Photography

October 17th, 2006

Was looking at a web site for a band called Awesome Color when I came across kittyempire.com.

Some of the best photo are in the viewing hole gallery – nice shots of derelic buildings in North America.

Rafaël Rozendaal

October 16th, 2006

Dutch/Brazilian digital artist. Some very original ideas:

http://www.newrafael.com/

Album Cover Galore!!

October 12th, 2006

This spot takes you on a hilarious, ultra-violent, semi-pornographic tour through just about every famous album cover known to man.

Directed by Ugly Pictures and animated by man vs. magnet.

Jarre showing off his studio

October 11th, 2006

Old school but great!

In French, of course..

Banks and card providers charge penalties if you breach your contract by defaulting, making a late payment, going overdrawn, returning a bounced cheque, or if a direct debit or standing order fails. The thing is, they’re not allowed to do this: Read more

And while we’re on the subject here’s a link to all things about money saving:

How I Opened My Own Bank!

https://www.zopa.com/ZopaWeb/

http://moneysavingexpert.com/

Little Fluffy Clouds

September 24th, 2006

An amazing Gallery of strange and unusual cloud formations. It’s all on one page so it takes a while to load, but there’s some awesome photos in here.

T-Shirts

September 24th, 2006

Here’s some T-Shirt Links:

Threadless
Owl Movement
Think Geek
J!nx
Oddica
Found Item Clothing
Amorphia
Goats
I am not a Terrorist
ZeroThousand

BumpTop 3D Desktop Prototype

September 21st, 2006

Chek out how a new concept for desktop file organisation is developing.

BumpTop aims to enrich the desktop metaphor with expressive, lightweight techniques found in the real world.

Some amusing YouTubes

September 19th, 2006

As I spent some time, discussing at length some amusing YouTubes of a Cat Flushing a Toilet, a Cat Shredding Toilet Paper, and a Sheep Attacking a Swing whilst at the pub the other night, and was challenged to reveal my sources, here they are. Rather than passing off an unusually classy Metafilter thread as the work of my own bored mind, here’s the thing in it’s entirety. Be sure to follow all links scattered on the way down.

The Age Of Horrorism

September 19th, 2006

The Age Of Horrorism. An indepth (3 page) essay by Martin Amis. Published in The Observer Sept 10. Intelligent and thought provoking, and you might even learn some new words.

To keep things balanced, here’s http://www.sistani.org/, where The Religious Authority, Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husayni Sistani, can provide learned leadership on any subject from anal sex to, um, cheese. Hours of fun…