Archive for November, 2006
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
learn how products are made
“How Products Are Made” has the answers to the quesiton “how is this made?”. Moreoever, it provides detailed descriptions of the manufacturing process, schematics and graphics where available and details on the inventor. Jump on over and go through the site to see how things like air purifiers, rayon and latex are manufactured.
(via The Presurfer)
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
in honour of the u.s. thanksgiving day holiday
The greatest turkey drop ever and one of the funniest moments on WKRP
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
esquire interviewed osama bin laden
In February 1999, Esquire magazine published an interview with Osama Bin Laden. Read the interview, by John Miller, entitled “Greetings, America. My Name is Osama Bin Laden: A Conversation With the Most Dangerous Man in the World“.
Osama bin Laden had made his entrance.
After his security detail crowded in behind him, I followed into the hut. [...]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
see arrested development online!
MSN is streaming every episode of one of the best comedies Arrested Development. OK, right now they have a number of the first few episodes, but this will build out to showing the entire series. Jump to the episodes!
via popwatch
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
james bond corgi aston martin vintage toy
Yet another James Bond related matter:
This model car, the Aston Martin DB5, was launched by Corgi just before release of the James Bond film Thunderball in December 1965 and was a big seller. The car featured an ejector seat, flip-up roof, hidden machine guns and a bullet proof shield, just like the car seen in [...]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
stolen goya painting recovered
As a follow up to an earlier post about the theft of the Goya painting, “Children with a cart”, in Scranton, PA, CNN reports that the FBI has retrieved the painting. Specifics of the recovery are scarce.
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
“put some music on” – ipod shuffle campaign
While the new generation of the ipod shuffle has been talked about for months since the unveiling in September, 2006, it has only recently come on the market on November 3, 2006. Accompanying the shuffle’s release is the new “Put some music on” campaign, which includes this snappy commercial. The music in the commercial “Who’s [...]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
motor trend’s car of the year is the toyota camry
(image via Motor Trend)
And so as we approach the end of November and thus the end of the year, it is time for looking back at the events of the year and generating lists. Motor Trend magazine has popped up with their distinguished Car of the Year award, which goes to the Toyota Camry for [...]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
james bond titles sequences
Martin Klasch’s blog has a video clip combining all of the title sequences from Bond movies. Two James Bond related posts on the site in one day? That’s how it goes.
via boingboing
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
read some john hodgman
Author, Mac pitchman, The Daily Show correspondent and former literary agent, John Hodgman is a man of the moment. His book, The Areas of my Expertise is getting lots of attention, especially with the recent paperback release. Moreover, he is featured in GQ’s Men of the Year issue.
Well, speaking of his writing, I’ve read the [...]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
how to buy a suit
The editors of GQ magazine (U.S. edition) have put together this video full of advice on what you need/want to know about buy the right suit for you.
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
2007 pirelli calendar available for online viewing
Tire manufacturer Pirelli, commonly known for its performance tires is also known for its annual calendar. Started in 1964, with a ten year hiatus in the 70s and 80s, the calendar features a bevy of artistically shot images of models, actresses and other women. The calendar also has a certain aura as its distribution is [...]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
the genesis of so much of our pop culture
Back in 1949 Roscoe Kent Fawcett of Fawcett Publications, a third-tier publisher, took a risk and launched the literary genre that is pulp fiction.
Blogger Michael Blowhard composed on essay on the following: What if you could trace the French New Wave, Sam Peckinpah, cyberpunk, “Pulp Fiction,” “Mulholland Drive,” and “Sin City” back to one business [...]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
the trouble that was on the set of three kings
Here is a curious fact. While filming the movie Three Kings director David O’Russell and star George Clooney got into a physical row.
And most people kind of loved David O Russell for being who he is – except George Clooney, with whom Russell got into a physical fight while making Three Kings, in which Clooney [...]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
richard branson is in Casino Royale
I watched the new James Bond franchise film, Casino Royale, the other night. First off, let me mention that it is a fantastic movie. It’s to an extent gritty and definitely not cheeky like many of the Bond films (not to say that being cheeky is a bad thing). The running chase scene early in [...]
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
selling out the church?
Church pastors last year had a chance to win a free trip to London and $1,000 cash — if they mentioned Disney’s film “The Chronicles of Narnia” in their sermons. Chrysler, hoping to target affluent African Americans with its new luxury SUV, is currently sponsoring a Patti LaBelle gospel music tour through African-American megachurches nationwide.
Advertising [...]
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
mogwai’s Zidane: a 21st century portrait OST
“Zidane: a 21st century portrait” is a documentrary about the Zinedine Zidane (now know mostly for the headbutt in the 2006 World Cup finals), which shows an entire Real Madrid football match. Mogwai composed an 11 song companion to the film. Pitchfork gave the soundtrack a 6.4.
“But soundtracks are generally less about variety and more [...]
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
grima watches
Andrew Grima, a world class jewler, famed for his modernist works, designed and produced some of the most stunning and rare watches in the 60’s and 70’s. Pictured left is the 1969 “About Time” watch created for Omega. The Watchismo Times has a nice collection of images of Grima’s work and they are well [...]
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
the new racism and the changing beauty norm
Carrie Smith, in the essay The New Racism and the Changing Beauty Norm investigates…
“From television shows to tabloids, the standard of beauty has changed in recent years. Today, young girls and women of color can see beautiful women of the same skin tone in movies, magazines and television. They no longer have to aspire to [...]
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Sunday, November 19th, 2006
3 minutes 43 seconds on rock paper scissor
A news piece on the 2006 rock paper scissor world championship.
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