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  • True sportsmanship

    June 8, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Beautiful display of sportsmanship.

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    Google Street View Camera Kit

    June 7, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    For the street view nerds out there, you can now buy your own kit. It includes 6 cameras, GPS unit, 12-V power supply, and software. The Price: Contact Seller. DIY Street view

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    NASA SDO 2012 Venus Transit

    June 6, 2012 | Posted By: | Film · Personal |
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  • Watching Venus today, there’s an app for that

    June 5, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

      Venus Transit, free app on the App Store, shows based on your location when the transit will start and finish. Watch Venus Transit Across the Sun.

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    People pay your bills

    June 4, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |
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    The Most Offensive Ad Ever?

    June 1, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |
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  • Skydiver – WR 120,000 foot jump

    May 30, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Wow!.   Felix Baumgartner planning 120,000 foot plunge.

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    Maddie the Dog – Pawfect Poses

    May 29, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    A dog photographed in crazy poses. www.maddieonthings.com Some of my favorites:  

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    North Korea must be stopped

    May 25, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Headline: North Korean officials executed in staged traffic accidents. Someone needs to put an end to this BS. I don’t care if they are allied with China, this is ridiculous. Report: N. Korean officials executed in staged traffic accidents

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  • MIT Create Ketchup Bottle That Pours Like Milk

    May 24, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    MIT creates a ketchup bottle that pours like milk. Mayonnaise version:

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    Uncle Drew

    May 23, 2012 | Posted By: | Film · Sports |

    Uncle Drew… Pepsi Max. Do I have an Uncle Drew?

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    Pixar’s Secret Love Lounge

    May 22, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    I want to go.

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  • Minority Report is here

    May 21, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Called the Leap, available for pre order for the Mac platform, makes the Kinect look like a child’s play.

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    Kodak’s secret nuclear reactor

    May 14, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    So it looks like Kodak has a secret small nuclear reactor in their NY headquarters to test impurities in their chemicals. No wonder their film stock is consistent. Kodak’s (sort of) secret nuclear reactor

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    This is how you poop

    May 11, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    A little girl teaches her new puppy how to poop.  

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  • Blue Busters – Apple’s ’84 spoof of Ghostbusters

    May 10, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Blue Busters – Apple’s ’84 spoof of Ghostbusters WOW

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    Harvard Baseball 2012 Call Me Maybe Cover

    May 9, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Harvard Baseball 2012 Call Me Maybe Cover

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    RiP Maurice Sendak

    May 8, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Maurice Sendak, the renowned children’s author, has passed away on Tuesday from complications caused by a recent stroke. Sendak wrote and illustrated more than 50 children’s books–including “Where the Wild Things Are,” his most famous, published in 1963. He was 83. Maurice Sendak dead: ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ author was 83

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  • Romney-Obama Rap Debate

    May 7, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    One presidential debate I would watch.  

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    RIP Adam Yauch – Beastie Boys

    May 4, 2012 | Posted By: | Music |

    In memory of Adam Yauch.

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    Mac sings “Another one bites the dust”

    May 3, 2012 | Posted By: | Music |

    Computer Beat by MysteryGuitarMan.

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  • 60fps video recording on iPhone 4S

    May 2, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    SloPro is a video app for the iPhone that records 60fps.

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    Not so healthy “healthy chips”

    May 1, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Katie’s Take: The Skinny on Veggie Chips  

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    Man becomes genius after head injury

    April 30, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    After being mugged and beaten, Jason Padgett becomes a genius. I wish it was that simple.   ABC News:Man Becomes Genius After Head Injury

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  • MIT Tetris Building

    April 27, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Students at MIT play Tetris on a building.

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    Creepy iPhone Hand Case

    April 26, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    This has to be the creepiest iphone case ever. Hand iPhone Case

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    Dog video bombs newscast

    April 25, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Dog named “Stormy” video bombs a newscast.

