Montly archives

5 names you can belch

01 February 2008
5 names you can belch. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard my lunch date belch Barack Obama...

Grand Central Station at a standstill

01 February 2008
Grand Central Station at a standstill. pwn.

New Warhammer video

01 February 2008
New Warhammer video. This thing is just BEGGING to be voiced-over.

I'm f*cking Matt Damon

01 February 2008
I'm f*cking Matt Damon.

Grange Park

01 February 2008
Grange Park, today.

ROCK BAND FOR THE WII

03 February 2008
ROCK BAND FOR THE WII!!!!!!!! Uh, you know, if you care about that kind of stuff. Er whatever.

The Timberwolves could boost their sagging attendance with halftime appearances by Barack Obama

04 February 2008
"The Timberwolves could boost their sagging attendance with halftime appearances by Barack Obama." Packed house here Saturday.

A whole page of Superbowl ads

04 February 2008
A whole page of Superbowl ads. Liked: eTrade baby, Doritos Mousetrap, FedEx Carrier Pigeons, and Bud Light Jackie Moon Commercial

Yes We Can

04 February 2008
Yes We Can. Will.i.am's Obama mix with Scarlett Johansson and a lot of other talent. But did you know Scarlett is at the U of M today? Apparently. I can't actually find anything to link this too.

The New Yorker had a 'redesign Eustace' contest

04 February 2008
The New Yorker had a 'redesign Eustace' contest. Here are the winners. More on flickr.

Can't believe I forgot the talking stain ad

04 February 2008
Can't believe I forgot the talking stain ad from last night. Probably my fave of the night.

Cooking with rockstars

04 February 2008
Cooking with rockstars. Have you had a "dorito burrito" lately?

Finally, Someone Gives the Fox Football Robot the Beating It So Richly Deserves

04 February 2008
Finally, Someone Gives the Fox Football Robot the Beating It So Richly Deserves. Sometimes the headline says it all.

List of the day: Favorite Movie Soundtracks

04 February 2008
List of the day: Favorite Movie Soundtracks.

You suck at photoshop

04 February 2008
You suck at photoshop. Trying to get you to use 90% of that expensive software you never use. Totally hilarious.

New albums out today I had to put on my iPod before work this morning

05 February 2008
New albums out today I had to put on my iPod before work this morning: Hot Chip, Made in the Dark and Lenny Kravitz, It's Time for a Love Revolution.

Go and caucus tonight, it's the right thing to do

05 February 2008
Go and caucus tonight, it's the right thing to do. Here's a little vid about why one guy is voting for Obama. Are the reasons for your vote as strong as his?

The iPhone, now a whoppin' 16GB for the bargain price of $499

05 February 2008
The iPhone, now a whoppin' 16GB for the bargain price of $499. WTF, is it 1998? Show me 200 gigs and then we'll talk. Maybe. And still not in pink!

In search of a cure for THIS COLD THAT WILL NEVER END

05 February 2008
In search of a cure for THIS COLD THAT WILL NEVER END ... I sported a new kind of medicine yesterday for lunch.

Leading Minsk newspaper endorses candidates in US presidential race

05 February 2008
Leading Minsk newspaper endorses candidates in US presidential race. "John McCain is gray eminence of this campaign and is also highly decorative war hero."

Fantastic 'Graduate'-esque photography from Tony Notarberardino

06 February 2008
Fantastic 'Graduate'-esque photography from Tony Notarberardino. Totally a Magnificent Bastard.

Have you seen this man?

06 February 2008
Have you seen this man? No seriously, he robbed a bank.

Nothing is really clearer for the dems

06 February 2008
Nothing is really clearer for the dems. Except that people actually care enough to caucus this year. Sweet.

List of the day: Comfort Food

06 February 2008
List of the day: Comfort Food.

Yoav has a brilliant new CD out too

06 February 2008
Yoav has a brilliant new CD out too. I saw him perform in November and dizzam he has the mad skillz. He's also exceptionally gorgeous, so that helps too.

Dummy text generator

06 February 2008
Dummy text generator. For all your dummy designing needs.

Trailer for the coming movie about MMO gamerz

06 February 2008
Trailer for the coming movie about MMO gamerz. I wouldn't know anything about being a gamer. Nosiree. Nada. Zip-o. Zilcheroonie.

