Archive for February, 2010

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Sherpa Spends 24 Hours on Summit of Everest

26, Feb 2010

Spending 24 hours on the Summit of Everest sounds like it would be as fun and easy as drinking boiling water for 20 minutes with no break.  Three expert Sherpa brothers are going to attempt staying at the summit of Everest about 20 times longer than is typically allowed (for “increased probability of certain death” [...]

The 5 List: Creative Live Music Video by Beirut

22, Feb 2010

The band Beirut has created a wonderfully simple music video concept ripped straight from the bowels of creativity.  Less is more nearly all of the time, folks.  That is exactly what Beirut has done.  They’ve not only decided to create a live music video for their track called “Nantes”, but they introduced the music in [...]

The 5 List: Denny’s Social Media Fail

20, Feb 2010

Denny’s, the popular chain restaurant, managed to misprint their Twitter address on their menu at the end of 2009 and have done nothing to correct it.  If you were to go to Twitter.com/dennys you’d find Denny Hsieh’s Taiwanese page.  Whoops!
There are a few things at play here.  Not only was it a mistake by the [...]

Urban Nomad Shelter Delivers Art and Function in Los Angeles

19, Feb 2010

LA based art and object creators, Electroland, have outdone themselves with their creation of the Urban Nomad Shelter.  Not only does it provide a place for homeless people to sleep, it is pleasing to the eye like a piece of modern art.
If you’ve spent any time on any skid row or highway underpass in the [...]

Zero de Conduite Bar in Paris Serves Cocktails in Baby Bottles

19, Feb 2010

There are plenty of corner cafe bars in Paris, but only one can wear the mantle of the only place that serves cocktails in baby bottles.  Though it looks like a cool, swanky bar in the 6th district of Paris, Zero de Conduite has a dirty little animated secret.  It’s theme is cartoons.
The 6th district in [...]


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