Monthly Archives: May 2010

Danish bus driver gets a surprise birthday

Mukhtar, a bus driver in Copenhagen, celebrated his birthday on May 5th with a handful of strangers thanks to the generosity and creativeness of the operator of his bus company. The bus company set up a birthday chorus inside the … Continue reading

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The Big Caption: a compliment to The Big Picture

A new website entitled The Big Caption takes a photo or two each day from The Boston Globe’s The Big Picture blog and captions it with witty, obnoxious, or down-right wrong words. It’s oddly amusing to sift through. Check it … Continue reading

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Incredible hail storm in Oklahoma City

Seen here is a jaw-dropping video of baseball-sized (and bigger) hail coming down on Oklahoma City. The hail is so large that it basically turns the pool into a wave pool. INTENSE! Share this:EmailFacebookRedditDiggStumbleUpon

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The case for riding a bike in NYC

StreetFilms interviewed The New York Times writer Randy Cohen about his thoughts on biking in NYC and the recent wave of changes that have benefitted cyclists in this city. He holds some strong views about cars in parks but otherwise, … Continue reading

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Last Summer at Coney Island

Last Summer at Coney Island (documentary preview) from JL Aronson on Vimeo. JL Aronson is a Brooklyn-based documentary production company that has its sights set on completing a wonderful video project called “Last Summer at Coney Island“. The documentary follows … Continue reading

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New Balance 574 3M pack

Click to enlarge Check it! New Balance is releasing a special 3M reflective pack of their classic 574 running shoe and now I really want to get my hands on a pair (preferably that bright green and blue). Reflective things … Continue reading

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