This Nissan commercial is great, my favorite is the hairdryer. Via Good. However, I have to ask, what is Nissan’s solution to the gas-powered blender? My daiquiris need a level of torque that batteries just can’t provide.
Copyright is tricky business. The problem with “fair use” is that even if you’re in the right you can still get sued out of existence. The internet has changed the way we interact with creative works, yet we are still governed by a hazy doctrine from 1976. Andy Baio details his experience with his pet … Continued
From the Telegraph: New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a profound effect on the colour of your dreams. While almost all under 25s dream in colour, thousands of over 55s, all of whom were brought up with black and white sets, often dream in monchrome – even … Continued
Wall of Congratulations by Sean McElroy I always leave the Henry feeling inspired. The 2011 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) annual thesis exhibition from the University of Washington did not disappoint. I especially enjoyed the art that took over the gallery space and made the viewer part of the installation. In this eclectic show there is something for everyone. … Continued
This piping hot music video was made at one of our coolest neighborhood coffee shops, and it just won the Seattle Vintage Jazz Dance 2011 Music Video Contest. “Black Coffee” by Joon Chang and Angela Muir, and The Careless Lovers
The Museum of Me by Intel is worth exploring. It creates a visual exhibition based on your friends, your photos, your likes, and your words all archived on Facebook. The app takes your visual data and creates a beautiful video. Overall it is very well done. At the end all of your friends become your profile picture. … Continued
If Current TV has ever gotten any bad press, I ain’t seen it. Current TV is smart, edgy, hip, social, provocative, cutting-edge, bold, and let’s all hope… sexy. It seems like part of the deal for eating it in 2000 was that the media would forever give Al Gore glowing reviews for anything he did, … Continued
“One reason sites suck is that so many of us have forgotten why our sites exist. We get distracted, lose sight of priorities, and end up with sites that don’t do the most important things users want. Such a site is kind of like Swiss Army knife without the, um, knife.”-– Louis Rosenfeld It’s time … Continued
Photo: Afghan students with gifts from their partner school in the U.S. Ayni is building a future for girls amid war in Afghanistan. Their main project a Journey with an Afghan School, is a grassroots project between America and Afghanistan that began just months after 9/11. Founded by Seattle human-rights lawyer, Julie Bolz, they have … Continued
A beautiful short film by Terri Timely attempts to recreate the experience of synesthesia. via Kottke To learn more about synesthesia check out Radiolab’s Limits and SYSK’s Are there people who feel others’ pain?.