Print Magazine has put together a superb and massive photo compilation of the "A-Frame," a visual framing device made popular in the ’40s by pulp novel publishers to implicitly portray (sexual) power. The device has had a long history of abuse by artists, advertisers and movie poster designers.
There are enough gorgeous, long (female) [...]
Archive for May, 2008
TinEye is an exciting and new image search engine from Idée Inc. The service is currently in private beta, but I managed to garner an invite to use it.
The interface of the site couldn’t be simpler. All you have to do is upload an image or an image URL, and the engine takes care [...]
This rather dated looking commercial for Kenwood car audio players really startled me. They must have a morbid sense of humor in Italy. There is no way that this could have aired elsewhere in the world.
Craig Davidson, a Canadian novelist, attempted to live the life of the main character of his first novel by injecting himself with illegal steroids over a period of 16 weeks.
The results were quite dramatic to say the least.
He not only increased his body weight by 35 lb in less than four months, but [...]
Iron Man’s Adventure – Original Animated Short From Marvel
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Animation and Comics. 0 CommentsIron Man’s Adventure brings together three of Marvel’s most popular superheroes together in a short animated film.
Spider-Man and Iron Man, who have teamed up to take on an army of destructive, gigantic robots, get some heavy duty assistance from another popular Marvel Comics superhero in this entertaining film.
This impressive steampunk tank paper model comes complete with a rotating turret. The printable DIY instructions to build this awesome ‘Steam Tank’ can be downloaded at this site.
I found this on Digg. Fire up Google Earth and visit the following co-ordinates:
5°5′28.85"S 81°7′36.44"W.
Or just click on this link to view it on Google Maps. Just what exactly are we looking at here ?
Watch a short teaser promo titled "Anything Can Happen," for the Sci Fi Movies channel.
The ad was made by the London based DixonBaxi agency in collaboration with Chris Hewitt, and features the music of Ben Lukas Boysen.
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The Incredible Hulk Movie – New Trailer
Published by May 14th, 2008 in Movie Trailers and Movies. 0 CommentsThe latest trailer for the Incredible Hulk movie is here, but it does nothing for the movie. Some of the action scenes featuring the angry green machine look more like in-game cutscenes. I will still watch the movie for the Hulk’s sake though, even it turns out to be a major turkey at the box [...]
Shtrikh Kod (Barcode) is an unique, one-of-a-kind tribute to capitalism located in St. Petersburg, Russia (of all places.)
The brightly colored mall, designed by architectural studio Vitruvio and Sons, provides some much needed visual-relief to the drab skyline of the residential area it is situated in.
The Fez says,
"This is rather edgy advertising by Philips for its new range of epilators. Titled The Life of James, the ad features Karis, a stunning model with beautiful legs, who just happens to be a transsêxual named James in real life."
"The toughest part about looking like a women is all the hair. Being [...]
Reality Cartoons Gallery on the Worth1000 Site
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Animation and Humor. 2 CommentsI just loved this picture of Beavis (of Beavis and Buttead fame), which was one of the many entries for the Reality Cartoons photoshopping contest on the Worth1000 site.
Visit the contest gallery to see more cartoon characters brought to life.
Omadaka Dancing is Hypnotically Beautiful, But Scary
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Music. 0 CommentsWatching Japanese dancer Masako Yasumoto dance in the hypnotic Omadaka style left me quite entranced, but seriously creeped my wife out.
Omodaka has been defined as a mutational fusion of music and video developed through trial and error.
I must admit, there were moments when I almost expected her to step out from the computer [...]