25 YEARS OF BRACKETOLOGY COMPRESSED INTO ONE

Leonardo Aranda took every March Madness Outcome from 1985 to 2009 to give us an insight into how each seed has advanced over the years. As we are all aware, no 16 seed has ever won in the tournament. The lowest seed to win a national championship? the 8th seed.
Via: Good

HUMP DAY CRACKDOWN: WE ARE THE WORLD W/ JAPANESE IMPERSONATORS

Priceless. The Japanese take their love of Kareokee and America's love for collaborative causes to bring us a heart-felt rendition of We are the World.

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IT'S JUSTIN BIEBER'S WORLD. I'M JUST CRYING IN IT.

This kid, man. This kid has over 2 million views for this 'celebrity play list.' I wouldn't have a problem, but that's 2 million views in one day. This video was posted on March 29th, 2010. Please have a barf bag ready. And Justin, what's with the weird tongue movements? What poorly dubbed Kung-Fu movies have you been watching?

 

THIS IS HOW YOU WIN ELECTIONS?

Yeah, I'll vote for the candidate wielding firearms and combat gear to show how much he'll 'fight' to repeal 'Obamacare.' Let your freedom flag fly, I guess. With all the looney bins out there, is this the right way to effectively position yourself politically? On the right, common sense has a way of looking pretty uncommon. **update: I have much respect for the armed forces that protect our freedom. I just think it can be conveyed more tactfully a la John McCain.

BIZARRE ART: SAN FRANCISCO TOOTHPICK SCULPTURE

What can you do with 100,000 toothpicks, 3,000 hours of construction over 35 years? For one Bay area native, it was erecting this colossal rendition of San Francisco. Righteous.

DID YOUR SON JUST SAY FUDGE?

It takes cajones to adapt Scarface for your grade school play. But man, do these kids make a convincing case for future productions. Reminds me a little bit of Rushmore, but a lot more wrong. Great use of popcorn as a substitute for cocaine. Was this an Orville Redenbacher cartel?

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FUTURE MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE CAST MEMBER

STAPLE GUN TO YOUR WALL

In a bit of rage, or perhaps aggression, Baptiste Debombourg takes a staple gun and goes to work, creating these incredible wallscapes in a few thousand clicks. Precise, impressive, simple and undoubtedly awesome use of a household object.

via: Trend Land

NICE SHIRT, KID

These baby shirts are a nice extension to Evian's worldwide hit commercial (see below). The following ads were created for the European market. Would you rock one of these?
Via: Trend Land

BLUE STEEL STILLER REPRISE

Terry Richardson just recently posted photos from the Ben Stiller Rolling Stones shoot. And not to shy away from capturing every facet of his subject's personality, Mr. Richardson got an updated Blue Steel pose out of Mr. Stiller. As you can see, Stiller has still got it.
Via: Terry Richardson's Diary

NOW PRINTING: POLAROID SCARFS

The Polaroid camera might go down as the single most timeless piece of photography equipment. On the deathbed and brought back to life recently by the impossible project, we now also have wearable polaroid art scarfs. Perfect for anyone who loves the comfort of those instant-film sheets wrapped around their neck. Eat your hearts out hipsters.

Via: The Jailbreak

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

JAPAN-0-GRAPHIC

An eye opening videographic look into the weirdness that is Japanese culture. One fact: 26,000,000,000 chopsticks are used every year in Japan. Of those, 90 percent of these disposable wooden chopsticks are sourced from China. Enjoy!

Japan-The Strange Country (English ver.) from Kenichi on Vimeo.

D*FACE AGUILERA

Graffiti community meet the face of U.S. pop culture. Not one to shy away from more progressive art in her music, Christina has a penchant for the subversive. Christina was one of the first American artists to embrace Banksy with her purchase of the Queen of England engaging in a Lesbian situation. Now she's giving long standing Brit, D*Face, a shot at the Pop Scene with this heady artwork from Aguilera, Bionic. Well done, D*Face, well done.

NATHAN SAWAYA IS A LEGO SCULPTING FREAK

From the bold mind of Nathan Sawaya comes a glorious use of everyone's childhood love, Legos. With intense sculptures using solid colored pieces, Nathan adds a surreal emotional dose to the way you think of those little plastic bricks.

Work currently on display at the Angora Gallery in New York. For more info visit Brick Artist

BRILLIANT USE OF PING PONG

Designers keep coming up with cool sh#t like every single day. Like this door, that converts into a ping pong table. A must have for any apartment and beer pong aficionado.

via: Fubiz

FRIDAYS ARE MAGICAL

WE MISS COCO AND SO DO THE POLICE

It's been a little over two months since Conan was sent into late night exile, and the pain is still there. We do have tickets to the mysterious tour to look forward to. Until then, here is a powerful remix of The Police "I'll be missing you"

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MARK LANGAN: CORRUGATED CREATIVITY

Here's a gorgeous series of Mark Langan's work, from corporate logos to abstraction. The material: corrugated cardboard, and it's executed beautifully.

NOTHING LIKE MARTHA STEWART

Stylish and functional fruit holder designs. Nice to have kitchen products that just happen to be sculptures. Via Doornob.com

Design by Michael Andersson + Maria Axelqvist

Designs by Janne Kyttanen, DESU and FOC.

Design by artist Helena Schepens

OPERA MINI ON THE iPHONE

iPhoners, cross your fingers. Opera Mini, if approved by Jobs (and that's a big if), will deliver a much faster and more dynamic web surfing experience. It was just submitted to Apple's App Store today. Via Gizmoto.

