This is pretty cool.
Hammacher Shlemmer is selling a custom 400-piece jigsaw puzzle of any New York Times cover you choose from 1888 to the present. It should go without saying, but I'd like to get an OBAMA edition jigsaw puzzle. Kate, what do you think?
Buy yours here for $49.95.
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This is an interesting read for any aspiring creative wondering how on earth they will be able to sustain themselves. Kevin Kelly argues that the "solution is to find 1,000 True Fans." But what is a True Fan and how will they support you?
A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce. They will drive 200 miles to see you sing. They will buy the super deluxe re-issued hi-res box set of your stuff even though they have the low-res version. They have a Google Alert set for your name. They bookmark the eBay page where your out-of-print editions show up. They come to your openings. They have you sign their copies. They buy the t-shirt, and the mug, and the hat. They can't wait till you issue your next work. They are true fans.
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This is genius. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/2150757]
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Using a wide and creative range of recyclable materials, Brooklyn based Virgil O. Stamps will print your business cards, invitations, and stationary that reflects who you are, and not that of 3M card stock #583B. I want my business card printed on the pages torn from old National Geographic magazines.
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Horrifyingly alluring. It's the stuff of shiny nightmares.
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Entries like these makes me wish my mom was a fob.
Mom: Excuse me, how much for abortion? PetSmart employee: (whispering) We don’t do abortions here. Mom: But I saw sign outside. PetSmart employee: (again whispering) That’s not abortion, that’s adoption.[...]
Mom: You OK? Mommy see on TV the hurricane come. It rain outside, Mommy worry for you. Me: What channel are you watching? Mom: CNN. Me: And what state did they say the hurricane was in? Mom: Florida. Me: Where are we? Mom: Texas… oh, Mommy understand now.
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Me: So what did you think? Mom: It good, but also I am so glad to see the actress in better movies scripts… Me: Which actress? Mom: The one from Chicago. Queef Latina… Me: …Queen Latifah? Mom: WhatEVER.
Queef. LOL.
Friday night I went to Ayesha's "Red and Black and Optional Wig" apartment party. A couple of the photos below are taken by Praerna.
Cyrus (looking a bit out of it, haha) and me.
Nnamdi, great party host Ayesha, and me.
Praerna, Amy, and [I'm sorry I forgot your name]. This picture would have been a lot better if the caps were removed from two of the bottles. I think some guy off camera suggested this and was promptly told to shut up by one of these girls. Haha.
Laura from DC and her friend dressed appropriately per the party theme.
Then some jerk spilled ice all over the kitchen floor. Thanks Nnamdi aka Operations Manager for cleaning it up! SRSLY, thanks!
Nnamdi defending his reasoning for putting the spilled ice into the bag on the floor, instead of the sink where it could melt as sensibly suggested by three different people.
"DON'T PUT IT IN THE BAG!" "I'M PUTTING IT IN THE BAG."
I don't think the Thundercats ever cleaned up ice.
Charlie's Angel style in action.
Ayo sporting my awesome sunglasses that Lauren gave me earlier this summer.
Ayo, Amy, and Chris!
"This is all the whiskey that was left."
Chris FTWig! Pun!
Amazingly Chris's girl is not horrified at all.
[Deleted] Seeing two cute girls kiss never gets old. Some people complained about the depressing rainy dog photo I posted earlier. I hope this will compensate you. This photo is definitely going into a Last Night's Party Best Of and getting its own special frame around it here to signify its awesomeness.
HI-HOOOO! Ayo likes it!
Ayo wants to git in on that face mashing action.
Something hilarious happened apparently. I don't remember though.
Bicycle pile on!
And then we got this random woman walking by to get in on the fun as well.
I got solid Corner Bistro burgers afterwards with Nnamdi and then called it a night.
The End.
Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Of course, there's also this photo from voting day that makes me NOT want to vote. Ever.
Photo by Jason DeCrow/AP
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Great subtle advertisement for a meditation center.
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According to Jason Kottke, reflecting the historic nature of the event the post-election The New York Times headline on November 5 that succinctly stated "OBAMA" is only the fifth time the Times has used this bold 96 pt. type.
MEN WALK ON MOON NIXON RESIGNS 1/1/00 U.S. ATTACKED OBAMA
As this significance was reflected in newspaper headlines not just in the US but around the world, The Rockdale Citizen in Conyers, GA decided to place "the local re-election of a sheriff and a dog attack at a school as bigger news than Obama's win, which was placed below the fold with the small header: 'Obama Triumphs.'"
Whimsical color-it-yourself wallpaper by Jon Burgerman which you can purchase here. It goes without saying, but I WANT THIS.
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Using actual gameplay instead of pre-rendered videos, this trailer for EA's unique new game Mirror's Edge that incorporates parkour or l'art du déplacement makes the game look incredible. Watching the trailer definitely triggered my acrophobia. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N1TJP1cxmo]
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YO KEYBOARD IS SO FAT IT ONLY TYPES IN CAPS LOCK.
This may be the one time I could solve a Rubik's cube. The incentive is actually a LOT better in this variation.
By Robert Bolesta, Value Pack
Alphabet made of raw hamburger. Each character hand-shaped, packaged, and photographed individually.
Mmmm...beef font.
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Photo by Gary Hershorn
WSJ reports: Demand has spiked so much for the previously sold out red dress that oldest daughter Malia Obama wore on election night that the dress's label Biscotti Inc., after being "bombarded with more calls from retailers wanting to order the style," is rushing to make more of this $110 dress in time for the holidays. Unlike the past couple administrations, I think it's an easy prediction to say that the attractive and casually stylish First Family will be trend setters.
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