Kevin Van Aelst is an artist from Connecticut. He tends to leave his fingerprints wherever he goes — a habbit that is commonly considered a flaw, but in his case, we’ll make an exception and call it virtuous art.

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Artist Julia Randall has been making the internet rounds with her amazing photorealistic color pencil drawings of disembodied lips, tongues, and spit bubbles.

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New York and Connecticut based Brio54 have just added this design to their range of prefab houses. With a mission that focuses on affordability, modern design, green living and fair practice, these buildings seem to embrace all the potential goodness of prefab. Architecturally speaking, we are impressed with the level of solidity that comes across; whereas other attempts in the prefab world just appear a bit too lightweight for the general market.

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Thanks to the Julia Roberts movie of 1988, Mystic, Connecticut is home to what is perhaps the most famous Pizza joint in America. And fittingly so. The doughie delights were mind-numblingly good, served up with a heaping of North-Eastern goodness which sat heavy over a hearty coating of cheese. The service is gracious but unspectacular. But really, who cares? Unlike a small town diner, this is not about the personalization of the experience. Mystic Pizza takes everyone and all are greeted in precisely the same manner. We ought to know. We ate there twice over a two day period, lured in the second time around by the comparative warmth of the main dining area as an unexpected Spring rain pelted down outside. In many ways, the slight eccentricity of the décor and the wide ranging variety of choices were symbolic of the ambiance in the town itself. This is Quirksville, USA, just cloaked in somewhat austere clothing. From the warm greetings at the local antique shops to the dramatic and slightly frustrating draw bridge that protects the locals — if only momentarily — from maraunding hordes of well-worn travelers, there’s a sense of exquisite solidarity about the Mystic community which permeates every interaction. It’s as if all the extras out of Twin Peaks suddenly threw away their three page scripts and formed a commune, drinking liberally from the Tree of Life (oh yeah, this is bead wearing territory) and setting up a few odds and ends stores along the way. Dig deep for the real gems of this town. And be sure to stop by for some pizza along the way.

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