Another thing I like: bad Photoshop
Happy holidays!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
LOL Musics
Flavorwire has issued a list of stereotypes about who listens to which indie bands. It's cute, k?
Some fav lines:
Micachu and the Shapes
Chicks with bad teeth.
Joanna Newsom
People who have considered befriending a squirrel.
Vampire Weekend
Bros who try to make out with girls at concerts by relating to them via old Nickelodeon shows. “Remember Pete & Pete??”
She & Him
People who hate Ben Gibbard.
[Editor's note: Doesn't everyone hate Ben Gibbard?]
Read the full list here!
Via my ex's twitter account, not that I still read it or anything.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Typeface Ink Efficiency
"Matt Robinson in collaboration with Tom Wrigglesworth compared a selection of the most commonly used typefaces for how economical they are with the amount of ink which they use at the same point size. Large scale renditions of the typefaces were drawn out with ballpoint pens, allowing the remaining ink levels to display the ink efficiency of each typeface. Measuring Type."
The results?
via SwissMiss
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Holiduped
I came across the following media tip a few days ago at work. Is it just me, or is there something a little wrong about this?
10:30 a.m.
Children at the Elizabeth L. Newman Preschool at The Jewish Guild for the Blind will be greeted by Santa Claus at their holiday party; The Jewish Guild for the Blind's Auditorium, 15 West 65th St.
Holiday Charity Guilt
Is the last-minute holiday guilt kicking in? Would you rather hang something on your wall than have a tax deduction? Trying to find the perfect holiday gift for your generous friend with blank walls? Boy, have I got a website for you!
Needs for Sale sells paintings that represent a charitable donation, the price of which is the price of the painting. 100% of the money goes directly to that charity. It's like a little "you did good!" trophy. For example, a $150 donation to Habitat for Humanity buys a front door:
This grew out of their Wants for Sale project, in which objects of the artists' desire are represented in the painting, and your purchase of the painting enables them to purchase said object. One half of this husband-and-wife team is responsible for Garbage of NYC, where you can buy collectible NYC trash for your homesick friends.
Needs for Sale sells paintings that represent a charitable donation, the price of which is the price of the painting. 100% of the money goes directly to that charity. It's like a little "you did good!" trophy. For example, a $150 donation to Habitat for Humanity buys a front door:
This grew out of their Wants for Sale project, in which objects of the artists' desire are represented in the painting, and your purchase of the painting enables them to purchase said object. One half of this husband-and-wife team is responsible for Garbage of NYC, where you can buy collectible NYC trash for your homesick friends.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Mewwy Chwissmiss!
GASP! I completely forgot to mention that the star-studded Pee-Wee Christmas special from 1988 is now streamable on PeeWee.com!
Pee-Wee through a fish tank.
Instructions:
Pee-Wee through a fish tank.- Visit PeeWee.com.
- Click on the pink video player in the lower left-hand corner.
- Ignore the popup asking you to join Pee-Wee’s Pen Pal club.
- Click “view full screen” or watch in the kitschy pink TV set frame.
- Vote for your favorite cameo below!
Dino Jaws from Jupiter
Mom, dad, you were totally slackin'. Look at this hot piece of bed! It was made by a couple in Jupiter, FL.
via BoingBoing
Leggo My Eggo
Holy breakfast! Kellogg warns that there will be an Eggo waffle shortage through the spring.
via MSNBC/AP
Street View Fame
Musician Nate Heagy of the band Fear Salesman promoted his band by stalking the Google Street View car in Saskatoon, Canada.
via Gizmodo
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Hanukrazy!
If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you a) are probably related to me, and b) likely have picked up on the fact that I'm a latke-eating, bargain-hunting, Manischewitz-sipping fan of Woody Allen, if you catch my drift. That's right, I'm a true-blue life-long member of the Jew Crew. Represent. And if you've got a problem with that, you can suck my matzoh balls.
Anyway, I am seeeeeeeh excited for Hanukah, jew guys!
To celebrate, I bring you the first Israeli flash mob, courtesy of my friend Amanda:
My mom and I were in a flash mob once, back in 2003 when only one guy was organizing them. That was pre-Gmail! I know, right? Ancient history.
