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The Daily WTF: This 5-Year-Old Can Identify Logos From Apple And Starbucks
It’s astonishing how many logos Adam Ladd’s five-year-old daughter could identify, from Apple to Chili’s. Check out the “brandmarks” video to either feel really good about our smart kids or fear for their corporate-conspiracy futures. More »
‘Sh-t Nobody Says’ Puts The Nail In The Coffin Of The ‘Sh-t Girls Say’ Meme
Ever wanted to see the inversion of the “Shit Girls Say” meme? Look no further than “Shit Nobody Says”—you’ll recognize the opposite of every conversation starter you’ve ever used. More »
PostSecret’s iPhone App Gets Pulled For ‘Threatening’ And ‘Pornographic’ Content
Less than six months after the PostSecret iPhone app went live, founder Frank Warren is forced to get rid of it after 1% of the users bullied others with gruesome material, not to mention threatening Frank’s family. This is why we can’t have nice things! More »
World AIDS Day 2011: (RED) Gift Gallery
It may seem like Bono‘s Product Red line has lain low over the past year, but it’s actually the opposite: (RED) is involved in the 2015 AIDS Quilt, plus they still have tons of cute and affordable partnerships with your favorite brands. Know someone who’d like a Gap, Starbucks, or Apple gift this holiday season? Look no further than our “do something” gift guide. More »
The New Teen Sleuth Show Clue Lacks The Subtlety Of The Classic Movie Clue
When I heard that a network called The Hub – which apparently is responsible for the new My Little Pony that guys love — was airing a miniseries called Clue, I had the usual pearl-clutching, “stay away from my favorite movie!” reaction. Then I watched a few episodes and decided I’ll just leave it alone. The series, about six teenage wannabe-detectives embroiled in a plot involving an old hotel, wasn’t awful, but it doesn’t hold a candle(stick) to the original. More »
The Daily WTF: Don’t Tell Us This Is The Future Of Taking Videos At Concerts
As one Redditor snarked, Metallica on a tiny screen is way better than Metallica live. More »
Glee Star Harry Shum, Jr.’s Connection To Steve Jobs: He Starred In The Original iPod Commercials
The latest tribute to Steve Jobs comes from an unexpected source: Harry Shum, Jr. (who plays Mike Chang on Glee) revealed that he got his start by dancing for Apple’s iconic ads—the ones where all you see are dancers’ silhouettes as they groove to their bright white iPods. More »
Twitter Roundup: Celebrity Reactions To Steve Jobs’ Death
RIP Steve Jobs. He was truly a visionary, and he forever changed our understandings of technology. So much of his innovative work is forever embedded in pop culture—in fact, most people heard of his death over one of his inventions.
His impact was so universal that a bevy of celebrities commented on his passing over Twitter. More »
Interview: Frank Warren Hopes the PostSecret App Will Enhance, Not Replace, the Website’s Original Creativity
Five years ago, strangers began writing their darkest, most embarrassing, most intimate secrets on postcards and mailing them to Frank Warren, who would post them on an anonymous blog that became known as PostSecret. Since the blog’s inception, Frank has published five collections and gone on speaking tours across college campuses. Now, he’s following the next logical step: Create an app. More »
Hollywood Jobs: Greg Rice, Video Game Developer
Greg Rice is an Assistant Producer at Double Fine Productions, a video game production company, where he is “in charge of keeping game development teams productive.” His latest projects include Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster and Trenched. He called me from his office in San Francisco to chat about what it’s like to play video games for a living, where he finds inspiration, and the direction the industry is headed. More »
Gallery: The Most Fitting Sabotaged iPhone Self-Portraits
Hey you — yeah, you, the girl posting photos taken in the mirror with your iPhone. Beware how public you make your “candid” Facebook self-portraits, because Slacktory may choose you to add to their hall of fame, where they Photoshop in a NSFW accessory like a douche or a dead baby. Now that we’ve given you fair warning, laugh at the people who were unable to avoid this embarrassing fate — especially because the objects that Slacktory has chosen are so wrong they’re just right for the people who snapped the photos. More »
17 Delicious Geeky Baked Goods
It’s a simple equation: Geekery + pastry = AWESOME. Have your geek and it too with these incredibly creative cookies, cakes, and other assorted tasties. Who else wants to go take over their local bakery now? I do, I do!
