Photobooth Journal: a life told through photobooth pictures

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By Livia Satriano in New Art on Friday 7 December 2012

Do you remember the film Amélie? There was a craze for collecting old discarded photographs from photobooths at the time. Way before that, in 1973, Katherine Anne Griffiths took her first photobooth picture at the age of 11. Since then, she’s been documenting her life through photo booth pictures. Photobooth Journal is both her personal photographic journal and a blog for lovers of photo booth photography, with many gems from the past.

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The Beat: an Instagram and Google Street View mashup

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By Darwin Cosico in Cool Websites on Thursday 6 December 2012

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Instagram had a love child with Google Street View? As ridiculous as that sounds, the guys from Social Media Information Lab, at the School of Communications and Information at Rutgers University, have recently completed a project called The Beat. It’s a website where you can see Instagram photos and what’s around them. It’s actually a pretty clever idea. They use Instagram photos users added to their map, and combine them with the corresponding Google Street View location to help explore topics in a new way.

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Sad Songs Make Me Happy: a library of sad music

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By Livia Satriano in New Music on Saturday 24 November 2012

Who said a happy song will make you happy? Sad songs are the new happy songs and site, Sad Songs Make Me Happy, proves it. Lull yourself with delicate tunes and get emotional to intimate lyrics. Who can ask for more? From Leonard Cohen to St.Vincent, from Hans Otte to the Durutti Column, beautiful gems of ‘sad’ music selected by the (happy) mind behind this project, music editor Roberto Canella.

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74.33: a playlist for every mood

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By Livia Satriano in New Music on Friday 23 November 2012

Tired of not knowing which music to play? Then it’s about time you let the mighty power of randomness guide you! 74.33 takes its name from the length of a CD and is a place to find the music you’re looking for. Just click on your favourite picture and a music playlist that reflects your [...]

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Beerbods: get subscription craft beer in the post

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By Danny Sherwood in New Products on Friday 16 November 2012

The world of craft brewery has been growing at speed over the last few years, greatly expanding the beer drinker’s horizons. Beerbods is a subscription scheme that selects and delivers a weekly choice of craft beer. Perfect for those who like to be promiscuous with their beers.

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The Heavy Mental: seeking out inspirational people

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By Travis Garone in Cool Websites on Tuesday 6 November 2012

I really like this site. I like the way they see the world: it’s nice content that’s carefully curated. Shot really well, written really well, and a site that’s not annoying: take it or leave it, they put it out there for themselves first and foremost. Well worth having a sniff around.

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Houzz: a cool interior design website

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By Rebekah Rhoden in Cool Websites on Friday 31 August 2012

The Houzz website is great if you’re redecorating your home, or if you just like to look at cool interior design. You can find a lot of inspiring ideas for every room in your house, and you can even see work from professional interior designers. Whether you’re looking for sleek furniture ideas or quirky decor, you should definitely look here first.

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New art by Andy Whorehall

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By Andy Whorehall in New Art on Monday 20 August 2012

I’ve spent the majority of the last twenty years working for shady ad firms and companies, providing brains and ideas behind what others can gain from in monetary, gross, profitable ways. Hence, the core of Andy Whorehall, a nom de plume that has come to mean more than it should for just about any creative [...]

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Creative Review: an inspiring art magazine

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By Bello A.G in Cool Websites on Tuesday 31 July 2012

Creative Review is a website I like to visit to get inspired on the art of visual communications. From video, illustrations, photography, to creative packaging, it is all covered in the Creative Review. They also have open calls for readers to have the opportunity to get their work published.

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Awesome moveable bridges on Wikipedia

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By Stuart McBratney in Cool Websites on Saturday 14 July 2012

We don’t make a habit of plugging Wikipedia articles here on Lost At E Minor, but this page is endlessly hypnotic. Driver, take me to your nearest curling bridge!

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The Mystic Adventures of Neil Yong

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By Sam Crocket in Cool Websites on Tuesday 10 July 2012

David Halliday has figured out a way for Neil Young, Bob Dylan and basically every other name in classic rock to hang out as samurai warriors and talk in dialogue almost exclusively from their lyrics. Endless music geek LOLs. This is one of my favorite blogs.

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Ommwriter: for serious writers

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By Laura Wood in Video on Monday 2 July 2012

Whether you are a writer or not, it doesn’t matter: Ommwriter will create the perfect environment to let come out all the ideas inside your head or fight your writer’s block. With gentle music that helps you focus and visual backgrounds that won’t distract your creativity.

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Create your own online Moodboard

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By Cristina Guitian in Cool Websites on Thursday 30 June 2011

The team at Moodshare have created a whole new way of sharing and selling ideas. Designed as a digital alternative to the Moodboard, Moodshare allows you to collaborate online with colleagues or clients.

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New Zealand’s Murder Burger

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By Courtney Beck in New Food and Packaging on Tuesday 22 February 2011

As an internet-lover, it’s almost an orgasmic moment when you find a website that really cuts through. Kind of like a chef’s knife through a premium piece of steak, it just has that ‘something’. Why am I giving this crazy analogy? Well, a friend of mine told me about a Kiwi burger joint called Murder Burger.

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