All Blog Posts Tagged 'First' (14)

A big congrats to the first winner in our Hyundai Elantra's "Snap Out" Sweepstakes! Metropolite JennaCarol was the first person to figure out that our… Continue

A few weeks ago, I timidly entered my first photography contest. Eugene told me about Your Photo on Canvas's ‘Summer Party’ photo contest on Facebook and suggested I submit a photo. Let it be known that I've never entered a photo contest and that I almost didn't do it because I… Continue

Arrested Motion has got some great opening night shots of the street art exhibition we're dying to attend, Viva La Revolución. The… Continue

If today's digital media were to be displayed in a museum it would, of course, have to be in a virtual building. Opening in August 2010, the Adobe Museum of Digital Media (AMDM) will feature groundbreaking exhibitions of electronic design and will show how digital media is shaping today's society. Unlike traditional museums, AMDM will be open 365 days a year, 24 hours a… Continue

Samsung is pulling out all the stops to market their new 3D LED TV. Back in May, they shocked and surprised us with their cool 3D projection mapping on the historic Beurs van Berlage building in Amsterdam. Now, the projection has been integrated into the first game-take-over on… Continue

To celebrate PAC-MAN's 30th anniversary, Google unveils its first playable doodle. Click the "Insert Coin" button to get started or click twice to kick-off a two-player game. Then, listen to some retro gaming music while trying to get through the full 255 levels!



Good thing Pac-Man's anniversary lands… Continue

A creative idea with a catchy name..what's not to love? Don't Tell Ashton is the world's first artwork made by Twitter users. All you have to do to be a part of this movement is to tweet about it and you'll get your profile pic inside the frame. The more followers you have, the bigger your picture. So how does the name play in? Well, Ashton Kutcher is the only one… Continue

These educational cards, folders and books are designed by the Chicago Welcomes You project. They were designed to help refugees from Myanmar (or Burma) make a smooth transition to a new life.



The Karen are one of the people groups who live in Myanmar. For centuries they had lived… Continue

The First Family hosts India's PM Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, as the administration's first official state visitors. The New York Times is on the scene.…



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Looks like it will only cost you $4.4 million dollars for a three-night stay at the Galactic Suite Space Resort, which will be located 300 miles above Earth. An 18-week training program on a Caribbean island is also included.



During their stay in orbit, guests will see the sun rise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes. They will wear…

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Could this be a solution for sustainable living if sea levels rise and the world goes under water due to global warming? Designed by Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio, the Citadel will be the world's first floating apartment complex when completed in the Netherlands.



Built on top of of a floating foundation, the Citadel will house 60 luxury apartments, a car park,…

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Hydropolis



Expected to be completed later this year, Hydropolis will be the world's first luxury underwater hotel. Guests will be welcomed at the land station. From there, the connecting tunnel will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel which houses 220 suites. The submarine leisure complex, with a cost of $490 million, is one of the largest contemporary…

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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is arguably the hottest political woman in the world. Born on December 23rd, 1967, Carla is an Italian-born, naturalized French songwriter, singer, and former model. Her mother was a concert pianist and her father a composer and heir to the CEAT tyre fortune. She is currently the First Lady of France, after marrying French President Nicolas Sarkozy… Continue

The first annual Downtown Film Festival will be held August 13th through 17th. The five-day event will present 23 feature and 180 short films at venues throughout Downtown L.A. Lectures, panel discussions, exhibits, parties, and receptions will also be held.



The Downtown Film Festival was established to celebrate the resurgence of Downtown L.A. in all its facets - its historic movie palaces core, its legendary cultural and ethnic… Continue