The only Teardrop camper trailer specifically made for hunting. You can get out of the weather while waiting for game. The rear hatch opens and the shelf folds down for more space. The interior is full of neat storage for all of your gear, ammo, or whatever. A mattress is included. Be the first in your area to have the worlds only 2 person camper in camouflage!

Yup that's right a website devoted entirely to the Grocery List

"I found an abandoned grocery list in a St. Louis Schnuck's parking lot in 1996 or 1997. Quite simply, I decided to keep them every time I came across one. And the internet is a great place to do stupid things. So here it is.

I like other people's grocery lists. They're funny. A lot of people cannot spell very well. I try not to make fun of them too much. And some people buy funny combinations of things. That's all. I used to collect key chains. I also collect lamps shaped like people and small stones that look like shoes. And junk from the street. And old box cameras. And dirt. And some other stuff."

www.grocerylists.org

Shots taken from a mouse eye view

See full collection on flickr here

Asbos (or Anti Social Behaviour Orders) were brought in by New Labour as part of its ongoing efforts to be seen as tough on crime. They have, however, quickly gone far beyond their original remit. We've seen asbos used to prevent a woman commiting suicide; against a pig farmer whose pigs kept escaping; and as an easy way to deal with troublesome children without addressing the root causes of their deviance. Now, it emerges, they are also being used against the disabled: A teenage boy with autism was threatened with an anti-social behaviour order (asbo) after the noises he made while bouncing on his trampoline upset a neighbour. A child with Tourette's syndrome received an asbo banning him from swearing in public. And a teenager with Asperger's syndrome was given an asbo banning him from staring over a fence into a neighbour's garden. This is something we ought to be concerned about.

ASBO No. 5
One mother had no need to reprimand her son for the ASBO he received for annoying the neighbours by whizzing around on his scooter. Why? Maybe because he hadn't even been born yet! Clearly an oversight by some red-faced councillor out there!

ASBO No.4
No-one likes a poser&especially a man of 60 wearing transparent, heart-shaped ladies underwear. Richard Stofer received a five year ASBO and faces five years in jail if he persists in offending the locals by strutting around naked anywhere in Sussex other than a Nudist beach.

ASBO No. 3
Pirate DJ Dean Fullman, aka DJ Slimzee is no longer "on da house" after being banned from every roof across an entire borough for illegally broadcasting Rinse FM, one of the more popular pirate radio stations on the scene from a rooftop. He's banned for 5 years from entering any roof or building over 4 storeys without permission.

ASBO No. 2
A 27 year old woman must be feeling a little self-conscious after being served with an ASBO that could land her in jail for 6 months if her neighbours spot her wearing her knickers! Apparently she has a penchant for wandering around her abode half naked which evidently offends those perverts staring at her through her windows! The woman is fighting the order.

ASBO No. 1
David Boag landed himself in jail for 4 months for breaching his ASBO which was imposed to stop him from howling like a wolf when he was drunk. Mr Boag, who has seen An American Werewolf in London a few too many times, adopted the behaviour of moaning, howling and swearing for hours at a time. Time to extend one's film collection.

For more information visit ASBO Concern

Modern Toss
Two likeable lads from Brighton who wear sensible shoes and keep their noses clean. They do, however, swear like drunken monkeys when committing pen to paper and have produced the year's most outrageously rude cartoon book - a bona-fida instant classic. They are now, unbelievably, in the pay of at least two national newspapers. moderntoss.com

Attempting to recreate a 'moment' in rock history is, even with the very best intentions, practically impossible. Bands reform and, with the recent exception of Pixies, they stink. Think carefully - do you really want to see The Stone Roses next summer with Ian Brown wearing a pink shellsuit? If that's not evidence enough, cast your mind back to Live8. The bands were better than the 1985 original, it was about 10 times bigger, and huge promises were made about Africa. But in terms of the cultural impact, it was less. We've seen it before. And of course, it was always better before you were born.
So when the idea was floated to do another 'Help' album, eyebrows were raised. Even a decade on, the original 'Help' is legendary. On Monday, September 4, 1995, at the high-water mark of Britpop, the then biggest bands in Britain went into studios and each recorded a track. The album was released the same week and went to Number One the following Sunday. It raised millions for children in war zones.

