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Brionvega

2011-09-22T22:26:00.001+02:00

The venerable Italian brand Brionvega thinks the 60s and 70s are worth bringing back, or that at least some of the design sensibilities of the era warrant new life. The classic, groundbreaking Radiofonografio, divined in 1965 by two of the three Castiglioni brothers, Pier Giacomo and Achille, is making a new entrance as RR226. In 1965, the 'musical component robot' was a home electronic marvel that in one sleekly designed device included a radio, amplifiers and a record player (for both 45s and 33s).
The modernized model has also a CD and DVD players but otherwise it is as close as possible to the original. The amplifiers are moveable which makes it possible to create different configurations both for visual and listening pleasure. Showcased at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April, RR226 may be a while coming to a store near you. But like so many of the Castiglioni brothers' objects, still produced and/or displayed by Zanotta, Flos, Artemide and MoMA, the Radiofonografio is most likely going to stay with us for yet another long period. - Tuija Seipell

50 of the Most Important Landmarks of the World

2011-08-25T20:19:00.001+02:00

Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.

Now, a landmark includes anything that is easily recognizable, such as a monument or a building, or any other spot to designate places that might be of interest to tourists.

A few examples are the Statue of Liberty, Uluru, the Taj Mahal, Mount Everest, and the Eiffel Tower.

When we see one of those, everyone knows in which part of the world they are located.

Here are 50 landmarks for you to recognize. Are you ready for a trip around the world? Oh, and in case you want to see more, check out 50 More of the most Important Landmarks of the World – Part 2

The Chinese Wall in China

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Uluru in the Northern Territory

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The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen

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Windmills at Kinderdijk ( Holland )

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Agia Sofia in Istanbul, Turkey

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Acropolis of Athens

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Mount Fuji in Japan

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Stonehenge in the English county of Wiltshire

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Big Ben in London

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Neuschwanstein in Bavaria

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Mount Eden crater in New Zealand

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Loch Ness in Scotland

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Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle

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Christo Redemptor in Rio de Janeiro

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Capitol Hill in Washington DC

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Tower of Pisa

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Al Aqsa in Jerusalem

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Niagara Falls at the border of Ontario ( Canada ) and New York ( USA )

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Angkor Wat at Cambodia

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The Burj in Dubai

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Bran Castle in Romania

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Manneke Pis in Brussels

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Mount Everest on the border of Tibet and Nepal

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Mecca in Saudi Arabia

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Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

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St Peters at Vatican City

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Mont St Michel in France

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Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

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Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe

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The Grand Canyon in Arizona

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Nevado Mismi in Peru ( source of the Amazon River )

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Auschwitz in Poland

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The Great Buddha of Kamakura in Tokyo

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Neptune and the Palace of Versailles in France

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Cape of Good Hope in South Africa

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Trevi Fountain in Rome

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Petra in Jordan

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Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

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North Cape in Norway

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Chichen Itza in Mexico

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Inukshuk in Canada

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Lascaux in France

Table Mountain in South Africa

How Harry Potter Should’ve ended!

2011-08-23T08:01:00.001+02:00

See more “How it should’ve ended” here: How It Should've Ended

Jaguar Cx75 Concept car

2011-08-22T18:48:00.001+02:00

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The jaguar c-x75 concept car brings a racing mentality to an electric car. the car was unveiled at the
2010 paris motor show to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary. the car has four separate electric
motors located at each wheel delivering 196 horsepower each. these engines are run on batteries that
are powered by two micro-gas turbines. the jaguar engineers estimate that the car could reach
205 mph with a driving range of 560 miles.

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Nowhere Near LeBron: Soccer’s Slim Salaries

2011-08-22T16:59:00.001+02:00

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Plitvice, a watery paradise in Croatia

2011-08-22T15:23:00.001+02:00

Wherever you look, there's a scene worth capturing on film and framing; Plitvice, the best known of Croatia's national parks, is a paradise of lakes and waterfalls. With its range of habitats and microclimates, it is also a haven for wildlife.

In recent years, Croatia has changed from a relative unknown to one of the trendiest destinations in Europe. To a great extent this is due to the country's rocky littoral, which, washed by the Adriatic, is considered one of the most beautiful of the Mediterranean coastlines. Then there is the rich history and cultural heritage of medieval towns such as Dubrovnik, Split and Sibenik. But the well-deserved popularity also depends on the protected natural areas, which make up some ten per cent of the country's area. Eight areas enjoy national park status – a very high number for a relatively small country. Of these, Plitvice is the best known. It owes its fame to the 16 lakes of crystal clear water in all shades of green, grey and blue linked by nearly a hundred tumbling cascades, as well as to the dense forests of beech, fir and pines where bears and wolves roam, and which are home to a great variety of birds. Plitvice is classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a network of trails allows visitors to roam freely and explore. If you're a lover of nature, take a look at our gallery and see if it appeals for your next getaway.

Plitvice Lakes National Park is in the Lika region of Croatia and lies in a plateau surrounded by three mountains, not far from the border with Bosnia

The park is criss-crossed by a series of paths and trails that allow visitors to explore the area and observe the flora and fauna

Although the park is best known for its lakes and waterfalls, it is home to a wide range of birds and animals

Plitvice is the best known of the eight national parks of Croatia, a country where around ten per cent of the area enjoys some kind of protected status

The park is a watery paradise in all different shades of blue, green and grey; the light and shadow on the moving waters cause the colours to change constantly

Visitors explore the park on foot, following marked trails and wooden bridges

Some of the rivers in the park can also be travelled in boats

With its variation in altitude, climate and soil types, the park offers a wide range of habitats for different species of wildlife

There are 16 lakes in the Plitvice Park, linked together by rivers and around 100 waterfalls

The area where the park lies is karstic rock, mostly dolomite and limestone, and there are marvellous rock formations and caves

Ultimate proof that Avatar was just a rewrite of Pocahontas

2011-08-22T14:18:00.001+02:00

Great Optical Illusions Magic

2011-08-22T14:09:00.001+02:00

Very interesting collection of optical illusions.
1. It’s a simple one. How many pencils are there? There are clearly seven… what, wait! Six? No.. So how many?

