Agah Harap's latest "Super Hero" photography series depicts old black and white war and political photos doctored by including familiar fictional super characters.
LA Weekly compiles a collection of "embarrassing concert photos you never want tagged on Facebook."
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Slightly disgusting, definitely unappetizing, but hypnotizing BBC clip of a mass of ants coordinating to kill a crab. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOe5Lmyyxiw&fmt=18]
"Paranormal Activity" was made for $15,000 and Paramount acquired it for $300,000. It has grossed over $62.5 million so far and has "vanquished four new pictures with combined production budgets of more than $155 million to finish No. 1 at the box office this weekend." How's that script of yours coming along?
French merry prankster Rémi Gaillard is back getting in the spirit of Halloween, this time dressed up as a bat popping up in unexpected places. I'm surprised no one has done this to him yet, although the guy at the ATM comes close. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dxNsjYeIs&fmt=18]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFKZ_fVizzY] Wale's "Letter" featuring John Mayer's "3x5." Produced by Mark Ronson.
Police are looking for the driver of this BMW that decides to (accidentally I hope) drive right on up two parked cars. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6pmYfNco0&fmt=18]
A coworker brought back chicken feet from his trip to China.
Coworkers in this office decide to do a group lip synch (or a lipdub?) to a Backstreet Boys song. NBC's "The Office" writers will mimic this in their season finale just like they did with the wedding entrance at Jim and Pam's wedding featuring a song written by a singer who was arrested for beating his girlfriend. Just saying. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhUeAy35qc&fmt=18]
Amazon is having a sale through October 31 where 50 select digital albums are on sale for $5 each, including Nina Simone's "The Definitive Rarities Collection" featuring 50 songs, as well as "Five hours of classical favorites" which is a great deal for not that much "monet." [Via]
A few random photos I tweeted of things I saw or encountered this weekend.
Saw crochet man standing in Union Square on my way to see "Where The Wild Things Are."
Fried chicken, waffles and three bloody marys for Sunday morning brunch with April and her friends.
A bible at Partners and Spade (Previously).
A sign in front of a boarded up storefront near St. Marks.
Google Map Street View discovers a path straight to hell which apparently is located in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [Via]
Microsoft teams up with Burger King to promote Windows 7 with this seven beef patty Whopper. Available unsurprisingly only in Japan because all the coolest stuff seems to be available there first.
[Thanks Annie!]
This toy combines two of my all time favorite things: strippers and meth doodling and 3D glasses. Kit comes with a 3D drawing pen and glasses.
At a showing of the documentary "Good Hair" I ran into the executive producer and comedy genius hisself, Chris Rock at the theater! For all the celebrities and public figures I've seen in my lifetime, this is the only time I've been compelled to ask for a photo.
Talented Brooklyn designerJesse Hirschberg put together this invoice to submit to that inept and annoying client who simply ruined your day.
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Neat visualization of YouTube videos, such as this classic. [Via]
Christianna Ablahad gets mildly traumatized in her interview with John Mayer for New York Magazine.
What do you think about health care? Would you take the public option? Have you ever heard me play guitar? I'm really fucking good. You know what I'm bad at? Answering questions about public health care. This is not in my wheelhouse. Do you have any questions about music? I almost got a mad need to lighten up. You need to lighten up, because the questions you asked me were all troublemaking questions. If someone gave me the Nobel Peace Prize, and I didn't deserve it, I would just shut my mouth and enjoy the hell out of it.
Hilarious.
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Some random photos from this past weekend roaming around New York City.
Dropped by some Chelsea art galleries.
Looks like a gallery had a little party the night before.
Creepy mannequin legs.
I like this piece. Forgot the artist though.
Coffee shop fun. I look forward to doing this to all coffee cups in my future.
Giant nutella.
Polish artist Miroslaw Balka's latest installation, "How It Is" at the Tate Modern is an imposing elevated steel container with a ramp that leads visitors into it and plunging them into darkness. It's a hit with visitors.
The experience is sombre, discombobulating and perhaps a bit sinister. But it is beautiful too — and not least when, as your eyes slowly adjust, you begin to discern the infinite subtle shades of grey or turn back to face the entrance and see other visitors vacillating nervously on the brink before, stepping into the engulfing shadows, they are transformed into stalking silhouettes.