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  • Huge 11lb Nikon 6mm Fisheye Lens

    April 24, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    With 220° angle of view, this ridiculously huge Nikon Fisheye lens (6mm f2.8) will go on sale for around $161,000. Huge 11-Pound Nikon 6mm ƒ2.8 Fisheye Lens Goes On Sale  

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    To the Greatest Eagle of all Times

    April 23, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Brian Dawkins to retire, the greatest player to don the Philadelphia Eagles uniform. Thank you for the memories.

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    Magic Angle Sculpture

    April 20, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Magic Angle Sculpture: Dancers by J. V. Muntean

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  • Midgar Minecraft’d

    April 19, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    My favorite video game gets minecraft’d. Pretty cool but these people have too much time on their hands.

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    We’re Not Young

    April 18, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Is this what we thirty somethings have turned into?

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    Final Flight of NASA’s Last Space Shuttle

    April 17, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Photo by Adam Wells

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  • Hulk Hogan’s Message to Flyers Fans

    April 16, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Hulk Hogan. Enough said.

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    HandiZoom

    April 13, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    The Canon 7/5D DSLR has just been ENG’d.

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    Faces of Letdown

    April 12, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    What losses does to your face. Robert Andino’s face shows toll of being beaten down in Baltimore

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  • Jet Blasts at St. Maarten Airport

    April 11, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I want to go here for my next vacation.   Teen Blown Away by Jet Engine: Caught on Tape

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    Real life Akira iconic bike

    April 10, 2012 | Posted By: | Film · Personal |

    This fan built the real iconic Akira bike. Took over 7 years to build and roughly 10 million yen ($121,000 USD). This bike is being used to raise money for charities like childhood autism and relief and rebuilding efforts stemming from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Hands on with the official Akira Bike

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    Facebook buys Instagram

    April 9, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Wow! Facebook just announced that they will be buying Instagram for $1 billion. I have a love and hate relationship with Facebook but I love Instagram. I hope Facebook doesn’t screw this up. Facebook buys Instagram.

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  • Bill Murray Opening Day First Pitch

    April 6, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Love It. On my bucket list.

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    2012-2013 MLB season is HERE!

    April 5, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    2012-2013 MLB season is finally here and can’t wait to root for my home team the Philadelphia Phillies. What a way to celebrate the new season by looking at the new Miami Marlins Ballpark that officially opened yesterday. The days of pure baseball stadium is over and a new era of consumer entertainment is upon [...]

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    Taxi of Tomorrow

    April 4, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    They had me at USB ports for charging iPhones.   Nissan unveils prototype ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ to NYC

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  • Nike unveils new NFL uniforms

    April 3, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Nike officially unveiled its new NFL uniforms. I like it for the most part but please oh please get rid of that ridiculous gloves with the team logo on it. NFL Unveiling Slideshow.

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    Remembering Micah True

    April 2, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    As a hardcore runner and fan, I would like to remember and honor Micah True – True was featured in articles in running magazines and was a central character—known by his nickname, “Caballo Blanco”—in McDougall’s “Born to Run.” He passed away doing what he loved – running. Friends recall Micah True: passionate and playful

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    Rewriting the Rules of High Speed Travel

    March 30, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Can we get one of these from LA to Philly?

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  • Tragic Efforts to Save a Friend

    March 28, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    An event such as this is a beautiful reminder of change and renewed determination in a person’s life through a tragic event. It’s sad what happened but its a beautiful story. Boat sinks, Texas man survives 30 hours in Gulf

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    Eric Clapton’s 1 off Ferrari

    March 27, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    A one off custom built Ferrari dubbed SPC-12 EPC for Eric Clapton. A whopping $4.75 million dollars!

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    Run Forest Fun

    March 26, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Steve Knowlton ran across America a couple of years ago. He’s going to do it again this spring. Beat me to it but WOW. Respect! MN Man About To Run Across U.S. … Again

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  • Mass Effects 3: New Ending?