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Infographic: Evolution of the Internet
Remember xkcd‘s guide to making people of different ages feel old by comparing movie release dates? The Daily What posted a similar hand-drawn timeline, for the Internet.
I started seriously going online right around 2000, though I definitely remember when Google replaced Yahoo! as the definite search engine in my elementary school computer classes. But to think that 4chan and Second Life came out in the same year? Or that Pandora has been around since before the Apple App Store? Blows your mind. More »
The Best Of Gwyneth Paltrow And Friends’ GOOP Advice For Ignoring Your Children
The latest newsletter from Goop is out, hallelujah! This month, Gwyneth Paltrow took time out of her busy schedule of finding expensive olive oil to answer a question from November, when a “reader” asked the Country Strong actress how she manages to find “a good balance between having a career and being a mom.” To give you an idea of how good a mom she is: I’ve read 40 articles about Gwyneth this month, and even I had to stop for a moment and go “Gwyneth Paltrow has kids?” More »
The Daily WTF: iSwarovski Crystals
Ah yes, this reminds us of our favorite old idiom, “Don’t judge an iPad by its cover, unless its cover is actually 12,000 Swarovski crystals, in which case it is most certainly owned by a lunatic.” Korean company Crystograph is selling these crystal-covered Apple gadgets. The iPad comes in both crystal and black diamond versions, while the only iPhone option is the jeweled version seen above. More »
We feel old and useless. Again. 17-year-old Fei Lam has earned $130,000 over the last few months, by making and selling white iPhone 4 covers to obsessive Apple fan boys who don’t have the patience to wait for Apple to release them. (brandflakes)
David Hockney’s iPhone and iPod Sketches Are Awesome
Over the two few years, pop art superstar David Hockney has been creating drawings on iPhone (and then later his iPod) and sharing them with friends. The digital sketches depict flowers and beautiful landscapes with beautiful layers of texture and light. The series just scored a show at a Paris gallery titled Fleurs Fraîches (Fresh Flowers), where the images are displayed on Apple’s electronic devices. (Talk about an expensive frame!) More »
Gallery: Heidi Klum’s Guide to Scary Halloween Costumes
Heidi Klum‘s annual Halloween party has become a major international event, with celebs showing up in all states of dress (and undress) each October. But the super model isn’t content to let others take the spotlight when it comes to costumes. And it seems like Heidi spends enough time on the runway in skimpy outfits to forgo dressing slutty on All Hallow’s Eve. If nothing else, her costumes show an intense dedication to the craft of Halloween (perhaps too much dedication sometimes).
Take a lesson from Heidi and learn how to go all out for Halloween – without completely frightening off your guests. More »
College Journo Bites Back at Nasty Steve Jobs Email
This article was originally published on Lemondrop.com [Back story: Chelsea was working on an article for class when Steve Jobs got lippy with her. Here's her response.]
Dear Mr. Jobs,
The last time we spoke, I was on the train coming home from school, typing away on my Blackberry to you. It was the end of the week, a Thursday night, and I was very, very nervous.
School had just started a week before, and my first journalism assignment was due: an article about the new iPad program on campus at Long Island University, where I’m a journalism student. It’s a program that lets students buy iPads at a discount for use in the classroom. I wanted to write about how my college’s agreement with your company might impact our academics. More »
Download The iPhone App To Make Your Keyboard Into Wingdings
Have you ever been like “Wow, I really love my new iPhone with all its amazing features and toys, I just wish there was a way to convey the skull-and-crossbones international symbol for ‘poison’ without having to spend precious minutes typing that word out on my texts?” Thank goodness some genius programmer has created the Glyphboard app for download, so you don’t waste a moment telling someone to not eat that rat poison…. More »