This incident most certainly came up in his annual review. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwkB6MF__Og&fmt=18]
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Ridonculous Sigma 200-500 f/2.8 APO EX DG Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon DSLRs. Only $29,000 at 
A tie from More photos later, but here's a quick peek into how some of my friends and I rang in the first seriously warm weekend of the year. This is the official "jump off" photo for the summer of 2009.
Let the recession know exactly how you feel about it with this cup from the Future Perfect.
$12 here.
Anne de Vries perfectly captures what my vision is like after I've had a few too many dranks.
National Geographic's infinite image-mosaic of user submitted photographs blew my mind away. It may take a few seconds to load, but it's worthwhile.
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A small controversy occurred a couple weeks ago following Miss Universe Venezuelan Dayana Mendoza's visit (along with Crystle Stewart, Miss USA) to Gutantanamo Bay and her comments afterwards, where she wrote on the pageant's blog:
I didn’t want to leave, it was such a relaxing place, so calm and beautiful.
The Miami Herald posted some photos from her "relaxing" visit:
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A photograph mounted into the interior of the Foam Museum, beholding a piece of dust that once appeared in the exact location of the photograph .
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Bling out your keyboard by replacing the "$4" key with a gold variation in this concept by Martí Guixé.
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News flash! News flash! Banksy has updated his website. That is all.
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Brilliant photographer and artist Shawn Mortensen passed away yesterday.
Particularly renowned for his portraits of musicians, artists, and entertainers, Shawn photographed a stunning array of pop culture demigods in his 20+ year career including Keith Haring, Tupac, Henry Rollins, James Brown, The Notorious BIG, Bjork, Jun Takahashi, Leo Fitzpatrick, Christopher Wool, Mark Gonzales, Ed Ruscha, Vivienne Westwood, The Bad Brains, Dash Snow, Grandmaster Flash, Neil Young, MIA, John Lee Hooker, Nigo, Sofia Coppola, Agnes B., Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, Keith Richards, Chloe Sevigny, The Foo Fighters, Everlast, Kraftwerk, Wu Tang Clan, and The Sex Pistols, to name but a few. Shawn was also a successful commercial photographer who worked with clients like SUPREME and NIKE, and publications like VIBE, and I-D Magazine, where his streetwise eye was a highly prized commodity.
You probably recognize this iconic photograph of his:
A photo I took at the Your today's musical weird was created by Joshi and Cesar Espinoza.
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According to Wikipedia: Unchained Melody is "by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages. In 1955, North used the music as a theme for the obscure prison film Unchained."
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Terrific ad created for the Dutch Comedy Central by agency Modernista! which has a very unique "siteless" website of its own. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dTbL5t3Quc]
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Newt Gingrich is right: it was really unexpected how these spontaneous, grassroots political events that Sean Hannity is hosting in Atlanta, Greta Van Susteren is hosting in D.C., and Neil Cavuto is hosting in Sacramento just sprang up without promotion from the media. - Stephen Colbert’s reaction to Newt Gingrich calling the Tea Parties “spontaneous.”
French provocateur Rémi Gaillard is back causing havoc this time in a real life game of Pac Man and much hilarity ensues. Wokka, wokka, wokka. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIrvpn3k9A4&fmt=18]
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