Losing Weight

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY PEOPLE!!! THE DAY WHERE YOU CAN LEGITIMATELY DRINK YOUR OWN WEIGHT AND THROW UP DOUBLE THE CAPACITY ALL IN THE SAME DAY!!! DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!!!

End of an Era

THE GREAT GATSBY. THE GREATEST BOOK OF ALL TIME WRITTEN BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. NOW, THE MANSION THAT INSPIRED THE BOOK IN LONG ISLAND WILL NOW BE DESTROYED AND PUMMELED INTO THE EARTH. THIS TRULY IS THE END OF DAYS PEOPLE. GET OFF YOUR ASSES AND VISIT THIS MONUMENTAL HOUSE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. WORST MONDAY OF MY LIFE...

Newsweek Redesign

IF YOU PICKED UP A NEWSWEEK RECENTLY, YOU'LL NOTICE THE OBVIOUS REDESIGN FRONT TO BACK. DIRK BARNETT (FORMER BLENDER, MAXIM, NYTM) HAS TAKEN THE REIGNS AND HAS HEAVILY FOCUSED ON WHAT MAKES MAGAZINES TRULY AMAZING, THE ART. SURE STORIES AND JOURNALISM CAN BE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT BUT LETS NOT FORGET THAT A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.

THE COVER IS NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS HARSH BUT ALL REDESIGNS SHOULD START OFF WITH THE COVER. IT NEEDS TO BE A STRONG SIGNIFICATION THAT YOU HAVE CHANGED. WHEN OPENED, YOU GET THIS OVERWHELMING SENSE OF BUSINESSWEEK. THEN IT CHANGES COURSE WITH SERIF TYPE TREATMENTS ALMOST TOO SIMILAR OF THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR.

I'M NOT PARTICULARLY SAYING THIS IS BAD. IT'S DEFINITELY A STEP UP AND A FAR MORE FOCUSED LOOK THAN PREVIOUS ISSUES. I'M CONFIDENT DB WILL FIGURE OUT MORE WAYS TO TREAT BOTH ART AND TYPOGRAPHY. IT'S NOT THE BIGGEST STEP, BUT ENOUGH TO SHOW THAT THERE ARE INDEED GOOD THINGS TO COME OUT OF NEWSWEEK. WHAT'S WEIRD TO ME IS, ARE NEWS/BUSINESS MAGAZINES REALLY STARTING TO LOOK FAR SUPERIOR THAN COMMERCIAL MAGS? WEIRD RIGHT??

IMAGES FROM SPD.ORG

Oscar. Animated.

SHOULD HAVE POSTED THIS YESTERDAY BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER I SUPPOSE. CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME RE-INTERPRETATIONS OF THIS YEAR'S OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIES. WHY? BECAUSE THEY'RE AWESOME. SEE? PERFECT ACTING. GIVE ME AN OSCAR. SERIOUSLY. I'M THAT GOOD.

And I Quote

I ENVY THIS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I'VE WANTED TO DO BUT NEVER GOT THE TIME TO DO IT. YOU CAN'T HELP BUT ADMIRE THAT SOMEONE DID IT AND DID IT EXTREMELY WELL. VISUALLY STUNNING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING.

Star Ridiculousness

I PROMISE THIS WILL BE THE LAST STAR WARS POST. NOT FOREVER BUT AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. IT'S FOR A GOOD DAMN REASON THOUGH! LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE AN OBSESSED PHOTOGRAPHER MIXED WITH STAR WARS TOYS! CAN YOU SAY EXCEPTIONALLY UNBELIEVABLE??? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT...

Stargasm

I'M TIRED OF THESE SO CALLED STAR WARS FANS THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT OUT THERE IS THE HOLY BIBLE TRANSLATED BY OBI WAN KENOBI HIMSELF. I'M TALKING ABOUT "THE MAKING OF STAR WARS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY BEHIND THE ORIGINAL FILM". IT'S CHOC FULL OF STAR WARS OOZE THAT IS GUARANTEED TO GIVE YOU A FULL BLOWN RAGING LIGHTSABER. CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE PICS FROM THE BOOK AND GO GET IT BEFORE THE EMPIRE DECIDES TO BURN EVERY LAST COPY!!!