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Bathing suits matching book covers

David Pescovitz at 4:54 pm Tue, Jul 31, 2012

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Matchbook is is Kate Imbach's Tumblog of bathing suits that match book covers. And vice versa. (via @nickbilton)

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http://2012diaries.blogspot.com/ tristan eldritch

You know, there is something about that woman’s expression that just says “voluminous esoteric footnotes.”
- http://theladyfingers.blogspot.com/ Ladyfingers
  
  They appear voracious, but perhaps not readers.
http://twitter.com/Ohyran Jens Reuterberg

This is of course brilliant on all available levels but to be honest they should have Pi-guy on the cover of the book instead of the illustration. If he told me Pi=3.0, I’d be fine with that.
- Wreckrob8
  
  Except he has no head. I’d reserve judgement till I had more information.
http://www.xradiograph.com/ OtherMichael

The Jonah Lehrer match is both timely and a relic.