New Trends
New Trends / Storify Tweet live coverage of routine brain surgery
May 12, 2012 | New Trends | by Jessica Birkett |
It is commonly said that social media has become increasingly intimate and, consequentially, too invasive. This has never been more physically or metaphorically true until Storify launched live Twitter coverage of some routine brain surgery, performed by renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Don Kim, at the Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, including text, picture and video updates. It turns out that brain surgery isn’t rocket science.
May 11, 2012 | New Trends | by Casper Johansson |
Is this taking the whole concept of shocking cover images too far? This Time Magazine image shows 26 year old mum, Jamie Lynne Grume, breastfeeding her 3 year old son with the headline: ‘Are you mom enough?’. The story tackles the complex issue of child attachment, in the most blunt of ways. Anything for free publicity, I guess. And yes, we feel into the trap as well. Well, you know what they say about a sucker …
New Trends / Hugvie: a Huggable Robotic Pillow-Phone
May 10, 2012 | New Trends | by Zolton |
‘This is for all the lonely people; thinking that life has passed them by‘. Oh, sorry. I was momentarily distracted by the brilliant absurdity of Hugvie, the huggable robotic pillow-phone, which was invented in Japan (of all places) by the esteemed Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. It works by imitating the heatbeat of a human, and adding in vibrators to create the sensation of a living, breathing friend. When hooked up to your mobile phone, you can receive real hugs as you chat, the intensity of which is determined by the tone of the conversation. Mystified? So are we. But we’ll happily take three of them to test. Read more
New Trends / 13 year old girl invents hiccup stopping lollipop
May 10, 2012 | New Trends | by Zolton |
It had to happen one of these days. I mean, we have a remedy for the common cold, so why not for the common, erm, hiccup. Leave that to 13 year-old Mallory Kievman, who has invented Hiccupops — a combination of, wait for it, lollipops, apple cider vinegar and sugar, a potent mixture which is believed to inhibit those dreaded throat spasms. Hiccupops will be available to purchase within the next three months, so if you’re wracked by a sudden onslaught of the hiccups, rest assured, help is not far away.
New Trends / Hand-sharpened pencils by David Rees
May 10, 2012 | New Trends | by Luke Watson |
‘Reaquaint yourself with the pleasures of a hand-sharpened pencil’, goes the tagline of David Rees’ new venture. For $15, Rees will mail out a hand-sharpened pencil, or send him your own favourite drawing pencil for him to work his magic on. The former political cartoonist uses his expertise bring your dull old pencil back to life and send it, with the bagged shavings, back to your studio. What could be easier? Read more
New Trends / Crazed text messages from panicked scorned girl
May 5, 2012 | New Trends | by Casper Johansson |
Ok, so this is a good reminder why one night stands don’t always pay off, especially when one half of the stand reads too much into the previous evening’s, erm, activities. Out of Australia comes this bizarre, one-sided text correspondence from a girl directed at the guy who bedded her, then discreetly sent her on her way. It’s painful to read, especially as the texts were all unleashed over a period of, wait for it, a day. Check out the full stream of messages at Buzzfeed.
New Trends / Things We Forget written on post-it notes
May 5, 2012 | New Trends | by Low Lai Chow |
Post-it notes, filled with words of encouragement, then ‘left to their fate’ in public spaces. The premise behind the Things We Forget project is simple but charming. It appears to be the brainchild of a viral campaign by 3M but fun all the same. Read more
New Trends / This is what Twitter looked like back in 1935
May 4, 2012 | New Trends | by Zolton |
From the ‘what ever happened to’ files comes The Notificator, a short lived robot messenger which allowed users to leave direct messages for people in order to ‘cancel appointments or inform friends of their whereabouts’. To use The Notificator, which was installed in select locations in London in 1935, people would write a message on a continuous piece of paper, drop a coin in the slot, and then the message would appear behind the glass in full view of passerbys for the next two hours. Brilliant. Shame it never lasted.
