Anything and Everything that is cool, hot, fresh and classic.
You know the string of symbols that come out of a cartoon character’s mouth every time they swear?
Apparently it’s called a Grawlix.
Mort Walker (the Beetle Bailey cartoonist) coined the term around 1964, and though the Oxford English Dictionary doesn’t officially recognize it as a word, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start using it every chance you get.
#@&%?$!
[Via: Hoefler & Frere-Jones]
According to the official chart of facial hair types, there are 34 different types of facial hair.
According to Jon Dyer, he’s done 24 of them so far, and plans to continue until his face has featured each one.
Check out his blog for a documentation of his quest.
[Jon Dyer's Blog - The Quest For Every Beard Type]
[Via: Swissmiss]
The Cans Festival was Banksy’s street art event that took place in London a few months back.
Now, there’s an official time-lapse video of the festival coming together, and it’s a fantastic look at some alternative art coming together and taking shape.
[Via: SuperTouch]
Though I couldn’t find much in the way of official information, it doesn’t take a press release to know that these shoes are special.
Called the Nike Mercurial Vapor SL, they are made of nearly 100% carbon fiber, and weigh just 6.7 ounces.
It took Nike three years to design and produce the shoe, and features include an outsole plate made from seven layers of carbon composite material interwoven with TPU and polyurethane, a molded carbon fiber upper, and an internal carbon fiber chassis for “instant acceleration”.
Plus, if Cristiano Ronaldo approves them, then who are you to say otherwise?
[Via: Uncrate]
With the D1 Grand Prix no longer making its way to the states, Formula Drift has become the number one way to get your drifting fix.
That’s no big loss though, because Formula Drift has become a terrific series of events at premiere racing venues across the country.
On April 12, the series kicks off in Long Beach, and then seven events later, concludes at the Irwindale Speedway. Last year, I covered the finals in Irwindale, and from first hand experience, I can definitely say that this are must see events.
Special appearances at the Long Beach event include Rob Dyrdek of “Rob & Big” fame as the Official Grand Marshall of the Formula Drift series, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, and the introduction of the new Miss Formula Drift.
DYH will be there to cover the event for you, so look for an upcoming post with all the details.
“You know the rules, and so do I…”
Yesterday was April Fools’ Day, but I feel like it should have just been called Official Rick Roll Day, since so many sites (DYH included) used it as an excuse for a little meme misdirection. (YouTube Rick Rolling anyone and everyone that clicked on a featured video link was a classic!)
However, not all sites went for the easy/obvious gag, and some managed to pull some pretty funny stunts. Below are some of my favorites:
YouDigg
ThinkGeek’s line of April Fools products, including the Pii Pii Brothers
Aviary’s Dodo: Web-Based Time Machine
For more April Foolery, check out the following lists:
South by Southwest (AKA SXSW) is an interactive, film, and music festival that takes place every year in Austin, Texas.
Because many of the bands that perform there each year are trying to make it big and break into the scene, they release an official torrent with most of the music from the festival for you to download and enjoy.
This years torrent contained 763 tracks, and played end to end, would be nearly 48 hours of continuous music.
If that sounds like a lot to go through to find what you like, that’s because it is, so Paul Ford decided to listen to them all and give you a kind of cheat sheet for finding the music that you like.
His chart ranks each of the songs on a one to five scale, and gives each a six-word review, making it easy to find the good stuff.
If you’re looking to be on the cutting edge of the music scene, then head on over to the download link and fire up your favorite torrent downloader, because it doesn’t get much rawer than this.
It’s official: The car that will play KITT in the upcoming Knight Rider series is going to be a Shelby Mustang GT500KR, complete with a wing kit, blackout treatment, and the dancing red grill lights.
It’s subtle, sinister, and sometimes remote controlled, so I’m in love.
[Via: Jalopnik]
To officially reveal the box art for Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar put a bunch of artists in a warehouse and had them create a giant poster of the new cover.
It’s a time lapse that’s shot in HD, so you know that it’s going to be good. (And that it’s going to get posted here.)
If you’re getting ready to stuff your turkey filled self into a car to camp outside of your favorite store at 5:00 in the morning so that you can save a few bucks off your holiday shopping, then be sure to do your homework first!
Black Friday Ads is the official Black Friday website, and features scans of all of the most popular store’s Black Friday ads, as well as hot deals for both online and offline shopping.
Use it to map out your plan of attack, and you’ll find yourself a much happier (and richer) gift giver this year.
