Culture Buzz Regardless of what this sign says, I'm totally with them. But in case you're wondering, the sign translates: “We have the right to be upset. Excellent education for all.”
Culture Buzz An ad agency in Brazil asked a group of youngsters the age-old question: What do you want to be when you grow up? Each kid was given a custom business card for their chosen future profession - like dinosaur hunter or ninja ghost super hero.
Culture Buzz While working in a sea of blandness, the only refuge would be having an office pirate ship. Check out all these awesome and inspiring work spaces. (Via)
Culture Buzz And you thought your fancy Zippo tricks were impressive.
Sick of a boring tea infuser that just sits in your cup? This Sharky version actually floats around and leaves a trail of tea in its wake.
Now you can give your child the gift of horror from an early age with this cyclops-head stroller. This is a perfect example of why we have the WTF tag. (via.)
You know those little hand cream samples that comes in magazines and the mail? The ones you never use and throw away? Dove came up with a creative idea to have people actually try their product. They sent a de-misting pen to a variety of hotels, and had them write a message about Dove on the mirror, pointing to the product. After the guest would have a shower, the message would appear when the rest of the mirror steamed up - the perfect time to try the product! Hard to ignore, right? (And a little creepy.)
This video makes the fatalities in the game seem almost cute and kid-friendly…. except not really.
Culture Buzz Because pimpin wheelchairs was so last week. This week we bring you the best of Tea Kettle pimpin. With the success of the show “Pimp My Ride,” MTV Australia decided to try something a little different by letting users submit pictures of their custom tea kettles. Here are some of those deemed ‘off the boil.’
http://zenhabits.net/workaholic/
Our culture celebrates workaholism. We hear stories of people who “burn the mid-night oil” at the office, or about individuals who never take vacations. Working a lot doesn’t mean you deserve a gold star or a raise.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/arts/design/28philly.ht...
There is a particularly Philadelphian brand of hardy, low-budget, do-it-yourself, do-it-for-love creativeness evident in art and art spaces across the city.