And what made 'Help' even better was that, unlike most charity records, the music was great. After the previous month's Battle Of Britpop, it united Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher who both donated a track. It was the first time Manic Street Preachers recorded a song without missing guitarist Richey Edwards. And by putting 'Lucky' on the album, it hinted of huge things to come from Radiohead, who were contemplating the follow-up to 'The Bends'. This time around the stakes couldn't be much higher. So it's a good omen that 2005 is the only year this decade there's enough British bands to do the 'Help' legacy justice.

'Help: A Day In The Life' features the best bands from the original (Radiohead, Damon Albarn as Gorillaz), plus the new wave who've made this year their own. Any album that has new songs from Maximo Park, Bloc Party, The Magic Numbers, Razorlight, Elbow and Babyshambles, as well as the Kaisers covering Marvin Gaye, has to be worth the cash. Especially if the cash is going to a good home.

Words by Julian Marshall

Full article here http://www.nme.com/reviews/babyshambles/7783

One child dies every three minutes because of armed conflict. War Child believes children should never be affected by war. Full stop. Our campaigning seeks to address this gross injustice. Sanction action with us now. http://www.warchildmusic.com/

For some strange reason... 

"Madame Tussaud's has turned US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair into a pantomime cow for their Christmas display, the waxwork museum said. The world statesmen were dressed up as a cow from "Jack and the Beanstalk" in a new scene featuring characters from pantomime favourites at the popular London tourist venue.

Some other famous faces got a festive makeover.

"Friends" star Jennifer Aniston has been cast as Snow White, her ex-husband Brad Pitt as Prince Charming -- while his new love Angelina Jolie is the Wicked Stepmother. " Full article

via MonkeyMagic

Identity Theft
Small-time criminals impersonate honest people in order to steal their money. Targets are ordinary folks whose ID numbers fell into the wrong hands.

Identity Correction
Honest people impersonate big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them. Targets are leaders and big corporations who put profits ahead of everything else.

The Yes Men
The Yes Men have impersonated some of the world's most powerful criminals at conferences, on the web, and on television, in order to correct their identities. They currently have hundreds of thousands of job openings." Link

Quicktime trailers of their movie: The Yes Men

"Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum, two activists who live in New York, went on a truth finding mission to uncover what happens at various conferences and meetings on free trade by posing and speaking as World Trade Organization officials. The documentary follows the irreverent pair pulling off hilarious stunts and suggesting to eager trade lawyers and representatives how to increase productivity by ending the siesta in Spain or using electric shocks to spur on workers, even if they are child laborers. Instead of outrage from the free trade representatives to such ideas, The Yes Men discovered an eerie quiet acceptance from the men and women who would auction off every possible resource of the planet in the guise of free trade. The Yes Men’s radically honest speeches about the true goals of the World Trade Organization will make you laugh just to keep yourself from crying." Link

"The Yes Men's most famous prank is placing a "corrected" WTO website at gatt.org (GATT is the treaty that led to the WTO). The fake site began to receive real emails from confused visitors, including invitations to address various elite groups on behalf of the WTO, which they obligingly took up.

Showing up in newly-purchased suits, The Yes Men gave speeches encouraging corporations to buy votes directly from citizens, arguing that the US Civil War was a waste of money because Third World countries now willingly supply equivalent slaves, and claiming that people should listen to the WTO, not the facts, because the WTO had a lot of experts.

Their experiences were documented in the film The Yes Men, distributed by United Artists, as well as the book The Yes Men: The True Story of the End of the World Trade Organization"  Wikipedia Link

And yet another White Dog Poo sighting

http://moblog.co.uk/view.php?id=61215

Four polar bear carcases have been found floating off the coast of Alaska, proof that that the animals are drowning because climate change is causing the Arctic ice shelf to melt. The mammals now have to swim up to 60 miles across open sea to find food because the ice floes they normally feed off are becoming smaller and drifting farther apart. Although the bears are strong swimmers, they are adapted to swimming close to shore, and the sea journeys have left them exhausted and vulnerable to hypothermia.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has confirmed that human-induced climate change is a reality. It can no longer be dismissed as a theoretical, academic concept nor a politically motivated doomsday prophecy. In the Arctic, climate change impacts will be seen earlier are more dramatically than elsewhere in the world. WWF

A new report, "Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment," is the result of four years of work by 300 scientists. And the results aren't pretty. They tell us that the Arctic is warming far more rapidly than anyone thought, and at nearly twice the rate as the rest of the world.
For the first time we're hearing projections of an Arctic without ice not on a timescale of hundreds of years, but within 70. Greenpeace

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/

 

"The Web site for the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (http://www.necaonline.com) has unveiled pictures of a new John Lennon action figure that is expected to arrive in stores in the spring.

