Takashi Itoh may be the world's most famous watermelon carver, enough so as to have his works called for in three different continents. Come watch the laws of supply and demand at work.
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Monday, December 18, 2006
Watermelon Carving
Takashi Itoh may be the world's most famous watermelon carver, enough so as to have his works called for in three different continents. Come watch the laws of supply and demand at work.
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Top 50 Music Videos Of 2006
DoCopenhagen lists 2006's top 50 music videos available on youtube. Be prepared to loose hours of your life.
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Friday, December 15, 2006
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
Les Freres Corbusier, the theater company behind Brooklyn's Hell House, return with Dianetic take on the holidays in their critically acclaimed play "A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant.
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Most Dangerous Christmas Toys
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Nerdcore For Life Trailer
A documentary about nerd-based rap, filling in the niche of things-on-the-internet-that-fill-me-with-prepubescent-shame. The moment when the kid in the mask explains rapping through a D&D metaphor--and I was able to follow...it's reasons like this I don't keep a gun in the house.
The Saddest Song in the World
While persuing the AV club's blog The Hater, I came across the following article:
Nokia recently commissioned a physiologist to conduct research on the subject of music and emotions, and he came to the exact same conclusion as my sister did after watching Richard Dryfuss teach some kid how to play the tuba during the turbulent 60s: Turns out, music does make you feel things. Who knew?
But the science didn't stop there. The physiologist went on to test physical responses to a number of songs in order to determine which songs make people the saddest, and which songs make them feel the most exhilarated.
The saddest song was The Verve's "The Drugs Don't Work." (Sadness was measured by decreased heart rate, not by the number of tears you're crying on the inside.)
The most exhilarating song (i.e. the song that causes the biggest increase in breaths per minute) was Blur's "Song 2."
Yes, this study took place in the UK.
Grab a tissue and have a listen to both the most and least blue songs in the world.
LINK (to the original article)
THE SADDEST
THE MOST EXHILARATING
Nokia recently commissioned a physiologist to conduct research on the subject of music and emotions, and he came to the exact same conclusion as my sister did after watching Richard Dryfuss teach some kid how to play the tuba during the turbulent 60s: Turns out, music does make you feel things. Who knew?
But the science didn't stop there. The physiologist went on to test physical responses to a number of songs in order to determine which songs make people the saddest, and which songs make them feel the most exhilarated.
The saddest song was The Verve's "The Drugs Don't Work." (Sadness was measured by decreased heart rate, not by the number of tears you're crying on the inside.)
The most exhilarating song (i.e. the song that causes the biggest increase in breaths per minute) was Blur's "Song 2."
Yes, this study took place in the UK.
Grab a tissue and have a listen to both the most and least blue songs in the world.
LINK (to the original article)
THE SADDEST
THE MOST EXHILARATING
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Vintage Colt 45 ads
From the last ad: "You can always go out at get you a 45 [a malt liquor and a revolver] in each hand and have yourself a good time." I can't shake my head long enough for these to even start making sense.
Diabetes ho!
The vital statistics:
Standard creme egg : Height : 2" Girth : 4" Weight : 40 g Calories : 175
Creme de la creme egg : Height : 8". Girth : 16.5". Weight : 2.25 kg (about 5 lb)Calories : estimated 10000
Interested? Do-it-yourselfers, please direct your eyes to Pimp My Snack, the website basking in the fact that gluttony is still a cardinal sin.
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