Archive for February, 2010

Newswipe: Best of Newswipe

Watch this edition of Newswipe: Best of Newswipe. I love this show! I wish they showed it here in the US’ BBC America.

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Hipster Puppies

Hipster puppies.

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Day in the life of New York

February 27th, 2010

A beautiful time-lapse using the tilt-shift effect:

See here for artist’s site and his workflow.

NYC Typography

New York Type showcases all the typography around NYC. [via quips]

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Best. News. Ever!

Best News Ever!

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Homeless Oscar Picks

Greg Sloane, a homeless person in New York, thinks Avatar should win Best Picture.

Mr. Sloane goes to the theater almost daily — to sleep. “I hope ‘Avatar’ wins so they keep it in theaters longer,” he said. “It’s three hours long, so you get more time to sleep.”

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Best Twist Endings in Movies

Best twist endings in movies. While Shutter Island has a good twist ending, the movie isnt really all that, as I state in my recent review. Fight Club, Usual Suspects and of course Sixth Sense I all agree with.

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    Today’s Weird News from Japan is about ringtones. There are ringtones that actually make you feel good.

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    The new Predators look pretty awesome.

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    Having sex can reduce fever. What if youre alone? Well, you know, do a “solo.”

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    This might be the last of the epic music videos that were so famous back in the 80’s or early 90’s: Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s Telephone. Pretty neat (if not weird) production. Beyonce, as usual, looking smokin’! And check out all the product placements, sheesh.

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    “We accept that Ms Margolis is not and never has been “a hooker” or otherwise involved in the sex industry.” A funny correction by the Independent news paper.

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    Great animation of the development of Dubai over the course of the last decade. Press Play.

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    I love this Photoblog. Love the sense of mystery, as there is no info, no words about the author, just pictures.

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    I thoroughly enjoyed this Battlestar Galactica music video on the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage.

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    A lovely photoblog featuring stray cats around Japan (mostly Tokyo).

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    The commercially-available and safe Jetpack is available now! For a mere $86,000! Done!

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    Interactive map of New York City’s best coffee houses. Cafe Grumpy is my favorite, as they have the $20,000 Clover coffee machine. Yes, it costs $20,000. Coffee is the new Wine.

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    Gary Lauder explains why the US needs better traffic controls. Answer is model it after Europe, where roundabouts are more common. Really awesome how he breaks it down into numbers and $ saved.

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    New MTV idents. Just sick!

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    Famous Movie Quotes, Graphed.

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    More honest movie titles and posters.

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    Inside the Afghanistan Surge - Photo Essay.

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    Virgin further prooves that its by far one of the coolest brands on Earth. They chose Above & Beyond to DJ their launch of Space Ship 2 and also chose their track to be featured at the actual unveiling. Cool video here.

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