The 18-inch doll, dubbed "The New York Years" John Lennon, will utter "authentic" phrases used by Lennon, according to the Web site." Link

"Though John Lennon is already immortalized to most of us thanks to his words and voice, many Lennon and Beatle fans can now look forward to adding new tribute pieces to their collection. Today NECA is proud to unveil our first John Lennon 18" Action Figure w/motion activated sound. Coming in Spring 2006, this is the first officially licensed John Lennon Figure ever. He will "speak" authentic John Lennon phrases and is known as "The New York Years" John Lennon." Link

While we're at it here's a nice clip from 1966 of John Lennon and Bob Dylan in a taxi talking about Johnny Cash and other stuff: Bob Dylan and John Lennon in a taxi 66 

Thank's to Bruce

For milenia they have played roles in many cultures, serving as identification, protection and decoration. Photographer Chris Rainier has traveled the world capturing images of this ancient - and modern - art

Maori Gang Members, New Zealand

The Maori culture has a long tradition of tattooing, which dated back centuries until the Europeans outlawed it in the 1800s. These Auckland men belong to the anti-European Black Power Group. Their tattoos are a combination of traditional Maori tattoo art, called moko, and symbols picked up from the U.S. Black Power movement of the 1960s.

Man, Burkina Faso

For many men in West Africa, scarring is a form of tribal initiation and a sign of bravery. Done with razor blades, the painful process starts at puberty and continues into adulthood. Each tribe has distinctive tattoo designs; this man’s markings indicate his village and his clan and include black magic symbols to keep away evil spirits.

The Tribe, California

Called the Tribe, these men (gathered under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco) are leaders of the local Modern Primitivism movement. The Tribe has a tattoo parlor that does only tribal marking. Several of the tattoo artists have traveled to Borneo and learned the craft from tribal masters.

Photographer Chris Rainier has won five Picture of the Year awards for his continuing documentation of vanishing tribes. He is at work on his third book, Ancient Marks, which looks at tattooing and scarification around the world.

For more information:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/ 

http://www.ancientmarks.com/

Wikipedia recently came in for quite a bit of critical focus due to the Seigenthaler story. See the Wikipedia entry on the matter here. So in the light of that, it's interesting to see the results of a a study carried out by Nature.

"In order to test its reliability, Nature conducted a peer review of scientific entries on Wikipedia and the well-established Encyclopedia Britannica.

The reviewers were asked to check for errors, but were not told about the source of the information.

"Only eight serious errors, such as misinterpretations of important concepts, were detected in the pairs of articles reviewed, four from each encyclopedia," reported Nature.

"But reviewers also found many factual errors, omissions or misleading statements: 162 and 123 in Wikipedia and Britannica, respectively." Full Story BBC

The strangest thing about all of this is that the obvious thing to do with an incorrect wiki entry is to edit it...

The mayor of a Brazilian town is trying to bring in a law making it illegal for residents to die.

Mayor Roberto Pereira da Silva, of Biritiba-Mirim, came up with the idea because the town's only cemetery is full.

He wants to bring in a law that would see relatives of people who die before their time face fines or even jail.

The law would make it an offence for the town's 28,000 citizens to not look after their health properly.

Mayor Pereira da Silva said there was no way of expending the cemetery or building a new one, reports Agora Sao Paulo.

He said: "Eighty nine per cent of the town is rivers, the rest is protected because it is tropical jungle."

The state government had promised to help build a new vertical cemetery - but nothing had been done.

Gym memberships have reportedly shot up since the mayor announced his plans, and more people are visiting doctors.

"I am amazed at what goes on in the tiny, fleeting world of drops. I marvel at their diversity and simplicity, and thrill in their beauty. I strive to share that wonder with you.

