March 2008 Archives
Andrew Bird, and Co., are artist blogging for the NYT. I love him a bushel and a peck. But maybe you already knew that. #
Moby's new album 'Last Night' drops tomorrow. I'm intrigued, his stuff is really hit or miss for me. #
"A sadomasochistic orgy with five prostitutes that reportedly involved Nazi role-playing." What you've got yerself there is a headline. #
Dropclock. A beautiful new screensaver to replace flying windows or that aquairum you've been running. #
The Pixel Couch. Dang, that's actually pretty cool. It would be the nice touch of color my very-white apartment could use. #
21 alternate uses for vodka. Eventhough some are disproved in the comments, I like the idea of filling a spray bottle with vodka ... #
Man gets robbed ... but then the story gets interesting. "He wants my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go,'" Diaz says. As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, "Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you're going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm." #
No dancing in Warhammer??!?!! Oh NO they di'nt. That's it, I'm not buying that piece of junk game ANY.MORE. It's Age of Conan or bust. No dancing. Pfsheesh. #
Rejected Star Wars toys. I'm partial to the Darth Vader gumball machine myself. #
Egg McMuffin inventor died yesterday. Sad. I can't think of a better way to honor him than to get a sausage egg mcmuffin wtih cheese tomorrow morning. Mmmm. #
Abandoned ferris wheel: then and now. Aw, that's almost a little sad! #
FRONTLINE: Bush's War. Too many times I've read 'this is a must-watch' and 'the most amazing documentary' today. Have on-deck for tonight or tomorrow. #
Warhammer delayed until "fall '08." Gamerz everywhere died a little inside today. #
It's mix-tape week here at sopheava.com. Muxtape.com just launched I made a little somethin' somethin' for all ya'lls to listen to. Enjoy!! #
Pix of that Gehry design I talked about yesterday. #
The making of Champion Script Pro font. The original handwriting this is based off of is PURE SEX. And as Matt rightly pointed out the sexiest font in the world isn't even a dingbat!! [Imagine receiving love letters that look like this...] #
Gehry designed a (temporary) glass pavilion that will be installed in Hyde Park this summer. This link would be +800% more clickable if it had an image. #
The evolution of websites. Check out screenshots of these popular websites today / 5 years / 10 years ago. It's so weird to actually remember how they looked back in the day. #
Local polaroid photog (and amazing artist) needs toys. I would certainly give all my toys to this good cause if they weren't on the other side of Wisconsin in my parents' basement. Sad :(. #
Velvet Revolver breaking up, yeah er no? I'm so confused :\. #
Finding out that Paul Oakenfold did the soundtrack for the upcoming Bourne Conspiracy video game is totally freaking me out. Oakenfold?!?! #
List of the day: Signs that spring is imminent. Long lines at the car wash ftw. #
Superb HDR photos of graffiti. 'shoppin to the xtreme but these are a great example of it working. #
Need someplace to put your laptop whilst on the couch? DAVE's gonna hook you up. #
zomg... Every. South Park. Episode. Ever. Free. FREE!! I don't think I put enough exclamation points after that last free. FREE!!!!!! Farkin' awesome. *brushes potato chips off shirt* #
Nostalgic for mix tapes of yore? Use this site to build a song list, design a tape cover, and distribute to all your BFFs. You just gotta see this to appreciate its coolness. Super fun. #
Luscious ink illustrations from an English(ish) designer. I'll take, well, all of them for my walls. So love. #
National Magazine Award Finalists. #
30 error messages you never want to see. "Could not resolve remote host 'alien.mothership' you massive tool" #
Dream large. Magical kinetic sculptures. #
List of the day: Favorite Girl Scout cookies. With Peanut Butter Patties in the lead ... zooooom! ['Tis the season] #
This week in vita.mn: Richard Prince show opens at the Walker. "In the 1980s, Prince played the role of rogue prankster, exploiting a New York art scene lathered up over skyrocketing prices and new postmodern theories. His 'rephotographs' of magazine advertisements became a cult success." #
The peace sign turns 50. Like, so totally righteous. #
I'm melting. Aw, sad. No ice cream for you. #
The Eiffel Tower's observation deck is getting a temporary expansion to celebrate its 120th Anniversary. But will it have flashing lights?! #
Portishead's vid for their new song 'Machine Gun.' Me'thinks that tune is gonna be b.*.t.c.h.i.n.' live. #
The Rolleiflex MiniDigi gets an update to the update. Oh fer cute! #
Fuck art! Some days a Hedge Fund Manager seems like a tantalizing option, no? #
Five 'Web 2.0' ways to break up with your boyfriend. #1. Add unflattering Flickr tag, “Fat asshole with a unibrow.” #
NPR has some pretty spiffy coverage of their music spots at SXSW. Worth checking out cuz there's video. #
God, do I sound like a boy blogger today or what? Too many links to beer and games and cars and lube. Let's balance it out a bit with a link to pretty girlie things I want for Christmas or my birthday ... or just because. #
The Tesla Roadster is finally drivable. Um, and HOTT!! It's a fully electric car and all kinds of sexy. If Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't already have one on-order I'd be shocked. #
Gnarls Barkley's new album still set to release April 8th. Make that April 1st. NO! March 25th. F*ck that, we're selling it now. Available TODAY. #
An Incomplete Manifesto. #25 pains me but I like as a whole. #
Obama's speech on race. Now that is a speech. [here's the video] #
List of the day: Odd jobs, things I've done for a living. People still comment on my 'phone operator' voice (not to be confused with phone-sex operator voice). #