May 2, 2012 | New Trends | by Aparna Jayakumar |
Check this out: the mad genius, Werner Herzog, writes a bitingly cruel yet deeply philosophical and outrageously funny letter to his cleaning lady. [Read the full letter here] Read more
New Trends / iArcade: plug in your iPad and play 80s arcade games
April 28, 2012 | New Trends | by Michele Castagnetti |
For all you kids of the 80s, check out iArcade. Plug in your ipad and play Streetfighter until you get carpal tunnel. Also compatible with 100 Atari classics, including Asteroids, Centipede, and Battlezone, if you wanna go all retro jJust download the apps). $90 on Amazon. Read more
April 28, 2012 | New Trends | by RAE |
While most of us have the luxury of browsing this site for all things shiny, we might forget there is still a war very much being waged in Afghanistan. Sure there may be an occasional short segment on the nightly newscast about what’s happening thousands of miles away but for the families who stay awake at night wondering if their loved ones are safe on the battlefield, the lines of communication are often nil. Read more
New Trends / Dog poop turned into free Wifi in Mexico
April 27, 2012 | New Trends | 
by Zolton |
Ok, so the headline is a little, erm, out there, but let’s face it, the idea is even more shocking. Terra, a Mexican internet company, have turned to their advertising agency, DDB Mexico, to create a nose-turning campaign whereby dog owners are rewarded for putting their pets’ waste into a box in a park in exchange for access to free Wifi. The bag is weighed in the box and the corresponding weight is converted into free Wifi time. No shit! Indeed. Read more
New Trends / Man eats burger made from 1,050 pieces of bacon
April 26, 2012 | New Trends | by Zolton |
So, a horse walks into a bar … no, wait. A man walks into a Burger King in Tokyo and orders a burger made from 1,050 pieces of bacon. That’s right: something like 3 full grown pigs. Yup, and we wonder who the real swine in this case is?
April 25, 2012 | New Trends | by Luke Watson |
Mad scientist roasting, less than consistent opening hours, and great products make Swig Coffee undeniably desirable. Green coffee beans are sourced from around the globe and roasted in Gippsland, Australia. If you manage to find the industrial unit they operate out of open, the proprieter is known to give out some free samples to get you hooked.
New Trends / Hungry Kim Jong-un meme
April 21, 2012 | New Trends | by Low Lai Chow |
Like his dad, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-un is fast catapulting to superstar status on the Internet. First there was the Kim Jong-un Looking At Things blog, a spinoff of the Kim Jong Il Looking At Things blog, but North Korea’s reigning Supreme Leader has shown promise in inching out of his dad’s shadow, as this modest image collection gathered from around the world wide web evidently shows. Read more
Adam Bartlett’s illustrations take me back to a time when Saturday mornings were all Coco Pops and soft drinks, a soft, lazy pillow and a well-worn position in front of the TV. When the funny faces, sounds, and storylines of the bright-eyed cartoons somehow seemed more real than the scattered world around me. On this cold, windswept Brooklyn morning, it’s a wonderfully sharp burst of mid-80s nostalgia. Read more
The problem with firing up the grill is that it’s not worth it unless you’re cooking for a large group. But if you have an Altoids box-sized grill, you can grill yourself a solitary burger or just enough veggies for you and maybe a companion.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
The Mystic Lady Tumblr is filled with a lot of, what seems to be, found images. Whether its her prolific collection of National Geographic scans, or even the images that she reblogs, she has impeccable taste and has created an amazing aesthetic.
It’s the final, sultry day of Barcelona’s experimental sound-fest, Sonar, and weary punters are gazing listlessly at an empty, smoke-filled stage. Before long, a vocalist, beatboxer and grand pianist stride on, and what follows is a startling and, at times, deeply melancholic cabaret-electronic hybrid, prompting jaws to drop and delighting the drowsy. Meet Khan of Finland: ‘I tell stories about my everyday life; they are songs about love, pain, party and spirituality. I would call it bionic blues’.
Made from 100 percent organic cotton, pesticide free, and eco-friendly, this super soft tee featuring a unique, bold design celebrates a sinister world of kaleidoscopic colours and ripples of psychedelia, of serenading Queens, of dancing flamingos, of unimaginable euphoria. It’s all the work of Sydney label, Das Monk and it’s available through the Lost At E Minor online store for just US$40. Now, there’s one hell of a Christmas present, even if we do say so ourselves Read more
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Illustrator, sculptor, and mixed media artist Joseph Franz creates stunning and unexpected pieces centered on personal nostalgia and animals. His work is ever-changing, but the wildlife and reminiscent narrative seem to be ever-present. Read more
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