Fluids in motion fascinate me. I see the curves as smooth and effortless, the forms reflecting a perfect balance of dynamic forces. They can tickle some faint physical memory, just as a scent can evoke a forgotten mix of feelings. Like clouds in the sky, they are three-dimensional inkblot tests.

Liquid Sculptures are drops. Sometimes they collide with other drops or splashes, other times into a pool or onto a dry surface. To orchestrate a collision, I arrange the drops in their starting positions, release them at the right times, and let nature take its course.

What you see are high-resolution photographs of the resulting collisions, captured with high-speed flash photography (pioneered and popularized by Dr. Harold Edgerton). They have not been substantively altered or enhanced. I use Photoshop to clean up the background, balance the color and tidy up a bit. I don't alter the shape or composition. What you see is what nature provided. (One exception: the lips in "Big Wet One Red" were crying for red lipstick, which Photoshop provided.)

I create the range of shapes by varying the sizes, speeds, and positions of the drops, and by controlling the timing of the launches and the flash. The physical properties of the liquids, of course, play a critical role. I change the color, viscosity and surface tension of the liquids with dye, glycerin and soap. "  Martin Waugh

This from MacDailyNews : "We kid you not. The Pl>y (Play) iBoxer Boxer is a knit boxer for trendy, gadget-savvy music lovers. Made from a cotton/spandex blend, this button fly boxer has a discrete front pocket which is perfect for holding your iPod. The Pl>y Boxer line is available in solid fashion colors, printed designs, and printed waistband designs and features the Pl>y logo. Available in sizes:
S, M, L, XL." Link

 

These magnificent shots have anonymously been sent in from Washington State, USA – Good to see that the white dog poo phenomenon stretches across the pond!

Beautiful Pictures, Just Beautiful!

I saw this guys work at a www.coshuk.com temporary gallery in London at the weekend. I like!

Watch this space www.gilbert-lodge.com

The Hype Machine is an experiment that gathers songs posted on MP3 blogs and presents them in an easy to consume manner.

The Hype Machine tracks a variety of MP3 blogs. If a post contains MP3 links, it adds those links to its database and displays them on the front page.

Some of the frequently accessed tracks are cached by the Hype Machine server, much like Google Search caches web pages, to reduce load on the bloggers' servers and protect their bandwidth. Those tracks are NOT available for download, but you can preview them via the "listen" links that are next to each track or using your media player.

The blog that posted a particular track is identified under every track by name and with a "read post" link that leads to the blog post itself. If you enjoyed a track someone posted, stop by and let them know!

The podcast button that appears on most of the Hype Machine pages lets you subscribe to the listing of tracks using iTunes 4.8+ and other newsreaders.
It’s now easy to tell your friends about a song you really enjoyed on the Hype Machine.
Just click on the song name on any of the Hype Machine pages and you will end up at a page for that individual song! The page has a listen button, a link to the blog post, and a link to a place where you can pick up the record.
Try it out!

Comedian Richard Pryor died of a heart attack on Saturday, just nine days after his 65th birthday. The actor, who was married seven times and fathered seven children, fought multiple sclerosis for 20 years and suffered a heart attack at his California home. Fans gathered on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday to pay tribute to the actor.

One of four children raised in his grandmother's brothel, Richard experienced rape at the age of six (by a teenaged neighbor) and molestation by a Catholic priest during catechism. He watched his mother perform sexual acts with Peoria's mayor. One way the young boy escaped from these traumatic experiences was to attend the movies. Seated in the "black seats" at his local cinema, Pryor consumed the screen worlds of such heroes as John Ford and Howard Hawks, stirring within a wild ambition to become a star like them. He was expelled from school for a petty offense at age 14, and began working as janitor at a local strip club. Work as shoe-shine and "careers" as drummer, meat packer, truck driver, and billiard hall attendant combined to pre-ordain a perspective of the black underclass in 1950s America that Pryor translated into honest and hilarious routines. Several brushes with the country's penal system gave him first-hand knowledge of the treatment of blacks within it. Ask anyone who has followed Pryor's comedy and the word  authentic comes up. But, as the Grateful Dead sang, "What a long, strange road it's been" for the 63 years that Pryor has blessed this earth. And, as Richard says, "I ain't dead yet, Muther Fucka!"

