Archive for March, 2008
March 31, 2008 at 9:12 pm · Filed under Gadget, Neatorama Only
Quite a while ago we had a little surprise for three of Neatorama’s top commenters. It’s our way of saying thank you for participating and making the blog better by commenting. Back then, I dropped a hint that we would do it again (at an unspecified future date) - and to qualify this time, you’d have to be a registered user on the blog.
Well, folks, it’s time. I’d like to congratulate ted, Ali S., and Justin for winning a brand new Apple iPod shuffle 1GB (or $50 by PayPal if they live outside of the US).
March 31, 2008 at 8:46 pm · Filed under Cartoon & Comic, Art & Craft
Image: DC Comics
The New York Times has a fantastic interactive gallery featuring Al Jaffee’s fold-ins for MAD magazine from the 1960s to the present.
This one above, titled "Who Wants to be President More Than Anything"
is from the June 1964 issue, with the captions of "Rich candidates Rockefeller and Goldwater would fight hard in any pre-convention debates, weakening unity, so nixing idea was best for party’s chances to beat Johnson." When folded, the unmistakeable image of Richard Nixon emerged (it would be another 4 years before Nixon did indeed become president).
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March 31, 2008 at 8:46 pm · Filed under Home & Garden, Art & Craft
Photo: Andreoli
That’s the "Neverending" bookshelf, made out of Corian by Italian designers Luca Nichetto and Andreoli. Link
It’s just one of the many bookshelves featured on this very specialized "Bookshelf Blog" - via Metafilter | If you like this, you’ll love Freshome’s feature "30 Most Creative Bookshelves Designs"
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March 31, 2008 at 8:44 pm · Filed under Video Clips, Advertising
Okay, okay - this one is an oldie but still a goodie. Remember the famous 2003 Honda ad "Cog" (some say the best Honda ad ever)? It took 606 tries to shoot the 2 minutes-or-so clip - no trick photography or computer graphics was used. If you don’t remember (or want to see it again), here it is:
[YouTube Link: Honda Accord "Cog" Ad]
Well, here’s the spoof version (well, "sweded" but this was done well before the term was invented), also made without any computer graphics, but I’m pretty sure didn’t take 606 takes to make:
March 31, 2008 at 8:34 pm · Filed under Advertising
A weird experiment from Duke University:
Whether you are a Mac person or a PC person, even the briefest exposure to the Apple logo may make you behave more creatively, according to recent research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the University of Waterloo, Canada….
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March 31, 2008 at 8:15 pm · Filed under _interesting, misc
Should there ever be a 4th Matrix movie? This writeup tries to answer this question. Cool reading, click for more.
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March 31, 2008 at 8:08 pm · Filed under _interesting, Science
Matters of the heart have baffled humans since the dawn of time, with sonnets and entire books devoted to the meaning of love. Now scientists are finding that the blood pump in your chest is just as complex. You can’t live or love without it. Find out the sappy scoop on the heart, including how sex and laughter are indeed good for it, and how bad news really can break it.
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