The Poptimist

Very, very neat site showing how bad the design/layout of...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:51 -0600

Very, very neat site showing how bad the design/layout of boarding passes is- the proposed redesigns (a few shown above) of the boarding passes are truly creative and really fantastic looking. (Also Dear American Airlines where a designer re-imagines how the AA site could look).

(Via)

"His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork."

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:08:53 -0600

“His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork.”

- Mae West (Mae West has very randomly been brought up in conversation multiple times recently and I felt I had to put up a quote. Most of them are a bit more, ah, colorful.)

24 Secret Restaurant Menu Items Revealed

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:07:50 -0600

24 Secret Restaurant Menu Items Revealed:

I was fairly mesmerized by this list of secret menu items. I liked the “Land, Sea and Air Burger” from McDonald’s. It consists of a beef patty, a chicken patty and a filet-o-fish patty. Wow.

90’s music reference? Check. Wordplay? Check. I’m a...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:04:51 -0600

90’s music reference? Check. Wordplay? Check. I’m a happy camper. (Via)

Oh, hello Tuesday, I mean, LOST-day. (Via).

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:51 -0600

Oh, hello Tuesday, I mean, LOST-day. (Via).

WATCH. THIS. NOW. Apparently there’s a new app called...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:01:53 -0600

WATCH. THIS. NOW. Apparently there’s a new app called “Everyday Looper” and the French guy in the video displays the sheer, total awesomeness of it. I was mesmerized. (Via Brand Flakes)

Yet another great piece from the LOST 365 project.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:01:54 -0600

Yet another great piece from the LOST 365 project.

Fantastic Macbook decal, available on Etsy. (Via)

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:01:50 -0600

Fantastic Macbook decal, available on Etsy. (Via)

What happens when you mix $100, a borrowed camera, some friends...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:01:51 -0600

What happens when you mix $100, a borrowed camera, some friends and family, and the always phenomenal A Goofy Movie? I think the answer you’re looking for is: THE GREATEST THING ON THE INTERNET.

This fellow reenacted “After Today” in live action. On behalf of the internet, sir, I bestow you…. first prize at life.

Management lessons, care of Anna Wintour

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:01:57 -0600

Management lessons, care of Anna Wintour:

Kottke posted this a while back, but I thought it was great. R.J. Cutler, director of The September Issue, sums up what he learned Anna Wintour (Vogue editor, and the subject of the film) during the filming process.

I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there’s an hour’s worth of business or not. Not so at Vogue, where meetings are long if they go more than seven minutes and everyone knows to show up on time, prepared and ready to dive in. In Anna’s world, meetings often start a few minutes before they’re scheduled. If you arrive five minutes late, chances are you’ll have missed it entirely. Imagine the hours of time that are saved every day by not wasting so much of it in meetings.

The rest of the article is really interesting- mostly to read about how Wintour operates.

I’m loving this Hyphen Bag made from seatbelts. Just might...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:01:50 -0600

I’m loving this Hyphen Bag made from seatbelts. Just might have to pick up one of these.

"It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If..."

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:01:50 -0600

“It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting - in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home - you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you.”

- Olivia Judson (NYT) (I’m shocked- shocked- to learn that sitting down for 9 hours a day is bad for your health.)

"Age is a high price to pay for maturity."

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:08:26 -0600

“Age is a high price to pay for maturity.”

- Tom Stoppard

A chandelier made of gummi bears? I’ve said it once, and...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:01:50 -0600

A chandelier made of gummi bears? I’ve said it once, and will say it again- Great job, Internet! (The chandelier, by the by, is made up of more than 5,000 gummi bears and takes over 2 months to complete. Price available upon request.) (Via)

"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:01:52 -0600

“Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.”

- Steve Martin, Born Standing Up

Great design. Let’s be honest… the man has a point....

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:01:52 -0600

Great design. Let’s be honest… the man has a point. (Via)

Listen. I went to college. I very often have been known to read...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:01:50 -0600

Listen. I went to college. I very often have been known to read books that don’t (necessarily) have pop-up shapes or pictures in them. None of that changes the fact that I laughed until crying the first time I saw this video aptly names “Chimpanzee riding on a Segway.”

Yes it’s from a Japanese TV show- why do you ask? (Shout out to none other than my Dad for passing on this gem of a video.)

"In any world menu, Canada must be considered the vichyssoise of nations — it’s cold, half-French,..."

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:01:50 -0600

“In any world menu, Canada must be considered the vichyssoise of nations — it’s cold, half-French, and difficult to stir.”

- Stuart Keate

And this…. is how genetics works. (Via)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:01:50 -0600

And this…. is how genetics works. (Via)

Skip the smoke break- Have a pie break instead! (Via)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:01:50 -0600

Skip the smoke break- Have a pie break instead! (Via)