More info on his amazing life at http://richardpryor.com/

Great Pryor Quotes

"I'm not addicted to cocaine... I just like the way it smells."

"It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused"

"Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers."  married 8 times twice to one woman

hence :  "I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right."

In Praise of Pryor

"Richard Pryor is an alchemist who can turn the darkest pain into the deepest comedy. [He] doesn't go for the jugular — he goes straight for the aorta."
-- Robin Williams
 
"What would life be like without Richard Pryor and Mudbone? Dull, baby, very dull. There will never be another Richard Pryor. He is, and always has been, the funniest man alive."
-- Whoopi Goldberg
 
"Some people are born wearing an iron shoe. They're the ones who kick doors down and enter the places that before them have been untouched even by light. Theirs is always a mission filled with loneliness and broken bones. Richard Pryor is one of the bravest of them."
-- Jim Carrey
 
"I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, 'Ain't that the truth!' Richard Pryor is the truth machine. He has taken black street humor to its highest universal level."
-- Quincy Jones
 
"Pryor peels back the last layer of his battle-scarred skin to reveal the wretched demons that make him the true King of Comedy, and the rest of us just pretenders to the throne."
-- Denis Leary
 
"It is impossible to exaggerate the greatness of Richard Pryor. [He] is truly an incandescent star, and we are lucky to bask in his glow."
-- Richard Belzer
 
"Richard Pryor is to comedy what Gretzky is to hockey, what Ali is to Boxing. He is The Beatles of comedy."
-- Paul Rodriguez
 
"[Richard is] a gifted, raging, soaring, plummeting, deeply human man with the tender boy inside — the greatest pioneering comic artist of the last three generations."
-- Lily Tomlin
 
"Richard is the consumate comic/jazz artist, and no one will ever touch his genius."
-- Chevy Chase
 
"Richard had that thing where he could make you laugh so hard and then all of a sudden he'd break your heart."
-- Robert Townsend
 
"I love Richard Pryor. He is a comic genious and a great human being. As he's explored the depths and heights, he's found a laugh around every corner."
-- David Lynch
 
"Richard Pryor is truly one of the great artists of our time. His comic genius and influence remain unparalleled."
-- Eddie Murphy
 
"Richard was our King Solomon. He truly created the kingdom of Niggerdom.
-- Mitzi Shore, owner of the Comedy Store
 
"There are some people who impact your life forever. Richard Pryor is such a person. It is undefining to call him a comedian, for he seemed to transcend comedy when he spoke to us."
-- Morgan Freeman
 
"You are my friend, my pal, my domino partner, and the funniest motherfucker in the world today."
-- Willie Nelson
 
"At one moment you want to rescue him and save him and the next moment you know he's going to do the same for you."
-- Jennifer Lee
 
"Richard Pryor is the greatest comedian of all time."
-- Chris Rock
 
"You changed the world... for everyone in it."
-- Mos Def

More info on his amazing life at http://richardpryor.com/

Some nice shiny new Evan Hecox prints

EVAN HECOX WINTER SUN PRINT
SILKSCREEN PRINT ON ACID FREE UNCOATED PAPER
SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST
16" X 20" | EDITION OF 100

 

EVAN HECOX TOKYO FISH MARKET PRINT NO.1
SILKSCREEN PRINT ON ACID FREE UNCOATED PAPER
SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST
16" X 20" | EDITION OF 100

Go to http://www.arkitip.com/printedmatter and buy them

Making digitized history, the Grammy-nominated rap trio have transferred their wild, humorous, and Old School flavored b-boy energy into the game play.

Decked out in gear from their hometown team the New York Knicks, Adrock, MCA, and Mike D. appear in NBA Street V3 as unlockable characters. As befitting their individual character traits, each Beastie has different skills that will help players able to unlock the Boys to own the court. The secret is to face off against the Beastie Boys in NYC's Dyckman Park in the "Street Challenge" mode.

If you win the challenge, then you will unlock all three Beasties for all the other modes of the game, including regular 3-on-3 action and the all-new Slam Dunk Contest.

"You know, I wish that there was some way
that I could be outside playin' basketball in the rain
and not get wet. Now wouldn't that be great, hmm?"

For more information click here

What search term would have returned these images?

