| Find your Digital Rebel's inner Holga
If you love the look of pictures taken with the Holga —those cheap, plastic cameras made in China—but don't want to deal with the oh-so-last-century idea of film, check out Holgamods' Holga Body Cap. Randy Smith, the man behind Holgamods, has taken the lens off a stock Holga and grafted it onto a Canon body cap that fits all of the Canon D-SLRs, including the Digital Rebel series, the EOS 5D Digital, the new EOS 40D Digital, and even the top-of-the-line EOS-1Ds Mark III (it would probably fit any of the more modern Canon film cameras as well). The result is pure plastic goodness without the darkroom. Like the Lensbaby (another of our favorite toys), the Holga Body Cap isn't an automatic lens. You'll need to shoot in manual mode, and set the shutter speed accordingly, but it's a lot of fun, and you end up those dreamy, variable-focus images that tell everyone you're just a little bit off-kilter.
The Slow Traveller
A trustworthy face is often better than a second-hand opinion on the page. So when we arrived in Antigua, the picturesque former capital of Guatemala, we were happy to take a room in Estella's Guesthouse. We try to support local businesses, and our room was spick, span and even had cute family photos on the shelf. So we paid upfront and nested in for our four-night stay in town. Antigua is dominated by the dark shadows of monstrous volcanoes. The scars of the earthquakes that accompanied previous eruptions are also evident in the shells of shattered churches. So no visit is complete without scaling one of the volcanic peaks for a glimpse of the blood of the Earth, up close and personal. In the village at the base of Mount Pacaya we were met by a mob of kids selling walking sticks.
Lil Find: A Diaper Bag For Pigskin Lovers
I can think of a few football fanatics who would flip for this football diaper bag. They're also liable to slap some "Chargers" or "Patriots" bumper stickers on the tote, but as long as the adhesives stay off the baby's skin, I'm okay with it. The brown vinyl tote is sure to score some serious points with the Super Bowl obsessed parent. .
TORCH NEWS TICKER 1/27: Rumble notes, ROH notes including title change ...
Updated throughout the day, it's the Torch News Ticker with all the news and info that's not fit for print. Bookmark it every Monday! Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:00 p.m. - Royal Rumble notes: Former ECW champion C.M. Punk qualified for the Rumble match with a non-title victory over Chavo Guerrero at last night's super show in Providence. Punk brings the total announced wrestlers to 25. ... WWE made additional tickets available for sale at Madison Square Garden after they set up production and the set. - Check back tonight for our live coverage of the Royal Rumble PPV beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 CST. - PWG notes: PWG's third show of the year is tonight in La Habra, Calif., with new PWG champion Low-Ki defending against El Generico. Also booked is PWG tag champs Davey Richards & Super Dragon vs.
Pick 'n' roll: Wednesday's best NBA bets
Just when it seemed this season had gotten as bad as it possibly could, things got even worse for the Miami Heat. They were torn apart at home to the Raptors Monday night, losing by 23 points as nine-point underdogs. The 114-82 defeat was Miami's biggest of the season and it allowed the Raptors to shoot 66 percent through the first three quarters. At one point in the final period the Heat were down by a remarkable 39 points. They have now lost 19 of their last 20 games, covering the spread just twice over that time. They have also dropped nine straight on the road and their 9-38 record is easily the worst in the NBA. Pick: Pistons Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets (-2, 219) Carmelo Anthony returned from an ankle injury last weekend and suddenly the Nuggets look like a more dynamic team.
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