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White House glows aloha purple at luau

Cody — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:48:37 +0000

The White House hosted a luau yesterday for Congress, which would have gotten a great deal more attention in the media if it hadn’t been for the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. The event was still largely documented, and the photographers out there didn’t fail to capture some of the island spirit in [...]

Ponyo US Trailer Released

Cody — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:12:13 +0000

Ponyo, not to be confused with понял the Russian word for “understood” or the rhyming Spanish interjection, is a film by Studio Ghibli appropriated by Disney and remixed with the voices of Cate Blanchett, Frankie Jonas, Noah Cyrus, Cloris Leachman, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tina Fey, Lily Tomlin, and Betty White. It arrives stateside [...]

The most unsustainable best job in the world

Cody — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:47:29 +0000

With fewer entries at the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival this year, one seemingly successful campaign is continuing to garner more attention even after its big push earlier this year: The Best Job in the World by Tourism Queensland. It just won two major Grand Prix awards at Cannes. However, is it too early [...]

Dads at the beach with Google

Cody — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:54:14 +0000

Google has dad at the beach today with a special logo sandcastle. Too bad the past 24 hours have been one of the rainiest non-beach days for much of the country.

Great Barrier Bing

Cody — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:57:19 +0000

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef made yet another media cameo this month with Bing’s inclusion of an aerial image of the world wonder as its photo of the day today June 11, 2009: Have you used the new service yet? It’s actually pretty decent. I’m trying to give it a fair chance, but it’s hard to [...]

I <3 “Home” ~ the film by Yann Arthus-Betrand

Cody — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:57:11 +0000

June 5, 2009, marks the opening of the film Home by Yann Arthus-Betrand. The film focuses on bringing beautiful aerial images of all things earth to the masses in an attempt to further rattle our souls into doing something about the massive destruction we have caused in recent decades. Interestingly enough, the still that was chosen [...]

Conclusive evidence that crop circles are not alien renderings

Cody — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:59:11 +0000

Either the ocean obsession has spilled over into alien life interacting with earth or crop circles are made by sea-possessed humans. The latest jellyfish crop “circle” in Britain provides 600 feet of near-conclusive evidence of the latter. We love our ocean creatures.

Wynn Encore ~ a little XS and never again

Cody — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:38:11 +0000

Be forewarned that the Wynn Encore’s XS night club, which is apparently one of the best nightclubs in Las Vegas at the moment, is a horrible place to host a party. Do NOT choose this venue for an important event such as a big birthday, upscale bachelor/bachelorette party, or after-wedding event. You will be disappointed [...]

Environmental Graffiti partial to volcanism

Cody — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:22:06 +0000

It’s always good to know what gets a media company such as a popular blog up in the mornings, and Environmental Graffiti revealed a bit about themselves in a post with tons of photos of volcanoes with lightning. They write: At Environmental Graffiti, we’re a bit partial towards all things volcanic. Smouldering fumaroles, bubbling mud volcanoes, [...]

Get Lost ~ the island doesn’t want you here

Cody — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:21:52 +0000

Remember the story about the new volcanic island Hunga Ha’apai forming near Tonga in March 2009? Here’s the video: The strange part is that one man decided to be (perhaps?) the first person to take a step on it. His story is crazy enough that you would think he would get the hint that the island [...]