Think you know click here

One of the many trends spawned by the Internet is a phenomenon known as Reflectoporn — the deliberate posting of photographs of items with reflective surfaces to on-line auction sites, with those pictures "accidentally" capturing reflected images of the sellers/photographs in various states of undress.

This is an actual photo that was put in the classified ads for someone selling a dining room set. There's a pretty strong clue in here suggesting that it was taken by a man.

Sharpen your powers of observation and try to find the clue. Good luck.

More Reflectoporn over here: http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/kettle.asp

An astonishing action freeze. One of those once in a lifetime shutter clicks that manages to aesthetically depict multiple aspects of its chosen topic at once, without any waste or clutter: from Initial Thought, on to The Big Moment, and then Let's Do It Again.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo-of-the-week/

http://www.daviddoubilet.com/

Qing Xu Wei is also known as 5173. He makes his living powering up players' characters when they are asleep or at work. Doing this, he earns more than he did working in the insurance business.

A Chinese factory employs gamesters to play through the boring early stages of computer games (MMORPG or Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games), killing monsters and collecting virtual "gold coins" that they can sell for real cash to customers only interested in the challenge of a developed game. "For 12 hours a day, seven days a week, me and my colleagues are killing monsters," said one 23-year-old worker, known as a "gold farmer". "I make about $250 a month, which is pretty good compared to the other jobs I've had." According to DFC Intelligence, which tracks online gaming, the market as a whole makes $3.6 million a year.

The BBC has posted an article about the aspects of gold farming. In the article, a news journalist visited Asia to document the daily life of a gold farmer. There are photos and quotes that illustrate real life gamers to their online counterparts, in addition to gold farmers' conditions and meager pay. In a larger picture, the article also discusses the culture of online gaming and its consequences.

Buying and selling gaming items such as imaginary weapons is a booming business on the web. The internet games section of Ebay saw more than $9m (£5m) in trades in 2003 alone.

Earlier this year, a Shanghai online gamer was given a suspended death sentence for killing a fellow gamer when he found out the friend had sold his virtual sword, which he had lent him, for 7,200 yuan (£473).

This guy has far too much info on the subject: Click here

BBC article: Click here

KINSEY at BOON Gallery in SALEM, MA., Dec. 10th - Jan. 22nd, 2006

RECEPTION: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 6-8pm

For those of you that live across the pond and can't make it don't worry he's got a load of new prints out for the holidays at www.kinseyvisual.com

"NEC Corporation today announced that it has succeeded in the development of an ultra-thin, flexible, rechargeable battery capable of super-fast (30-second) charging, which can be embedded into smartcards and intelligent paper. The new battery, organic radical battery, uses a type of plastic called organic radical polymer as its cathode.
Organic radical polymer assumes an electrolyte-permeated gel state and is the reason why the rechargeable battery is so remarkably flexible and pliant. In addition, the organic radical polymer electrode reaction is extremely fast and the supporting salts migrate through gel state polymer very smoothly. This results in little resistance to the charging reaction and an incredibly fast charging time of less than 30 seconds. Not only is this new battery thin, flexible and rechargeable, but it is also environmentally friendly as unlike conventional rechargeable batteries, it does not contain any harmful heavy metals such as mercury, lead or cadmium." More

The battery is 0.3mm thick and is likely to provide power for a new generation of paper like applications.

The Eitai Bridge : Kimi Iwasaki

Canada based rhonda fast and kris krug of static photography have recently posted a couple of articles about the rights of photographers when shooting in public places. Here and there. They highlight the latest edition of JPG Magazine which focuses on the growing levels of paranoia and suspicion that photographers are confronting in the street:

"The theme, "Photography is Not a Crime," is a rallying cry. It's meant to remind everyone that amateur photographers are the documentarians of real life. People with cameras bear witness to the everyday dramas of ordinary people. We capture our world to help us understand it.

We are not terrorists. We are not dangerous. And we are certainly not a threat.

For issue 5, we're asking you to go out in public and take photos. Insist on your rights as a photographer. Shoot where people tell you not to. Talk to people about why you're there and what you're doing. Make a statement.

And then, of course, pick your favorite photo and send it in. " Link

UK Guide

USA Guide

Enter the world of the Dirty Harry video and play the 3D dirty Harry online game. Just click the image to the left and go drive around the desert picking up your young friends. Once you have completed it enter your details onto the high score board.

