March 8, 2010

A little backstory on the Yvon Chouinard American Express commercial that aried during last night’s Oscars

If you watched the Academy Awards last night you may have seen Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard, appear on a commercial for the American Express Members Project, a new partnership with social-action network Takepart.com. The piece was filmed in and around Ventura County by Robert Richardson – himself an Oscar-winning cinematographer – and directed by Scott Hicks of Shine fame.

The cover for Infinite Arms, the new album from Band Of Horses, coming out May 18.

The cover for Infinite Arms, the new album from Band Of Horses, coming out May 18.

March 5, 2010

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“White Winter Hymnal” (from the Daytrotter Session) by Fleet Foxes

Keeping with the Fleet Foxes vibe… I love this sparse version of “White Winter Hymnal” from their Daytrotter Session.


Stop What You Are Doing & Install This Plug-In.

Cambridge UK startup Rapportive has released a Firefox and Chrome extension that will replace the ads in your Gmail with photos, biographic data and social media links, including a live display of recent Tweets, for whoever you’re corresponding with by email. It’s fantastic and takes about 2 minutes to set up.

Installed and tested — it took less than a minute. This is incredibly cool. Download here.
via dpstyles, mattlehrer, moth.

Stop What You Are Doing & Install This Plug-In.

Cambridge UK startup Rapportive has released a Firefox and Chrome extension that will replace the ads in your Gmail with photos, biographic data and social media links, including a live display of recent Tweets, for whoever you’re corresponding with by email. It’s fantastic and takes about 2 minutes to set up.

Installed and tested — it took less than a minute. This is incredibly cool. Download here.

via dpstylesmattlehrer, moth.

March 4, 2010

We’ve been “in the studio” writing / experimenting for almost six months! Nearly every day! Almost all the work on this record is on the preproduction end. Recording will be fast.
Robin Pecknold, from the Fleet Foxes, talking about recording their next album on the At Ease Message Boards

March 3, 2010

Our family doesn’t have a TV anymore. We have five laptops at the dining room table and we all watch whatever we love.
Amazing quote from a recent focus group. (via Tim)
I want to get one of these TykeRider bikes for my 2-year-old.

I want to get one of these TykeRider bikes for my 2-year-old.

March 2, 2010

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“When The Devil’s Loose” by A. A. Bondy

I’m a little late to the game with him, but I’m making up for lost time by digging up a bunch of his old stuff.

Pedigree Dogs ad shot 1000 FPS using the Phantom camera (via Gruber)

Rescuers carry a puppy found alive inside a destroyed house in Constitucion, Chile (from The Big Picture’s Chile, three days later)

Rescuers carry a puppy found alive inside a destroyed house in Constitucion, Chile (from The Big Picture’s Chile, three days later)

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