Saturday, June 14, 2008

Super Punch

Super Punch

Bigfoot on a hoverbike, perhaps?

Posted: 14 Jun 2008 01:13 AM CDT



They don't make toys like they used to. Anyone know what this is?

"'Respectfully, I think he's just referring to the fact that he can see your breasts.'"

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 10:56 PM CDT

Lawyer finds out the hard way that her clothing's more revealing than she thought. Very funny.

The Vick family's been quiet lately. Too quiet.

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 10:53 PM CDT

Marcus Vick (Michael Vick's brother) charged with DUI, misdemeanor eluding police, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. Link. Via.

Quantum Eavesdropper

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 10:52 PM CDT

I don't understand what it does, but it's apparently a real thing.

Put a planetarium in your bathtub

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 10:42 PM CDT




It's called Homestar Spa. Apparently coming soon. Via.

Adorable little monster toy by Keeley Carrigan

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 10:00 PM CDT



This adorable little fellow is $11 (US shipping included). I also like this t-shirt.



Both on sale here.

(I also share this sentiment from his Flickr gallery.)

Mary Battiata suggests Obama might put an end to bling (and gangster culture in general)

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 09:48 PM CDT

What if January 20, 2009 turned out to be not just a cultural and clothing pivot point for adults -- a return to the minimalism of sleek, 60s-era sharkskin suits, the containment of golf-ball sized Barbara Bush costume pearls -- but a watershed fashion moment for teenaged boys? Picture it. On Inauguration Day next year, thousands and thousands of young men and boys from city street corners to suburbs, look up from their X-Boxes and catch a glimpse of the impeccable President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama climbing the steps of the Capitol and suddenly feel... unfashionable. Out of it. Old. What if they are overcome by the same stunned, something's-happening-here feeling that teenagers in the early 60s, their closets full of sock hop regalia, felt when they first laid eyes on The Beatles in 1964, on the nationally televised Ed Sullivan Show.

Read the whole thing.

Relatedly, here's a rather effective anti-McCain image

An interesting point about the internet

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 09:41 PM CDT

Keith Boesky at Deadline Hollywood Daily:
The undisputed eyeball champ on line is Evolution of Dance on youtube, which has garnered 87 million views over two years, but the thing is only 6 minutes long. After two years on line, it captured as many viewed minutes as 4.5 airings of Gossip Girl.

[snip]

Value on-line is created by consumer engagement and community, not eyeballs alone.

Here's Evolution of Dance, by the way:

Excerpts From Sex And The City And The Crystal Skull

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 08:33 PM CDT

Jill Morris for McSweeney's:
Page 20

INT. FIFTH AVENUE PENTHOUSE

(BIG is making CARRIE dinner.)

BIG: Welcome to our new home, baby.

CARRIE: It's beautiful. But I think I'm going to keep my old apartment.

BIG: What do you mean, baby?

CARRIE: I mean ... I would have no legal rights if anything happened. We haven't even found the crystal skull, yet.

BIG: (Laughs.) Is that what you want, baby? To find the crystal skull, baby?

CARRIE: Are you asking me to find the crystal skull with you?

BIG: Sure, baby. I mean, if that will make you happy, baby. I only want to be with you, baby. I just want it to be us, baby. The skull doesn't matter to me, baby.

(CARRIE smiles, looks down.)

BIG: Baby, let's find the skull together.

(BIG and CARRIE kiss. Two CGI doves land on the terrace and wink.)

Read the whole thing.

Yoozzoo plush creatures Julian Stokoe

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 08:23 PM CDT



On sale here for $25 a piece. Via.

Freddie Mercury as Green Lantern, perhaps?

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 07:00 PM CDT



Far as I can tell. This could be a whole series - - David Bowie, Sting, Robert Plant...

Hey, who knew, his real name is Farrokh Bulsara.

*Yes, it's Freddie Mercury.