January 2010
67 posts
"Lisa's Image Was Elongated In This Scene For A...
Aww, 1997. You have to appreciate the unapologetic admission to manipulating the woman’s image (@1:04), no? Though I do think these shitty practices have continued to inch toward the absurd in recent years, this unassuming VH1 “relic” reminds us that we very recently considered offensive digital editing to be, well, inoffensive and unremarkable. So, is this fakery really the...
White House Recordings: LBJ Orders Custom Haggar... →
Fun Excerpts:
“I want a couple, maybe three, of the light brown, kind of an almost powder color, like a powder on a lady’s face.”
“Yeah, now another thing: the crotch, down where your nuts hang, is always a little too tight. […] They’re just like riding a wire fence.”
Du hast / Du hast mich
Khira Li Lindemann
Born on 28 February 1991, Khira Li Lindemann-Kruspe is the daughter of Rammstein’s Richard Z. Kruspe. She has the last name of “Lindemann” because her mother was previously married to Rammstein lead singer Till Lindemann. Khira’s mother kept the last name “Lindemann” when she divorced Till and later, she and Rammstein guitarist Richard...
Michael Jackson's 3-D "Earth Day"
Special glasses are available only in the United States at Target stores, so Canadian viewers might not get the full effect of the visuals, which feature a small girl dancing through a lush jungle and falling asleep to images of polar bears, elephants and zebras charging around onscreen.
Akinator, The Web Genius →
Peter Pan - first guess
Aladdin - first guess
Madeline - first guess
Paddington Bear - first guess
Roo (of Winnie the Pooh) - second guess
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man - first guess
Faith Corvatch (of Only You) - stumped
Rah Rah For Samma Spring 2010 ! →
I didn’t think I liked Broadcast.
I knew I liked shapes, though.
Etta James’ illness, he said, led her to the controversial comments at a concert a year ago where she suggested pop star Beyoncé should be “whipped” for singing “At Last” for President Obama’s inaugural ball.
“I can’t stand Beyoncé,” she told a Seattle, Washington, audience. “She has no business up there, singing up there on a big old...
"Mad Men" Dissociative Disorder: The Beards Phase →
Uncanny facial hair trend among the off-season Mad Mountainmen.
Eek, ahh, noo, whaat, eww, etc. @ Pete Campbell / Vincent Kartheiser !
What Is America?
Interview Mag: Tom Ford (American, Naked) &...
FORD: First of all, I want to say that you are my favorite contemporary designer.
GHESQUIÈRE: Thank you. Coming from you, that’s really special. You are a reference, so it’s important for me to hear that.
FORD: I guess I am old enough now to be a reference.
FORD: Were you popular as a kid?
GHESQUIÈRE: Yes, I was. Yes.
FORD: [laughs] I love that! Most people say, “Oh, no, I wasn’t.”
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“Apply” (Tanlines Remix) - Glasser
Just Too Lovable
The History Of Pringle Of Scotland →
We always get good write-ups in the magazines because they all know how good we are and how rubbish everyone else is and how probably everyone else should be banned from making jumpers. And they can just make socks — because they’re crap.
“Elenore” - The Turtles (1968)
I AM RICH
In August 2008, Apple approved an application in the App Store called I Am Rich. The app did nothing beyond show a picture of a red gem. So why was it notable? Because it cost $999.99.
via Techcrunch
