“Daily sperm liberation” may increase fertility
The big sexual health news this week was that a guy can increase the quality of his sperm by having sex every day for a week, and thus improve his fertility; he might have fewer sperm on his team when he goes for the gold, but the ones he does have will be stronger players. (In contrast, many fertility experts recommend that guys abstain for a few days before her ovulation to increase sperm count.) Reading about this study brought two questions to mind:
Read More »Unique hot dogs
Tomorrow is Fourth of July, a holiday devoted to a whole lotta patriotism, defending our planet against alien invaders, and lastly consumption of hot dogs. Most of us will just go with the boring dog on a bun with mustard, ketchup, and if feeling adventurous, maybe some sauerkraut. Well, if you’re looking to venture beyond the hot dog norm this year, here are 10 crazy variations that will either inspire or make you gag…
Read More »Big dig house
I really “dig” this beautiful house designed by architects at Single Speed Design and built with material salvaged and reutilized from Boston’s infamous and epic “Big Dig,” the most expensive highway project in US history. Originally estimated in 1985 to cost $2.5 billion, by 2008 the Big Dig’s bill ran upwards of $22 billion. The [...]
Read More »Independence (from oil) Day
The concept of July 4th as “Oil Independence Day” or “Energy Independence Day” has been floating around for several years: everyone from bloggers to magazines to the Speaker of the House has touted the concept. This July 4th, New York-based artist Michael D’Antuono will add his voice to the debate with the unveiling of the [...]
Read More »A fitting tribute
Since Michael Jackson’s death last week the King of Pop’s fans have shown respect in a myriad of ways. This video has to be the most unique, and if you think about it, the most fitting. 1500 inmates in the Philippines paying tribute to the fallen pop star. This isn’t their first Jackson performance. Take [...]
Read More »Anti-domestic violence ad changes when you look at it
“It happens when nobody is looking” is the tag line for this award-winning Amnesty International PSA about domestic violence. Installed in a bus stop in Germany, it features an eye-tracking device so that when people look at it, the image morphs from a scene of domestic violence into a scene of domestic bliss. (The image [...]
Read More »Waxman-Markey takes first step towards a cleaner, more efficient energy economy
Friday’s passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) signaled a definite shift in US policy towards energy use and climate change. Though the bill had its detractors — most notably Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and even progressive Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) — ACES, or Waxman-Markey, set new standards for clean energy adoption, energy efficiency, and, most notably, greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More »Jacky Terrasson – Backstage at Iridium Jazz Club
Jacky Terrasson at Iridium Jazz Club, NYC, June 25, 2009. BETWEEN SETS WITH JACKY TERRASSON Just three blocks north of Times Square in Manhattan, you’ll find the world-famous Iridium Jazz Club (51st Street and Broadway). Iridium is a great place to celebrate and support live music. If you’re in the City, unplug your earbuds and [...]
Read More »Art gallery sentries
Walking around art galleries in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, photographer Andy Freeberg noticed a certain trend and began documenting it in his series “Sentry: Gallery Desks in Chelsea.” [At] some of the biggest galleries there are giant entry desks, where the top of the head of the desk sitter is often the only other human [...]
Read More »Visualizing Twitter
Mashable, the blog about social media, has compiled a list of cool Twitter visualizations. Below is a video example of Just Landed, a geo-visualization of tweets containing the words “Just landed in…” As Mashable explains, “It finds the tweets containing the phrase, checks for the location they¹ve landed in, and the location they were sent [...]
Read More »Fabien Giraud and Raphaël Siboni, The Outland
Artist duo Fabien Giraud and Raphaël Siboni’s latest installation “The Outland” was admirably received by the crowds at the recent La Force de l’Art 02 in Paris, France.
Read More »Artists homage to Michael Jackson
Web Designer Depot is compiling a collection of Michael Jackson tributes created by various artists and designers from around the Web. Your mileage may vary with some of the results, but what is clear is that the King of Pop’s impact reverberated far beyond simply the world of music.
Read More »VIVA VARDA: THE CINEMA OF AGNÈS
It’s the fourth of July, and what better way to celebrate than to watch some French films? (Can I get arrested somewhere in America for saying that?)
It’s a wrap with condom pillows.
Look for a gift that says “I’m stylish, fun…and I practice safer sex”? Well, look no further than these giant pillows silkscreened to look like condoms.
Food, Inc.: A gut-wrenching revelation of what’s really on your plate
E. coli? Obesity? Illegal immigration? Hardly a day goes by, it seems, when one of these issues doesn’t appear somewhere in the news. The new documentary film Food Inc. does something that few in the mainstream media have tried with these issues: it demonstrates how they’re all connected to our food system, and the mass production methods that now dominate food processing in the United States.
Ga-Ga for GaGa
Lady GaGa recently turned head’s in London when she appeared at a charitable mural painting donning the most ridiculous hairstyle this side of Cher. Seriously, GaGa is KooKoo.
Michael Jackson’s evolving hedcuts
Its editorial voice aside, the distinguished Wall Street Journal is noted for its usage of rather distinctive dot-drawn headshots or “hedcuts” as they call them of individuals that an article is profiling. As part of the newspaper’s redesign in 1979 “artist Kevin Sprouls devised a technique for illustrating the paper that did not disrupt its [...]
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