    March 23, 2012 | Posted By: | Film · Personal |

    I am a proponent for artistic expression and the integrity of the artist’s eye so when I heard the uproar by a small minority group who expressed displeasure in the ending to the video game “Mass Effects 3″, I was like “Come on people, let it be what it is.” Let me first preface by [...]

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    Movie Misquotes

    March 21, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    I am guilty of this.

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    Longest Word

    March 20, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I remember having to learn how to spell this word when I was in grade school. I still remember how I butchered the pronunciation so that I can spell it – “P-neu-mono-ultra-microscopic-silico-volcano-coniosis”

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  • NYC Park Avenue Optical Illusion

    March 19, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Till June 30, nine stainless-steel optical illusion sculptures designed by Barrios are being publicly displayed along a stretch of New York City’s Park Avenue, between 51st and 67th streets.

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    Walt – pretty convincing

    March 14, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Paris based graphic artist Pascal Witaszek created this movie poster. I swear it looks real but it’s just another well done fan made image. Pascal Witaszek Site  

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    Coolest Staircases

    March 13, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Not a roller coaster but an actual staircase. This ones from Duisburg, Germany. Photo by Uwe Schmid. World’s coolest staircases

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  • iPad 3?

    March 5, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Is this the new iPad 3? Sorry the music is annoying.

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    High Tech People Movers

    March 2, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    More reasons to have fun or be lazy and not exercise.

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    Temporal Distortion

    March 1, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Amazing time-lapse video of the night sky. Temporal Distortion by Randy Halverson.

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  • World Record Paper Airplane Distance

    February 29, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Joe Ayoob throws a John Collins design, officially breaking the world record by 19 feet, 6 inches. The new world record, once verified by Guinness, will be 226 feet, 10 inches.

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    Mass Effect 3 in Space

    February 28, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Video game marketing gone where no other game has gone before.

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    Dog Adopts Abandoned Kittens

    February 27, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I’m a sucker for pet videos, especially dogs. This one is very touching.

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  • iPad 3 Display?

    February 23, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Is this the new iPad 3 display? By iFixit.

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    ISO Explanation

    February 22, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    A simple explanation of what ISO is for photography and video.

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    Clean our space debri

    February 21, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Puts a whole new perspective when you see the amount of junk floating in our space. NASA Space Junk

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  • Dreamliner jet draws Boeing logo

    February 20, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    A Boeing 787 jet, the Dreamliner, took its 19 hour test flight by drawing the letters 787 followed by the company’s logo across several thousand miles of North American skies. It wasn’t visible from the ground but can be seen in the flight path. Wow. Live Flight Tracker.

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    Iranian Female Ninjas

    February 18, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Iranian Ministry of Sports’ Martial Arts Federation is training over 3000 women in the art of Ninjutsu. I wonder what they have up their sleeves. Photo by Caren Firouz/Reuters. Iran’s Female Ninjas

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    Snowboarder, LED, Night

    February 17, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Nowness.com presents L.E.D. Snowboarding.

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  • Zeal Optics – HiD

    February 16, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    I’ve been hit by the snowboarding bug and must say this goggle by Zeal Optics is amazing. I want one. It’s like a video game display on your goggles. The Z3.

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    Bad PETA commercial

    February 14, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    I am all for being vegetarian and vegan dietary lifestyle but some groups like PETA rub me the wrong way. Here’s a commercial that they made that in essence is stating the dangers of their boyfriends’ burgeoning veganism and its relation to sex. I find this to be of poor taste and doesn’t do anything [...]

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    Underwater Dog Photos

    February 13, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Photographer Seth Casteel has a pet lifestyle photo gallery of dogs underwater. You can check out more of his works by going to his page www.littlefriendsphoto.com. Here are few of my favorites.

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  • ’11 World Press Photo of the Year

    February 10, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Samuel Aranda (NYTimes) won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award for his image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms. This was during the demonstration in Yemen during what we call the “Arab Spring.”

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    Will Ferrell NBA Announcer

    February 9, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Will Ferrell announcing the starting lineup for the New Orleans Hornets.