2. Close your left eye and stare at the cross. As the circle moves left and right, it should pass through your blind spot and disappear completely! You may need to lean in closer to get this to work.

3. Stare at the moon long enough, and the stars should begin to fade away. How many can you get to disappear?

4. Can you tell which of these lines is longer? Test them with a ruler or a piece of paper -- you may be surprised.

5. How many colors do you see? Most people see four colors: green, blue and 2 shades of pink.
Click on the image to see the answer.

6. As the small circles intersect with the large ones, we seem to see the outlines of a growing and shrinking square. But there is no "square" -- your brain is trying to visualize in terms of solid shapes, and fills in the blanks.

7. We already had an entire post with such pictures that seem to be in motion, but nope, the aren’t moving.

8. Look at the red dot for a while and gray stripes will disappear

9. Although you don’t believe it, these lines are straight and parallel

10. These two birds are identical, not only in size but in color too.
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11. These "fish" may appear to be wiggling, but the only thing changing in this animation is the color.

12. What do you see here at first glance? The yellow arrows pointing to the left or green arrows pointing to the right? There is no correct answer. Different people see different arrows at first (I saw the yellow ones)

13. Another "false spiral" -- actually a series of concentric circles, hard as it may be to believe. To prove that there's no spiral, try tracing your finger around one of the circles. You'll see that it never moves inward or outward.

14. Do you see the rose spots? Well, if you look at the cross, soon enough there’ll only be one green spot running around, other spots will disappear.

15. First, look at the image at a close distance, then look at it from 1 meter distance

16. Hover you mouse cursor over the picture. Does it move?

17. Which direction is the cat rotating: clockwise or anticlockwise? Once again, different people will see different direction. I see it rotating in a clockwise direction. With practice, you can make it switch at will!

18. These spirals are spinning only in your head ;)

19. Three illusions in one! This three-in-one illusion includes a false spiral, an impossible Escher-esque structure, and what appears to be a seriously warped floor...

20. The word is hidden here. Can you spot it?

21. Can you tell where on this curve the lines are the longest, and where they are the shortest?

22. Are the walls of this house facing outward, or inward?

23. Which of these two dots is in the true center of the circle
(answer-green)

24. Can you tell which of these cars is the largest?

25. Here's a simple one. Are these two rows of squares perfectly parallel?

Life Explained

2011-08-21T09:31:00.001+02:00

The differences between men and women.

Best movie mistakes of all time

2011-08-20T16:02:00.001+02:00

1
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Just as Jack says, "On deck, you scabrous dogs," to the very left edge of the screen over Jack's shoulder is a grip crew member with a tan cowboy hat, white short sleeve tee shirt and sunglasses, just standing there looking out to sea. (Picture)

2
Teen Wolf
During the championship game, one of the final shots shows Scott's dad coming out of the crowd to congratulate him. There is a fan behind him who stands up to cheer and deliberately exposes himself to the camera.

3
Commando
After chasing down Sully, the yellow Porsche is totally wrecked on the left side, until Arnie drives it away, and it's fine. (Picture)

4
P.S. I Love You
After Gerry gets smacked in the face by the 'broken' suspender clasp, we see the silver clasp land under the dresser. Yet, when he's moaning and lifting his leg to get onto the bed, we can actually see the clasp still intact on the front suspender that came loose, which is dangling right behind him (just look between his legs). Of course, in the next shot, that clasp is gone. Since the silver clasp is one of the plot points, this is bizarre to say the least. (Picture)

5
Star Wars
In the scene where Luke and Leia are about to swing across the canyon inside the Death Star, Leia shoots one last time. She hits the bulkhead behind the stormtrooper on the right and he falls forward. The trooper on the left continues firing (as seen in the screencap). (Picture)

6
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
When John and Catherine are in the hangar at the runway, the Cessna's tail number is N3035C. When the plane is shown in the air, the number is N3973F. When they land, the tail number has changed back to N3035C. (Picture)

7
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
When Eddie escapes the deep freeze, he wears three rings on his left hand (his middle and ring fingers and his pinky). Bizarrely, the pinky ring actually disappears in quite a few shots, including when Eddie plays the sax and when he lifts Columbia, just before they mess around on the floor. (Picture)

8
American Pie
In the bedroom scene the girl is holding a clear cup full of beer. The camera goes off her and when it comes back she is holding a blue cup. The camera goes back off her then on her and the cup is clear again. (Picture)

9
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
In the last scene where Edward and Bella are sitting in the sunny field, Edward is not sparkling. (Picture)

10
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
When Sam is in his bedroom, after he finds the Cube sliver it falls and dramatically burns a hole through the bedroom floor, making its way through the kitchen ceiling, and when it lands on the table it transforms the kitchen appliances. This is quite impossible since Sam's bedroom is in fact over the living room (there is nothing on the ground floor below Sam's elevated bathroom, and in the first movie Jazz hides in thisopen space as Ron mentions a blown transformer), and the kitchen is actually located between the den and dining room, at the other end of the house. The house has both a den and a living room - the couch in the den faces a flat screen TV on the wall, and the couch in the living room faces the fireplace with paintings on the mantle. If they were to follow the actual floor plan of the house, the Cube sliver would have landed in the area of the piano in the living room, but where would the fun have been in that? (Picture)

