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Archive for July, 2006
July31
xkcd on MySpace
FSM HateMail
FSM HateMail A daily blog of hate mail received by Flying Spaghetti Monster prophet Bobby Henderson. Ramen.
July30
Kelly de Vitruvio
Kelly de Vitruvio Gene Kelly’s Singin’ in the Rain meets Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man in a brilliant t-shirt from LaFraise.
July28
Witch of Agnesi
Witch of Agnesi A fun curve (the geometrical kind) with a fun name. If we told kids they could have witches named after them, our colleges might have more math majors.
July27
Scrambled emu egg
Scrambled emu egg Natalie Dee dropped twenty bucks on a single emu egg at Whole Foods and scrambled it. The pictorial is great, but sadly has neither a happy nor delicious ending. (via Boing Boing)
July26
Ron Mueck sculptures
Ron Mueck, an artist who has crafted puppets and models for films including Labrynth, creates ultra-realistic silicone sculptures of people (PNSFW). If not for their fantastic scale (and their nudity), it would be hard to tell them from gallery patrons. The Washington Post has a more SFW gallery of his work.
Rachel Blake vs. Lost producers
Rachel Blake, a character from the Lost Experience alternate reality game, confronted two producers and two actors from the television show at ComicCon 2006 about the evil Hanso Foundation. Brilliant gimmick, and very, very surreal. (via Waxy.org)
July25
Strange statues around the world
I’d love to see a Google Maps mash-up of these strange statues around the world. I need more details! (via Boing Boing)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teaser
Apple has the high-quality version. I can’t believe the cartoon started in 1987. My life has come full-circle. (via eclecticism)
The Fountain Trailer
Apple has the usual high-quality trailers, but doesn’t let me embed them in my blog. Google is catching on. Better get moving, Apple. (via kottke.org)
July21
Free Zooomr Pro account for bloggers
Upload a photo to Zooomr and post it to your blog (like this) and they’ll give you a free 2.5 GB Pro account. I wish they had an intermediate size between 240 and 500 pixels. (via Weblog Wannabe)
July20
Cox & Combes’ Washington
“Washington, Washington. Twelve stories high, made of radiation.”
Ze Frank on The HUB
Ze Frank on The HUB Today on The Show, Ze auditions for the role of “Ashley” on Wal-Mart’s new faux social networking site.
Corn Mo on Jimmy Kimmel
Fantastic performace.
July19
Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Preview
I almost forgot what a cliffhanger season two ended on. The season three preview looks great—I can’t wait ’til October. (via eclecticism)
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