Photographer Monday

Denis Darzacq

Denis is a Paris based photographer who, among other things, has taken a few series of pictures of people in various positions while in the air. Very intense imagery.

See his portfolio here

Reflection Sunday

This Gets Amazing

Incredible story on how the White House deals with "uncomfortable" truths. Shocking!

Game Saturday

Escape Series #2

Earlier, I posted the 1st and the 3rd in the escape series.

Here's number two.

Art & Design Friday

Ellis G

Short video of Ellis G, a Brooklyn based street artist who outlines shadows at night with chalk.

Movie Thursday

The Counterfeiters

(Die Fälscher)

The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era.

View the trailer here

More info here

Rent it here

Get it here

Tech Wednesday

Space Tourism

This space plane, White Knight Two, will be unveiled on July 28th and will be able to take anyone into space. The waiting list is pretty long though, and you should bring a big wallet.

The flights are booked up for nine years so far and the trip costs $20,000!

(click on image to enlarge)

Read more here

Music Tuesday

Sigur Rós

Colmena

Icelandic Sigur Rós, in a very recent live recording from Mexico.

(June 7th, 2008)

Get it here

Photographer Monday

Nick Veasey

Great x-ray photography of everything from plants to trucks..

See more here

Reflection Sunday

100 Years

A somewhat single tracked but effective ad that probably makes McCain wish he hadn't made that remark about staying in Iraq for 100 years if needed.

Game Saturday

Prague Improv

Improv Everywhere has spawned clones! This time in Prague.

I'm hoping that pretty soon, we will start seeing spontaneous games being played on a street near you.

Art & Design Friday

Newspaper Yarn

Step by step instruction on how to make your own newspaper yarn that can be woven into rugs, curtains etc..

Find out here

Movie Thursday

21

"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

View the trailer here

More info here

Rent it here

Get it here

Tech Wednesday

BMW Gina Light

Interesting new thinking. The whole "skin" of the car is a very flexible fabric that will let the profile change to suit the driving conditions.

Read more here

Music Tuesday

Tindersticks

Can Our Love...

Tindersticks' fifth album that came out a back in 2001.

Full of lovely summery lullaby's..

Get it here

Photographer Monday

Alexey Titarenko

Amazing long exposure pictures that have an almost unworldly feel by this Russian photographer.

See more of his pictures here

Reflection Sunday

Waterboardin' USA

Harry Shearer (who always makes me think of cucumbers, haha) made a cute litte video about torture..

Game Saturday

I am Archer

Addicting game you can play right here..

Play it bigger here 

Art & Design Friday

Laser Tag

Crazy street art project where you can write on a building using a laser pointer. Reminds me a little of Antonio Scarponi's "dreaming wall" project, just a little less premanent.

See the videos and read more here

Movie Thursday

Be Kind Rewind

Jack Black and Mos Def team up to reinact every movie ever made.

Brilliant!

View the trailer here

More info here

Rent it here

Get it here

Tech Wednesday

iPhone 2.0

In exactly one month (July 11th), the new iPhone with 3G and GPS capabilities will become available in 25 countries, and very soon in 70.

Loads of new features and improvements as expected as well.

Read more here

Music Tuesday

Elements of Something Really Beautiful

Hey Angel

Fallen from mainstream music, "Elements of Something Really Beautiful" has a way to grip your attention and wisp your heart away to a beautiful place. Following the footsteps of musical masters Mogwai and Sigur Ros; Elements has found a way to encapsulate the listener and bring their true emotions to life..

Get it here

Photographer Monday

Chema Madoz

Surrealism has always fascinated me.

Mr. Madoz (of Barcelona, Spain) has taken a lot of beautiful picture that makes you question what is real.

See more here

Reflection Sunday

Market Forces

Game Saturday

Maze Generator

Generate any size mazes with the click of a button here

Great for that lazy summer day.

Art & Design Friday

B-Side

Andrea Acosta's project B-Sides in Germany has brilliantly used the void spaces on the back of street signs.

See more here

Movie Thursday

The Onion Movie

The Onion has made a movie!

Full of satirical hilariousness..

View the trailer here

More info here

Rent it here

Get it here

Tech Wednesday

Sanyo SolarArc

Sanyo is taking the lead in new thinking when it comes to sustainable architechture.

The whole building is not only beautiful, but it also produces a whopping 530,000 kWh of electricity annually from the solar panels that covers the entire structure. If you would burn petroleum to generate the same amount of electricity, it would take 128,610 liters!

Read more about the SolarArc here

Music Tuesday

Asturiaz

Asturiaz

Summer indie sounds by Asturiaz from Bandung, Indonesia - perfect for that picnic in the sunshine.

Get it here

Photographer Monday

Horacio Salinas

Great portfolio by this New York based photographer.

View it here

Reflection Sunday

Scott McClellan and Keith Olbermann

Former White House Press secretary Scott McClellan sits down for a revealing talk with Keith Olbermann. Some of the revelations makes you wonder howcome the current administration is not currently in jail.