11
Gladiator
In the "Battle of Carthage" in the Colosseum, one of the chariots is turned over. Once the dust settles you can see a gas cylinder in the back of the chariot. (Picture)

12
The Matrix
When Agent Smith is interrogating Neo, after Smith has sealed Neo's mouth shut and he is backed into the corner, when the camera cuts back to Smith you can clearly see a reflection in his glasses of Neo still sitting down in the chair. (Picture)

13
Spider-Man
When Mary Jane is being mugged by four men, Spider-Man throws two of the men into two windows behind Mary Jane. The shot switches to Spider-Man beating up the other two guys. When it cuts back to Mary Jane the two windows are intact. (Picture)

14
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
There are two scenes during which Harry is shown having visions of the Dept of Mysteries while he is asleep. The first scene occurs after Harry's confrontation with Seamus in the Gryffindor common room. There are shots of Harry lying in bed wearing a short sleeve, crew neck tee shirt, but when he is startled awake by the vision of Voldemort, he sits up wearing a buttoned henley tee. The next day is the first day of DADA class with Umbridge. That last shot of Harry in the henley tee shirt was cut from a later scene. Later in the film, when Harry has the vision of Arthur Weasley's attack, he is wearing the henley tee shirt. (Picture)

15
The Wizard of Oz
In the beginning while Dorothy is still on the farm, she walks along the pig pen fence and then falls in. When Bert Lahr picks her up out of there her dress is perfectly clean.

16
Titanic
The lake that Jack told Rose he went ice fishing on when she was threatening to jump is Lake Wissota, a man-made lake in Wisconsin near Chippewa Falls (where Jack grew up). The lake was only filled with water in 1918 when a power company built a dam on the Chippewa River, six years after the Titanic sank.

17
Ocean's Eleven
Linus and Rusty are standing in the Botanical Garden at the Bellagio going over Linus' observations. Rusty has a cocktail glass of shrimp in hand. When they change angles he has a plate in his hand, then change back, it's a glass. (Picture)

18
Top Gun
At the end, a victorious Maverick is hoisted on the shoulders of the guys. As he goes up, he isn't wearing sunglasses. His head goes out of the shot, and when he comes down, he's wearing a pair.

19
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Merry and Pippin were bound when taken by the Uruk-hai, and the bonds weren't cut until after they managed to escape during the fight. Yet, when the horse almost crashed down on Pippin, he had his arms spread out up near his face, not bound, even though they weren't cut until later. In the next shot, his hands are bound again. (Picture)

20
Raiders of the Lost Ark
While Indy and Marion are in the Well of Souls, and they encounter the snakes, Indy falls to the ground only to be confronted by a hissing Cobra rearing its head. Look carefully and you'll see the snake's reflection on the safety glass between it and Indy. Briefly you can also see the torch's reflection while he's waving it around. [This has been corrected in the new DVD set. You can only see it if you have the original VHS. I think it's visible in the "making of" on the DVD as well.]

21
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
In the dueling scene, when Snape pulls Malfoy back onto his feet, a cameraman is visible on the far left of the screen. (Picture)

22
Grease
In the soda shop, the waitress turns off the lights with her elbow because her hands are full, but she misses the light switch by 6 inches.

23
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
After falling from the Devil's Snare, Harry tells Ron, "Lucky Hermione pays attention in Herbology." Then as Ron starts to walk toward Harry, there is a crew member's arm and hand gripping the back of Ron's shirt at the bottom! (Visible on DVD fullscreen.) (Picture)

24
Die Another Day
In the final fight scene on the plane between Jinx and Agent Frost, Jinx is slashed across her stomach, drawing blood. In a later scene, when Jinx and 007 are pouring diamonds over one another in the hut on the cliff her stomach is unblemished. (Picture)

25
X-Men 2
In the end, when the President is visited by the X-Men, he receives a blue binder, which is laid in front of him on the table. When they have left, you see a shot including the President's desk, and you can see that the only thing he has on the table are some sheets of paper, stapled in the upper left corner, opened up. Then the shot changes to a close-up of the President, and then back again, and you see the blue binder in front of him, closed, and the papers have disappeared. (Picture)

26
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The T-1000 punches his body through the window of a helicopter to get inside. An instant later, the hole in the windshield is gone. (Picture)

27
Jurassic Park
In the scenes where there's a video link to the docks shown on computer, there's a bar moving along the bottom of the screen, showing us that it's actually a video that's just playing on the computer. (Picture)

28
Twilight
When Bella is in the hospital, in the close-up of her face, the breathing tubes are right by her eyes, but when the shot is farther from her face, the tubes are on her cheeks. (Picture)

29
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
On Utapau, when Obi-Wan faces off with Grievous, Grievous sends 4 magma droids at Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan force-pulls something from the ceiling to crush the droids. But in the ensuing fight between Obi-Wan and Grievous afterward, the ceiling thing and crushed droids are gone.

30
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
When Sam and Frodo are in the field with the scarecrow, you can plainly see a car cruising past in the distance, from right to left. Further comment - there are two different shots which show the car moving from right to left. One starts at the top right distance, and in a shot a few seconds later the car has traveled down the road a bit and is more easily visible. Complicating matters is that the dust thrown up by the car looks similar to smoke from a chimney in the right distance, making some people think it is just the chimney. But chimneys don't move, and the smoke from the chimney is separate from the moving vehicle. [It is deleted on the DVD, but you can still see an obvious bit of image fakery on the hill just left of the smoking chimney. One can see the hill, tree, and surrounding area move up and down and shimmer slightly where someone has done a cut and paste to cover up the auto. The "car inclusive" scene appears on the National Geographic documentary, "Beyond the Movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Also, watch the music documentary on the Extended DVD - when it shows this scene the car is still in it. Bizarrely, in his commentary Peter Jackson said he never saw a car and doesn't know what people are talking about, but the production/post-production team say in their commentary that despite not thinking anyone would be able to see it, they took it out anyway.]

