December 2007 Archives
Bon Iver, Haley Bonar, and a bunch of other rockin' musicians pick their faves from the year. Word. #
Looks like Shoreview, MN got pwnd. #
Some totally fucking awesome portrait studio photos. I totally was the little girl in one of these photos, but I'm not telling which one. #
Australia joins China in Censoring the internet. Ugh, I mean seriously. #
All those symbols on your camera? Explained. #
The evolution of Mario. Wow, these bring back some really good times ;). #
Netscape officially being put out of its misery. Aw, this makes me a little sad. Netscape was my first connection with a real browser. #
Top 10 Un-sexiest magazine covers from 2007. Becks will always be hot to me. #
20 worst album covers of the year. Surely there must be worse (John Tesch ftw?) but these are so bad they're good. #
10 signs of intelligent life at YouTube. The most intelligent, okay. But do any of them have sleepy kittens? #
Madonna's making her directorial debut with a film premiering at the Berlin Film Festival. Ok, it's not actually the Berlin Film Festival. It's the Panorama section which is like a side thing to the thing. #
Some dude took screenshots of his desktop for 365 days and made a slideshow. And not a single pink bg! Shame shame. #
New York Times critics' pick: Favorite Books of 2007. #
Kitchen tile tattoos! These are pretty hot. Kinda makes me wish I had some tile to decorate... #
Fffound is to graphic design what Napster was to music. Wha? Yeah, not so much. #
List of the day: Destinations I fantasize about when it's 10 degrees outside. #
13 free songs from Slug of Atmosphere. Now go party like it's 1999. #
A guide to presidential candidates' humble abodes. #
List of the day: Most anticipated albums of 2008. #
The most expensive drink at Starbucks? A 13 shot venti soy hazelnut vanilla cinnamon white mocha with extra white mocha and caramel. Yow. #
Hot damn the Washington Monument is, er, large and in charge. This is why I'm going to visit Steve in DC next year. #
One woman's perspective on photographers marketing their hot selves. Love her work, but just can't stand by her on this point. #
A gorgeous collection of wedding photography from 2007 as taken by one studio. #
Trajan is like the mafia of fonts in Hollywood. Good to know for when designing movie ads. #
Photos of the world's most dangerous roads. I could totally write something about the state of the roads in MN but watch how much self control I have here... #
Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer. OMG they're still trying to convince us this will happen. #
Here's a nice list of some of the movies coming out in 2008. Mmmmm, James Bond. #
Behind the scenes of Annie Annie Leibovitz photographing Queen Elizabeth. See? Even Annie photoshops! #
1982: Steve Jobs at home. Weird. I was 5 when this was taken. #
Pixar has a new movie coming out and it looks freagin' cute. There's more downloadable (and HD) trailer's here. #
I'm totally with Kottke on this one. Just can't shake the Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake suicides story either. #
Firefox Personas theme. Go. Download. Now. #
Aw sweet, someone get me a cupcake. Check out who's a finalist for a Digital Edge award! (Best Local Guide or Entertainment Site - circ. more than 250,000) #
List of the day: sexiest medical accessory. #
McDonald's stealing from NIN? Tsk tsk Ronald. #
French 'Kiss.' Famous French dudes get their \m/ on. #
Christmas essentials cheat sheet. Now with more Boy! and Girl! Totally cute. #
Reuters picks its 2007 Pictures of the Year. Did I really catch a Michael Jackson in there? #
Poynter Online blogs about its upcoming redesign. #
A real life hobbit hole! Methinks the kitchen needs to be a bit bigger. #
Extreme cycling. Awwwwwyeah. #
Tori Amos doesn't fuck around. (Fast forward to about 2:25 to see it.) #
How colorblind people see the world. Fascinating! #
My favorite kind of p0rn. (sfw) #
2007 word of the year == w00t! But 'Facebook' as the runner up? Almost as preposterous as the thought of Chantal winning ANTM this cycle. #
Matt's Musical Name Generator. This should be useful when compiling your own Best of 2007 Music lists. #
List of the day: things boyfriends think are funny that girlfriends don't. #
Video: Boy With a Coin, by Iron & Wine #
The new Sigur Ros film is screening at the Uptown this weekend. #
Top 10 music videos of 2007. Justice's D.A.N.C.E. is my favorite. I'd tell you to check out Sia's vid too but I know you've already seen it, haven't you? #
Air sickness bags from around the world. The graphic designers who laid these out definitely didn't learn this stuff in college. #
A preview of 2008 movie posters. I thought this was a joke, and then I realized that, well, they're not. #