Prada is doing amazing things with artists for their Spring 2008 collection

06 February 2008
Prada is doing amazing things with artists for their Spring 2008 collection. Even better, go to the Prada website and click on 'Trembled Blossoms.' Ugh, the Beautiful!

Incredible macro photo of a dragonfly covered in dew

07 February 2008
Incredible macro photo of a dragonfly covered in dew. Dude looks like he can't see a thing.

This week in vita.mn: Skyway dining

07 February 2008
This week in vita.mn: Skyway dining. If you get a chance check out the graphic on the homepage too. Totally funky and cracks me up. It looks like some giant, nuclear hamburger oozing biohazardous goo is attacking the city (maybe) if the giant superhumans don't attack first.

OMG, someone who finally got a Warhammer beta invite

07 February 2008
OMG, someone who finally got a Warhammer beta invite!!! Gah@#$*&!damnit.

If banner ads were forced to be truthful

07 February 2008
If banner ads were forced to be truthful. Lolz, good ol' Cracked.

This month's Vanity Fair photospread reenacting Hitchcock scenes

07 February 2008
This month's Vanity Fair photospread reenacting Hitchcock scenes. Annie gets to do ALL the cool stuff.

There really is a blog for everything: Toilet signs

07 February 2008
There really is a blog for everything: Toilet signs. The art is surprisingly, well, awesome!

Juno ... for the Wii?

07 February 2008
Juno ... for the Wii? That whole giving birth scene is gonna be awfully uncomfortable at family get-togethers.

MTV President quits

07 February 2008
MTV President quits. I'd like to nominate Justin Timberlake for the position, kk.

Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy ready to go?

07 February 2008
Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy may be ready to go? All your money are belong to us.

Vote M&Ms!

07 February 2008
Vote M&Ms! Mmmm, I want to work there. These ads are unbelievable.

Scholastic book covers from the 60s and 70s

08 February 2008
Scholastic book covers from the 60s and 70s. I swear I remember a few of the yellows from my school library.

Unfinished and Unpublished

08 February 2008
Unfinished and Unpublished. A collection of monochromatic notebooks that will inspire. And also lay flat.

Some jackhole I'm extremely jealous of already got to listen and review Portishead's upcoming album

08 February 2008
Some jackhole I'm extremely jealous of already got to listen and review Portishead's upcoming album 'Third.' And then he has to go and use words like 'extraordinary' and 'stunning'. Bastard.

Watch 'Amelia', an amazing technical ballet piece by La La La Human Steps

08 February 2008
Watch 'Amelia', an amazing technical ballet piece by La La La Human Steps. Like a dream.

Polaroid abandons instant photography

08 February 2008
Polaroid abandons instant photography. *sob*

Maneater

09 February 2008
Maneater.

The Architecture of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s

11 February 2008
The Architecture of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s (unrealized projects). Wow, totally Jetsons.

Inverted world map

11 February 2008
Inverted world map. Mmm, vacationing in the Maldives

A brief 2003 Q&A with Helmut Newton

11 February 2008
A brief 2003 Q&A with Helmut Newton. Cheeky bastard but I love it.

Ffffinally, a sensible Ffffound ffffeed

11 February 2008
Ffffinally, a sensible Ffffound ffffeed.

List of the day: Actual reasons I am late

11 February 2008
List of the day: Actual reasons I am late. "Had to finish pleasuring myself or significant other."

Hey, did you hear it's really cold here?

11 February 2008
Hey, did you hear it's really cold here? I have nothing to add to this article. Except maybe a lot of cursing. It's damn cold outside.

Sweeteners may make you eat more

11 February 2008
Sweeteners may make you eat more. Whoever has the job of picking photos for placement in stories...

Did you know Paris Hilton has a movie out?

11 February 2008
Did you know Paris Hilton has a movie out? "Yeah, no one else cares either. 'The Hottie & the Nottie' opened this weekend and took in only $230 per screen. That means that, based on an $8 average ticket price, 29 paying customers showed up at each location over the 3-day [weekend]." Ouch baby, very ouch.