The best score will win T-Shirts, Badges and a signed gorillaz storyboard, (as seen on the online shop). [ Click Here For Shop ]

Every entry onto the score board will also be entered into a prize draw to win a signed storyboard, giving you even more chances to win you lucky people, so get driving!

Go play now click here

The Urban Archives project contributes to the body of knowledge on urban communication. Since 2004, University of Washington students have been documenting Seattle's streets and conducting original research using a variety of approaches and perspectives. Using photography, students carry out field research by capturing urban texts such as graffiti, public art, advertising, signage, and architectural design.

Original photographs of urban texts are archived, annotated and shared with the community for further research and analysis. The documentation is ongoing as the project is expanding. They have also began to add data from cities around the world. For more information about this project visit the www.urbanarchives.org website.

For more info go here www.urbanarchives.org

'And as if my by magic, the shopkeeper appeared!'

The vhs collections have long been deleted and as such fetched very high prices on a certain popular auction website.
Now you can get all the televised episodes of Mr Benn on a no-frills dvd plus one new episode which apart from newly recorded music could easily have been from the original series.
Kids will love Mr Benn, his adventures involve pirates, dinosaurs, sea monsters, spacemen - great marketing(!) but i'd imagine this DVD will appeal just as much to people who loved watching this series when they were young, us!
Don't expect any trailers, making of documentaries, or biographies on this dvd, all you get is is every episode of Mr Benn from the 70s plus Mr Benn - Gladiator, the new story - that's it.
What more do you want?

You can buy it here

dpmhi (re)present Michael Lau's  MR. SHOE (sample) Exhibition
26 November, 2005 - 03 January, 2006

His name is Shoe, people usually call him "MR. SHOE".
One day, when MR. SHOE woke up, he had made a big decision. "I decided to buy a pair of shoes.”
He went to a shoe shop but nobody greeted him at all. Shopkeepers still ignored him after he had waited for a few minutes. Then he left and went to another shop. Unfortunately, he received the same response. He left and went to the other shops...... until the last one in the town. He was totally ignored by shopkeepers of all the shoe shops!
He was so annoyed. Then he stopped a shopkeeper and asked for the reason. "Why do you ignore me and don't sell any shoes to me? I want to buy a pair of shoes." "Nonsense! Why does a shoe need to buy a pair of shoes?" said the shopkeeper. MR. SHOE was very upset and discontented. So he decided to make his own shoes. His custom-made shoes were unexpectedly well-perceived by his friends. And this is the birth of MR. SHOE SHOP (SAMPLE). Finally, MR. SHOE got his shoes.
"I attempt to testify the attractiveness and effectiveness of shoes on "crossover" and "sample".”
Michael Lau

dpmhi
2-3 GPS
Great Pulteney Street
Soho
London W1

Opening Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-7  Sun: 12-5
T: +44 (0)871 218 0260

Click here for more info on the Michael Lau  Mr. SHOE (sample) exhibition

1. BABY SERENA - BABY I'M YOURS
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR CHOKING INJURIES.
W.A.T.C.H. says the Baby Serena comes with a bottle whose parts are removable and could be swallowed.

2. CAMOUFLAGE WATER BOMB FUN KIT
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR EYE INJURIES.
W.A.T.C.H. says the slingshots are capable of forcefully firing "water bombs" with the potential to cause serious eye injuries.

3. SPLATMATIC PISTOL SPLAT PAINTBALL SHOOTER
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR EYE, FACE AND OTHER IMPACT INJURIES.
W.A.T.C.H. says the "PistolSplat" paintball shooter fires ".50 caliber" paint balls at a high velocity.

4. ANIMAL ALLEY – PONIES
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR INGESTION/ASPIRATION INJURIES.
W.A.T.C.H. says the soft, colorful pony has long, fiberlike hair which is not adequately rooted and is easily removable.

5. CITY BLOCKS
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR INGESTION AND CHOKING INJURIES.
W.A.T.C.H. says the toy contains several pieces, including a small, round bead and wooden dowel, that can be separated and ingested by children.

6. THE LORD OF THE RINGS - RETURN OF THE KING URUK-HAI CROSSBOW SET INCLUDING ELECTRONIC LIGHT 'N' SOUND STING SWORD
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR EYE INJURIES!
W.A.T.C.H. says the ammunition has "soft tips", but the arrows are catapulted by the crossbow at high velocity.