The 10 Most Badass Tombstones Ever

2011-08-20T14:52:00.001+02:00

The dead deserve our respect. Especially those this awesome.

1. Looks like we all found a new hero

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2. Deal with it, Red Coats

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3. Getting the Last Word

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4. Well Said

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5. Depends on how you look at it

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6. The Respect he Deserves

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7. Yes, Yes, and Yes

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8. Unreached goal leads to badass gravestone

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9. True, but went out with style

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10. Nailed It

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Ten Rules for Being Human

2011-08-19T19:39:00.001+02:00

1.
You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.

2.
You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."

3.
There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."

4.
Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

5.
Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.

6.
"There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."

7.
Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8.
What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

9.
Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10.
You will forget all this.

Source: www.bluinc.com/free/human10.htm

Colin Farrell scares up revered role for ‘Fright Night’ remake

2011-08-19T18:21:00.001+02:00

Colin Farrell stars in Craig Gillespie's Fright Night

Interviewing actors and filmmakers can be a difficult job when you consider the odds that are stacked against you. Are they in a good mood? Have they done a lot of interviews today? Do they even feel like talking about their latest film right now? Those questions all make you wonder what will happen when you sit down with the next star, but then, not everyone is like Colin Farrell.

Taking a short break from filming Total Recall to chat about his latest film, Fright Night, Farrell walked into the room like he was fashionably late for a party, seeming totally at ease and welcoming as he smiled at every person in the room like he knew them all from way back.

Offering everyone snacks or a soft drink, Farrell poured himself a soda and quipped that we could start asking questions: “Go for it… by the time I come back I promise I’ll have an answer.”

Recreating Tom Holland’s revered off-beat horror film from 1985, director Craig Gillespie has created a film far more engaging than the average remake, with Farrell in the lead role of the vampire-next-door, Jerry, played in the original film by the great Chris Sarandon. With that performance in mind, I asked Farrell whether he took any influences from Sarandon’s Jerry, or how he created this creepy character.

“I delighted in the fact that [screenwriter] Marti Noxon went completely against the grain that Chris had established because I would have felt very, very imprisoned by my own self-judgment if I had to follow in Chris’ footsteps.”

“I mean,” Farrell continued, “because I was a fan of the original and the Jerry that Chris created was so elegant, so debonair, and so kind of intellectual, suave, and my guy was completely the opposite. He’s kind of base and brutal and blue-collar and not the smartest–[he] didn’t feel like the brightest, or [the most] normal, sensual vampire to have ever been put on celluloid, so I didn’t feel like I was following in Chris’ footsteps as much as I could have, which was hugely liberating for me.”

As Farrell put it, and avoiding the vast majority of supernatural films from the last few years, “The whole character was designed with getting away from the more human attributes that vampires have had in films. You know, the longing for a romantic counterpart, the sense of their own isolation from society and the world around them, the weight of burden that is immortal existence when we, as humans, judge it as something that is exotic and maybe to be aspired for.”

“So, with that in mind,” Farrell said, “it just becomes about having fun and engaging with the very black and white world that Jerry lived in, which is one of cruelty and brutality and self gratification, and nice things like that…”

Complementing him on the film, another journalist said how much he “enjoyed the hell out of this movie,” which immediately drew a smile out of Farrell who broke in, saying, “That’s so cool, because I really am a fan of the original. It was so out there… some of the performances and moments were so wicked out-there…”

That led right into the topic, following my own chain of thoughts, of how Farrell plays this killer creature that the other journalist referred to as “an eternal son-of-a-bitch.”

“[Jerry] certainly operates from a similar place,” Farrell said, “[as] serial killers–from what I’ve read and what I’ve seen… particularly Ted Bundy. There would be an ability to allow people to ill-advisedly feel a level of comfort and trust around them, and around him, but it’s really just a leap into the imagination,” he added, “You know, it really is.”

“I understand the concept of cruelty as a human being, having experienced it toward me, having been cruel in my life,” Farrell said. “I understand it on whatever level I understand it, so it’s just magnification of what you’ve already experienced imbued with whatever the capability of your imagination is at the end of the day.”

Laughing, Farrell added, “There wasn’t much method stuff to be done: ‘Farrell attacks innocent bystander in Universal Studios.’ [Making a noise like chomping on a neck] Caught in mid bite.”

“But it was fun,” the star said, “and you know, I have a relationship with vampires on film. From my life, fromFright Night, from Lost Boys, from Near Dark, from Nosferatu, from Coppola’s Dracula, Christopher Lee, Bella Lugosi; so many. Interview with the Vampire, Let the Right One In, it goes on and on and on.”

“And you know I was asked ‘did you draw on any of them’ and I thought ‘absolutely not’ but of course you draw from what you know, regardless of how deep what you know is buried. Maybe you draw more from things you don’t even understand you’re drawing from that are actually there than you’d like to believe.”

“With that in mind, Jerry was an accumulation of all that I had seen,” Farrell said, “but if I was to characterize him as being more one than the other, he is definitely more Lestat than Brad Pitt’s Louie. And I love the romantic vampire. I really am a big softie.”

“I was trying to imbue this story with [some kind of humanity]” the star said, mimicking a scene in the film where he suggested he could have captivated a woman with his mind, rather than picking her up and carrying her out of the club.

