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‘Art Of Can’ – Red Bull’s extreme art exhibit

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.

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In Africa practically every traffic light is an art gallery featuring wire windmills, 3D township landscapes and hessian lion’s heads. But elsewhere – the stuff we try our best to ignore is regarded as ‘art’.

On March 4, Red Bull’s “Art of Can” exhibit opened on Miami’s tony South Beach. The show consists of 47 art pieces inspired by, and made from, Red Bull cans. The striking pieces include a Medussa head, a Hermes foot and a “Fab-redbull-ge” egg, among others. The event also incorporates couture, featuring designs by former contestants from the popular reality show Project Runway. The exhibit runs through March 14 and then again in Dallas, TX, in July. [via]

Makes us wonder what other ‘innovations’ we take for granted would be see as remarkable in the First World? Meerkats…mechanical meerkats?

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The story of stuff

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.

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Society is filled with stuff. Stuff you want, stuff you need, stuff you’re told you need and stuff that makes you feel better about you – all the while cluttering your life and our planet. If you think about it rationally – it’s a pretty ****** up system, but it’s our system so we gotta own it and be responsible for it.

Up until now – marketing has had a lot to do with making this system work, so it’s no wonder then that the industry is under just a bit of pressure as the kind of thinking, outlined in this 20-minute movie, spreads. So take the time and make yourself acquainted with the treehugger’s argument. It’s fairly compelling stuff.

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This has suitably freaked us out

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.

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Wys jou muis

Heard of something called Chat Roulette? It’s similar to the Russian version of the same name, but far more dangerous. Chat Roulette is a random generator of video chat that connects you to a world of sweaty geeks, slurping of Big Gulps in small mid-western town in the US. It’s a pretty scary place.

French Connection UK [FCUK] however have a challenge for you. They’re offering $250 worth of clothing to anyone who can successfully seduce a woman on the Chat Roulette platform and provide proof that you’ve done so.

Considering that just finding a real woman on Chat Roulette is a miracle in itself – FCUK are obviously fairly confident that their $250 vouchers are safe.

Nasty – need to go wash our hands now… [gag - shudder]

Chat Roulette [NSFW - not suitable for those sensitive to nasty]

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So you’re a BTL agency and your client is Viagra…

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.

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I'll huff and I'll puff...

…having been previously employed as a fluffer – your mind naturally quickly races to a paper blower branded with little pills. The internal sales staff [all of whom are most probably addicted to Viagra and are only conscience for a few hours a day] groan unusually loudly and force a warm shaft of breath into the small plastic mouthpiece in a mass display of unbridled excitement. Yay – Viagra is 11 years old. Pffffweeeeeeeep.

Agency: TAXI Canada.

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The new look Bafana Bafana side according to Pepsi

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.

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The world loves meerkats. Pepsi [not an official World Cup sponsor] even reckon that a team of the small, ratlike rodents can take on World Footballer of the Year – Messi.

So seriously now – they don’t look too bad on the ball. We could at least see what they do with a Zimbabwean side and go from there.

Check out the rest of Pepsi’s World Cup 2010 ads here.

[thanks Mike]

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The Cove wins best documentary feature Oscar

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.

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Using a host of innovative filming techniques, The Cove is a documentary feature that tells the story of ecological genocide in Japan. As the promo copy promises, it looks like the combination of Flipper and The Bourne Identity. It’s one we’ll be looking out for.