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Cyber Hotness!: Will Murai Makes Me Want to Be One of His Ladies

Willian Murai is an illustrator and comic book colorist that lives in Brazil. You can tell by his use of vivid colors that he isn't afraid to make something bright and beautiful as long as it's a little edgy at the same time.



Here's an excerpt from an interview he did with… Continue

Added by alice on October 22, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

FALX Air Hybrid Tilt-Rotor Chopper - Speed of a Plane, Agility of a Helicopter, and Efficiency of a Hybrid Car

Could this be the future of personal air transportation? "Simon Scott, the owner of Falx Air, an aviation company based in Staffordshire, England has been designing Falx Air's hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) craft for the past eight years. He's currently bench-testing components in the hopes of getting a single-passenger prototype ready to be… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 22, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Chimpanzee Rides Segway



I just saw this on CNN's Anderson Cooper. What do you get when you get a chimp, a segway, and a hilarious Japanese TV show? Watch and find… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 21, 2008 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

'Cause Jeff Needs Some Competition: Pumpkin Carving Contest - Big Mac Pumpkin

Ok, Jeff...that pumpkin was freaky, I give you that. But take this! The big mac pumpkin. This is freakin genius.
Source: trendhunter

Added by alice on October 21, 2008 at 10:13pm — 2 Comments

Pumpkin carving contest

FTW:

Added by Jeff on October 21, 2008 at 8:00pm — 7 Comments

Don't let the sun go down on me



Indoor plants never get enough sunlight no matter where you place them and it's annoying to keep shuffling them around all the time to get maximum sun exposure. Didn't you ever wish that they could just sprout legs and find their own damn sunlight? The Play Coalition designed this four-legged contraption so you can spend more time playing Madden 09 and less time… Continue

Added by Duc on October 21, 2008 at 5:24pm — 3 Comments

Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata (born in 1977 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a Yonsei or fourth-generation Japanese American on her father's side and of Italian and German ancestry on her mother's side.



Her songs have been featured in movies and TV shows such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Prime, In Her Shoes, Elizabethtown, Definitely,… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on October 21, 2008 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

The future of phones?



This clip has been on YouTube for awhile now but I just came across it after reading about the general direction of our communication devices. Is the advancement of nanotechnology the next step for our phones? With Android debuting tomorrow on the G1, I can only hope that the things we see in this clip is in our not-so-distant future.…







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Added by Duc on October 21, 2008 at 4:49pm — 4 Comments

Swish Swash: Mattoni Water Commericial (Video)



agency: mpg srl., italy direcotr: matthias zentner

music: eartha kitt



TV spot for Mattoni Mineral Water. Pretty cool. Makes me want to take a shower.



Do you think wearing a dress made of water might feel like using a bidet? I'm just saying.



I'm fairly sure that Eugene has previously posted the lovely print ads starring Gisele Bundchen. Here they are again.



Interesting to note… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on October 21, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Hey Moms and Aunties! The Cutest Kids Clothes Store is Having a Secret Pre-Sale! Peek, Aren't You Curious.

This is my niece, Berry. She's dressed in the cutest kids clothes ever. I am telling you, I'm jealous of her clothes! Back in June my sister Grace took me to Peek, Aren't You… Continue

Added by alice on October 21, 2008 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Stanton Warriors Killing it at Nacional's Monday Night Social!!!

Let me begin by saying...I freakin love Stanton Warriors. If this one dj group that consistently exceeds my expectations, that can bring down the house with the sickest beats you've ever heard...it's gotta be Stanton Warriors. I've now seen them live a handful of times and each time I'm just blown away by not just their selection of music but how they can read… Continue

Added by alice on October 21, 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

A Bitter Pill to Swallow: Top Venture Capital Firm, Sequoia Capital, Gives Startups the Truth



Sequoia Venture Capital Warning to CEOs Whether you're thinking of starting up a company or you're just curious about how the economic downturn will affect the new wave of internet entrepreneurs, this leaked presentation can give you some valuable information.



Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's… Continue

Added by alice on October 21, 2008 at 11:01am — 3 Comments

All Day I Dream About Sneakers: 'Course If My Sneakers Turned into This, Wake Me Up, Bro...I'm Having a Freakin Nightmare

You know here at theMET we're all about seeing how art and commerce can collide. Adidas did a pretty great job with their new ad campaign All Day I Dream About Sneakers which is a new project that showcases the story and kicks created by the world’s original sneaker freak, Herr Fritz Träumer. Herr is an enigmatic sneaker designer who dedicated his lifetime… Continue

Added by alice on October 21, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Urban HOTspot - ADCB at the Mondrian Hotel: West Hollywood

Went to check out ADCB yesterday, a new lobby bar that just opened up at the Mondrian last month. ADCB stands for "Asia de Cuba Bar". It's not a place you would want to spend your whole night at, but it's more like a swanky lounge to hang out if you aren't able to get into Skybar. Redesigned by Benjamin Noriega Ortiz, the lobby bar is awash in white while the… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 21, 2008 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

I Love Modern Architecture - Leonardo Glass Cube by 3deluxe: Bad Driburg, Germany

How sweet is this glass building? The Leonardo Glass Cube is a glass-fronted building in Bad Driburg, Germany designed by 3Deluxe. The integrative design concept combines architecture, interior design and landscape design into a complex aesthetic structure which was built in May of 2007.



The glass facade allows the Leonardo Glass Cube to interplay with… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 21, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Madonna in the Winter; Madonna in the Spring

A look back at the ever evolving Madonna, pride and joy of countless gay make-up artists, stylists, and photographers over the years, via the "official" 2009 Madonna calendar.



Perhaps she will see this and realize: it's time to retire. Or at least put on some pants. Maybe return for an one year engagement at Caesars Palace in five years. But that's it.





Fat faced Madonna, so…

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Added by PANDA JU on October 20, 2008 at 5:00pm — 7 Comments

MET MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: FRANKI DURBIN OF 'LIFE IN A VENTI CUP'

I happened to stumble upon Franki Durbin's website, Life in a Venti Cup, last week as I was searching through some blogs. With an amazing eye for design, Franki, is the quintessential tastemaker of our time. As an interactive designer, she runs a creative firm in St. Louis while her husband… Continue

Added by alice on October 20, 2008 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

2nd place! One Web Day Essay Contest





whoa... I won 2nd place!



The Contest



For a hundred days preceding One Web Day 2008 bloggers from around the world would have an unique opportunity for exposure to a global audience celebrating One Web Day which will take place globally on September 22 this year.

Here is the opportunity: Publish a story about how the web has transformed your life or the lives of a community you belong to, or the city you live in or your country. The… Continue

Added by Kara on October 20, 2008 at 3:54pm — 5 Comments

The Old Man and the Virgin (Humorous Political Posters)



The funny never stops! Today - spoof movie posters from Mad Magazine. One featuring McCain in No Country for Old Man, another with Obama in The 46-Year-Old Political Virgin. Download them for free from Mad Magazine's site.…





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Added by PANDA JU on October 20, 2008 at 2:53pm — 4 Comments

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