Local girlfriend wants to do stuff

11 February 2008
Local girlfriend wants to do stuff. What a b*tch!

Replacements reissues due in April

12 February 2008
Replacements reissues due in April. I know a lot of Minnesota hipsters who will be very happy about this.

A bunch of desktop wallpapers

12 February 2008
A bunch of desktop wallpapers. In case you've got the winter desktop blahs.

SPORE GETS A RELEASE DATE?!

12 February 2008
SPORE GETS A RELEASE DATE?! I'm too shocked to write a clever quip.

Pixish == spec work.

12 February 2008
"Pixish == spec work." As an artist I have to err on the side of this guy's article (sorry Derek!). I really don't have time, energy, or extra designs / photos to throw around.

Cop gets caught roughly handling skateboarder

12 February 2008
Cop gets caught roughly handling skateboarder. "Hey, you got that camera on? Cuz if I see myself on youtube..." Suspension ensues.

20 worst foods in America

13 February 2008
20 worst foods in America. The Chili's Awesome Blossom has 2,710 calories. And that's not even #1.

The Red Cross is having a design contest

13 February 2008
The Red Cross is having a design contest. I can't think of a better cause. Plus winner gets $1000 smackeroos.

Times when I'm truly happy != wearing pants

13 February 2008
Times when I'm truly happy != wearing pants. It's true. I totally game without pantz because IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE.

Swimming on the edge of Victoria Falls

13 February 2008
Swimming on the edge of Victoria Falls. Aye dios mio.

Getting fired at Yahoo, a Twitter log

13 February 2008
Getting fired at Yahoo, a Twitter log. "This is a serious downer. Trying to drown it in free lattes. Which I will miss"

$1 cement blocks

13 February 2008
$1 cement blocks. "You don't have to tell me what you're building, I don't give a f*ck."

Love XOXO

14 February 2008
Love XOXO. Happy Valentine's Day!

Teaser trailer for 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'

14 February 2008
Teaser trailer for 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.'

Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, dishes on his favorite video game

14 February 2008
Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, dishes on his favorite video game. And other stuff too.

What makes a great portrait?

14 February 2008
What makes a great portrait? Good question.

List of the day: Favorite sex positions

14 February 2008
List of the day: Favorite sex positions.

This week in vita.mn: Most eligible bachelor/ette

14 February 2008
This week in vita.mn: Most eligible bachelor/ette. Even better, they'll all be in one place tomorrow night. Did I mention the open bar?! Because it totally is.

Will Ferrell and Heidi Klum photospread

14 February 2008
Will Ferrell and Heidi Klum photospread. Big pimpin'.

Goodbye Maxwell's

24 February 2008
Goodbye Maxwell's. What it looks like when fighting a fire in below zero weather. Very sad.

Vita.mn wins a Digital Edge award!

25 February 2008
Vita.mn wins a Digital Edge award! Awww, this makes me so proud. *sniff*

Facial hair types, 1900

25 February 2008
Facial hair types, 1900.

The TimesMachine

25 February 2008
The TimesMachine. Now that's pretty freagin' cool.

Trailer to Neil Gaiman's 'Coraline'

25 February 2008
Trailer to Neil Gaiman's 'Coraline.' Looks wonderful in that trippy Neil Gaiman way.

Jimmy Kimmel is f*cking Ben Affleck

25 February 2008
Jimmy Kimmel is f*cking Ben Affleck. It's so over the top it just. might. work. No wait, on second thought, it's Brad Pitt as the FedEx guy that makes it work. Yummy!

Magnetic curtain

25 February 2008
Magnetic curtain. How can I get these in every color for every window in my house? Such a good idea.

Rick Astley would never...

28 February 2008
Rick Astley would never... give you up, among other things.

Goldfrapp has a new album out this week

29 February 2008
Goldfrapp has a new album out this week and it's pretty scrumptious. So does Janet but she's sounding a litttttttle over-processed for my tastes these days. And did you get your Bon Iver on yet? Cuz if there's one album you shouldn't miss it's this one.

Neil Gaiman makes 'American Gods' available online for free

29 February 2008
Neil Gaiman makes 'American Gods' available online for free. Not for download tho.

When your webcam breaks

29 February 2008
When your webcam breaks. "Awesome. I'm ready for the apple nerds to get bent."