“So about two weeks into the film I just stopped trying to fit a square into a round hole and just engaged with what Marti had designed, which was a really specific guy. To be able to do that at this stage–I’m not saying we’re re-inventing the vampiric wheel, but to be able to design a really specific vampire at this stage is pretty cool, and I suppose I threatened that by myself feeling the need to have more human emotions involved.”

Colin Farrell as the bad ass vampire, Jerry

Shifting the topic further, the next journalist brought up the fact that Farrell has now starred in two remakes, starring in this film, the upcoming Total Recall remake, and, although it wasn’t discussed, even the Miami Vicemovie adaptation.

This begged the question whether Farrell feels much attachment to doing these types of films.

“For me, my attachment to it, was literally–I heard [about] a remake of Fright Night,” and he said he thought to himself, “‘Oh God, really? Maybe not a great idea.’”

“I read [the] Fright Night [screenplay], I go, ‘Oh, fuck, I like it. Maybe not a really good idea that I’m still in it though,’ until I meet Craig Gillespie and I really like Lars and the Real Girl and I really like Craig, and I go, ‘Oh, fuck, still [not a great idea], but this really could be interesting and fun and he’s a really smart filmmaker and Toni Collette? Wow. And Anton Yelchin? Geez, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and David Tennant is playing… wow, that’s funny. It swiftly became for me a no-brainer and very hard as a fan of the film to not go, ‘I have to, I have to. I may fuck it up, I know I’m putting a big target on my head, but it could be such fun.’”

Back on the topic of remakes, one journalist raised the question whether Farrell would ever consider remaking one of his own films.

“[Laughs] It doesn’t keep me up at night, but I would love to revisit Alexander,” he said, smiling. “I would love to. Yeah. I’d just be interested. I don’t know if it would be worse, better, or whatever, but I’m still very proud of that experience and film, but I would love to revisit it–under some different circumstances it would be interesting, but I’m fine with everything the way it is.”

Farrell was then asked how he felt about the business of being an actor, and how he felt it was perceived, to which he commented with his most personal reply of the interview.

“I am more all right with how fortunate I’ve been through this thing, with this job, and with the opportunities that I’ve been given. So, with that in mind, I don’t feel as desperately beholden to go to work on whatever makes itself appear at any given time,” Farrell said. “I can afford myself the luxury of being a little more clear as to why I’m going to work.”

Stepping further into the topic of his life and career, Farrell said, “I have people in my life–and I’m in a very honourable position that I get to support, and I’m delighted that I can do that–I’m very lucky to be able to do that. That’s a very real deal, but outside of that, I’m also doubly lucky that I do something I love, and that at times–I can’t choose to do anything–but at times I get a choice, it’s just weird and lovely–but to step up to the responsibility of having that choice maybe is something that in the last few [films], maybe I feel I’ve done a little bit more.”

“And I just know why I’m going to work on something, if it’s the character that draws me to it, if it’s the ensemble that is already signed on to cast in it; if it’s the piece and the sensibility or the sensitivity that the particular piece has inherent in it as a whole from page one to one-hundred-and-ten; if it’s the director, if it’s time to have fun like Fright Night and Horrible Bosses was.”

“Eclecticism really is a [great] thing, it genuinely is,” he said. “To be able to not feel like–there are certain things in life that are good to repeat–you know, gestures of kindness, kissing someone you love, etcetera, etcetera–but certain things are not. Working this gig, if you have the opportunity, for me it’s nice enough not to feel repetition creep in, and it can do so very easily.”

Speaking then about his career, the star said, “It’s fun. I’ve enjoyed the work more in the last few years, and I had stopped enjoying it.”

Turning back to his work in Fright Night, I asked Farrell what he thought about the makeup and prosthetic process, which was obviously intense considering the changes he undergoes as Jerry’s more demonic side appears in the film. He joked, “I usually don’t do it in front of so many people. I thought, okay, should I be exposed? And then I shifted my perspective and looked at it a different way like, ‘I can finally be me!’ [laugh]”

Being serious again, he said, “the wonderful makeup artists that I’ve worked with through the years tend to–at some stage in the film shoot–joke about having to get someone in to sit on my lap, because I’m not great in the makeup chair. I do get a bit fidgety.”

“[The makeup] was certainly not daunting, but it was just one of the more tedious aspects of the film… [sitting] and just get spray painted, you know… even my Irish skin was too dark for this cat.”

“And then the makeup,” he said, “the prosthetics stuff that [they] did was fun. I mean that was fun. That took a while, but that took a while toward a more dramatic effect than just being whitened.”

Commenting on how shocking his transformation was, I said that it was also very different than what you might expect. “Yeah, that’s good, that’s a good thing,” he said, “from when he got under the car, from when I had a little nibble on Chris [Sarandon],” revealing the fact that the original Jerry makes a cameo in the film as a random snack for the new star vampire.

Jerry rides into the night

Near the end of the interview, the question was finally raised whether the star would consider directing anything in the future, and Farrell responded wholeheartedly.

“I would love to, yeah,” he said. “I really would love to. I would love to. In the same way that I kind of always wanted to–at some stage I would love to give it a shot. I’ve got so much fear attached to it, I’ve got so much fear of judgment, so I’d better get out with it of course. But I would love to, at some stage. I love working with actors.”

When asked what he would direct, he said, “I don’t know, something small, something personal. Maybe do a short, maybe that would be the way to do it, do a short first and do it digitally for thirty or forty grand and a few friends and write something.”

Speaking more about his fears as a child, he added, “I wasn’t afraid of much, I don’t think. No, I wasn’t, but I loved horror films when I was a kid.”