BOOOORING

A little dialogue happening between the streets and mobster. Via Rebelart.net.

A BIG PICTURE LOOK: GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, APPLE AND YAHOO.

Today in the Technology Section of the New York Times there's an article/chart of what the major tech companies are offering. It's a good look at what each one is focused on and directions they might be heading in the future. But there has been data and information omitted that would make this chart just a top layer. I would suggest reading readers' comments which are just as informative.

LOGORAMA: OSCAR WINNER & THE PULPIEST ADVERTISING SHORT

Logorama is not your typical short film. It's a cartoon. It's loaded with advertising. And it's epic. Epic is usually reserved for feats of strength and courage. This short film takes advertising, makes it look stunning, and gives it an unforgettable story line that will keep you drooling for more.


Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

BMW ONE UPS IMPOSSIBLE

Via: Brands Are Opinions

PLANET B-BOY : NORTH KOREA VS SOUTH KOREA

This is the real battle going on between North and South. Great clip from the most badass breakdancing documentary
http://www.planetbboy.com

BARACK-O-MADNESS

Barack Obama's Official NCAA Bracket. Would be a great title game. Will have to see how the mighty seeds fall, but KU is a pretty safe bet.

LEPRECHAUN IN TEN MINUTES

Until I saw this compilation of the Leprechaun horror series, I didn't truly know what the Leprechaun really wanted. Happy St. Patty's day. It gets amazing around the 4:30 mark and the 7:50 mark. Award to whomever can count how many times 'Me gold' is uttered.

GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? PAINT IT.

Sweet find, Danielle Stellato

Leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama

Happy St. Patty's Day.

WIRED's iPad demo at SXSW

Print is alive and moving. Magazines can be more interactive than we thought.

Wired rocks audience at SXSW with iPad demo from Mangrove on Vimeo.

SLATE OPERATOR: WORLD'S MOST UNDERRATED JOB

From Inglorious Basterds, comes a compilation courtesy of the slate operator. You know, the person that hits that square object with words written on it to start each take.

THE BUCK PRAYS HERE

Ever wonder which Religious beliefs lead to the highest income? Good.is did. And the results may or may not surprise you. Using the Pew report results, this infographic prayed to G-d and came to life.

Click here to enlarge. Via: Good.is

LOVE HER OR HATE HER

Lady Gaga, don't really care for her. But Beyonce does. Lately everyone is all about the video for 'Telephone,' and I can see why. But in all honesty, it just shows Lady Gaga for who she truly is, an attention whore that writes annoying catchy songs. Now Beyonce with Lady Gaga, I can live with that. So, with that, here is the better Beyonce / Lady Gaga collaboration, 'Video Phone.' It's a Beyonce song featuring Lady Gaga, and it's a lot better. Although, Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' might be better conceptually, you can decide for yourself.

Again, I apologize for any backlash for featuring Gaga. But let's be honest, she's an attention whore, so it was only a matter of time. And she ripped off Quentin Tarantino by using the 'Pussy Wagon' as her getaway vehicle.


VideoPhone - Beyonce feat Lady Gaga



Telephone - Lady Gaga feat Beyonce

HEIDI MONTAG FIGHTS FOR YOUR CREDIT RIGHTS

As much as people think Speidi are a joke, at least they know how to get the last laugh.... or do they? All I know is, Heidi, you looked a lot hotter pre-op. Hopefully that is the real lesson of saying no to plastic. Thanks for the link Alexis!

Heidi Montag Says No to Plastic from Heidi Montag

WU TANG CLAN EXPLAINED BY VENN DIAGRAM

As you can see, there is no overlap when it comes to Wu Tang Clan. You're either with them, or you're not. And if you're not, well, may the lord have mercy on your soul when you reach the Shaolin Temple. Great find, @TaylorLecroy

NO GUIDOS OR GUIDO WANNABES ALLOWED

In a bold move, well not really that bold, Republic, a bar in New Orleans, has instituted a new dress code. So all you idiots who think stone washed jeans, excessive hair product, 'Oompa loompa' tans and Affliction shirts are 'cool' can go find another bar to be a tool at. Via: Adfreak

Thank you Republic. I look forward to getting trashed at your Jersey Shore segregated bar.

LETS MINI GOLF

With their mini golf course, this collective from the Netherlands knows how to spread their fun, hands-on, confident style brand. La Bolleur Mini Golf Course is also on the road as part of the Millan Design Week in Italy. Via mocoloco.com

DC STYLE

Curator of DC Style is a DC a la Sartorialist blog. The purpose of this blog is to shift attention from the Neo-Romanesque and neo-Classical style of architecture, which DC is so well known for, to DC's wardrobe in the streets.

LINDSAY LOHAN WAS A LOT COOLER WHEN SHE WAS HOT

Lindsay Lohan, trainwreck of the last decade or so, has one upped her drug induced crackheaded ways by going after Etrade. She has just put a 100 million dollar law suit, yes, you read that right, she is suing them for 100 million dollars. Why? Well, because they used her name... her first name. Apparently, Dirty Lohan thinks that 'Lindsay' is synonymous with Madonna and Oprah. Last I checked, when I saw this ad, Lindsay Lohan was the last person on my mind... Man, I miss the Lohan of Mean Girls and Parenttrap days.

W.W.J.C.D.?

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