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How do you advertise for a book about SPAM?
Easy; Use SPAM’s closest friend: Toast.
Toastvertising is the result, and it comes form the same people that brought you the Human Flipbook, so you know it’s going to be good.
In this case, the old saying held true: The medium was definitely also the message.
[Via: NOTCOT]
Tamar Levine takes photos of the strange and interesting people that gather in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, pretending to be famous pop culture characters. (Spider-Man, Michael Jackson, Jack Sparrow, Luke Skywalker, Elvis Presley, Etc.)
Apparently, “these are full-time freelance careers for a fiercely territorial group of eccentrics who often take their celebrity alter-egos with them well after they’ve left Hollywood Blvd”.
Definitely a must see gallery.
[Flickr - Hollywood Blvd. Characters]
[Via: NOTCOT]
When Digg added an Images category to the site, they also added a new program to their Digg Labs called Pics.
As images are submitted or Dugg, they move from the left to the right of the screen in columns by category.
Though, as with all Digg Labs products, it’s of limited use in terms of speeding up the Digg process, it does give an interesting look into the always changing, evolving, and updating world of Digg, as well as Digg trends in real time, so it’s definitely worth a look.
[Via: Mashable]
What would the Line Rider do if he had a bit of freedom?
I’d imagine something like this:
[Via: Mixx]
JK Keller took matchbooks that he found on the street and turned them into a series of American Sign Language hands.
Definitely a unique and interesting idea.
[JK Keller - Sign Language Matchbooks]
[Via: NOTCOT]
The Synchronicity Project is a simple yet beautiful idea to “Share the Time and Environment. Photos and Reports of the Globe at Glance.”
Created by Jun Tsuzuki, it’s supported by participants who find the project interesting, and is free to join if you fit that single criteria.
To participate, simply take a picture of where you are at and what you are up to, regardless of what that is, at a designated time.
The designated time is chosen by Jun, and has either a neat and euphonious look (Examp: 11:11:11 on 11/11) or a time during which a historical event took place (Examp: 9/11)
The designated time is also based on the GMT, so your specific time might not match up with the perfect time, but that’s actually the point. It’s supposed to be a portrait of the world at a single point in time, though not necessarily the “perfect” point in time.
If the project interests you, and you’d like to participate, then you’d better find a camera quick, because the next time is January 1st at 00:00:00 GMT (December 31st at 04:00:00PM on the West Coast, and 07:00:00PM on the East Coast if you’re in the US).
What will you be doing?
[Via: Cool Hunting]
If you haven’t already seen it, then fire up Fandango, find a theater that’s playing it near you, and go see Juno.
It’s that good.
The story is about Juno MacGuff, a “confidently frank teenage girl who calls the shots with a nonchalant cool and an effortless attitude as she journeys through an emotional nine-month adventure into adulthood”.
Ellen Page plays Juno, and lights up the screen with what I can easily imagine will be a multiple-award-winning performance, Her witty, fast paced dialogue creates a lovable character that you can’t help but root for, and she manages to both control her life with a tough exterior and search for meaning within a growing interior at the same time.
Michael Cera plays Bleeker (the father) and continues his recent climb up Hollywood’s star ladder. He isn’t in the film as much as I would have expected, but the scenes that he is in are filled with a great dialogue that lends itself well to the high-school theme. Both Juno and Bleeker are a mix of confidence and confusion, and their growing and changing relationship mirrors the growing and chancing that Juno’s body is going through.
Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner play the role of the adopting parents, and each deliver a stellar performance that adds another element to the film. Bateman struggles to figure out what type of person he wants to become as Garner struggles to become the person that she knows she wants to be, and neither over-sells their role.
Allison Janney and J.K. Simmons play the role of Juno’s parents, and are supportive in a way that is both enviable and believable.
For a movie that manages to make you feel good, it does deal with a rather heavy issue, and also runs through the full range of emotions. There are moments of pure comedy, moments of great emotion and connection, moments of truth and moments of powerful silence, and each pulls you in a different direction. However, the plot never takes you down an expected path, and in the end, you’ll want to cheer for a film that manages to define what a coming-of-age tale should be.
Grade: A+
Theater Worthy: Definitely
[Juno]
What the F?
David Blaine is back, and he’s taped a new street magic special with the same two dudes from before.
Will they ever learn; or will David continue to wreak havoc with his special brand of magic? Find out:
These guys…
Who can “out-run you, out-swim you, shut you down in a game of full-court b-ball, ski faster and jump higher than you ever will”, and look sexy doing it?
CO-ED’s list of the Top 25 Sexiest Female Athletes of 2007, that’s who.
Looks like athleticism translates into sexy quite nicely.
Here’s a quick project for the weekend: With a few match heads, some aluminum foil, and a piece of wire, you can make cheap and easy bottle rockets.
[Instructables - Match Rocket]
[Via: Gizmodo]