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    Scion FR-S Close Call

    February 8, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Here’s a behind the scenes “close call” moment while shooting the new Scion FR-S commercial.

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  • Another clever OK Go MV

    February 7, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here’s another clever OK GO music video.  

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    Mad Men advertisement inspire Graffiti

    February 6, 2012 | Posted By: | Film · Personal |

    I love the show Mad Men and this NYC subway advertisement is genius. Advertisement company by Stark. Here are a few of my favorites. You can see more at gothamist.

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    Swarm of Nano Quadrotors

    February 3, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    My jaw dropped. I want these. Now only if I can control them with my iPhone and without the need of motion capture rig and white sheets.

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  • VW Dog Strikes Back

    February 2, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Here’s a sequel to last years VW little Vader spot. It stars a fat dog that loosing weight.

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    Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is back

    February 1, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Superbowl week is here. And to celebrate, I will be highlighting some of the commercials. First up is Matthew Broderick reprising his role as Ferris Bueller for a Honda CR-V commercial.

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    FCPX update

    January 31, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Apple today released Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3. It brings back multicam editing of up to 64 angles; advanced chroma keying; enhanced XML; and broadcast monitoring support out via Thunderbolt port and PCIe cards. I hope this means Apple is serious about Pro market again. Now when can we expect new Mac Pros?

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  • Digital Amputee

    January 30, 2012 | Posted By: | Film · Personal |

    Mr. Berry was a struggling actor. One day he did a gig where he got paid to do a simple photo shoot. That photo got sold to stock photo library service. Later it was licensed by New York Citys health department for ad campaigns to bring awareness to diabetes. So they altered the image and [...]

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    I love you Siri

    January 27, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I wish Siri was this hot

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    3D Lego Art

    January 26, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Simply awesome!

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  • New Hipster Ride

    January 25, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Is this what we have reduced to to be unique and stand out?

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    Celebrity Death Trap

    January 24, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    If celebrities star in a foreign commercial, does that mean their career is pretty much over? Here’s a commercial for CCAA staring Megan Fox and Mike Tyson. I think it’s over.

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    Vanishing Head Illusion

    January 23, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I’m a huge fan of optical illusions and this one is pretty cool. It’s called the “Vanishing Head Illusion” and it is by Richard Wiseman who runs the Quirkology Channel on Youtube. For more of his other videos and blogs, check out his site.

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  • George Lucas to Retire?

    January 20, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

      Has Lucas officially announced his retirement? It seems that Lucas is tired and jaded by the constant struggle to get his movies made the way he wants within the confines of the Hollywood Studio system. His latest ill treatment was with the Lucasfilm produced featured called “Red Tails,” which hits theaters today. He told [...]

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    Sun Show

    January 19, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here’s an amazing video of our Sun putting on an amazing looping light show.   “A close-up view of the Sun’s edge shows vast loop structures made of superheated plasma, just one of which is the size of several Earths. These loops can have a wide range of temperatures, many reaching several million degrees Kelvin. [...]

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    Around the World

    January 18, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    After quitting his job, photographer Kien Lam took a trip around the world. Over the course of a year, 17 countries, and over 6200 photographs he turn them into a time-lapse video to share his epic journey with the internet. Enjoy:

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  • Negus

    January 17, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    This one is from the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee. I love the surprise, the agony, and the relief all expressed on this young boy’s face. I’m pretty sure he was going through some internal conflict – should I or shouldn’t I or can it be but that doesn’t make sense. Anyway check it out.

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    Happy MLK Day

    January 16, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I was fortunate enough to go to the Dr. Martin Luther King JR Memorial in Washington DC last year. To remember him and pay my respect in celebrating his day, I’m sharing some of the photos that I took of his memorial. Happy Martin Luther King JR Day

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    Vacuum Love

    January 14, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    I want to first give a shout out to my friend Ian Kim who posted this on his Facebook. It’s a fascinating portrait series by a Japanese artist who goes by the name Photographer Hal. Couples were vacuum-packed together and then photographed. Here are few of my favorites:

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  • Manhattanhenge

    January 13, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Sorry, 5 days past but thought this was a cool “Who Knew” video talking about the semiannual occurence. This one I believed occurred approximately on January 8th where the sun rose in alignment with the east-west streets of the main street grid in Manhattan.

