- EW: 10 Ways to Improve SYTYCD
- Cat fashion show! I totally met the cat-of-honor before
- Looking to buy a new camcorder? Consider the Barbie Video Girl
- A helpful guide on ways to be a responsible Twitterer
- Infuriating wheelchair ramps
- Beautiful engagement photos inspired by The Notebook
- Old postcards find new life as art collection
- 8 funny water fountain pranks
- Grace gives a back-to-school fashion tutorial
August 14, 2010
Quick Things 08.14.10
Some quick links that are definitely worth checking out...
August 13, 2010
Summer Friday: The World According to Twitter
Every Friday between Memorial Day and Labor Day I'm going to be featuring guest bloggers as a part of my "Summer Fridays" series. This week's entry comes from nightlife promoter, social media addict and wannabe web entrepreneur Justin B, who gives us a glimpse of the seedy, scary underbelly of Twitter’s millions of users.
A Tweet is worth a million words. Okay, maybe it’s only worth 140 characters, which isn’t that many words at all. But you’d be astounded at just how much can come through these little textual blurbs that zip across the Internet at the hyperspeed of a monkey on rocket-backed roller skates.
In my newest Web project, Dearest Twitter I curate from Twitter only the funniest and strangest tweets written in traditional letter format (aka, those that start with the word “Dear”). Looking at my site, you might assume that everyone on Twitter is either witty or intelligent. But that’s because you don’t see the cutting room floor. And on that floor, there are millions of interesting folks writing letters that no one may ever read.
Most people may consider these stray tweets junk. I see them as the rich soil from which we can pull life truths and statements on the human condition. Teaching moments, all. Allow me to share with you a few universal lessons that the Twitter letter pile has taught me:
Everyone Is Stuck Behind an Asshole in Traffic
It happens in every state, every highway and byway, and at any sign or corner you could think of. Maybe right on your corner, right now! Yes, these “Dear Driver” tweets tend to pop up mostly right before work time, or right after. Sometimes said driver is speeding. Sometimes they are going far too slow. Sometimes they are picking their nose, pulling their armpit hair, flipping the bird, running lights, cutting off the elderly or lip-syncing to Justin Bieber. So furious tweeters take to the stream to voice their horror and anguish. Then again, maybe everyone is driving so terribly because they are too busy tweeting about each other.
A Tweet is worth a million words. Okay, maybe it’s only worth 140 characters, which isn’t that many words at all. But you’d be astounded at just how much can come through these little textual blurbs that zip across the Internet at the hyperspeed of a monkey on rocket-backed roller skates.
In my newest Web project, Dearest Twitter I curate from Twitter only the funniest and strangest tweets written in traditional letter format (aka, those that start with the word “Dear”). Looking at my site, you might assume that everyone on Twitter is either witty or intelligent. But that’s because you don’t see the cutting room floor. And on that floor, there are millions of interesting folks writing letters that no one may ever read.
Most people may consider these stray tweets junk. I see them as the rich soil from which we can pull life truths and statements on the human condition. Teaching moments, all. Allow me to share with you a few universal lessons that the Twitter letter pile has taught me:
Everyone Is Stuck Behind an Asshole in Traffic
It happens in every state, every highway and byway, and at any sign or corner you could think of. Maybe right on your corner, right now! Yes, these “Dear Driver” tweets tend to pop up mostly right before work time, or right after. Sometimes said driver is speeding. Sometimes they are going far too slow. Sometimes they are picking their nose, pulling their armpit hair, flipping the bird, running lights, cutting off the elderly or lip-syncing to Justin Bieber. So furious tweeters take to the stream to voice their horror and anguish. Then again, maybe everyone is driving so terribly because they are too busy tweeting about each other.
August 12, 2010
'So You Think You Can Dance' Season 7 Finale Recap
Tonight was the final performance night for this season of So You Think You Can Dance and Robert, Lauren and Kent took the stage for your votes.
So, who was named "America's Favorite Dancer?" Check the vlog for the full recap:
Here are the details on all of the night's routines in the order they appeared:
What did you think of of the finale? Did the right dancer win? Leave a comment!
So, who was named "America's Favorite Dancer?" Check the vlog for the full recap:
Here are the details on all of the night's routines in the order they appeared:
Kent and Lauren G's Bollywood routine
Choreographer: Nakul Dev Mahajan
Song: "Om Mangalam" from Kambakkht Ishq
Lauren and Twitch's hip hop routine
Choreographer: Tabitha and Napoleon
Song: "Power" by Kanye West
Robert and Mark's jazz routine
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: "Whip It" by Devo
Kent's solo
Song: "The Finish Line" by Train
Lauren and Robert's contemporary routine
Choreographer: Dee Caspary
Song: "That Home" Cinematic Orchestra
Kent and Lauren's jazz routine
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: "Hip to Be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News
Robert's solo
Song: "The District Sleeps Alone" by The Postal Service
Kent and Allison's contemporary routine
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Song: "Sun-Drenched World" by Joshua Radin
Lauren's solo
Song: "I'm Goin' Down" by Mary J. Blige
Robert and Kathryn's Broadway routine
Choreographer: Spencer Liff
Song: "Cool" from West Side Story
Lauren and Pascha's cha cha routine
Choreographer: Tony Meredith and Melanie Lapatin
Song: "Not Myself Tonight" by Christina Aguilera
Kent and Robert's Malevos routine
Choreographer: Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo
Song: "The Chosen/Drum Addict" by Taylor Long
What did you think of of the finale? Did the right dancer win? Leave a comment!
August 11, 2010
Old Postcards Find New Life as Art Collection
I've been paying special attention to home decorating and design blogs after moving into my new apartment in July, and after getting a good response from a few posts about the new place I've decided to share some more steps along the way.
Now that we finally painted it was time to get some art on the walls. I love the look of vintage postcards, so we decided to make a "collection wall" of sorts with ones found at local flea markets and garage sales. Most of them were picked up at Brooklyn Flea from the owner of Bad Postcards (which are actually quite good.)
We picked up 12 little snap frames from A.I. Friedman (that were 50% off! whoo!) and got to work.
Now that we finally painted it was time to get some art on the walls. I love the look of vintage postcards, so we decided to make a "collection wall" of sorts with ones found at local flea markets and garage sales. Most of them were picked up at Brooklyn Flea from the owner of Bad Postcards (which are actually quite good.)
We picked up 12 little snap frames from A.I. Friedman (that were 50% off! whoo!) and got to work.
August 10, 2010
Watch the Video for Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream"
As if Katy Perry's "California Gurls" from Teenage Dream (out August 24) wasn't a big enough contender for "2010 song of the summer" she is back with a video for her latest single of the same name and it's pretty dang amazing. Check it out!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)