A mosaic of Superman logos from Flickr user fengschwing's Superman action figure collection.
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A while ago a friend of mine who shall go nameless ended up passing out while we were all watching a movie and began sleeping very aggressively. Turn volume up and hit play below. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3301981]
Named for Wilhelm Hofmeister, the Director of Design at BMW, the Hofmeister Kink refers to the following design quirk of BMW automobiles which is now a signature element of the company. Since its introduction in 1961 it has been included in all their cars.
It is the name for the small cutout of the rear side windows on the C-pillar of the car. Rather than having the rear side window extend all the way down as might be expected, it angles back toward the front of the car.
It appears that this has been imitated by other auto companies attempting to highlight and distinguish their "luxury" models.
Read more here.
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This accident occurred on October 17, 1814 when ruptured vats at the Meux and Company Brewery caused some "323,000 imperial gallons (1,470 m3) of beer" to burst into the streets of London.
The wave of beer destroyed two homes and crumbled the wall of the Tavistock Arms Pub, trapping the barmaid under the rubble.
The brewery was located among the poor houses and tenements of the St Giles Rookery; where whole families lived in basement rooms that quickly filled with beer. The wave left nine people dead: eight due to drowning and one from alcohol poisoning.
I can't believe this wasn't in my AP European History curriculum.
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Stay clean AND classy with this napkin tie.
In related news, restaurant "21" Club in New York City recently rescinded their ties-required policy. Ties are however still required in the Wine Cellar, its private 20-seat dining room.
The tie drawer in the “21” cloakroom — where generations of patrons have repaired their faux-pas — is as much a part of the restaurant’s lore as its checked tablecloths and the ceiling dangling with dozens of (obsessively dusted) toy airplanes, ships and football helmets (including that of Frank Gifford). The restaurant’s publicist, Ms. Biederman, said it would continue to proffer ties to the needy who prefer them.
"I remember one night they loaned me a navy blue fly-fishing tie — you know, with the flies on it,” Mr. Hennessy recalled. “I told them I liked it — and they gave it to me! I still have it."
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If you're too busy to write that acceptance speech for that Oscar you are sure to win then let this speech generator write yours. [Via]
More so bad so good military patches compiled by Wired like this one:
Two guys who follow Shaq's purported Twitter share their encounter with The_Real_Shaq at a restaurant.
I'm sure we would have worked up the nerve to go talk to him, but before that could happen Sean's iPhone buzzed with a "tweet" from Shaq.I feel twitterers around me, r there any twitterers in 5 n diner wit me, say somethin
"Hey" Sean said, with a slight bit of confidence.
Returning to our hushed whispers I asked Sean, "Should we go talk to him now?" "I don't know, should we?"
"Yes, you should" a very deep voice entered our conversation from 2 booths over.
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We got back to the office, and saw that Shaq's last twitter was basically calling us a bunch of panzies:
To all twitterers , if u c me n public come say hi, we r not the same we r from twitteronia, we connect
[Thanks Andy!]
Huffington Post has a photo gallery documenting the frame-by-frame runway falls of two models at Herve Leger by Max Azria's Fall 2009 fashion show in New York.
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This furry sleeping bag was created by Eiko Ishizawa.
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Last week New York Magazine bumped into acclaimed author Salman Rushdie and asked him if he had any unfortunate Valentine's Day stories. He replied:
The Khomeini fatwah was pronounced on Valentine’s Day. Twenty years ago. So that would be the worst.
This is really old, back from Halloween of last year, but I just saw this bit of silly. I think it's especially hilarious when the camera pans to the right and captures Stan dancing. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3282373]
Rite Aid, Chrysler, Sbarro, Six Flags, Blockbuster, Krispy Kreme, Sirius Satellite Radio, Trump Entertainment Resorts, and more.
Rite Aid. (Ticker symbol: RAD; about 100,000 employees; 1-year stock-price decline: 92%). This drugstore chain tried to boost its performance by acquiring competitors Brooks and Eckerd in 2007. But there have been some nasty side effects, like a huge debt load that makes it the most leveraged drugstore chain in the U.S., according to Zacks Equity Research. That big retail investment came just as megadiscounter Wal-Mart was starting to sell prescription drugs, and consumers were starting to cut bank on spending. Management has twice lowered its outlook for 2009. Prognosis: Mounting losses, with no turnaround in sight.
I just bought floss from Rite Aid today so I'm doing my part.
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Although now thanks to iTunes you can just get tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, and 13.It's things like this that makes me emphasize the Mexican side of my heritage. Cool concept though! [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3237836]
Playlist after the jump.