5 Year Diary. I got one of these about 8 months ago and here's what I've learned: I forget everything about 4 days after it's happened (yikes my age!). Totally fun to keep on your desk though, good stocking stuffer. #
If I owned these 2 talking kitties they'd drive me bonkers. But this second vid is better because I've always wanted to know what goes through a cat's head. Heh, ass. #
Madonna's got a new album coming out in 2008, and it's called 'Licorice.' Apparently Kanye, Timbaland, and JT are all making appearances on it. #
List of the day: gifts that are always useful. #
Moleskine has a competitor? Well, maybe not a competitor but art students' and instructors' heads everywhere just exploded. #
These photos, and clothes, are so delicious I want to eat them. Anyone else think she kinda sorta looks like Tina Fey? #
I'm totally going to see this movie and I'm totally going to cry like a little girl. #
Ever wonder what a Swedish vita.mn would look like? Here's your chance. The print version is way hotter but maybe because it has more pink. #
A photo of my next music boyfriend taken with my next camera. There's a whole lot of yum going on in this photo. #
"Let's face it, we're not changing the world. We're building a product that helps people buy more crap - and watch porn." "Wait, did I say porn? What I mean to say was .... ummmm, er ... I mean..." I liked him better the first time. #
The first Sex and the City teaser trailer is out. Didn't they just finish filming this, like, last week? #
Ka-ching! Ka-ching ka-ching ka-ching ka-ching ka-ching! #
Sneak peek at the new Speed Racer flick by the Wachowski brothers. Looks like it's gonna be gorgeous. #
This week on vita.mn: Amy Jo rockin' the poster print making scene. I particularly love all the swirlies and halftones she uses for texture. Nice gallery inside. #
Dell issues a World of Warcraft laptop. "Unfortunately for purchasers, the laptop won't boot on tuesday mornings until early afternoon, and some days you just won't be able to log in." *snort* [via] #
Oh no she di'nt! Hillary drops the campaign theme song she so famously let her supports choose for her. I predict women everywhere will talk about her behind her back for this one. #
The Magnificent Bastard offers up some help for all the men wondering what in the world to get their significant others for Christmas. I totally didn't have a hand in this guide. Nope, nosiree, not even a pinky finger. #
Songza, the music search engine and internet jukebox. Like google but for music and with an on-page player. New favorite thing for finding and listening to music. #
Bloggers invited to Republican National Convention. Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Pre-party at my house first? ;) #
Hm, guess it looks like Wikipedia may not be the fountain of all knowledge after all. #
Bon Iver re-releasing For Emma 2/19. ORDER NOW! Check out the new album artwork. When I couldn't find his artwork for my iPod I made my own using this photo. I think I prefer mine. #
Throw away your NVIDIA 8 Series cuz the 9 series is just around the corner. So glad I didn't buy an 8800 now. #
The 5 Pimpingest Historical Figures. "Every few years, the ancient Egyptians would erect a giant boner statue to celebrate the life and 'potency' of their Pharaoh." #
List of the day: Female fashion experiments I want to barf on. #
Upcoming pirate MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea's NDA has finally been lifted. Read a nice review of the beta on Keen and Graev's blog. Who doesn't want to be a pirate for Christmas? #
The local design phenoms behind Aesthetic Apparatus show us how it's done. Mmmmm, Pabst. #
The Daily Coyote. My house cat can't compete with this. The photography is gorgeous as well. (And don't forget to scroll down to when she first got him - behold the cute.) #
List of the day: Best Albums of 2007. #
Helvetica NOW poster contest. Beautiful work here. #
Minneapolis is in the final four, but you already knew we had so much style. #
Alarm clock. The un-cut version better have the part where he sleeps on your head. #
I can think of about a dozen people that need this for Christmas. And I am totally not one of those people. Definitely not. Nosiree. #
Pretty! I know I should be filling up wall space with photographs but these are spankin' good too. #
Hope he doesn't have allergies. Looks like a kid in a candy store. #
I needed a 2008 calendar anyway. Just a happy accident it ended up in red! #
Bon Iver's got one of the best album's of the year, but don't just take my word for it. Hear him here, too.
#Bjork's got a new video, and it's directed by Michel Gondry.
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