Monthly Archives: May 2009

magCulture looks at the new Newsweek redesign

magCulture takes a slightly more in-depth look at the new Newsweek magazine design and comes to the conclusion that it is simply messy and unfocused. I previously said that I thought the cover itself was great, but after seeing these … Continue reading

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Jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Drifters of the deep from Eugenia Loli-Queru on Vimeo. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is back again with another magnificent video of sea creatures (previously, they shot a video of the fish with a transparent head). This time it features a … Continue reading

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Street Fighter 2 on the Atari 2600

Block Tests 01 from Dylan Hayes on Vimeo. RISD student Dylan Hayes stripped Street Fighter II down to its most basic graphic elements to show what the game might look like if it were made for the Atari 2600. It … Continue reading

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BBC Comedy: "Your name, sir?"

This is a pretty hilarious comedy sketch from the TV show “A Bit of Fry and Laurie” (featuring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie) in which Laurie has to give his name and address to an officer at the police station. … Continue reading

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Passion Pit – Manners

Wow, I think this is the fastest I’ve ever come to liking a new band in a very long time. I watched their music video for “The Reeling” (embedded below) and was surprised by how fun it was and how … Continue reading

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Hand-made wooden eyeglass frames from Herrlicht

Herrlicht is an eyeglasses maker in Germany that specializes in hand-made custom wood frames. [via] I’ve actually never seen this done before but they certainly do look fabulous! I imagine however that these would be worn on somebody who does … Continue reading

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