That I’m-all-skeletal-under-moonlight look popularized by the first Pirates of the Caribbean film can now be yours with UV reactive dye tattoos. Although the effect won’t occur under moonlight, you’ll appear simply dashing on any blacklit dance floor.

Thanks Dave.

In the Sept 06 issue of Blackbook, Fight Club author, Chuck Palahniuk, lists his top 10 book picks over the past 10 years. My collection of online male personal ads, Obscene Interiors, takes 2004. And now I’m taking the rest of the day off to bask in the glow of his approval.

Earlier: Fight Club Author Disappointed

‘Habibi’ is a polystyrene and resin skeleton created in 2003 by Algerian-born French artist Adel Abdessemed. Measuring nearly 60 feet (17 meters) long, ‘Habibi,’ translates as ‘Darling,’ ‘Dear’ or ‘Beloved.’

It’s 100+ pages of characters encountered while riding the rails as imagined and illustrated by Ragnar.

Years ago, while designer/Disney historian, Dave Mumford was researching wrought ironwork in the Disney Company library, he found a photo of a building that resembled Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion (top photo, below). I was working nearby and he showed me the book and we agreed it had an uncanny resemblance to Disney version. I made a couple Xeroxes right there, and Dave checked out the book. (Sadly I never got the name of it. “Frances Lichten’s Catalog of Victorian Artwork.”) It wasn’t until later when I compared the book photo to Ken Andersons’ 1958 sketch (second photo) that I knew this was the source of the mansion’s design – Ken had copied every visible detail in the photo, details that would be realized as the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland (third photo).

Now the second half of the mystery begins, where is this original house? It was previously believed Disneyland’s mansion was based on the Evergreen House in Baltimore (last photo) but clearly that is not the case. The caption beside the b/w photo from the book Dave found does say the house is in Baltimore. Any Baltimore historians recognize the house in that top picture?

Hello Kitty wine exists. I bought it in Japan. The white is “Bouquet d’Amour” and the red is “Mariage.” I’m guessing they’re fruity and very sweet.

Includes: Dragon Tree Dracaena, Black Dragon Coleus, Sensitive Plant, Moon Flower, Aloe. Plant them now and they’ll be here by Halloween.