7. 38" AIR KICKS KICKAROOS ANTI-GRAVITY BOOTS
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR HEAD OR OTHER IMPACT INJURIES!
W.A.T.C.H. says the manufacturer's safety instructions include the unrealistic directive to "always remain in control of your motions". Children pictured on the packaging have no protective gear whatsoever.

8. FISHER PRICE'S LITTLE MOMMY BATH BABY DOLL
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR CHOKING INJURIES!
W.A.T.C.H. says the toy comes with a shampoo bottle that has a removable cap that could be swallowed by children and potentially lead to a choking tragedy.

9. FANTASTIC 4 ELECTRONIC THING HANDS
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR BLUNT IMPACT INJURIES!
W.A.T.C.H. says these oversized fists encouraged children to engage in "clobberin time!", but parents are warned that "serious injury could result" should it be used to strike a person or pet.

10. STAR WARS - REVENGE OF THE SITH ENERGY BEAM
HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR FACE AND EYE INJURIES!
W.A.T.C.H. says the toy includes two pressurized "energy beam string canisters" that have the potential for face and eye injuries.

"A crazy new product out of Taiwan seems to be aimed at the feed dependent of us out there. The 'rsstroom reader' is a bathroom gadget that prints news feeds onto your T-P - that's right, your TOILET PAPER! The best part is the "biometrics" toilet seat that'll figure out who you are based on your weight and prints the news you want - not your roommates tabloid garbage. Going to the rsstroom will never be boring again" Full Story

Admit it you poor RSS addicted geeks,  you really wish this was real don't you?

Lifegem can take your dead loved one and turn them into a diamond.

" Separate out NO MORE THAN 8 ounces (about 1 Cup) of the cremated remains and tightly secure in a plastic bag or other plastic container.  DO NOT send all of the remains unless you have chosen our additional scattering option or return option.  We only need 8 ounces to produce all of the LifeGem diamonds on your order... Legally, only US Mail accepts remains, please do not send via FedEx or UPS." Link

 

In a trial certain to be welcomed by the estimated one million British people who eat their lunch at their desks each day, Britain's biggest retailer Tesco will use technology similar to that used in singing greetings cards to sell musical sandwiches.

Opening the top of the sandwich box will activate a tiny sound module that plays a selection of music. This season's offering will be a medley of Christmas tunes including "Jingle Bells," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

Tesco Spokesman Jonathan Church said the potential of the melodic munch was enormous.
"It's designed to provide busy office workers with relaxing music to make eating lunch at their desks more enjoyable than ever before," he said, adding that the concept could be easily adapted for Easter, Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.

That's got to be the crapiest marketing idea I have ever heard of! And the worst part is it will probably make Tesco's millions.

It appears that Sony can do no right. With the widely publicised news that Sony music CDs are infecting customers' computers with security-hole-inducing spyware, Sony have now launched a campaign to perhaps claw (buy) back a bit of credibility in the form of Graffiti.

The Sony Graffiti ads have been spotted in San Francisco and other cities targeted in the campaign include New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Miami, according to Sony spokeswoman Molly Smith. Reportedly Sony commissioned the world famous Tats Cru to put them up. The original ads based on artwork commissioned by Sony's ad agency, features a collection of dizzy-eyed urban kids playing with the PSP as if it were a skateboard, a paddle or a rocking horse, but doesn't include the word Sony or PSP anywhere.

Sony isn't the first corporation to use graffiti and stencils to market its products. In 2001, IBM paid Chicago and San Francisco more than $120,000 in fines and clean-up costs after its advertising agency spray-painted Linux advertisements on the cities' sidewalks.

Unlike IBM, however, Sony says it's paying businesses and building owners for the right to graffiti their walls.

Casa Maria was paid $100 for two weeks' use of its wall, according to co-owner Mario Arana.

Unfortunately for Sony, in San Francisco, the ads have received a backlash from local graffiti artists who have defaced them or added comments like "Get out of my city," and the word "Fony".

For more info goto: Wooster Collective or Wired.com

It was about to happen sooner or later - a Little Brittain computer game staring Andy and Lou - Brilliant!!

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