“As I said, I saw a lot of vampire films, but Freddy Kreuger fucked me up. Big time. I was bad enough at sleep anyway when I was a child, but whatever ability I had to get down at night was shot to shit after I saw A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

“I was probably like ten or something, ‘One, two, Freddy’s coming for you. Three, four better lock your…’,” Farrell said, “You know? And Robert Englund. That was another great way of mixing comedy and horror, ’cause just some of his one liners, some of Freddy’s one liners. That really tore me up, and Jason Voorhees, Mike Myers, these cats, I saw all those films when I was young.”

Farrell also shared more about his love for the original film. “Fright Night, the original, never scared me so much. Even when I saw it when I was twelve, it didn’t scare me… and it wasn’t any less [enjoyable] as a result. It always felt very complete, Fright Night, a very complete experience. A couple of scares and a couple of laughs.”

“For me the scariest moment in the original Fright Night was Roddy McDowall seeing that Jerry didn’t have a reflection in the mirror. That’s like the scariest moment, and yet you know in that moment that nothing’s going to happen there, but some shit could happen later and that’s probably why it’s so scary. It was just so eerie.”

“I mean I’m a sucker for a good fright,” he said. “If somebody goes to a medicine cabinet I’m done. It has a mirror on it, I’m done. That’s all you’ve got to do.”

Overall, Farrell realized that he was playing Jerry a specific way after he started thinking about the character’s motivation.

“It got to the point where it’s was like, Jerry’s bored. He’s really bored. He’s like a really boring vampire, he’s really arrogant, and he’s like ‘fuck it, whatever,’” as an actor, thinking about the character’s reasoning for doing anything “frees you up to do what you want.”

The actor enjoyed the film so much, he admitted that, given the opportunity, he would seriously considering working on a sequel.

“I had so much fun doing this,” he said, “there’s no yes or no to anything. There’s really not. If they did a really cool script and if they wanted me back and if Craig was involved, I couldn’t see a world where I wouldn’t greatly consider, yeah.”

Once Total Recall wraps up in Toronto in the next four or five weeks, Farrell already has plans to start his next project in Los Angeles.

“After that… I’m going to do a thing called Seven Psychopaths that Martin McDonagh wrote and that he’s going to direct. So I get to work with me friend Martin again, and Christopher Walken, and Mickey Rourke, and Sammy [Rockwell].”

Commenting on the film he called it, “A really beautiful script, really, Martin–do you know him? He did In Bruges, he wrote and directed In Bruges, so [I'll] work with him again on his original script. It’s really fucking mental stuff, but good.”

Fright Night opens in theatres today, August 19.

Source: www.thegate.ca/spotlight/010188/colin-farrell-scares-up-revered-role-for-fright-night-remake/

Express yourself!

2011-08-19T15:47:00.001+02:00

I would love if you guys had a look at this blog: Blogyourselfonline

“Do you have something on your mind? Something you need to tell the world?

Maybe it’s a great idea. Maybe it’s a debate you want to start. Maybe you want to thank someone, for something special they’ve done for a group of people, animals and what not.

But you need a platform to do it!

You need someone to actually read what you have written.

Blogyourselfonline is that platform. The world has TONS of exellent bloggers, who blog regularly and thereby can keep up a steady reading crowd. What the world also has, is a lot of exellent point of views, from people who can write great blog posts – but they don’t have the time or means to do so.

This is where Blogyourselfonline can help. All the blog posts on this blog is written by guest bloggers, and thereby creating a central spot of the internet for free minded people to exchange thoughts, opnions, ideas etc. This is your chance to get YOUR word out!

How to express yourself on Blogyourselfonline:

Write an short essay about what you want to tell the world. This will be your blog entry.
- The entry should be at least 200 words.
- The entry must be understandable – Good spelling, and decent grammatics required.
- No set topic – you can write about whatever you want to! However, entries containing topics found to be unethical may be rejected. (Racist or other similar hate etc.)
Youre entry contains the essay and a picture of yourself, or something that relates to your essay.
Mail the essay to: supersprinter2000@gmail.com “

Macabre city art.

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City

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London

Moscow

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Seoul

Belgrade

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Bordeaux

Puerto del Rosario

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15 Most Awesome Clock Designs

2011-08-19T12:25:00.001+02:00

Clocks don’t just have to be clocks you know….

1. Sanyo Turntable Clock

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Created by Pixelthis using a recycled Sanyo turntable and a Ronco’s Greatest Hits album titled “Get It On” which is replaceable.

Click “Read More” for more original clocks!

2. RND Time

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3. Pop Quiz Clock

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For all you math geniuses out there, the Pop Quiz Clock is for you. Obviously you don’t really have to know to be able to solve the equations to know what time it is. Part educational, part conversation starter, the Pop Quiz Clock is one of the more unique clocks you’ll see.

4. Domino Clock

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The Domino Clock, introduced by Seattle-based Carbon Design Group, is a set of three larger-than-life dominoes equipped with articulating “dots” that flip back-and-forth between black and white to keep time. They hang on the wall or stand free, serving as a sculptural piece and a semi-abstract time keeper. This clock is the outcome of what is termed a “Passion Project” at Carbon Design – internal projects taken on to fuel the creative teams without typical client constraints.

5. Definition Of Time Clock

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This branch concept by Wooteik Lim literally adds another dimension to time.

6. Melting Clock

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This Dali inspired melting clock is hand painted Silver Gray with a subtle metallic sheen. It has a black border and numbers along with two daliesque ants. The clock face is finished with multiple coats of pre-catalyzed lacquer for a durable high gloss surface. (link)

7. Sundial Clock

The circular metal disk holds each of the twelve numbers perpendicular to the surface which become evident when their shadows are cast on to the painted white base. When viewed straight on the numbers appear to be a series of simple, parallel lines unlike the playful overlapping numbers which are visible when viewed from the side. (Designed by: frontdesign)

8. Color Blind Clock

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The new clock design from sonodesign features color blind test. This clock is made of double thickness high quality acrylic. When you look closer, you will be able to see numbers hidden in amongst the spots. Designed by: Sono Design

9. Continue Time Clock

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The Continue Time clock designed by Sander Mulder is simple, elegant, and functional all at the same time (ba-doom-ching!). A brilliant concept that is sure to impress; the single arm is jointed so each ‘section’ represents a different hand of a traditional timepiece.

