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All Blog Posts Tagged 'star' (23)

Magical Nighttime Photography



"I'm curious and like to explore with my camera," says Ben Canales. "The night skies captivate me."



The Portland, Oregon-based photographer has a love and passion for the stars. Growing up between three major cities in the Northeast of the US, Canales hardly saw any of them at night. Then, a few years ago, he left the East Coast cities for the darker, less poluted night skies on the… Continue

Added by alice on June 4, 2011 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

Star Wars at its Finest!



Aren't these fun?! Star Wars with sophistication!…







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Added by Sandy on June 18, 2010 at 11:05am — 4 Comments

Adidas Star Wars Collection is Coming!



As Kevin reported in the post, Adidas Brings The Star Wars Saga To Your Feet!, you'll be seeing some cool kicks coming to a street corner near you. To celebrate this launch, Adidas just released this one minute video that features David Beckham, Snoop Dogg, DJ Neil Armstrong, Daft Punk and others. Though I'm digging the remixed Imperial March song, this video doesn't really come close to… Continue

Added by alice on January 15, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Awesome Star Trek A-Team Mash-Up



Ahh..just pure awesomeness. Here's the original A-Team intro for those unfamiliar with that classic show.



Via… Continue

Added by alice on November 27, 2009 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

Amazing Photorealistic Star Wars Art - Christian Waggoner

Stormtrooper with Rebel soldiers of the Tantive IV



Take a close look Christian Waggoner's Star Wars art and you'll find unbelievable photorealistic paintings that make you wonder how he achieves such skillful detail with a mere brush and canvas. After a decade of high-profile commissions, in 2007, he decided to turn his love and passion for the Star Wars series into fine art. His…

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Added by alice on September 1, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

'Star Wars: In Concert' is Coming to SoCal (3 pics)



If you've ever felt that the Star Wars series should be enjoyed with huge screens and an orchestra, boy do we have a surprise for you. "Star Wars: In Concert" is a touring multimedia concert event kicking off this fall in Southern California and featuring music from all six of Williams’ "Star Wars" scores.…



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Added by alice on August 3, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

MC Vader: So Wrong, It's Right



If you happened to be one of the lucky ones to have visited Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park during Star Wars weekends from the end of May to June, you may have caught Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers dancing to MC Hammer's You Can't Touch This. Who knew Darth had these kinds of moves?



Running man? Cool. Charleston? Awesome. Spanking? Craaaazy!



Via The Next… Continue

Added by alice on July 17, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Nikon D700: The Interactive Ad That Makes You the Star!

We absolutely love this Nikon D700 ad! A huge interactive light box was mounted in Seoul Sindorim Subway Station, the entrance way to a multiplex electronics shopping mall where various brands compete. Over 500,000 commuters use the station daily, making it the perfect place for an ad like this.



Huddled together as if at a premiere, the paparazzi appear to… Continue

Added by alice on July 16, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Hello Wars: If Hello Kitty Slept Around With Star Wars Characters

I knew it! Forget about all of your sweet childhood memories of Hello Kitty. Prrr Meow! That kitty cat likes to sleep around! Hello Wars are stickers that show you what kind of offspring Hello Kitty would create if she slept around with Star Wars characters. My favorite is Chew Kitty. The stickers retail for $1.00 each. Too cute!…



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Added by alice on June 23, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Movie on the Radar: Nine, A Provocative Musical



An interesting storyline, an all-star cast...and it's a musical? This I gotta see.



Nine follows the life of world famous film director (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the numerous women in his life including his wife, his mistress, his film star muse, his confidant and costume designer, an American fashion journalist, the whore from his youth and his mother.



The film is directed by… Continue

Added by alice on May 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Bollywood Beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes

I'd usually just upload this pic in the Photos section but I was afraid most of you would miss it. This is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a 35 year old actress, wearing a white Roberto Cavalli gown at the Up movie premiere on the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival. The former Miss World and brand ambassador of L'Oreal stunned everyone with her beauty.



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Added by alice on May 15, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Chipmunk invades Star Wars!!

These photos are from flickr user powerpig's backyard of a squirrel named Billy. These photos are real and I have no idea how he got Chewbaca to feed Billy. I mean, isn't he supposed to be fighting The Empire or something? Lazy bastard...now we're all doomed.













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Added by Sandy on May 14, 2009 at 6:24pm — 4 Comments

Disney Star Wars Weekend Posters are Awesome! (13 Total)

What happens when you take one of the most iconic movie series of all time and give them some extra love at the happiest place on Earth? You get Star Wars Weekends, an annual summer special event at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park in Florida that celebrates George Lucas' classic sci-fi movie series. For the weekends starting May 22nd and ending June 14th, join Jedi… Continue

Added by alice on May 5, 2009 at 11:00am — 8 Comments

Picture of the Day: Happy May 4th!

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Added by alice on May 4, 2009 at 11:27am — 2 Comments

Gosh! SirMitchell Tees.



SirMitchell's little shop of t-shirts on Etsy makes me laugh. The designs are almost as awesome as unicorns, Star Wars, dinosaurs, or Halo, but less awesome than a Liger. They're probably the best drawings the artist has ever done.





For the ladies out there.





Mario during the McDonald's Diet Experiment.





Unicorns are the… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on January 22, 2009 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Is British Singer Lily Allen Met Material?

Don't let the button nose and cute cheeks fool you. English singer-songwriter, Lily Allen, has become one of the UKs most popular singers by sheer force of will. Allen created an account on MySpace and began posting demos and chronicling her life in November 2005. She quickly gained tens and then hundreds of thousands of friends and is now the fifth most popular… Continue

Added by alice on January 13, 2009 at 1:30am — 3 Comments

What Do You Get When You Mix a Sizzling Hot Pop Star With a Hip Fashion Label?

The answer? OK lookin bags but a sweet ad campaign. As the new face of Gucci’s UNICEF campaign, the “Tattoo Heart," Gucci will offer a line of special edition tattoo styled items, with 25% of the proceeds going directly to UNICEF from November 19, 2008 through January 31, 2009.



While I'm not a big fan of hearts on bags (I mean, really, isn't this look a… Continue

Added by alice on November 24, 2008 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

My Modern Day Rock Star Gives Me a Cool Virtual Magazine Rack and an Easy Teriyaki Sauce Recipe!

Guy Kawasaki is one of those guys everyone knows on the internet. He's one of the first Apple employees back in 1984 who told whoever would listen about how great Apple products worked. Currently he's a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who helps start-ups get funded and realize their dreams.



Besides being well educated, B.A. at Stanford and MBA at… Continue

Added by alice on November 12, 2008 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

"Star Wars" - An Awesome Acapella Tribute to John Williams



This was only added a few weeks ago and it has over 1.5 million views! Talk about viral.



Created by 21 year old, geek-God Corey Vidal.

BUT - the actual group behind it is an a capella group called Moose Butter. Hope that doesn't take away from this video? Yeah, I know, it kind of does.



John Towner Williams… Continue

Added by alice on November 11, 2008 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

My Modern Day Movie Star: The Va Va Voom Kate Winslet in Vanity Fair

Kate Winslet is one of those women who you just feel like you can hang with at The Griffin. Down to earth, smoker who'll swear like a sailor, she exudes a quiet confidence that you don't see anymore with the young starlets.



She stars in two upcoming movies, Revolutionary Road and The Reader. Lucky girl gets to work with my boy Leo again in Revolutionary Road. As she explains, "Leo and I, you know, are sort of kindred spirits—we’re cut from… Continue

Added by alice on November 4, 2008 at 9:15am — 6 Comments

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