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The self-portrait project

nati — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:38:50 +0000

How many self-portraits can one take in 12 years? The answer is 4,748. This is the amount of photos Jeff Harris has taken of himself since 1999. What started as the effort to record one year of his life turned out to be a truly life-altering experience. While some photos are auto-time self-portraits many others are taken with the help of other people, not only family and friends but also total strangers or even celebrities such as Billy Idol. Jeff Harris seems to really live every day of his life to the fullest. This, definitely, is not the usual 365-days-project.

Jeff Harris: 4,748 Self-Portraits and Counting from We Know Music on Vimeo.

Click here to visit Jeff Harris’ website and check out his pictures from the last 12 years

The ‘True Meaning’ of Political Messages

Jan — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:00:54 +0000

A Bunch of Crock is an art exhibit that consists of print, audio and video installations, as a reaction to the current political landscape. It analyzes the political messages in an election year, and shares the ‘true meaning’ of what politicians are saying:

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Beyond 9/11

Dirk — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:47:07 +0000

Of course the 10th year anniversary of the September 11th attacks inevitably leads to many tributes – some bad, some better – but Time Magazine’s superb “Beyond 9/11” stand out among them for many reasons. Here are some examples but make sure to check out all the ‘Portraits of Resilience’ and their stories/videos here.

Lyzbeth Glick Best, Widow Of Jeremy Glick, Passenger On Flight 93

“He said they were going to take a vote, did I think it was a good idea for him to attack the hiijackers.”

Click here to view her video

George W. Bush, Former President Of The Unitest States

“I was a new president and I was learning that the nature of the job is such that you can inspire people”

Click here to view his video

Stanley Praimnath, Survivor, World Trade Center, South Tower, 81st Floor

“I’m watching this plane and every split second it’s getting larger and larger. I can see the U on the tail, and this plane looking at me eye-level.”

Click here to view his video.

Source: Time Magazine
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The Post-It Battle

Dirk — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:30:47 +0000

Tres magnifique! If you are bored at work here is some inspiration: Simply decorate the windows of your office building with pictures of your favorite animated characters.
With Post-Its!
The employees at Ubisoft Montreuil in France did exactly that. In a counterstrike the staff over at the BNP bank across the street started to return the favor. And there you have it: the Great French Post-it Battle. Perhaps the beginning of a new tradition. (Thx to Tom for the heads up.)

The future is now – Nike about to unveil McFly’s sneakers

Jan — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:40:34 +0000

[Update:] Nike unveiled the NIKE Air Mag (no power lacing! > “It’s not 2015 yet”) – limited to 1.500 pairs which will be auctioned. 100% proceeds to the MJF Foundation. For ten days, 150 pairs of Air Mags will be auctioned off daily at nikemag.ebay.com. The auctions will begin tonight and end on September 18th.

I’m an 80s kid and grew up with the trilogy of Back to the future. For me one of the most fantastic movies ever made, because it so much transports the feelings, visions and wishes of that very special decade. What fanboys around the world are fascinated most about are three special gadgets: The Mattel Hoverboard (of course), the self-drying jacket and of course the self-lacing Nike’s Marty McFly wore in the second part: Power Laces, alright!:

There have been several petitions from fans supporting Nike’s original idea of the self lacing sneakers. And there have been many many selfmade trainers, that more of less try to look like the ones in the film.

Now it looks like Nike is about to unveil the Nike MAG 2011 today!

In a teaser handed out to select sneaker-heavy publishing groups, a midnight call from NIKE quickly turned into a room with only a black box with the swoop logo on it, an iPod Shuffle, and a card which read “Play Me.” Once Dr. Emmett Brown was heard saying “Welcome to Los Angeles. If my calculations are correct, over the next 24 hours you are about to see some SERIOUS SH*T!”, the publisher’s next move was to open the box and find a pair of the Doc’s classic 2015 shades and a message that invited them to an event that promised nothing less than the sneakers themselves!

Pictures by Nicekicks.com

But the best is yet to come: Check out the mysterious teaser video by YouTube member DocEmmettBrown88:

We’ll keep you updated, promised.

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The Floating Woman

Dirk — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:25:55 +0000

I guess this falls into the category ‘really strange hobbys’:
Natsumi lives in Tokyo and photographs levitating self-portraits where you see her hovering in midair somewhere in Tokyo. No CGI, mind you – the real thing!
You find much more of Natsumi work and some details about technique and equipment on her blog which is called ‘yowayowa camera woman’ probably because one of the japanese terms
for “weak” or “feeble” is ‘yowayowa’. But thats of course just a
wild guess.
Here are some of her daily levitations:

Love & Blogs

nati — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:32:58 +0000

The Weird And Hilarious Mind of Roald Dahl

Jan — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:07:27 +0000

When a group of students sent a letter to Roald Dahl asking him questions about his short story collection “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More,” this was the author’s response. Absolutely great!

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Beautiful People

Dirk — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:07:56 +0000

Usually I avoid ‘inspirational quotes’ this one however got to me for some reason …

Btw, the name at the bottom is somewhat butchered, it’s actually Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a Swiss psychiatrist.

Gives You The Travel Bug

nati — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:17:02 +0000

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries and 38 thousand miles. What good can possible come out of this? In fact three amazing and moving short movies that sum up what travelling is really about: move, eat and learn.