You know what I'd like to see? The pyramids around the Nile and although this one is a bit vague, I'd also like to observe the sunrise from the tropic isle. Any isle will do so long as its in the tropic, especially during New York's damp and chilly spring. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXMRa8wJyY8&fmt=18]
Update: And finally the official (amusing) music video with the accompanying visual references for "Ode to Murray Hill!" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eylKBJiDNeM&fmt=18]
Manhattan neighborhood Murray Hill, or as the New York Observer called it "Murray Hell," conveniently located generally between East 29th and 38th streets, has a particular reputation among locals for its homogeneous uniformity.
The stereotype runs something like this: Arriving in the City for jobs in the predictable areas of finance and PR, recently graduated affluent coeds--hair blown brunettes in skinny jeans and frat boys in seersucker shorts--from Syracuse and Penn swarm into dorm like luxe apartments (Windsor Court, Apt. 11F) and spend their nights at local bars such as Joshua Tree.
I'm surprised it took this long, but there's finally a song that pays homage to this neighborhood and its denizens, titled "Ode to Murray Hill" by DJ Lubel.
My world is wide open and I'm free as a bird But I've got to live on 34th from Park to Third. U Mich, Emory, Cornell--If you didn't go to one of these, Go away because you're poor!
Listen to the song here.
Confession: Although my residency there was a short New York minute, my first apartment in this city out of college was in Murray Hill, the Habitat to be exact. My roommate was a Bear Stearns banker from Penn.
[Thanks Sarah!]
Dad pulls out a quarter circle forward punch against his kid in this hilarious animated gif that once again proofs that Asian babies are the cutest. Hadouken!
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Last Saturday was a blast. First I met up with an old classmate, Kevin at 'inoteca. Saw Pacey from Dawson's Creek there. Then we walked over to the Doughnut Plant for awesome donuts, where I ate like a pig a peanut butter and jelly donut as well as a creme brulee one. Afterwards, I met up with Nnamdi at Boss Tweed for some beer pong, an aggressive activity when the sun is still out. After watching a basketball game at Nnam's apartment, the party finally began. A few photos from the night:
We went to his coworker's karaoke birthday party. Here she is singing with Nnamdi. Or rather doing a solo while Nnamdi utters the occasional lyric. Happy Birthday Megan! You are a good singer!
Duet!
Shukat! He showed up, knocked back a Patron, and immediately went strong on the mike.
We then headed to a clubbbbb for a drink and a two step. Caroline and her friend!
Shukat!
Unhappily sober Nnamdi and Shukat!
Red bull!
The hourly burlesque performance. I support this fully.
This dude brought some HD camera flavor to make sure he doesn't miss any of the show's details.
I don't think there are any songs about sleepin' in a club, but if there was I'd quote that right now. This dude was OUT.
Hahaha.
The End.
This may or may not be true, but Kenji Yanobe's fire spitting giant baby robot spotted terrorizing the streets will be featured in the sequel to the hit movie Aliens Vs Monsters. The name of the sequel? Aliens Vs Monsters Vs FIRE BREATHING ROBOTS, OBVI.
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Hop over and watch this trailer for a Japanese animated series (interestingly translated as "Cat Shit One") featuring commando...rabbits. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr4QBZfjtqs&fmt=18]
Note, as one commenter observed, the rabbits are wearing headsets...but they don't go over their actual rabbit ears.
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Chinese artist Cai Gup-Qiang's latest project "I Want to Believe," currently on tour at the Guggenheim Bilbao is explosively captivating and visually stunning, particularly the following two installations titled "Head On" (99 life-sized replicas of wolves ) and "Inopportune: Stage One" (light tubes exploding outwards from eight suspended cars).
Read more about the artist and this exhibit here.
A zenful multi-touch interactive installation designed for the 2008 Red Bull Music Academy.
A two projected displays system plus a 3m x 2m multitouch wall showcase applications designed to engage us into human friendly experiences rather than flashy and jaw-dropping visualizations.
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3288753]
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Flickr photo gallery of variations of the iconic WWII British propaganda poster asking its citizens to keep calm and carry on.
The original designer is unknown and the image now belongs in the public domain. Read more about the fascinating history of this poster at its Wikipedia page.
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Colbert live-twittering while live interviewing Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. SO META MY BRAIN EXPLODED.
Watch the hilarious interview.
[Thanks Andy!]
Waldo was spotted among the horde of people at the opening of the new Topshop store. I saw this same guy popping up around New York City during fashion week.
[Thanks Chris!]
Clever animation to music by Adam Pelling-Deeves. The screenshot and my description doesn't sell it well, but it's worth watching. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/195058]
Something Awful's recent photoshop contest: Recreating classic art with Star Wars characters.
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