable art form. With Monkey Journey To The West opening in London next week The Guardian takes a look at the 2006 Designer of the Year’s career so far…

The Dakota Mint 10 Room Residence
This is most definitely a doorman building. A cool 24 million gets you into the legendary Dakota on Central Park West and 72nd Street, and one of the largest spaces in the building too. You’ll probably want to go for a bit of a remodel.

Le Corbusier in Legos
Maybe architecture really is becoming more accessible. Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye lovingly, and amazingly rendered in Legos. The interiors, doors, windows, et al are lovingly created by the ingenious Matija Grguric.

In The Mod
Looking for beautiful colors, search Flickr, capture images via your WebCam or drag-n-drop images from your computer. Click a button and the colors are saved to Illustrator, Photoshop or as an XML file for future processing.