Mar

31

Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters

March 31, 2008 | 4 Comments | Email | Print
Filed under: Music

I’ve been listening to a fair amount of Herbie Hancock lately. I picked up River: The Joni Letters several weeks ago after it won the Album of the Year at the Grammies in February. The album, a tribute to Joni Mitchell, contains vocals from Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Norah Jones and Leonard […]

Mar

30

Food court - the musical

March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments | Email | Print
Filed under: Film, Humor, Weird

Comedy group, Improv Everywhere, set up hidden cameras in a Los Angeles mall food court and performed an impromptu mini-musical. The audio was piped through the mall’s PA system and the patrons had no idea what was going on.
I love the look of complete bewilderment on their faces.
From Fun Fever
- Dave

Mar

30

Rocket science and origami

March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Email | Print
Filed under: Science, Design

Scientists in Japan hope to release an origami glider from space and study how reentry through Earth’s atmosphere affects it.  According to Wired:

In a test outside Tokyo in early February, a prototype about 2.8 inches long and 2 inches wide survived Mach 7 speeds and broiling temperatures up to 446 degrees Fahrenheit in a hypersonic […]

Mar

29

Nietzche Family Circus

March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Email | Print
Filed under: Humor, Philosophy

Click here for more Nietzche Family Circus
- Dave

Mar

25

MuxTape - create your own mix tape

March 25, 2008 | 2 Comments | Email | Print
Filed under: Music, Web, DIY

MuxTape is a simple site that lets you create digital mix tapes.  You simply create an account with an email address and password and then upload up to 12 songs (mp3 format) for your mix.
MuxTape creates a special page for you with your songs on it.  Just click on a song to play it.
You can […]

Mar

22

Watchmen movie photos

March 22, 2008 | 11 Comments | Email | Print
Filed under: Film

Watchmen movie info can be found here.
Let’s all hope it doesn’t stink and ruin my good memories of the comic.
-Dave

Mar

22

Mmm baby…

March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Email | Print
Filed under: Humor, Photography

Tender but a little gamey.
-Dave

Mar

21

Ed Force One: Iron Maiden goes airborne

March 21, 2008 | 3 Comments | Email | Print
Filed under: Music, Travel

The AMAZING part of this rock-n-roll fantasy is that Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer, pilots the 757 himself. He’s been a licensed pilot for several years.

Photo credits: Tom Podolec, Daniel Umaña & Maddd Cat
Via Laughing Squid

Mar

20

David Sedaris: The Stadium Pal

March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments | Email | Print
Filed under: Film, Humor

Link to video

Mar

18

Ronald’s pimp-hand is strong

March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments | Email | Print
Filed under: Photography

From mmk_kobayashi on Flickr
- Dave

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