October 2010

Google Halloween Scooby-Doodles!

10.30.2010

Not to underdo themselves, Google’s kicking off Halloween with a series of five doodles that pay homage To Scooby-Doo. Nice.

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Utterly sick pumpkin carvings

10.29.2010

Grab a load of these jack-o-lanterns carved into the likenesses of Frankenstein, President Barack Obama, David Letterman, Predator, Iron Maiden’s Eddie, and others. Creativity is a beautiful thing. Source: Internet

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M Jam #00026

10.26.2010

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Chess enthusiasts bragging in an empty lobby

10.25.2010

A group of chess enthusiasts who had checked in to a hotel were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. ”But why?” they asked. ”Because,” the manager said. ”I can’t stand chess nuts boasting in an open [...]

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Futura on the moon

10.22.2010

The typeface mankind chose to leave on the moon was Futura. RELATED: How many Helveticas does it take to get to the moon? (via NASA)

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How bacon is made

10.21.2010

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Minus One

10.21.2010

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Happy birthday, Dizzy Gillespie

10.20.2010

There they go again. Google is appropriately saluting Dizzy Gillespie with another predictably cool doodle. “It’s taken me all my life to learn what not to play.” – Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)

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The Hero’s Journey as seen in The Matrix

10.20.2010

Author Christopher Vogler discusses the 12 steps of The Hero’s Journey, a classic story structure model based on Joseph Campbell’s seminal work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The makers of this informative video have nicely applied these ideas to The Matrix: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Two years ago today

10.20.2010

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Don’t flip a steak more than once. Myth?

10.20.2010

I’m a relative newcomer to the “knowledge” that the secret to cooking a perfect steak requires that you flip it only once, halfway through cooking. The theory is one of physics: reintroducing cooked beef to heat makes it tough. But is the theory true? Does the technique actually create a noticeable improvement in the way [...]

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J.K. Rowling’s spreadsheet plot

10.19.2010

A spreadsheet plot written out by J.K. Rowling. Her approach to spreadsheet plotting is to divide the columns by chapter number, story timeline, chapter title, main plots, and subplots. (via famulan)

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Tom Bosley RIP

10.19.2010

Happy Days star Tom Bosley, a.k.a. “Mr. C”, has died at 83. While best known for his portrayal of Mr. Cunningham, he’ll also be just as remembered for the Glad trash bag commercials. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video It’s only been a couple days since the passing of [...]

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Mother Nature Decoded

10.18.2010

From the NY Times blog, a cool entry (the fifth in a series) that explores the skills needed to draw objects proportionally. The trick is to see the fundamental issues of the object as a whole rather than concentrating on its individual parts separately. In the first stage of the drawing I establish the direction [...]

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Moments with Baxter

10.18.2010

Meet Baxter, a 19.5-year-old certified therapy dog. He specializes in providing smiles and comfort to people on their deathbeds. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Barbara Billingsley RIP

10.17.2010

Barbara Billingsley, best known for her portrayal of June Cleaver on television’s white-picketed classic Leave it to Beaver, has died at the age of 94. Rest in peace, blood. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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