Anyway, I am seeeeeeeh excited for Hanukah, jew guys!
To celebrate, I bring you the first Israeli flash mob, courtesy of my friend Amanda:
My mom and I were in a flash mob once, back in 2003 when only one guy was organizing them. That was pre-Gmail! I know, right? Ancient history.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Seeing Double
In the Brazilian village of Candida Godol, there are 44 pairs of twins in 80 families in a 1.5-square-mile area – a rate 1000% above the global average.
More info on the upcoming documentary here.
More info on the upcoming documentary here.
File Under Toldyaso
Remember when I told you that the band Girls is about to blow up? Well, lookie-lookie, guess whose LP was just added to the Urban Outfitters inventory. Done and done.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Smoke Signals
Guest of a Guest has published a list of cigarette-friendly bars in NYC. Not that I smoke. Not that I don't. Shush. Puff.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Herbivore Boys and Carnivore Girls
"Nowadays, women have more education and enjoy working. Women are scary now!"
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Playing with Food
Christopher Salyers has written a book about the emerging Japanese trend charaben, the art of making bento boxes that resemble cartoon characters with rice, nori and other staples.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Dizzying Deck
Apple executive Jeff Dauber's deck is flat, but designed to look like a wormhole.
Designed by architect Thom Faulders.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Unfriend
Unfriended :(
The Oxford English Dictionary declares "unfriend" the Word of the Year 2009.
unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.
“'It has both currency and potential longevity,' notes Christine Lindberg, Senior Lexicographer for Oxford’s US dictionary program. 'In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for Word of the Year. Most 'un-' prefixed words are adjectives (unacceptable, unpleasant), and there are certainly some familiar 'un-' verbs (uncap, unpack), but 'unfriend' is different from the norm. It assumes a verb sense of 'friend' that is really not used (at least not since maybe the 17th century!). Unfriend has real lex-appeal.'"
Via the Oxford University Press Blog
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Evolution Store, SoHo
How did I not know about this place?
"Evolution sells unique natural history collectibles usually seen only in museums. These include butterflies and beetles, fossils, seashells, skulls and skeletons, medical models, and tribal art."
Of course, I am particularly fond of the fossilized dinosaur teeth, available for $24.
The store looks like a 17th century kunstkammer. They even had a conjoined twin fetal skeleton on display.
The Evolution Store
120 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
View their website here.
Friday, November 13, 2009
3-Duh
Hey, professors who told me shooting my senior thesis in stereo would be gimmicky -- suck on this:
"'When you look at the history of film, there have been to date two great revolutions—sound and color,' Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of Dreamworks Animation and a tireless promoter of 3-D, told me. 'This will be the third great revolution. People are still somewhat skeptical and wonder if it’s a gimmick and if it is better suited to cartoons. I don’t believe that for a second. I think the day after Jim Cameron’s movie comes out, it’s a new world.' Michael Lewis, the C.E.O. of RealD, the leading 3-D projection company, says, 'The industry is looking for its Citizen Kane, its definitive work of 3-D, and Avatar may be that film.'"
From a 10/26/09 article in the New Yorker
"'When you look at the history of film, there have been to date two great revolutions—sound and color,' Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of Dreamworks Animation and a tireless promoter of 3-D, told me. 'This will be the third great revolution. People are still somewhat skeptical and wonder if it’s a gimmick and if it is better suited to cartoons. I don’t believe that for a second. I think the day after Jim Cameron’s movie comes out, it’s a new world.' Michael Lewis, the C.E.O. of RealD, the leading 3-D projection company, says, 'The industry is looking for its Citizen Kane, its definitive work of 3-D, and Avatar may be that film.'"
From a 10/26/09 article in the New Yorker
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
"Photo Fakeouts"
Photo Fakeouts by Oyster Hotel Reviews shows you how misleading a little cropping and photoshop can be. Checkout the sneaky photo editing for the Montego Bay hotel Breezes below!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sunnuva Flash!
Seriously, I had this idea in college, and I didn't do it because I thought it was really hit-you-over-the-head dumb.
