In its ongoing need to be taken seriously as a World Class City – and despite Canada’s almost universal “meh” interest in summer sports – Toronto continually bids for the Summer Games. The city claims it can’t afford to improve our appalling transit service, and cuts civic offerings left right and centre, yet wants to […]
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Incredibly Creative Pencil Drawings vs Photography
http://www.boostinspiration.com/drawing/incredibly-creative-pencil-drawings-vs-photography/ Cute concept, but the execution is lacking. These feel very commercial, and I mean that less in an “artist trying to get paid” way than in an “I’m shocked there’s no corporate logo in the corner” way.
itschaitime.com
http://itschaitime.com/fresh/abraham-lincoln-facebook-profile/ Half-hearted thumb up for a couple of fun items (McClellan’s list of things about him, for instance) but this is pretty weak overall. It’s not a patch on Hamlet, whose Emo shoegazing is perfect Facebook fodder.
Fountain Tab Faucet by Jin-sun Park & Byungmin Woo & Yanko Design
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/03/26/my-faucet-is-better-than-yours/ Massively expensive tap turns your bathroom sink into a water-wasting fountain! For those too lazy to turn their heads to drink, or anyone who hasn’t seen this done better (and cheaper, and tastier) in Rome.
The Openhouse by XTEN Architecture & CONTEMPORIST
http://www.contemporist.com/2008/12/16/the-openhouse-by-xten-architecture/ Funny how one’s mental lines get drawn. I thumbed up a rather similar minimalist house yesterday, but with its open-air fireplace and massive space, this one just seems wanky.
wikiHow – The How-to Manual That You Can Edit
http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page Reserving judgment for when the inevitable improvements are made to this wiki, ’cause my first search with WikiHow – for “clear blocked drain” – resulted only in shocking step-by-step results on neti potting and embalming. (I don’t know how much clearer I was supposed to be!) ***BUMPITY BUMP*** Blocked drain cleared using only my […]
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http://www.dapperstache.com/index.php?contenttype=ptoa&title=ptoa A periodic table of lazy humour. I hate jokes based around “inherently funny” words. The mere mention of “ninja” or “bacon” isn’t enough to get me laughing.
Apple – Trailers – Horton Hears A Who – Trailer 1 Medium
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/hortonhearsawho/medium_t1.html I’m getting tired of the cynical, ironic tone used in every kids’ movie these days. A shame about this one, which has been Carrey- and Carrell-ified so much it detracts from the jaw-dropping Seussian animation – they’ve nailed the look, but I don’t recall the good Dr. ever writing about emo kids…
Michael Hann on | Media | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2026533,00.html Guardian article discusses the increasing use of “meh”. Only a few paragraphs, and it doesn’t mention the fairly obvious Simpsons origin ’til near the end. All in all, a low-key waste of time and effort. Anyone else see the irony, here?