10. It’s About Time

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Reinforcing the idea that nobody has an excuse sit on their hands (ha-ha) when it comes to taking action against global warming, this clever clock, called “It’s About Time,” reminds us all that the clock is ticking.

11. 24h Sentence Maker Wall Clock

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According to the write-up, it’s ‘a new way to measure the time with sentences’. Instead of numbers, you’ve got words, so the hands give you a different sentence (via the central ‘is’) at all hours of the day. Designed by Marti Guixe

12. The Clock

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This has got to be one of the most amazing Clock Designs I’ve ever seen. At first glance, the display looks like a bunch of random matchsticks, but over time, they gradually transform into words that tell the time. By Dutch industrial designer Christiaan Postma

13. The meaning of time

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The meaning of time is an awesome concept clock designed by Bomi Kim.

14. Uomino Clocks

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I love these running guys – uomino clocks by diamantini & domeniconi. They are so much fun and look amazing on this bright yellow.

15. Redundant Clock

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If you’re trying to teach your kids how to tell time, the Redundant Clock, designed by Ji Lee, is likely the last product you should be looking towards for assistance.

I was debating whether or not to actually write a detailed description for this clock, but that would be rather redundant, don’t you think?

Just know this, the Redundant Clock is completely WYSIWYG. In fact, I don’t think there is any other clock I’ve ever seen that better fits that description.

Greg Proops &Ryan Stiles: Montreal Comedy Festival 2008 [HQ]

2011-08-19T09:16:00.001+02:00

“I wish I could still hang a towel from my penis”

Greg Proops &Ryan Stiles: Montreal Comedy Festival 2008 [HQ]

USB Prank Device Will Make Your Office Mates Hate You

2011-08-19T08:18:00.001+02:00

We're hesitant to tell anybody about the USB Computer Prankster, but since most of us work from home here [Ed. Note: Thanks, Lee], and thus aren't afraid of this thing being used on us, we'll just selfishly throw the rest of you to the wolves. While this little doohickey might appear to be a run-of-the-mill USBdrive, it's far more insidious. Those little switches on the side don't merely engage the Caps Lock function, keyboard, or mouse, but rather make them go totally haywire.

A cyber saboteur can sneak to your cubicle, plug this sucker in an out-of-the-way USB port, roll back the time delay, engage the switches, and escape -- by the time you're back at your desk with a fresh cup of coffee. Moments later, you're dragging a very important document into a very important folder, and your mouse cursor will lose control and bounce around the screen like a chihuahua on a meth binge.
You, of course, will freak out and start clicking away at the keyboard (which isn't responding, either), and -- as a result of your frayed nerves -- spill fresh coffee all over the unresponsive keyboard (and your lap). The document will be somewhere in the trash can, your keyboard fried, your smart new pantsuit brown and reeking of Maxwell House, and your hateful co-worker cackling somewhere in the breakroom. Of course, while you're running to the bathroom in order to hide your tears, your co-worker will slip back into your cubicle, and remove the Computer Prankster and, thus, all evidence.
It might not strike you as funny at the time, but believe us... When you're looking back years later, long after your boss has fired you for losing the Johnson file and being a coffee-spilling spazzoid, it'll be hilarious.

You can get it here: http://www.thumbsupuk.com/products/PC-Prankster.htm?id=3&subid=&prodid=651&cc

Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein

2011-08-18T23:19:00.001+02:00

[Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that. Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening.]

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."
"I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details."
"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax."
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
"The only real valuable thing is intuition."
"A person starts to live when he can live outside himself."
"I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice."
"God is subtle but he is not malicious."
"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."
"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility."
"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing."
"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
"Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds."
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it."
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
"God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically."
"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."
"Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity."
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
"In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep."
"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."
"Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves."
"Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!"
"No, this trick won't work...How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?"
"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."
"Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever."
"The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker."
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
"The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge."
"Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."
"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
"One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year."
"...one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought."
"He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."
"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." (Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton)

10 BEST AD CAMPAIGNS "LIFE'S TOO SHORT FOR THE WRONG JOB" (PIC)

2011-08-18T19:33:00.001+02:00

I’m especially fond of the guy in the oil pump, who’s smoking.

Source: www.dailydawdle.com/2010/09/10-best-lifes-too-short-for-wrong-job.html

Guy Sings Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' On 8 a.m. Bus Commute

2011-08-18T18:44:00.001+02:00

(VIDEO)

Let's face it: More often that not, public transportation is a hassle. Crowded spaces, no seats, weird smells. You know the drill.

Sometimes a cheery rendition of Katy Perry's "California Gurls" at 8:00 a.m. is all you need to brighten your day.

The video below had about 52,000 views on YouTube Wednesday morning, and we can totally understand why. We've all wanted to rock out to our favorite tune at one time or another, but many of us don't have the courage to do it like this Discman-wielding champ.

For that, sir, we applaud you.

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Tim Burton–Official Website

2011-08-18T18:05:00.001+02:00

This, I just HAD to share with you. The official website of Tim Burton is THE singlemost awesome website out there.

The artwork speaks for itself, but the way you get to interact with the site like a computer game is amazing.

