Ridicules New Album Art

The artwork for the upcoming albums by Ghostface and Gift Of Gab is sure to catch your eye on that crowded CD rack. It's good to see some hip hop covers pushing things beyond the usual stereotypes.

Not Michael Vick Fans

The new Eagles quarterback gets the welcome he deserves.

Brit Pop Flashback

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009

Austin's FUNX3 fest is a good alternative for those who can't attend ACL. The tickets are much cheaper and the weather is much cooler. This years fest is full of punk favorites like 7 Seconds, D.R.I., Mission of Burma and Hip Hop legends like Pharcyde and GZA.

Live Fast Drive Slow

New Banksy art found on a London rooftop.

R.I.P. Ted Kennedy

The Lion of the Senate has passed away at the age of 77. I hope he is now reunited with his brothers.

Whale Wars

The Animal Planet show Whale Wars is probably my favorite show on television right now. This weekend was the last episode of this season but I did find this great post by Captain Paul Watson over at Huffington Post.

Andy Dick As Ronald McDonald

In this new add for PETA Ronald McDonald suggests the possibility of water boarding the chickens before turning them into McNuggets.

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Miracle Legion "Academy Fight Song"

This Miracle Legion cover of the Mission of Burma song "Academy Fight Song" came up on the Ipod today while on shuffle and then was immediately followed by the original.

The Power Of Advertising

A new documentary about advertising featuring ads we still can't get out of our heads like "where's the beef?' and "Got Milk".

The Big Mac Economy

This is a sobering look at how long workers in various cities have to work to afford one of the McDonald's signature sandwiches.

Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story

This is trailer for Mike's upcoming film.

Inglourious Basterds

The Alamo Drafthouse commissioned artist Tyler Stout to do these sharp looking posters for Tarrantino's latest.

Candy Land SF

To celebrate the world famous streets 70th anniversary San Francisco's Lombard Street was turned into the children's game Candy Land.

WTF

The Philadelphia Eagles online gift shop sells dog jerseys! After signing convicted dog torturer Michael Vick this seems kinda wrong.

Miss Information

This a great illustration by the artist Eddie depicting unemployed Alaska resident Sarah "Death Panel" Palin.

PETA Vs. The Circus

Earlier this month PETA released an insider video documenting the animal abuse taking place at the Ringling Brothers circus. Now they have released this add featuring Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra

The Simpsons Come To Africa

The picture below is an actual advertisement for The Simpsons which will be playing on Angolan television.

1984 Through The Years

Here are three different covers of George Orwell's classic novel 1984. Covering everything from vintage pulp to a design by street artist Sheppard Fairey.

Speaking Truth To Stupid

This is a great picture I found on Huffington Post. Check out the tall guy in the middles sign.

Good Stuff

Amazing Sand Painting

This is Kseniya Simonova the new winner of the Ukrainian version of America's Got Talent. This mind blowing sand painting reenacts the Nazi invasion of the Ukraine.

Garage Covers

If your garage door is ugly like mine is you might want to consider one of these funny garage tarpaulins.

The Style Of Emma Peel

Emma Peel was a secret agent in the British show the Avengers. She was a martial arts expert, a business woman, artist and a fashion icon with her mod outfits and catsuits.

Andy Kessler R.I.P.

“If skateboarding was a town, this guy was it’s mayor. Andy Kessler, one of the good ones, died monday night, “from cardiac arrest due to an allergic reaction to a wasp sting he sustained on Montauk, Long Island.” from What The Fuck Have You Done.

Pulp Books Cover Art

They don't make 'em like they used to.

Tom Waits Is The Devil

In Terry Gillaim's new film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus none other than Tom Waits plays the Devil.

Ballpoint Pen Art

These pictures by Juan Francisco Casas are all done in nothing but blue ballpoint pen.

McGangsta!

Nike SB Video Commercial

The bar for skate videos just keeps getting higher as you can see for this clip.

Bond Vs. Bill

Whose more badass?

The Importance Of A Recognizable Logo

This diagram shows how the worlds two largest cola companies have changed their look over the years. This inability to choose a defining logo could be part of the reason that Pepsi comes in second in the so called Cola Wars. Their latest logo (a blatant rip of the Obama logo) is the worst yet.

R.I.P. John Hughes

The director who personified the 80's more than almost anyone else today died of a heart attack. Moments from his films will be burned into my memory forever.

The Last Fighting Tommy

Fighting Tommy's was the name given to WWI soldiers who fought in the trenches. This passed July the last of the "Tommy's" Harry Patch passed away at the age of 111. At the time of his passing Mr. Patch was the third oldest living person in the world. During the war patch could not bring himself to kill another human being and instead shot a charging German soldier in the shoulder and when that did not stop him he shot again aiming for the knee. Patch will be buried tomorrow and in honor of that Radiohead have recorded a song about him featuring his own quotes. You can find it on their website Dead Air Space.

Sheppard Fairey + Obama = Rollingstone

This is the cover of the latest issue of Rollingstone featuring (Saint?) Obama as created by Sheppard Fairey.

Charley Harper Decks

These new decks from Habitat Skateboards feature the animal art of deceased artist Charley Harper. This is a great combination that really does the art justice. Buy two, one to skate and one to hang on your wall.

If Hello Kitty Went Star Wars

MoveOn The Movie

MoveOn is an organization that I like millions of other people came to join during the dark days of the Bush administration. After the fraudulent election in 2000 it seemed like democracy had been taken out of the hands of the people. Thus, it was the perfect time for grassroots organizations like MoveOn to let the voice of the common man be heard. Now MoveOn is releasing a documentary about what they/we have been doing the last few years.

New Major Lazer Video

Major Lazer drop the freakiest music video of the year!!

It's A Woman's World

These images by Alexia Sinclair are a seamless combination of photography and digital art utilizing real models in front of produces background of historical times. Her images are of strong historical women such as Boudica (the Celtic Queen), Catherine the Great and Olympias (The Sorceress).