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May 2007 Archives
bored
Bored at work, why not waste the day looking busy, "doing research", playing the FameGame. FameGame rates New Yorkers' notoriety based on an "Attention Metric"*, extrapolated from "industry parties, blogs, select media institutions, and people they've been pictured with". A photo op with Forrest Whitaker (47.5%) could trump the Times profiling your Nuts4Nuts-cart empire. Blah, blah blah blah, blaahhhh. Via The Thrillist
monkey on your back
The Monkey Bar, that is, which soft re-launched last night.
Opened inside the Hotel Elysee in 1936 (and a favorite of Hollywood luminaries like Ava Gardner), the legendary spot shut down in March for an overhaul that would make it sleeker, hipper, less steak-y and more Asian. When you enter off 54th Street, you'll find the bar area's trademark yellow wallpaper (full of playful monkeys, elephants and tuxedoed gents) and low-riding leather armchairs intact and take a sip of a Blueberry Joes: tequila, coffee and muddled blueberry.
Monkey Bar, 60 E. 54th St (between Park and Madison), 212-838-2600, officially opens Monday
women I would love to impregnate
Forbes online has a nice little slideshow about the hottest billionare heiresses. My vote is towards Amanda Hearst (above).
Bony
Little Bony by David Horvath is a Japan only, NHK morning short cartoon that's now gaining momentum. Will Bony be the new Domokun?! Comes in multiple sizes.
Via giant robot. Watch the video of Bony here.
15 (painfully) unforgettable cartoon theme songs
Cracked.com has gathered the 15 painfully unforgettable theme songs for you to sing again! And they gathered every video on youtube to support the list!
bad brains a float
The Bad Brains are a coming. They are playing on a boat in NYC on June 25th (a Rocks Off cruise I assume) - kind of insane. They're playing the School of Rock Fest in NJ the day before. So mark your calendar!
FYI, if you missed it Interpol is playing the bowery on June 5th, and you guessed it its sold out already!
surface (microsoft that is)
Microsoft, has released surface, only to corporations, you will have to wait about 3 years before you can touch it. Check out out Microsoft Surface for high production demo's.
picture of the day
Martin Roemer, for National Geographic magazine. Latvia,Soviet-era military building ner Liepaja.
Camouflage house
Set among shrubs and budding fir trees, this home has been encased in a façade matching the greenery around it. The concealing mesh is permeable to let the sunshine filter onto the house. But it also allows the light from inside to radiate out. Allowing the build to sit anonymously by day, but emerge discretely at night. Blurring the boundaries between what is human, and what is not. Via The Cool Hunter.
platinum fish
Platinum arowana, is a mutant fish with virtually no color in its body. The fish is an Osteoglossum species from South America, rather than the usual Scleropages from Asia, and is owned by Singapore-based Dragon fish breeder Aro Dynasty.
hogzilla
Via AP, Hmmmmmmmm bacon. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Meet Monster Pig. An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. Think hams as big as car tires. "It feels really good," Jamison, of Pickensville, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "It's a good accomplishment. I probably won't ever kill anything else that big."
RAD SHOES
Today could not be a happier day as Vans has announced that it will be coming out with three shoes to commemorate one of the best movies ever made, 'Rad'. The shoes colorways reflect the colors of the teams racing in that momentous race "Helltrack", Rad Racing in red, Bart Conners team (black & gold) and Nature? Earth? in (brown & blue). These shoes will apparently be available at all superior Vans stores. via HighSnobiety
shepard fairey tuesday
Releasing in about 3 hours will be the print above titled 'World Police State Champs'. It will be released in two colorways, the gold (above) and black & white. Most likely these are in an edition of 300 and as always will sell out quick. Go get'em here
solo faile show
We were going to wait to drop this, but as the nature of the internet goes it will soon be everywhere. Beginning June 7th and lasting four days, Brooklyn-based art collective Faile will be holding a solo show in an undisclosed location. Following the tactics of Banksy last fall and employing their mutual dealer Steve Lazirides to handle the biz, "With Love and Kisses, Nothing Lasts Forever" will consist of 30 large canvases and who knows what else. With prices climbing into solid 5 figures for the work, the londoners will be swooping in to buy up everything with their strong, obnoxious currency. (so jealous). Check WoosterCollective, the Gothamist, and Faile for the location on June 6th.
miss
After a hard fought battle, Miss Japan Riyo Mori was crowned Miss Universe 2007 by a panel of distinguished judges that included Dave Navarro and Tony Romo. While she was beautiful, my vote went to runner-up Miss Brazil who was by far Miss Universe caliber. She will always be a winnner to me
Eco friendly restuarant
Cafe Habana has added a new bundle of joy to the family: Habana Outpost. Located in Brooklyn. Everything you see is recycled, from the hospitable picnic tables in the garden to the old truck they have turned into a functioning kitchen. And, yes, the outpost has the same delicious grilled corn as the Nolita locations and does a mean brunch. Inside and out, Habana Outpost is an explosion of color. The atmosphere, like the food, offers the best in what they call, "traditional Latin fare with a unique Cuban and Central Mexican twist." As though the food and bright atmosphere weren't enough, the Outpost hosts a bevy of weekly activities: free movies every Sunday at 8pm, weekend markets designed to support local businesses and monthly art and design exhibits, and events for the kids. Via griddskipper.
