A long green park bench in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco snapped by photographer Christian Flatscher.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMqXadY13ZQ] I love this song "Laura's Song" by Don Will (of Tanya Morgan). Download the track for free for a limited time at his website.
New Year resolution auto-generator created by Chicago designer Monina Velarde. Instead of "Update My Avatar," I think she meant to program "Go See Avatar."
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The website "Give 2009 the Finger" gives a fitting wave goodbye to 2009.
Your single serve link: The Fucking Weather.
Ivan Puig "melts" a VW in his 2004 installation "Hasta Las Narices."
Rob Matthews' design show poster with "the statement 'Out with the old, in with the new' has been screen-printed over previous years' degree show posters."
Remember when this happened? Today, one is a punchline and the other is a force in the entertainment industry as a respected singer, fashion trend setter, actor, and currently the most entertaining SNL host ever.
Now that you've finished reading this, you can go back to thinking the world revolves around you.
A ranked list of the best and worst brand logo designs in 2009, with each entry accompanied by short, yet informative and interesting analysis.
[Hat tip: Kaizar!]
These definitely aren't for everyone but I'm liking the fusion between the prep and street in these Nike Sportswear Dunk Hi Gingham sneakers. Slated for Spring 2010
"That kid that had sex with his high-school teacher a few months ago—he died today. He died from high-fiving."
- Zach Galifianakis via Time Out New York's Joke of the Year. See all nominees here.
If his name sounds familiar then that may be because you saw him in a minor cult hit film earlier this summer.
Flickr photoset of Apple mouse (mice?) from past to present. Gawd, that translucent iMac mouse was such an abortion. I hated it.
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GOOD Magazine's interactive infograph of what topics and stories the mainstream press focused on in 2009 based on the following data:
The website Journalism.org monitors the news from 55 outlets every week, calculating what percent of the week’s print, television, radio, and internet reporting is devoted to each story.
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I can't fully verify that 
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpcYa1IeSAw] This guy can do everything that a 12 year old boy wishes he can do: run along walls, do back flips off walls, skateboard, juggle, and other various ninja warrior stuff. I thought I was talented because I could juggle, but after watching this video I feel like my whole life is a lie just like spoiler alert: Shuttered Island.
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May you all begin the new year on a happy note and attain higher OT levels in 2010 (I like this picture by photographer Austrian Christian Flatscher).
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thsc60UTUIE] New York sketch comedy group Free Love Forum made "Avatar: The Making of the Bootleg," a hilarious parody of the PR buzz surrounding the revolutionary film techniques and breakthroughs in James Cameron's "Avatar."
Seriously though, if you haven't seen Avatar, I couldn't recommend it enough. The visuals are breathtaking and the big battle scene (think: big can of whup ass) alone makes it worthwhile. My only complaint is minor, which is that it was maybe 20 minutes too long. Go see Avatar!