July 2007
MISSION ETERNITY →
eToy are at it again…
Blackle - Energy Saving Search →
“Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black.”
Your Girlfriend’s Band Just Hit It Big Day!
Your girlfriend’s band HOT SEXY MUSIC PLAYING is becoming huge with their new single NAUGHTY DANCEY SONG ABOUT TITS sweeping the nation like a bunch of fast eagles trying to get from one end of the nation to the other and then back again. You’d better find out whether she still wants you in her life or not.
“Honey,” you’ll say through her dressing room door. There’s a star on it. “Everything...
The Guild: Episode One
Felicia sent this in (Felicia was Vi in Buffy, one of the Other Vampire Slayers who turn up for the final Big Battle) - it’s a webisode that she made, based on some real-life experiences (yes, Felicia is a WoW’er). I recognise all those player-characters, the characterisation is completely spot on.
I can’t wait to see where this goes.
(Thanks Felicia!)
(via...
TrustedPlaces →
“With TrustedPlaces you can easily record your favourite restaurants, bars, cafes, clubs, pubs and much more so that you can share them and discover your friends’ and their friends’ top recommendations.”
Sense of humour failure as my iPlayer comment is...
Over the last couple of months I’ve been very impressed with the development of The Telegraph’s site, particularly their user engagement and blogging.
I’ve signed up to the My Telegraph service, and was just actually going to set up my My Telegraph space properly today, when all that good work by the paper so far came to a shuddering halt.
When I logged into my page I saw a...
“If I stop and think about it my life is pathetic, so generally I don’t stop and...”
– Richard Herring is 40.
ConstantComedy →
“Join a crowd of viewers and vote together on what stays on and what gets kicked off. This lets you praise what you like and makes sure you’re never watching something dull for too long.”
10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job →
David Thair: Putting the disco in discontent (via Twitter / David Thair)
“This is all well and good, but I’m still bald.”
– Larry David’s opening to his Emmy acceptance speech for writing on Seinfeld.
Goaste: Goldeneye →
David Thair: It lives. IT LIVES!!! (via Twitter / David Thair)
Beautiful Stickers, MiniCards and NoteCards (are...
Sometimes, the hardest thing about making MiniCards, NoteCards or even Stickers, is what on earth you put on them. You get all geared up ready to make some lovely stuff, look at all your photos and think: ‘Ummm… Actually you know what? I’m not sure I really want to make MiniCards with a photo of last night’s dinner or my cats furballs on.’
To be honest, we had this problem too, so we thought we...
HBO VOYEUR →
This is very, very nice.
Shoot The Messenger Day!
Today you’re going to shoot a singing telegram in the stomach. He’ll be dressed like Shrek and he’ll be singing about how it’s okay being green because at least he’s not thirty-six (today’s your 36th birthday). You’ll claim that you were cleaning your gun and it went off, but you’ll be charged with second-degree murder anyway. Once you’re in jail, you’ll finally find out who sent the singing...
“Whatever anyone tells you, you’re never too old to enjoy Pokémon. Anyone...”
– Pokemon Diamond & Pearl out today
Kat and Gary on Kotaku!! →
D'oh!
Man… The Simpsons movie is really disappointing. Ignore all these 4/5 reviews telling us not to worry that they might’ve ballsed it up - they have ballsed it up. It’s really, really, really average. And it feels hollow - unlike the series, you can almost hear the air whistling between the gags; it’s not four episodes rolled into one. It’s two, maybe two and a half...
London Loves Facebook
Londonist loves Facebook, and we knew we weren’t alone. The rest of London seems to agree with us. Last week, London beat out Toronto for the top geographic network on the hugely popular social networking site. According to the Guardian, as of Friday there were 790,615 members in the London Network. By our reckoning, today there are 819,908 London members, compared with 708,268 in Toronto,...
David Thair: Hundred Tons and Unite (via Twitter / David Thair)
“The second-last thing the world needs more of is NINE PAGE interviews with...”
– UK:Resistance goes to war!
stereogum: Steve Albini Drops Anonymity, Answers... →
“DO YOU HATE HIPPIES AND HIPPY MUSIC AS MUCH AS EVERYONE ELSE?”
“Hippies themselves are pretty harmless. Hippy music, I think I hate that even more than I hate everyone else. “
NYT: Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10... →
Interview: Martin Stiksel, Last.fm
It wasn’t so long ago that London-based “social music revolution” website Last.fm was bought out by American media behemoth (no, not the band) CBS. We asked co-founder of Last, Martin Stiksel what it meant for the site - and what on earth is going on with Paris Hilton …
What does the CBS deal mean for Last? Apart from £140m, of course.
It means we get the muscle behind...
Heseltine →
Introducing Heseltine. We wrote a new song and decided to try recording it on my phone, in case the sound quality was better. The results are loud and inconclusive.
http://www.myspace.com/stopheseltine
Cast: shrinkwrapped
The Sad and Twisted Saga of a Political...
As political scandals go, this was an odd one. Gaming blogs were buzzing last week with reports of a bizarre incident involving the staff member of a U.S. Senator who (allegedly in a drunken rage) used a plot of land in Second Life to build an offensive display of protest against a fluffy pink video game character known as Kirby.
Early accounts of the incident raised more questions than they...
meish dot org » Overheard in a Soho coffee shop,... →
Meg returns with another TV programme title generator. “Simply copy, paste, get a prime-time slot scheduled and await your inevitable promotion.”
Axialis Software →
Inexpensive software for making professional standard icons and screensavers.
Three Chick Flicks and Their Unintended Message →
“Contrary to popular psychology, this is not a society where people are out of touch with their feelings. This society wallows in feelings. If anything, what most people in this society need is precisely to get out of touch with their feelings for a while
Bill Bailey wants to win Eurovision
The stand-up is reportedly writing a number of songs so his fans can vote for the one they want. Could this be a glimmer of hope for the increasingly disastrous song contest? (via shrinkwrapped’s shared items in Google Reader)
John Oliver interview (The Guardian) →
