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Featured Blog Posts – August 2009 Archive (256)

The Music Beat is in Your Head!

Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.











A video by Neurosonics Audiomedical Laboratories. It is about science, technology, music, and… Continue

Added by Jason Chen on August 28, 2009 at 11:34am — 2 Comments

Silver Surfer's Girlfriend - Guido Argentini (6 photos)

Check out Silver Surfer's hot girlfriend! These gorgeous metallic shots come to us from Guido Argentini's SILVEREYE, a set that reflects his "great personal passion for sculpture and dance".



Born in Florence, Italy, Argentini studied medicine for three years at the university of Florence. At age 23, he decided to turn his passion for photography into a profession and started to…

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Added by Eugene on August 28, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

The Funniest Trailer I've Seen Recently

The Men Who Stare at Goats looks awesome! The movie is an eye-opening look at the government’s attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies. It's a quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true!



A stellar cast (George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges), a hilarious storyline and an awesome trailer. I can't wait for this movie!



It's due out November 6,… Continue

Added by alice on August 28, 2009 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Super Mario Poker Chip Art (5 pics)

I've been playing with my poker chips all wrong! Cody van Tol of Canada must have come up with this idea when he had a large chip-stack playing Texas Hold 'Em. Recreating scenes from our favorite old school video game, he uses different colored poker chips to create Mario and his fiendish enemies. Totally inspires me to create something better than my boring ole'…

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Added by Eugene on August 28, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

D&G's New Ad Campaign is So Very Opulent - Fall/Winter '09 (6 pics)

Like Tom Ford's new ads, luxurious, rich colored clothing is coming back into style. In this ad campaign for D&G, one of theMET's favorite photographers, Mario Testino, captures the essence of that new era, or what I like to call new modern luxury. It's a… Continue

Added by alice on August 28, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Facebook Break Ups



If you've ever f'ed up on Facebook, you'll love this video. Isn't it interesting that we can now get into so much trouble by doing the wrong things… Continue

Added by alice on August 28, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

A wife's revenge

A scorned wife in Virginia made her husband stand on a busy road for 2 hours in rush hour traffic with a sign saying 'I cheated This is my punishment' after his wife found messages on his phone from another woman!'…

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Added by Kim Spindler on August 28, 2009 at 5:03am — 7 Comments

Yippee! Facebook 3.0 iPhone App Is Here

If you're an iPhone and Facebook junkie (like me), make sure you download the newest version of the Facebook app right now from the iPhone store. It's loaded with great new features including:



- See your upcoming Events and RSVP

- See your friends' birthdays

- See Pages and post updates and photos to Pages you administer

- Write Notes and… Continue

Added by alice on August 27, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Reduce Your Impact Poster

Though I'd love to be more "green," I'm often left scratching my head trying to figure out what I can do to help Mother Earth. Lucky for me, Citizen Scholar has created this colorful new poster called Reduce Your Impact. It's designed to do just that, remind me of easy activities I can do to reduce my impact on… Continue

Added by alice on August 27, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING: 8/24/09

PICK OF THE WEEK

The Final Destination

We're super excited and proud to see one our very own Met members star in the latest Final Destination movie. The beautiful and sweet Haley Webb (above) contacted us a few months to let us know that she was a big fan of theMET. Naturally, we were very honored, and have been super anxious… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 27, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Outside Lands Becomes the First Festival To Stream Live on YouTube‎

If you're not able to make your way to SF's Outside Lands festival at Golden Gate Park, you are still in luck. Our beloved website YouTube is getting together with the organizers of the festival to bring the show live to its users in the U.S. starting this Friday Aug 28th through to Sunday Aug… Continue

Added by alice on August 27, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Wireless electricity for your appliances and cell phones is coming !!



In this amazing TED talk Eric Giler actually shows the results of some incredible advances made at MIT. He demonstrates actually powering a television wirelessly from across the stage. He also shows several cellphones including an iPhone powered wirelessly with no batteries in them. This is truly a revolutionary technology that will change the way we operate. It is also completely safe as he explains (and demonstrates by walking directly in front of the… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on August 27, 2009 at 2:19pm — 1 Comment

Modern Architecture - The Spiraling Library: Kazakhstan



Forming a spiraling circle around a strong vertical core, Kazakhstan’s new National Library in Astana is a sight for sore eyes. Designed by BIG Architects, who were recently awarded first prize in an open international design competition, the library's naturally lit interior corridors provide a perfect place to read your favorite book.



The new 355,000 sqaure…

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Added by Eugene on August 27, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Dan Winters Takes Timeless Celebrity Portraits (16 Favorites)

Take away all the silly props, put away all the flamboyant clothing and create a portrait, a snapshot of a person that will stay with us forever. Dan Winters is a famous photographer who illuminates his subjects to reveal something most of us would often miss. You can read more about his work and his inspirations at the… Continue

Added by alice on August 27, 2009 at 11:00am — 6 Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - ART+CULTURE: Bipolar

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 29, 7pm-11pm @ Exhibit A Gallery: Los Angeles

Bipolar, a group show with a twist, opens this Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at Exhibit A Gallery in LA. Presented by Tony Alva and Richard Villa III, the show will offer a change of pace by having artists create works of art using a new or unfamiliar… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 27, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Help! How Do I Find Cool iPhone Apps?



If you've ever felt a bit overwhelmed going through Apple's app store, check out AppStore HQ. Uber-geek Robert Scoble interviews this company that's trying to sort it all out for you. They've hand-picked a set of the most authoritative voices on the topic - from blogs and Twitter to YouTube and beyond - and presented their most recent discussions in a format… Continue

Added by alice on August 27, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Scene-Stealing Squirrel That Inspired an Ad Campaign



Remember this squirrel? He's the precocious little dude who photobombed a Minnesota couple's picture. This summer, Melissa and Jackson Brandts were on vacation at Banff National Park in Canada, snapping photos of themselves when a silly little dude decided he needed to be in the picture.…

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Added by alice on August 27, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Haunted Mansion - Nathan Schroder



With dark, elaborate schemes lit up by antique chandeliers and candlelight, Nathan Schroder whisks us away to a far and distant land. It's natural to feel a bit disturbed in his haunted mansion; a place that is home to wild animals that we cannot tell are real or fake, and mischievous characters that look to be straight out of murder mystery novels.



Nathan…

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Added by Eugene on August 26, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Let's Experience the World's Biggest Tomato Fight

Please Lord, before I die, let me be pelted with thousand of tomatoes. I'll make my way over to Spain to participate in the world famous La Tomatina festival. There, I'll get battered and bruised up, and for an intense hour or two I'll remember why tomatoes belong safely in my stomach and not splattered on my face.



Today, on August 26, 2009, more than 45,000 people from all over the world descended on the small Valencian town of Bunol, Spain to experience the world famous tomato… Continue

Added by alice on August 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Modern Architecture - Party House on the Water



Could you imagine the type of parties you could throw at this house? You certainly wouldn't have to worry about being too loud or disturbing the neighbors.



Only accessible by boat or yacht, 'House on the Water' was designed by Polish architecture firm formodesign. The rental property, located by Navagio beach, Greece, is made of concrete, and supported by…

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Added by Eugene on August 26, 2009 at 11:30am — 5 Comments

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