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    Homemade Kitchen Synthesizer

    January 12, 2012 | Posted By: | Music |

    Stephen J Anderson rigged up some kitchen cookware and accessories to his homemade synthesizer to turn those items into the trigger to create a note. With the right combo of items and software tuning, he is able to turn it into a musical composition. Genius

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    Famous Paintings as Photographs

    January 11, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Here’s a new take on famous paintings. These photographers recreated the paintings into an actual live photographs. Check them out: www.Booooooom.com  

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  • Soar like a bird

    January 10, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I might actually be interested in this if it ever is open to the public. Paraglide along with a falcon. San Diego News

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    GoPro HD Hero 2

    January 9, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Folks at GoPro are showing off couple cool new devices. First the HD Hero 2 with better sensor, 11 MP photo, and roughly about 2 hr battery life. They have also introduced the new Wifi BacPac which allows you to wirelessly control camera as well as be able to interace with mobile devices like the [...]

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    Steve Jobs the BadAss

    January 5, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    This photo just describe what a badass Steve Jobs was. Only if more and more people were this passionate. Much respect.  

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  • 6 Mayan Apocalypse debunked

    January 4, 2012 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here’s an interesting article on 6 Mayan apocalypse predictions, based on the interpretation of the calendar, that have been “debunked”. I only use quotation marks on debunked because I for one believe that no one knows and will never know. The world is just unpredictable and whatever happens happens. We’re also basing case for the [...]

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    RIP Bob Anderson

    January 3, 2012 | Posted By: | Film |

    Bob Anderson, Olympic fencer and movie sword master, passed away on January 2nd, 2012. He is famous for donning the Darth Vader costume and battling Luke Skywalker in 2 of the original Star Wars films. We celebrate his life by revisiting the famous lightsaber scene in the Return of the Jedi.

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    2011 Winter Classic

    January 2, 2012 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Today is January 2nd, 2012 and in a few minutes, the puck will drop and begins the new tradition of NHL hockey at an outdoor stadium. This year it’s my boys the Philadelphia FLyers taking on the New York Rangers. And they are playing in my field the Citizens Bank Park the home of the [...]

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  • Preview 2011 New Year’s Eve

    December 31, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here’s a video of preview for this year’s New Year’s eve celebration.   2011 New Year’s Eve Preview

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    Friday

    December 30, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I hate to do this but I can’t conclude this look back week of viral videos of 2011 without including this music video. I see it fit since today being Friday and the song is entitled “Friday”. It’s a terrible song with terrible lyrics but enjoy. This little ditty is by Rebecca Black.

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    Boy and Dog Sleepy Time

    December 29, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here’s another look back at viral videos that made 2011 special.  

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  • Dog Baby Race Crawl

    December 28, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here’s a cute and funny one where a baby and a dog crawl race. I’m just awed at how a dog knows how to crawl.

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    Puppy to Dog

    December 27, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Continuing on this week’s celebration of viral videos, today I look back at a time lapse video of a puppy growing up to a dog – a span of 1 year.  

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    2011 Top Viral Video…

    December 26, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    The top viral video of 2011 goes to none other than the “Ultimate Dog Tease”. It’s a fresh and brilliant way of incorporating the dog’s facial expressions and changing the story around through the use of VO to create a hilarious and uncanny realism of what it would be if dogs can communicate with us. [...]

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  • Action Movie FX iPhone App

    December 24, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    Here’s a fun must have app for your iphone. It’s called Action Movie FX. Produced by Bad Robots Production, it allows users to insert realistic special effects into live videos shot using the onboard camera. Check it out

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    I am Batman – Left Arm Only

    December 23, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Batman is my favorite super hero growing up and I’ve always wanted to be him. Now with a new company called Armstar I can at least come 10% closer with this amazing Kevlar Gauntlet. It looks awesome, has self defense purposes but most importantly it is an iPhone dock. Santa, can I please have one [...]

