#123 Mad Men| Television is one of the keys to a white person’s heart. A proper reference to Arrested Development or the lending of a Wire Season on DVD are considered two of the easiest and most cost effective ways of getting a white person to like you. But with both of those shows off the [...]The Sane Kenyan: Sane Wadu| Back at the end of May, I promised to cover 13 artists from 13 different countries in the 13 “Feel Art Again” posts for the month of June. Due to personal issues, I’ve gotten a little behind schedule, but I’ll be working this week to fulfill my promise. Today’s post lands us in Kenya, at tSolar Birdhouse| Even our fine feathered friends are getting into alternative energy! This birdhouse design from Studio Oooms has a solar panel on the roof, and a translucent perch that lights up at night. The idea is that the light will attract bugs that the bird can feast upon. Genius! Link -via J-Walk Blogbefore & after: bonnie’s stereo cabinet + megan’s nursery| i’ve always wanted to find a good stereo cabinet we could use for ac’s old albums and record player, but haven’t found one that was in good-enough shape to take home yet. but this project from bonnie van voorst is great inspiration to try upgrading something that’s in less thIndependence Day Celebrations Around The World (PHOTOS)| As Americans prepare celebrations for July 4th, its worth taking a look around the globe to other countries who are equally as festive in commemorating their respective Independence Days. Indeed, in a post-colonialist world, most states--from Latin America to the Middle East to East Asia--have someDrag n Drop to label in Gmail| Now one can drag messages into labels and labels onto messages in Gmail2 Vote(s)When Covering Protests, It Pays to Do Your Research| I was recently asked to show some pictures at an informal get-together with photojournalists in Oslo. In January, we had some fairly rowdy demonstrations here — by Norwegian standards anyway — with demonstrators clashing with police as they protested the war in Gaza. Having covered conflCanada Sucks When It Comes to Climate Change| If you were doing worse on climate action than Russia and the United States after eight years of Bushs environmental policies, youd know you had a problem. So it looks like Canada has a bit of a problem, because in this new report, which ranks the G8 countries based on climate initiatives, Canada cHow to know if a work challenge is building or busting your chops| The other day I got a panicked text message from a client. “Help me Pam. I am totally scared. Call me.” Expecting to hear the worst, I called him right back. “What’s going on?” I said. “I just got asked to take on a big project and I am scared out of my mind&Classy Daddy!| Arnold Klein, the pimp dermatologist who allegedly fathered Michael Jackson’s children, speaks with media outside his home in Los Angeles. This looks nothing like the previous photo we saw of Klein. He’s really let himself go in recent years, I guess. Either that, or he’s carryingAmazing noname cloud formations| Whipped into fantastical shapes, these clouds hang over the darkening landscape like the harbingers of a mighty storm. But despite their stunning and frequent appearances, the formations have yet to be officially recognised with a name. Click on the images to continue reading @ Daily Mail. @ haha.nRaul Gutierrez: new limited-edition photo print set released| Raul Gutierrez is one of my favorite photographers. I particularly love his images of Tibetan life, like the Kham logging camp above. Ive traveled to some of the same places, and Rauls work captures these scenes in a different way than my eyes remember. He says: For the past fifteen years, I have beAlastair Callender's Soliloquy Super Green Superyacht| Keeping luxury afloat, Alastair Callenders eco-friendly Soliloquy superyacht proves that future pleasure vessels can maintain opulence without damaging the earth. The 58-meter-long, rigid wing super yacht is powered by wind, solar and hybrid marine technologies, resulting in a zero emissions capabilDice Reports Murky Waters For Tech Jobs| After months of dismal unemployment numbers, this mornings continued growth in the unemployment rate from 9.4% in May to 9.5% for the month of June reinforces the fact that the U.S. is still very much in the midst of recession. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that employersKIM KARDASHIAN! EBAY! SELL OUT!| damn! i guess everyone is affected by the economy! LOL! A few times a year, I bring my outfits, shoes, and accessories to Auction Cause who puts them on eBay for me” HOTT NEWS! OK! Sure! Whatever you say, KIM! LOL! KIM KARDASHIAN must have done some spring cleaning last month, because the realitApple's Future iPhone Patents Show Fingerprint ID For Different Gestures, P| MacRumors found three interesting patents that point to various new interaction techniques. The most interesting is the fingerprint ID directly on the screen so that the iPhone can see which finger youre using and accept gestures appropriately. The fingerprint ID also, of course, can theoretically a

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