Thursday, 19 February 2009

of greatest band ever?

Iha, Carlos, Hanson, Schlesinger Form Band: Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, Hanson's Taylor Hanson and Fountains Of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger have formed a new band, Tinted Windows.
The group has recorded its debut album at Stratosphere Sound Studios in New York, which Schlesinger and Iha co-own with Ivy's Andy Chase. The set is expected this spring on a label to be announced.

Tinted Windows will play its first major show at Billboard's South by Southwest showcase, to be held March 20 at Pangaea in Austin, Texas.
Other links:
- WTF: Members of Smashing Pumpkins, Hanson, Cheap Trick, and Fountains of Wayne Form Band
- Greatest Band Ever?

of magnets crushed guy's thumb (pics)

Neodymium magnets made Dirk's fingertip go splat: Dirk had an accident. Below is the X-ray showing his totally crushed finger tip. It took 1 1/2 hours of surgery to remove the shattered bones and repair the damage. Medically speaking, he crushed his right index finger distal phalange. The magnets had a 50 cm (20 inch) separation when they decided to fly together.


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[via reddit]

of giant rat, with 1 inch long teeth, caught in China

Giant rat caught in China: A giant rat with one-inch-long teeth has been caught in the southern Chinese province of Fujian.


Giant rat with one-inch-long teeth has been caught in the southern Chinese province of Fujian Photo: HTTP://NEWS.163.COM
The rat, which weighed six pounds and had a 12-inch tail, was caught at the weekend in a residential area of Fuzhou, a city of six million people on China's south coast.

The ratcatcher, who was only named as Mr Xian, said he swooped for the rodent after seeing a big crowd of people surrounding it on the street.

He told local Chinese newspapers that he thought the rat might be a valuable specimen, or a rare species, and had to muster up his courage before grabbing its tail and picking it up by the scruff of its neck.
Mr Xian said,
I did it, I caught a rat the size of a cat!

Wednesday, 18 February 2009

of sports illustrated photoshops off danica patrick’s tattoo

SI Photoshops Off Danica Patrick’s Tattoo: In the 2009 swimsuit photoshoot, Danica Patrick's tattoo on her back is not visible. Compared to the photoshoot done in 2008 (links below), the tattoo is missing.


SI Photoshoot 2008 (left with tattoo) and 2009 (right without tattoo)

Danica's tattoo was also visible in her FHM photoshoot.


Danica Patrick's tattoo

However, the removal was done at Danica's consent. According to Fox Sports,
Eight years after Hoop Magazine controversially airbrushed one of Iverson's tattoos for its cover shot, Sports Illustrated has airbrushed Indy Racing's biggest star.

The victim? Patrick's American Flag tattoo on the small of her back.

The primary difference in the two cases is that Sports Illustrated had Patrick's consent when it airbrushed her tattoo for its Swimsuit Edition. Hoop Magazine did its photoshopping without Iverson knowing.

"Danica is aware of the edits and is comfortable with the final photos," Patrick's representative told CNBC's Darren Rovell in a story posted on CNBC's Web site. Sports Illustrated, which acknowledged the airbrushing, did not say why the editorial decision was made when asked by CNBC. Patrick's tattoo did appear in last year's Swimsuit issue.
Click here to see the Danica Patrick Sports Illustrated 2008 photo set.
Click here to see the Danica Patrick Sports Illustrated 2009 photo set. (mirror)

Other links:
- SI airbrushed Patrick's tattoo out of Swimsuit issue
- SI deletes flag tattoo from Patrick

of jay chou creates super-pandamen

Jay Chou creates super-pandamen: Pop star-turned director Jay Chou thinks Chinese people lack a superhero who can rival Spiderman and Batman, so he is determined to create two, not one, Panda-men.

Chou on Monday held a press conference in Beijing to introduce the concept for his small-screen directorial debut, "Pandamen".

"Pandamen" depicts two future superheroes in the year 2030 who fight to protect the city they live in.
Jay Chou said,
We have seen such Western superheroes as Spiderman and Batman but Chinese people need their own heroes, and that will be the pandamen.
A rendering of the superpanda unveiled at the press conference shows a human-like panda wearing tight, leather suit and a red scarf resembling the cape of Superman. Chou, who is also an actor, will appear in the drama but not as the pandamen, the star says. The two protagonists will be portrayed by Devon Song and Zhan Yuhao from the Taiwan music group Nan Quan Mama.

Shooting will begin on February 25.

Read more at CriEnglish.com.

of fastest piano hands in the world

Fastest Pianist Playing: This girl is amazing. How the hell her hands move that fast is pure skill.


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of funny people at the metro/subway

Oddies in subway: Gallery of 71 photos taken of weird people in the subway.
A series of pictures with different interesting and bizarre peoples in the subway. Everything can be seen in the subway.


Click here to see the rest of the photos.