001. Heart of Glass / Blondie 002. Jimmy / M.I.A. 003. Deceptacon / Le Tigre 004. Im on Fire / 5000 Volts 005. Je Veux Te Voir / YELLE 006. The Way I Are / Timbaland 007. Too Young / Phoenix 008. Over And Over / Hot Chip 009. Stick It To The Pimp / Peaches 010. Say My Name / Destiny's Child 011. Pin / Yeah Yeah Yeahs 012. Geremia / Bonde Do Role 013. Let Me Clear My Throat / DJ Kool 014. Point Of No Return / Expose 015. Bubble Sex / The Seebach Band 016. Pump Up the Jam / Technotronic 017. Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above / CSS 018. Hella Nervous / Gravy Train 019. Me Plus One / Annie 020. Don't Go / Yaz 021. Bootylicious / Destiny's Child 022. Electric Feel / MGMT 023. Boys Don't Cry / The Cure 024. Lose Control / Missy Elliott 025. Ride The Lightning / Evans And Eagles 026. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough / Michael Jackson 027. Hearts On Fire / Cut Copy 028. Tainted Love / Soft Cell 029. Between Us & Them / Moving Units 030. It Feels Good / Tony Toni Tone 031. Polaris (Club Mix) / Cyber People 032. You Never Can Tell / Chuck Berry 033. Huddle Formation / The Go! Team 034. Pump That / FannyPack 035. My Love / Justin Timberlake 036. Hung Up / Madonna 037. Justice - D.A.N.C.E (MSTRKRFT Remix) / Justice 038. Cybernetic Love / Casco 039. Creep / TLC 040. When I Hear Music / Debbie Deb 041. B.O.B. / Outkast 042. Bubble Pop Electric / Gwen Stefani 043. Miss You Much / Janet Jackson 044. You Spin Me Round / Dead Or Alive 045. Slide In / Goldfrapp 046. Kelly / Van She 047. Mine Fore Life / The Sounds 048. Disco Heat / Calvin Harris 049. Nighttiming / Coconut Records 050. Club Action / Yo Majesty 051. Pogo / Digitalism 052. Lip Gloss / Lil Mama 053. Heartbeats / The Knife 054. Enola Gay / OMD 055. Goodbye Girls / Broadcast 056. Kids In America / Kim Wilde 057. Kiss / Prince 058. Tenderness / General Public 059. Push It / Salt N Pepa 060. Circle, Square, Triangle / Test Icicles 061. Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix) / Kid Cudi 062. Shadows / Midnight Juggernauts 063. Paris (Aeroplane Remix) / Friendly Fires 064. Out At The Pictures / Hot Chip 065. Me Myself and I / De La Soul 066. AudioTrack 10 / Diplo 067. Girls & Boys / Blur 068. Heater / Samim 069. I Wanna Dance With Somebody / Whitney Houston 070. Hands In The Air / Girl Talk 071. Limited Edition OJ Slammer / Cadence Weapon 072. Meeting In The Ladys Room / Mary Jane Girls 073. NY Lipps / Soulwax 074. Lex / Ratatat 075. Gravity's Rainbow (Soulwax Remix) / Steve Aoki 076. Once In A Lifetime / Talking Heads 077. Leave It Alone / Operator Please 078. Half Mast / Empire Of The Sun 079. Hardcore Girls / Count and Sinden feat. Rye Rye 080. Dance, Dance, Dance / Lykke Li 081. Never Gonna Get It / En Vogue 082. Blue Monday / New Order 083. Crazy In Love (Featuring Jay-Z) / Beyoncé 084. 10 Dollar / M.I.A. 085. Love To Love You Baby / Donna Summer 086. Steppin' Out / Lo-Fi-Fnk 087. Karle Pyar Karle / Asha Bhosle 088. Love Will Tear Us Apart / Joy Division 089. Straight Up / Paula Abdul 090. My Drive Thru / Santogold, Casablancas, NERD 091. Like A Prayer / Madonna 092. Freedom 90 / George Michael 093. Black & Gold / Sam Sparro 094. B-O-O-T-A-Y / Spank Rock and Benny Blanco 095. Great Dj / The Ting Tings 096. In A Dream / Rockell 097. Don't Stop the Music / Rihanna 098. Hong Kong Garden / Siouxsie & The Banshees 099. It's Tricky / D.M.C. 100. Bizarre Love Triangle / New Order
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I've been jumping on the FML Internet meme bandwagon.
FML stands for "F**k my life" originating from this website where people submit FML situations from their lives.
Here are a few examples:
Today, I received my passport in the mail. They got my birthdate wrong. Then I picked up my birth certificate that I had sent in with the application. Turns out my parents have been celebrating my birthday on the wrong day for 16 years. FML
Today, my boss fired me via text message. I don't have a text messaging plan. I paid $0.25 to get fired. FML
Today, my boyfriend of 2 years sent me a text messages saying, "Don't worry I'm gonna break up with her soon. Love you." FML
Now you know.
I don't know how long this clip from Flight of the Conchords will stay good, so watch it while you can! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-EN8dpAvBw&fmt=18]
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