MyHope (Original Song By Molly Lewis)

Scary Snow Globes

 

Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz collaboratively create mesmerizing miniature snowbound environments and then record them in chilly color photographs. Within the simple constraints of a glass globe, the captivating images conjure up entire sequences of imaginary worlds and events. At first glance the work is playful; on closer observation, it often reveals darker narratives: lone wanderers survey the frigid landscape, people and creatures exhibit unnatural tendencies, and ill-defined crimes are committed.

Martin and Muñoz create the figures, either adapting ready-mades or shaping them out of clay and then paint and position them within environments that they also construct. The final compositions are then captured in photographs that are meticulously stitched and adjusted digitally for the final effect.   See more of their miniature macabre work HERE.

 

 

TrackThis

No more refreshing pages. No more wondering if packages have arrived yet. With TrackThis, you will receive instant updates via Email, SMS messaging, RSS feeds, Facebook, or Twitter. They track UPS, Fedex, USPS, DHL and several other carriers.

Broadcast Your Location To Friends With Google Latitude

Google Mobile Maps is getting a new feature tonight called Google Latitude. It will allow you to broadcast your location to select friends, family, and colleagues based on the coordinates of your cell phone (via GPS or otherwise). If you have the GPS feature enabled in Google Maps on your mobile phone, you are probably familiar with the reassuring, pulsating blue dot on the map that represents you wherever you go. Google Latttude is now essentially letting you share that blue dot with anyone you like.

But Google Latitude is a full mobile application in and of itself. You can keep track of where everyone is at any given time, and from within the app you can call, email, or IM them. Everyone you have opted to follow shows up as a picture icon on a map or in a list view. The list view is like a location-based Twitter.

Latitude works out of the gate in 27 countries on Blackberries, Windows Mobile, and Nokia S60s. Android will begin rolling out over the next week, and an iPhone app is coming soon.

Download New Smashing Pumpkins Song From The Superbowl Hyundai Commercial

The Smashing Pumpkins premiered a new song, F.O.L. (Feel Our Love) in a Hyundai ad on Superbowl Sunday.  You can download the track for free HERE.

Ultimate List of iPhone Tips and Tricks

Many of us may think that the iPhone is very beautiful and powerful. However, how many of us have actually used its full potential? Do you know all of the tips and tricks of your iPhone? If you don’t, I am sure the following LINK will help you a lot.

 

Spinal Tap Recording New Material Together

The band, which is formed of actors Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest, are expected to release their new effort before the end of the year.

Spinal Tap made their debut in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap and released two albums – a self-titled debut and 1992′s ‘Break Like The Wind’.

Shearer, who plays bassist Derek Smalls, told BBC 5 Live that the new material will “be for download as well as on conventional media later this year.”

Spinal Tap last performed together in 2007 at the Live Earth concert at London’s Wembley Stadium.

 

Drew Struzan: An Artist’s Vision Exhibit and Reception

Select famous works from Drew Struzan’s career will be featured in this exhibit (February 13, 2009 – March 2, 2009) as well as contemporary personal works and high quality reproductions.

 

The artist himself will be in attendance during the opening reception on Friday, February 13, 2009 from 7:00PM – 11:00PM. This is a rare opportunity to view these culturally iconic works firsthand. The exhibit runs through March 2 and admission is free.

 

Gallery Nucleus

210 East Main St.

Alhambra CA. 91801

(626)458-7477

 

Top 100 Foods To Improve Your Productivity

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Joe Ades, Sidewalk Potato Peeler Pitchman, RIP

His was a particular kind of street theater in a city that delights in in-your-face characters who are, and are not, what they seem. For he was the sidewalk pitchman with the Upper East Side apartment. The sidewalk pitchman who was a regular at expensive East Side restaurants, where no one believed his answer to the “So what do you do?” question: “I sell potato peelers on the street.” Mr. Ades (pronounced AH-dess) died on Sunday at 75, said his daughter, Ruth Ades Laurent of Manhattan. She said he never talked about how many peelers he sold in a year, or how many carrots he had sliced up during demonstrations. She said he stashed his inventory in what had been the maid’s room of the apartment. You can read his obituary HERE.

Winning At Table Tennis

Bubble Spinner

Bubble Spinner is not that difficult. You can work out your strategy after only a minute or two, but the rest of your day may be sacrificed to this simple game. Play it HERE.

 

The Hovering Lounge Chair

 

Ever wondered what it really feels like to float on air? Find out with the Hoverit Lounger ($8,350). This revolutionary lounger is built by hand in the U.K., and uses repelling magnetic forces in both the bed and base to allow the seat to literally float. Clear acrylic construction lets you see the components at work, while the included cushion makes sure you’re comfortable as you relax. Perfect for your secret hideout, evil lair or fortress of solitude.

 

Explore The Ocean With Google Earth

Take a plunge into the oceans of the world with Google Earth 5.0. In the new ocean layer, you can dive beneath the surface of the ocean, view exclusive content from top marine experts, discover new surf and dive spots, and explore 3D shipwrecks like the Titanic. Download it HERE.

 

Abby Elliott As Angelina Jolie On SNL

Despite a lackluster season, SNL newcomer Abby Elliott managed to steal the show with her spot-on impression of baby-hungry Angelina Jolie.

The New Night at the Museum Poster

Here is the new poster for 20th Century Fox’s Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Opening in conventional and IMAX theaters on May 22, the Shawn Levy-directed sequel stars Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Christopher Guest, Jon Bernthal, Bill Hader, Alain Chabat, Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.

 

Year One Sneak Peek

When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. The film is directed by Harold Ramis and produced by Judd Apatow, Harold Ramis, and Clayton Townsend and due in theaters on June 19^th, 2009.

 

Forbes.com Web Celeb 25

This is the age of microcelebrity–with just a keyboard or a digital camera, almost anyone can find an audience online.

Of course, there’s a big difference between a hundred people reading your blog and being recognized by fans when you walk down the street. In this, the third annual edition of the Forbes.com Web Celeb 25, Forbes tracks the biggest and brightest stars on the Web, the people who have turned their passions into new-media empires. From stay-at home moms to geek entrepreneurs, HERE are the people capturing eyes, influencing opinion and creating the new digital world.

 

Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow – Six More Weeks of Winter

The world’s most famous groundhog has seen his shadow which, legend has it; means this already long winter will last for six more weeks.

Punxsutawney (punx-suh-TAW’-nee) Phil’s forecast was announced in front of thousands of revelers gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. They gathered Monday morning in near freezing temperatures, with many revelers buoyed by the Super Bowl victory by the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night.

German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2 – the Christian holiday of Candlemas – winter would last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend said spring would come early.

Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 97 times, hasn’t seen it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

 

Watch The Super Bowl Ads (Again)

If you missed any of the Super Bowl ads (you did not miss much) you can watch them all HERE.

 

First Look At Rubik’s 360

 

Just when you figured out the first one, a new game by Professor Erno Rubik, inventor of the iconic Cube, is tipped to become a best-seller when it goes on sale later this year. The Rubik’s 360 is set to repeat the success of the maddening Cube, which became an overnight sensation almost three decades ago and remains the world’s fastest-selling toy. Now the reclusive Hungarian inventor hopes to recreate the buzz of Rubik’s Cube with his new game, featuring six balls trapped within three transparent plastic spheres.  Read more HERE.

 

New Wolverine Movie Poster

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Super Bowl Spot

Land Of The Lost Superbowl Spot

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Trailer