Beer cupcakes. Must've been St. Patty's Day or something cuz all the beer links are up. #
Are you British in bed? This site is the super hottness. I'd link directly to the site but am afraid the sysadmins are gonna come running up to my desk and start probing me on the subject of lubricants in the workplace. AWKWARD! #
Orange you lucky! Beautiful and inspiring patterns ... like, daily! #
How to tip like a gentleman. For the ladies, as well. #
Donut burger to start your day? This is where if we were all European we'd say something like "Freagin' Americans." #
Classic Onion via my role-model and good influence on young'ns everywhere teacher friend: Horribly awkward first sexual encounter 'worth the wait' for Christian newlyweds. #
Last gaming link tonight, promise. Turbine dishes on their next couple of Lord of the Rings Online game expansion / update(s). I'm not saying I know a lot of people who are excited about Moria opening up ... but it's 99% probable I do. #
Wii video games blamed for rise in effeminate violence. Game heavy today and totally worth it. #
MMOvie. Oh god the funny. This is for all my gaming friends in the house. #
George Clooney googles George Clooney. I don't want to like him but against my better judgment I do! Dude is funny. #
Death Star being built in Baku. That is some funkyass architecture going on. #
Field Notes quietly launched this week. Probably won't be quiet for long, these are showing up all over the place. #
Japanese toy designs. Late 19th / Early 20th century watercolor sketches. #
Bunny slippers! A classic, and just in time for Easter. #
Mariokart for the Wii dropping it like it's hot April 27th. Finally! Time for me to renew my World Champion Title. #
Teaser for the new Sony Bravia ad. #
This week in vita.mn: Pub trivia in the Twin Cities. Also in this week's package, take this test to find out how good your trivia skillz are. #
Riverdance. There's a follow-up to this amazing photo here. #
Guinness Book of World Records declares world's best Guitar Hero player. It's been a loooooooooong cold winter in Minnesota if you know what I'm sayin'. #
If St. Patrick's Day had greeting cards. Oh cracked, you surprise me yet again. #
The Fierce Shirt. Totally not a hot tranny mess. I'd work it. #
Behind the scenes of the HBO intro from 1982. MODEL CITIES ARE SO COOL! What's really scary is I totally remember watching this when it aired and damn, it really was the shizznit. #
Houston, we have teh internetz. I finally caught up to the rest of all ya'lls and got a new phone. pwn. #
Interview with 'Scary Girl' artist Nathan Jurevicius. If you've missed his artwork, don't. #
Karen Vieno Paurus has a CD release show this weekend ... and dayum it's gonna be the hottness. Reserve y'erself a place now! #
Superhott Minnesota Rollergirl team photos. So love this series. #
Your moment of British-ness. Only thing missing is a cuppa. #
Apartment density in Hong Kong. #
List of the day: Your guilty pleasures at the grocery store. #
Worst album cover of the year? Don't mean to be dissing Ash so much today but it's a straight up hot mess. I'll totally still buy it tho (online of course). Yeesh. #
Some hot photoshop messes. With great power comes great responsibility. EDIT! #
Ashlee Simpson headlines grand opening of the Mall of America's theme park. Lolz, poor Ash. Nickelodean Universe. #
Spring ahead. Daylight savings begins today. #
List of the day: When I start a band it will be called... #
"The building owner of the former Rex Hardware building on 26th and Lyndale and the site of a (failed?) condo project [...] used white paint to cover up a magnificently scary vibrant avenging critter" Unbelievable. I wonder if Deuce 7 would generously stop by my home and donate a piece to me because I really really want one. I promise not to cover it up ... his work is too f*cking fantastic. #
10 of the most beautiful bridges in the world. I want to photograph ALL of them. #
Levi's picks its Project Runway contest winner from 2,500 entries. I want to love it, but not so much. In other news the PR judges totally did the right thing and picked the winner they should have. Fierce. #
25 of the funniest Web Designer links. Oh god, the funny. #
This week in vita.mn: Detox 101. Mmmm, saunas. I so have spring fever. #
Cloud Cult's newest album 'Feel Good Ghosts' already available for download on their website. Official release is 04/08. Would love to tell you more but I'm too busy downloading! #
Stream the new Tapes 'N Tapes album now. Check it out before it officially drops gets released. #
Oprah 'O' for 2 on picking authentic memoirs. Story made more interesting since it was her sister who turned her in. D'oh! #
Eleven Minutes. Trailer for new documentary about Project Runway Season 1 winner Jay McCarroll's career since PR. I mean, cuz I guess he has one or whatever. #
Zombies CARE about your health. And brains, too. #
MTV / HP had a laptop design competition. And you know what? I don't love it. Specs are pretty good actually ... but the design is not my fave. #
37signals wants happy employees. Happiness in the workplace? Blasphemy! #
Gorgeous blog headers for free. In case you feel like spicing up your site today. #
Politweets. When Twitter gets political, but the design is so adorable the site is worth visiting too. #
500 cupcakes. A cupcake for every occasion. #
Engrave your Moleskine. Very cool. Now I just need to settle on a design. #
WWI propaganda posters. Eat More Cottage Cheese. #
Erotic Falconry. That's some hott, um, feathers. #
Wonderful art opening this weekend in 'Spotluck' at SpotArt Gallery. I'm not saying that my photos are in this ... but they totally are. #
Nine Inch Nails released free album 'Ghosts' tonight. 36 tracks available n.o.w. #