...and now Myoung Ho Lee is selling little 11x14" prints in an edition of 30 for $750 apiece.
Argh.
Monday, November 2, 2009
MGMT > MCTMT
Reminder: MCTMT tax is due for us lucky NY freelancers in 83 minutes! Did you file yet?* Feel free to thank me tomorrow when you take the subway ride I subsidized to work, you lucky non-self-employed jerk.
*PS
I apologize, as this is not a thing I like. It is inappropriate to post it on my blog. It is something I STRONGLY DISLIKE. But friendly reminders are things I like, so I guess it works.
*PS
I apologize, as this is not a thing I like. It is inappropriate to post it on my blog. It is something I STRONGLY DISLIKE. But friendly reminders are things I like, so I guess it works.
GaGa for Christopher Walken
Chris Walken gives the Will Shatner reading of Rocket Man a run for its money?
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Ozzie's Ozzie's Ozzie's, Oy Oy Oy!
My fav local coffee shop was soooooo on tonight's episode of Bored to Death! Not to mention excellent mockery of the Park Slope food co-op.
Watch it here.
Watch it here.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Can you spell "bacteria?"
"Van Abbema created the font by stamping bacteria into paper, and then placing the paper in a jury-rigged incubator, which provided the right humdity and warmth for the organisms. As they multiplied and died, the resulting fonts changed color and shape. As van Abbema says, bacteria 'transforms the image to something new,' creating something that is literally alive, changing every minute without ever being tended."Via Fast Company*
*where, btw, I had a really bad job interview once.
Happiness Hat
I certainly could have used this while working in food service.
"Lauren McCarthy created the Happiness Hat – a gadget that detects whether or not you’re smiling. If you’re not, it drives a small metal spike into the back of your head to encourage to you resolve that problem quickly:
'An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile. Through repeated use of this conditioning device you can train your brain to smile all the time. The device runs on Arduino.'"
via neatorama, via geekologie
"Lauren McCarthy created the Happiness Hat – a gadget that detects whether or not you’re smiling. If you’re not, it drives a small metal spike into the back of your head to encourage to you resolve that problem quickly:
'An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile. Through repeated use of this conditioning device you can train your brain to smile all the time. The device runs on Arduino.'"
via neatorama, via geekologie
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Dancin in the Dark
I recently attended a lecture at The Bell House , as part of the Secret Science Club series, about sounds black holes theoretically make. I won't bore you with scientific details, nor will I pretend I know enough about astrophysics to explain it, but I thought I'd share some fun sounds!
Click to enjoy:
The progressively closer encounter of two black holes
The chriping inspiral of two black holes
more fun with wav(e)s here.
Click to enjoy:
The progressively closer encounter of two black holes
The chriping inspiral of two black holes
more fun with wav(e)s here.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Quotation
"People ask me, 'What's your medium?' I tell them, 'Extra Large.'"
- Jean Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81
- Jean Michel Basquiat in Downtown 81
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mutated Insects
Cornelia Hesse-Honegger makes detailed drawings of insect mutations resulting from radioactive contamination.
Deconstructed Flip Book
Cut-and-fold animation by Enrico Ascoli.
VIDEOGIOCO by Donato Sansone from Enrico Ascoli - Sound Design on Vimeo.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Then and Now
50 years later, Sharon Collins recognized herself in this iconic Robert Frank photo.
Listen to her interview with NPR:
via Lens Culture
Listen to her interview with NPR:via Lens Culture
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Stefan Sagmeister
From his Ted Talk, a coffee table surfaced with compasses and matching coffee mugs fitted with magnets.
View the whole Ted Talk here.
Antonio Gonzales Paucar
Antonio Gonzales Paucar
Zapatos que rompen el silencio
2009
Shoes, flies, nylon
Dimensions variable
Gefilthy
Further evidence that gefilte fish is the nastiest shit on earth, student Jessica Taylor of London was shocked to find gefilte fish aglow in her refrigerator the day after purchase. This is like the Jewish equivalent of finding an image of the Virgin Mary on your toast! Sorry Catholics, but I think this is so much cooler.
Full Article
Monday, October 5, 2009
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