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See more googly-eye street art by Filthy Luker here.

Via woostercollective.

Ah, finally a set of light painting photos that are actually good.

You’ve probably seen his work before, but Ron Mueck’s hyper-real sculpture freaks me out.
Found here.

Lucy and Bart like to get conceptual about body stuff. Their work gives me feelings of vague uneasiness. Check this link if you want to feel uneasy too.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

via worldwide wall.

Check out the awesomeness of this old Atari game packaging. Note the amazing copy too. There’s a whole bunch more here.

Check out what happens when ferrofluid (iron particles suspended in liquid) is put in a magnetic field (like an MRI). Make sure you watch the second half!!!

What do those shapes look like to you?

So Al Gore commissioned a new logo for his non-profit advocacy group, the Alliance for Climate Protection. You have to applaud the fact that he donated his Nobel prize money and then some to the cause. But mostly, I’m inclined to believe that it’s really fucking hard for a simple logo to spur people to action, without a ton of context (I can’t think of any other than the recycling icon and the peace symbol.)

Still, I’ll reserve judgment for now because I’d like to know what you think about this. So, whaddaya think?

From the Daily Mail article:

“…the ‘Temples of Damanhur’ are not the great legacy of some long-lost civilisation, they are the work of a 57-year-old former insurance broker from northern Italy who, inspired by a childhood vision, began digging into the rock.

The first time the police came it was over alleged tax evasion and still the temples lay undiscovered. But a year later the police swooped on the community demanding: “Show us these temples or we will dynamite the entire hillside.”

Stunned by what they had found, the authorities decided to seize the temples on behalf of the government.”

Link.

via boingboing.

via titaniumdreads.

via weird asia news

via boingboing.

Nichelle Narcisi just busted out with ExceptYou, a bad-ass execution of reverse-psychology designed to get the young’uns to vote. Here’s the blurb:

I don’t care what you think of my writing or my message. You’re not included in what is going on here. Your opinion is worthless and everyone here knows it. Everyone else has something worthwhile to contribute, except you.

You’re the outcast. Everyone else has this figured out, except you. Everyone fits in, except you. Everyone, except you. Except you.

Exclusion is uncomfortable, isn’t it? So it’s surprising that so many of us 18-24 year olds have chosen to exclude ourselves by not voting.

If we’ve learned anything from MySpace and Facebook, it’s that my generation values being a part of the group and having a say. We’re mavericks of social networking, communication and internal organization. We become passionate about anything the peer consensus agrees to rally around, including skateboarding dogs. So why not focus that social muscle on something that really matters? Something like going to war. Or global warming. It’s obvious that we care about those things. Getting us to act is the hard part.

One reason we shy away from involvement may be that we’re actually too media savvy. We’ve spent our entire lives being bombarded by targeted advertising and we’re fully aware of it. We’ve become jaded and suspicious toward anyone who may try to persuade us, especially if it’s for our own good.

At the same time, all that marketing attention has fostered a feeling of entitlement. We want the messages we receive to be polished, entertaining and immediate, otherwise we can’t be bothered. The only thing we’re willing to invest time in is our social scene and the warm inclusive blankie that comes with having amassed a small army of MySpace friends.

So, how do you motivate us to vote? First you’ll have to jolt us out of that complacency. We want to be taken seriously, we hate being talked down to, and more than anything else, we’re afraid of being excluded. So make us feel awkward and uncomfortable. Make us the outsider and point your finger while you do it.

Thanks Shawn!

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“The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick,” said the Witch, “so you cannot miss it.”

Morgan Bell makes amazing fractals, including a set that sends you off to see the wizard.

Also check out mr. velocipede’s handmade fractals:

Link.

Via Oomsa

Richard Sweeney makes crazy beautiful papercut forms.

Here’s an awesome blog post all about the making of Damien Hirst’s newest piece, For the Love of God.

via Fecal Face

Holy shit on a stick! Replate made the local news! And guess what—we just finished an interview with the the SF Chronicle. It’s prolly gonna come out on Thurs, but we’ll let you know when that comes out fershuer. Woot!

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THANK YOU for spreading the word! Obviously, we could not have done this without you. Good work hacking culture for the better. You make us proud.

and thanks to Jeff and Danielle at The Vega Project for posting this shizzle on YouTube.

Via PoppyTalk