I Hope This Gets To You: A Viral Love Letter

I hope this gets to her.
Walter C. May and with band of roommates (literally in a band called, The Daylights), wrote a song and made a video for May’s girlfriend. She’s in grad school far far away on the other side of the country from May. Instead of sending her the video directly, they are sending the video out through tweets, links and other social media in hopes that she stumbles upon it randomly. May hopes that this shows her that they “can feel close without having to be close every day”. How cute is that? Help spread the word!

There’s also an interview with Walter C. May at the Villiage Voice:

I wanted it to be simple, something really anyone could have done. We shot the video in my buddy’s garage on a Canon 5D one Sunday afternoon, and I spent maybe $100 in total, buying black bedsheets and stuff. I didn’t want to go overboard, to show that the thought really does count.

I had to block her [May's girlfriend] from my Twitter. She studies so much she doesn’t check it a lot, so hopefully she won’t notice for a while. She was also here last weekend and that was really hard. But our friends and her friends at school have all been given the gag order, so it really has to be some random way she’s going to see it.

(credit: Gizmodo)

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New Additions to The Netflix Instant List for 11-22-10

These are the latest additions to The Netflix Instant List
Got anything you want to add that is not already on the list? comment below.

48 Hrs
1981
The Bad News Bears
Dogs Decoded: Nova
The Human Centipede
Fierce Creatures
Highball
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
The Jewel of the Nile
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Metropia
The Perez Family
She-Ra: Season 1: Vol. 1
Survivors: Series 1
Wendy and Lucy

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Toxie

This American Life featured an investigative report by David Kestenbaum
and Chana Joffe-Walt of Planet Money about Toxic Assets.

David and Chana wanted to figure out what exactly happened with the financial crisis. They pooled together some money, bought their own toxic asset and started picking it apart. Listeners gave the toxic asset a nickname, Toxie. You can listen to the whole thing here.

In January 2010, reporters from Planet Money bought a toxic asset—you know, the things that blew up wall street banks, sank the economy and brought the global financial system to a halt—one of those. And “Toxie” turned out to be an encyclopedia of the financial crisis.

An animation was made about “The Death of Toxie” summarizing the story.
Directed and animated by Stephen Neary. Assistant animation and backgrounds
by Connie Li Chan. Sound design by Robin Arnott.

Toxie’s Dead from Enkhtulga on Vimeo.

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Twitter Treats for 11-09-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted. See previous here.

Got two weeks worth this time.

Urban outiftters is bringing the 90′s back, not just with their clothes, but their website too.

First Listen: Stereolab, ‘Not Music
(via @nprmusic)

All the rage in Norway: Snuggie + footie pjs + hoodie = OnePiece®

99% Video: Stefan Sagmeister: Don’t Take Creativity For Granted
(via @Behance)

Watch the first episode of The Walking Dead Online
(via @BuzzFeed)

Last week’s WE’VE NEVER MET webcomic

A excerpt from “Delete this at your Peril!” by Bob Servant, where he replied to those emails that solicit money

Incredible vintage California skate photography
(via @Flavorpill)

Haiku The News: Condensing in-depth, hard-hitting news down to 17 easily-digestible syllables of snarky, editorial commentary

First ever photograph of a human being.
(via @AisleOne)

Bob Hope’s business card, early-1920s
(via @LettersOfNote)

H&M is DEFINITELY coming to Dallas NorthPark Center!
(via @Dallas_Observer)

Just launched: Bazaar. A version of Etsy but just for art
(via @michaelcannell)

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Last Season on Conan

I haven’t gotten to watch the show yet (hopefully TBS or Hulu will post it online) but this opening sequence of Conan is pretty great.
Including cameos from Jon Hamm and Larry King.

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New Additions to The Netflix Instant List for 11-07-10

These are the latest additions to The Netflix Instant List
Got anything you want to add that is not already on the list? comment below.

Alice in Wonderland
Annie Hall
Apocalypse Now Redux
Art School Confidential
Babes in Toyland
Batman
Behind Enemy Lines
Billy Elliot
Casino
Class Act
Clay Pigeons
The Client
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition
Cousins
David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer *Updated
Dead End
The Good Night
Her Alibi
House of Fury
House on Haunted Hill
Imitation of Life
Monsoon Wedding
My Cousin Vinny
Natural Born Killers
One Fine Day
Othello
The Philosopher Kings
Salvador
Same Time, Next Year
A Shot in the Dark
Sleeping with the Enemy
Spies Like Us
The Sting
Strange Brew
Tetro

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Sucker Punch trailer

Sucker Punch, written and directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen)
This looks like the perfect bad-ass girl cheesy action movie. Starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Oscar Isaac and Scott Glenn. Opens March 25, 2011.

A young girl is institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the facility

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JAMBOX the wireless speaker and speakerphone

Adam Lisagor aka Lonely Sandwich made a new video for Jambox, a new product by Jawbone (maker of bluetooth headsets).
It runs about $200 and acts as a wireless speaker and speakerphone that you connect with through your iphone or ipad. Watch the video, starring Tetris Kelly (@TetrisStarMusic), for a better explanation, it looks pretty sweet.

JAMBOX by Jawbone is simply the smallest, best-sounding wireless speaker and speakerphone on the planet. Just place it anywhere in a room and enjoy pristine streaming audio from your phone, tablet, computer and other Bluetooth devices. It’s the perfect companion to all your mobile devices. Bring music, movies and all your mobile audio vibrantly to life—all in the palm of your hand. Available for $199.

THE BIGGEST SOUND IN THE SMALLEST PACKAGE
JAMBOX delivers stunning stereo audio in a speaker so compact you simply won’t believe it until you hear it. Unlike other compact speakers, JAMBOX’s proprietary acoustics bring music, movies, conference calls and all your mobile audio vibrantly to life with shimmering highs and thumping bass that you can literally feel.

GO ANYWHERE & GO WIRELESS
JAMBOX is the perfect companion to all your mobile devices. Just place it anywhere in a room and enjoy pristine streaming audio from your phone, tablet, laptop and other Bluetooth devices. No cord, no docks, no hassles. Take it with you from room to room or throw it in your bag and enjoy on the go.

IT ONLY GETS BETTER WITH TIME
As the world’s first intelligent speaker, JAMBOX downloads apps, software and new features at Jawbone’s industry-first online platform, MyTALK. It’ll always be up to date. No other speaker system on the planet is intelligent and updateable—then again, nothing else is quite like JAMBOX.

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Animated German stockings commercial

A stockings lover dream.
One of the commenters on YouTube tried their hand at translating the lyrics:

Singer: What’s just on – the legs – of Dolores – that she turns – the men’s head? {longer break} Woman 1: I am sure he doesn’t return to me. Woman 2: So quickly love’s gone for me. Singer: What attracts men so powerful like a magnet? What fulfills them – with such passion? Who’s got the secret – magic power? What attracts men so powerful like a magnet? {break}

Singer: That are just the stockings – of Dolores – that turn – your men’s head. Therefore wear – the same stockings – and test it out – and they will only have eyes for you! Then every woman got such beautiful legs – and can turn alone for him. The real elegant woman knows – that this name – (Baumhüter) – means quality…

(credit: @JessicaHische)

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