Anything and Everything that is cool, hot, fresh and classic.
The New York Times put together a fantastically informative infographic of box office data for Hollywood films from 1986 through 2007.
The height shows the weekly revenue, and the area and color represent the total gross, so you can quickly and easily compare movies side by side.
Notice any trends?
[The New York Times - The Ebb And Flow Of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007]
[Via: Boing Boing]
I love this comic from xkcd, titled simply “Fuck Grapefruit”.
So simple, yet so informative!
[Via: xkcd]
Subtraction recently noticed something interesting about Mac programs: Everything’s blue!
Apparently blue is the go-to color for icon designers, with circles being the predominant shape, and yellow and orange (blue’s complements) being the predominant accent color.
Perhaps Apple designers are just a tad on the sad side?
[Subtraction - Blue In The Interface]
SteamPunk Magazine puts the punk back into steampunk with issue four of their magazine.
Inside this issue are “steampunky stories and biographies, an interview with New Weird shakers Ann and Jeff VanderMeer and makers Donna Lynch and Steve Archer, DIY millinery, making a Jacob’s Ladder, learning to plate stuff with brass, and the straight dope on Victorian hallucinogens”.
It’s available to buy, but it’s also available as a free digital download so that you can see if SteamPunk is right for you.
[Via: Boing Boing]
Cubeecraft is a site that features a new cube based papercraft toy/character each week.
Each toy is designed with interlocking tabs, so there’s no need for tape, glue, or other adhesives, and you simply print, cut, and fold your way to a cute and fun paper toy.
StrawPoll is a simple site that uses Twitter to ask one daily poll question.
To take part, simply follow StrawPoll on Twitter to get the daily poll question, and then reply with “@strawpoll” (your vote) (your reason)”.
The totals of each day’s vote are then tallied up, and a winner is declared.
What’s your favorite?
The Top Secret Supra is ridiculously, stupidly, blazingly fast. With an estimated 1,000 horsepower coming from the twin turbo V12, “Smoky” (the owner) hopes to top it out at 248 mph later this year. (Apparently 200 mph flew by without any problems, so another 48 doesn’t seem that far off, does it?)
Power was sourced from a V12 that was pulled out of a Toyota Centry, which, at 276 horsepower, isn’t exactly a powerhouse out of the box, so they’ll be plenty of custom work to get things running right. A six-speed shifts gears, an LSD puts the power to the road, and a custom body kit keeps everything down at speed.
Oh, and the price?
A mere $500,000.
No wonder it’s painted gold!
[Via: Super Street Magazine, Autoblog, and Kultivate]
How do you make the world’s most expensive Hot Wheels car?
Easy: Cast it in 18-karat white gold, and cover it with 2,700 jewels weighing nearly 23 carats.
This “toy” was created by Jason the Jeweler, and celebrates Hot Wheels’ 40th anniversary, as well as the production of their 4 billionth car. Blue diamonds take the place of paint, white and black diamonds take the place of the engine, red rubies take the place of the tail lights, and black diamonds create the “red line” tires. Even the custom case has 40 additional white diamonds in it, with one for each year in the “legacy of Hot Wheels”.
Though $140k for a car with zero horsepower is probably a bit much, the proceeds go to a good cause, so I’m sure someone is going to be a happy Hot Wheels owner soon enough.
[Via: Autoblog]
Looking for something a bit “different” to add to your music collection?
Then check out a set of compilations called Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka: Porn Music for the Masses.
Featuring “unique cultural and geographic” spins on the classic sound, it’s meant to fuel “a range of emotions from lust to disgust”.
Can you dig it?
[Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka: Porn Music For The Masses - Volume One]
[Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka: Porn Music For The Masses - Volume Two]
[Via: Random Good Stuff]
Circoripopolo Goes Airtistique is one of the most unique pieces of online entertainment I’ve seen in a while.
It uses your browser, so it’s not going to work for everyone (it worked for me in Firefox), but if it works for you, then you’re in for a treat. (You’ll know right away if it’s working.)
[Circoripopolo Goes Airtistique]
[Via: UNEASYsilence]