Have a go, and steer Stain Boy through the gallery at www.timburton.com/

Reds could sign more

2011-08-18T14:55:00.001+02:00

Johnson remains a fitness doubt for trip to Emirates Stadium

Dalglish: Linked with Shawcross, Cahill and Dann

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has not ruled out more signings before the end of the transfer window.

Having already spent £48.5million on the arrivals of Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing, Alexander Doniand Jose Enrique, there are still expected to be more arrivals at Anfield this summer.

A centre-back is thought to be a top priority and Liverpool have been linked with Stoke's Ryan Shawcross, Bolton's Gary Cahilland Birmingham's Scott Dann ahead of a 31st August transfer deadline.

Speaking in the build-up to Saturday lunchtime's match at Arsenal, Dalglish attempted to keep his cards close to his chest regarding the recruitment plans, but did not dismiss extra signings.

"Until the transfer window shuts, the most honest answer I can give is, 'I don't know'."
Kenny DalglishQuotes of the week

Asked whether Enrique could be Liverpool's final acquisition of the summer, Dalglish, who signed as manager on a permanent basis in May, is quoted as saying: "I don't know - it's the same as I don't know if that's your last question!

"I cannot answer it honestly. I suppose it's a little bit like last year when I was asked, 'when are you signing the contract?' or, 'have you been asked to sign?' - until the transfer window shuts, the most honest answer I can give is, 'I don't know'."

Potential

Meanwhile, ahead of the game against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, Dalglish has confirmed Glen Johnson is Liverpool's only injury concern along with the recuperating Steven Gerrard.

The Scot said: "I think there is only Glen Johnson who might be a doubt, but other than that everybody's relatively fit."

Asked about the progress Gerrard is making in his rehabilitation from a groin problem, Dalglish replied: "Brilliant."

Enrique was one of four players making their Premier League debuts for Liverpool in last weekend's disappointing draw with Sunderland, a result which Dalglish has insisted was not due to fatigue.

And the former Newcastle full-back has impressed his new manager, who said: "He's a good player, he's got experience in the Premier League and he's settled into the way of life in England, so that's helpful to us.

"It's a position we had to strengthen. Young Jack Robinson has got fantastic potential, but we have to responsible with him. He's 17 years of age and to throw him in and expect him to play a full season would have been wrong - but he'll be there or thereabouts."

He added: "It's always helpful when you know the environment you're in and for us that was an important factor when we were looking for a full-back - somebody who has a knowledge of the game and the Premier League.

"He certainly has that. He's been here for four years, his English is good - it's better than mine and his football is better than mine as well! - so we're quite happy with the signing of Jose."

Source: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11669_7109404,00.html

Real Life Version of “Up”

2011-08-18T14:23:00.001+02:00

A great initiative by the National Geographic Channel with the concept of rebuilding the house of the film Up (The Top) studio Pixar. Conducted a launch from a field of Los Angeles, with more than 300 helium balloonsand a house.

Source: www.fubiz.net/2011/03/07/real-life-version-of-up/

Glass Beach

2011-08-18T13:31:00.001+02:00

Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California that is abundant in sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town.

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50 of the Most Important Landmarks of the World

Blue-domed Church in Santorini

St Basil Cathedral in Moscow

The Statue of Liberty in New York

Machu Picchu in Peru

The Taj Mahal in Agra ( India )

The Eiffel Tower in Paris

The Great Sphynx at Giza

The Chinese Wall in China

Uluru in the Northern Territory

The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen

Windmills at Kinderdijk ( Holland )

Agia Sofia in Istanbul, Turkey

Acropolis of Athens

Mount Fuji in Japan

Stonehenge in the English county of Wiltshire

Big Ben in London

Neuschwanstein in Bavaria

Mount Eden crater in New Zealand

Loch Ness in Scotland

Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle

Christo Redemptor in Rio de Janeiro

Capitol Hill in Washington DC

Tower of Pisa

Al Aqsa in Jerusalem

Niagara Falls at the border of Ontario ( Canada ) and New York ( USA )

Angkor Wat at Cambodia

The Burj in Dubai

Bran Castle in Romania

Manneke Pis in Brussels

Mount Everest on the border of Tibet and Nepal

Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

St Peters at Vatican City

Mont St Michel in France

Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe

The Grand Canyon in Arizona

Nevado Mismi in Peru ( source of the Amazon River )

Auschwitz in Poland

The Great Buddha of Kamakura in Tokyo

Neptune and the Palace of Versailles in France

Cape of Good Hope in South Africa

Trevi Fountain in Rome

Petra in Jordan

Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

North Cape in Norway

Chichen Itza in Mexico

Inukshuk in Canada

Lascaux in France

Table Mountain in South Africa

How Harry Potter Should’ve ended!

Jaguar Cx75 Concept car

Nowhere Near LeBron: Soccer’s Slim Salaries

Plitvice, a watery paradise in Croatia

Wherever you look, there's a scene worth capturing on film and framing; Plitvice, the best known of Croatia's national parks, is a paradise of lakes and waterfalls. With its range of habitats and microclimates, it is also a haven for wildlife.

Ultimate proof that Avatar was just a rewrite of Pocahontas

Great Optical Illusions Magic

Life Explained

Best movie mistakes of all time

The 10 Most Badass Tombstones Ever

1. Looks like we all found a new hero

2. Deal with it, Red Coats

3. Getting the Last Word

4. Well Said

5. Depends on how you look at it

6. The Respect he Deserves

7. Yes, Yes, and Yes

8. Unreached goal leads to badass gravestone

9. True, but went out with style

10. Nailed It

Ten Rules for Being Human

Colin Farrell scares up revered role for ‘Fright Night’ remake

Express yourself!

Macabre city art.

City

15 Most Awesome Clock Designs

Greg Proops &Ryan Stiles: Montreal Comedy Festival 2008 [HQ]