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    2011 the year of Reform, Revenge, Revolution

    December 22, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Christiane Amanpour takes us through the political stories that made up the year 2011.  

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  • 2012 EotW Countdown Starts Now

    December 21, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    December 21, 2012 – According to one interpretation of the Mayan Calendar, that is the date that the world will end. So today marks the exact 1 year countdown. So let the countdown begin.   ABC News Blogs

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    Hines Ward – The Dark Knight Rises

    December 20, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    Hines Ward is featured in an awesome sequence for the new Batman: The Dark Knight Rises Trailer. Check it out: The Dark Knight Rises

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    Kim Jong Il Dead

    December 19, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    It’s another day and another dictator falls. This time it’s the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. As a Korean American, I am relieved and feel excitement for my fellow country men and women in South Korea. Maybe this will start the process of unification between the two Koreas. But I’m also cautious because I [...]

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  • Avatar – iTunes Digital Extras

    December 16, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    I have to admit that I’m probably one of the few that haven’t watched James Cameron’s Avatar. And to be frank I don’t really have the urge to watch it. The whole been there done that story plot line just wasn’t appealing for me. But I thought this was blog news worthy – Avatar is [...]

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    Daytime Fireworks

    December 15, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    This has to be the most incredible fireworks show I have ever seen. Wow!   This is the work of a Chinese artist named Cai Guo-Giang. Using microchip-controlled explosives, he forms these incredible plumes of design and patterns.

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    Siri the gansta rapper

    December 14, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    SIRI is one talented gender neutral AI. Is there anything it can’t do?

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  • Utopian World

    December 13, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I just saw this YouTube video where they took Charlie Chaplin’s final speech from the film “The Great” and set it to various montages and background music. It tugs at your heart and is inspiring – the human idea of life, freedom, love and democracy. Chaplin’s speech is poetic and delivered with conviction. But I [...]

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    Another iPad 2 bites the bullet

    December 12, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here we go again. This time it’s the iPad 2 versus hot volcanic lava. This video, courtesy of ZooGue, follows CEO Tim Angel as he goes to Hawaii and wonders what would happen if an iPad 2 touches lava. What do you think would happen? It doesn’t take a genius to know that anything that [...]

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    AFM’s 20 Most Outrageous Movie Posters

    December 10, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    The Hollywood Reporter picked the 20 most outrageous movie posters of 2011. I am utterly speechless. Here are few that I liked.   You can view the rest by clicking on this link: AFM’s 20.          

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  • Ad meant to warn gets pulled

    December 9, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    The ad reads in bold letters “02:19am She didn’t want to do it, but she couldn’t say no.” It’s suppose to be a stark reminder of how alcohol abuse can lead to impaired judgement and vulnerabilities to dangerous situations. I for one get it and understand what they were trying to do but can see [...]

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    2012 Color of the Year

    December 8, 2011 | Posted By: | Film · Personal |

    Tangerine Tango or specifically PANTONE® 17-1463 has been named the 2012 color of the year. According to their site, Tangerine Tango is a spirited reddish orange and continues to provide the energy boost that we need to recharge and move forward. Link to their Press Release

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    Aftermath of Pearl Harbor

    December 7, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Today marks the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. In the words of President Franklin Roosevelt, a “date which will live in infamy.” On the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, LIFE.com presents rare and unpublished photos from Hawaii and the mainland. Check them out here LIFE.com    

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  • Flexible, transparent display

    December 6, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Samsung released a concept video for their flexible display technology. More and more it looks like we’re headed towards the “Minority Report” world. Just don’t take my eyes.

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    Wow, seriously?

    December 3, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    I am just speechless. This is what I call overtly copying.  

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    Can you take photos even when you’re blind?