Little Ryan, williamsburg adams
Surprisingly, Lost Highway has been successful at keeping Easy Tiger from leaking, so people have been curious about what to expect.Take a listen( the leaked :) to tracks ) "Two","Everybody knows" Via Aquarium Drunkard, click through from Freewilliamsburg(our favorite campus happenings website.
another one falls, literally
First it was Michael Richards, with his choice of words, and now Jerry. At a screening of his new animated film Bee Movie at "the other Cannes", Seinfeld allowed himself to be suspended on a cable strung from the top of the Carlton Hotel to the Carlton Beach on the other side of the Croisette. Two questions, who came up with this idea? Who sold Jerry on it? Via the variety
2007 Cannes Film Festival results
The 60th Cannes Film Festival ended on Sunday with a red-carpet award ceremony, awarding the following filmmakers and films...
PALME D'OR
"4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days"
Directed by Romanian Cristian Mungiu
GRAND PRIX (Runner-up prize)
"The Mourning Forest"
Directed by Japan's Naomi Kawase
SPECIAL PRIZE (to mark 60th Cannes Film Festival)Gus Van Sant
U.S. director of "Paranoid Park"
BEST DIRECTORJulian Schnabel
U.S. director of French-language film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
BEST ACTOR
Konstantin Lavronenko (in Russian film "The Banishment", directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev)
BEST ACTRESS
Jeon Do-yeon (for South Korean competition entry "Secret Sunshine")
BEST SCREENPLAY
Fatih Akin
German-Turkish director of "The Edge of Heaven"
CAMERA D'OR (Golden Camera for first film)
"Jellyfish"
Israeli production directed by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen
sicko trailer
Michael Moore, is under federal investigation for filming part of his movie in Castro's Cuba. So the hype begins
brodeo
Opening June 1st at New Image Art in LA, Brodeo is group show featuring Bast, Kelsey Brookes, The Date Farmers and more. If you are out in LA, stop by. bro!
Perry Farrell 5.0
You need an opinion on Perry Farrell's new band, Satellite Party, will be playing @ Highline Ballroom on June 4, and will appear on David Letterman the Same day. I always knew there were two of them.
Sidewalk Seating
Sidewalk Seating at La Esquina. At La Esquina, now you can head afuera. The taqueria is doing outdoor seating along Kenmare from 6 p.m. to midnight on a first come, first serve basis. Should make the chorizo even better.
203 Lafayette (between Broome and Kenmare), 646-613-7100
cover arctic monkeys/amy winehouse
Artic Monkeys, covers Amy Winehouse, "You know I'm No Good" Via stereogum. Click here to listen.
folding guitar
Developed by an airline pilot who found it difficult to travel with his guitar."Centerfold", by Swedish company Devillains, is the first folding guitar for only $3,370.00.
screaming hand toy
Iconic designer Jim Phillips has a one hell of a screaming hand sculpture releasing June 7th. In an edition of 500, the toy/sculpture created in collaboration with Made by Monsters measures 8" x 10" and will be priced between $150 - $200. Fecal face has a great studio visit with the man here
diary
In the preface to her new book Dear Diary, Lesley Arfin writes, “Wanna see your future? This book is my whole life, and, give or take a few ridiculous circumstances, it’s yours, too. Here’s how it goes: you grow up in Long Island. First you’re cool. Then you’re not. Everyone hates you, and you get so insecure you start suppressing emotions by giving hand jobs and inhaling whippets. Then come the bad-girl years. Sound familiar?”
Arfin’s debut tome is comprised of the author’s own diary entries from age 12 to 24, updates from her current 28-year-old perspective, and interviews with people from her past. “This is every teenage girl’s story,” Arfin explains. What follows, however, during those “bad-girl” years, is not every girl’s story – which makes “Dear Diary” irresistible to many, even if it’s written primarily for 15-year-old girls.
After discovering sex, drugs and punk rock growing up in Syosset (on Long Island), Arfin attended Hampshire College. There, her drug use took off. “I even saw a therapist during my last year of college, and she said that every time I did dope, I had to tell her. So every week, I told her I had done dope. I told her I needed it to relax, and she suggested I replace heroin with kava kava. Nice try,” Arfin writes.... Read more of this article at psychoPedia.com
vader project
Presented by DKE Toys and Masters Replica, the Vader Project features 75 1:1 scale Darth Vader helmets customized by a who's who of lowbrow, graffiti, and designer toy artists from around the globe. The touring show wil debut at Star Wars Celebration IV to be held from May 24th through the 28th at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Via Vinyl pulse