    December 1, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    Craig Royal is a fine art photographer. He is also blind. He lost his vision due to a congenital form of optic atrophy.     And yet he still manages to overcome his handicap to take beautiful photographs that can only be imagined and captured by a unique artist like himself.   You can check [...]

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  • Fire Andy!

    November 28, 2011 | Posted By: | Sports |

    If any one saw last night’s New England Patriots versus the Philadelphia Eagles game, you know that it was brutal. The entire season can pretty much be summed up by this game. The culmination of fan’s frustration is – “FIRE ANDY!” Maybe it’s time for him to go but don’t forget to take Juan Castillo [...]

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    iPhone Lens Dial

    November 27, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    Photojojo has released a new case for the iPhone that has a dial with 3 lenses attached to it. In essence it is turning your iPhone into a camera with interchangeable lens – a la Bolex Turret cameras. Priced at $250 for the case, it isn’t cheap but the jury is still out on how [...]

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    Black Friday!

    November 25, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Never been a fan of Black Friday but for some reason I have the urge to get sucked in it this year. Some of the deals are crazy. Do I dare?

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  • Tragedy at 2011 Philadelphia Marathon

    November 20, 2011 | Posted By: | Sports |

    Two men, 21 year old student and 40 year old man, collapsed at or near the finish line and pasted away. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family and friends. I will be dedicating my runs in their honor.

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    Occupy… Flash?

    November 18, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Oh boy here we go again.     Occupyflash.org

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    Best Camera

    November 16, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    I always get asked what cameras I’d recommend. In the past I would do a brief research and make a recommendation based on their needs and budget. Today, however, I tell them the best camera is the one in their pocket – the one that they carry around all the time… iPhone or other smartphones. [...]

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  • Virtual Race

    November 15, 2011 | Posted By: | Sports |

    As a content creator, I get really excited about interactivity like this. Awesome!

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    Ballazer

    November 14, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    Here’s a new way to burn your retina and have some psychedelic fun while doing it.

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    MW3 versus BF3

    November 13, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    So I’m probably one of the few people that have not taken the plunge yet on getting one of these new games. Honestly haven’t really had much time to play anything these days but have been itching lately. Now the real question is which one to get. Some of my friends have mentioned getting Battlefield [...]

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  • Adobe to Flash, “You are ceased”

    November 11, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    Adobe made an announcement via ZDNet that from here on out, they will be ceasing development of Flash for mobile platforms and focusing more on its html5 development. So what does this mean for us content creator? I for one have agreed with Steve Jobs’ statements earlier regarding Flash being an outdated platform and a [...]

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    Casting Session

    November 10, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    Im currently on my way to Center City to conduct some auditions at the agency. As I sit here I just had a thought, actors are by far the most willing and eager to travel. A good percentage of candidates are coming down from NYC. Weve even had few submissions from outside the country – [...]

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    Let the Flood Gates Open

    November 8, 2011 | Posted By: | Film |

    So just posted for casting call on few sites. Now just sit back and let the flood gates open. You got mail!

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  • Murray Verdict

    November 7, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    So its 1:16pm PST. I sit here on my couch in the living room, glued to the television… Guilty Wow, my heart is beating pretty fast. Im still mixed about my feelings towards this case. A man is convicted for assisting another man in taking dangerous drugs.

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    NYC Marathon

    November 7, 2011 | Posted By: | Sports |

    This morning was the annual ING NYC Marathon. Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya was the top male finisher with an astonishing 2:05:05. That averages out to about 5min 39sec per mile. My fastest time ever was 7min 15sec per mile for 2 miles. Fastest pace ever was at 6min 45sec. Now imagine doing this for 26.2 [...]

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    Day ZERO

    November 7, 2011 | Posted By: | Personal |

    This officially marks my first entry into this forum known as “Blogosphere”. As a young boy I never really got into the whole diary craze, as us men would like to say “journal”, but I can’t help and feel compelled to at least try. It’s funny the entire time I’m thinking and writing this I [...]

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