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Being a Victoria’s Secret model requires more than just a pretty face. The brand is staunch on requiring their models looking healthy and athletic as opposed to looking thin and lanky. Here are a few of their fierce workout routines!
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With vibrant colors against fabrics of earthy tones, the fashion designer Emanuela Corvo has brought the art of Frida Kahlo’s everyday clothing into this year’s spring fashion. Frida Kahlo, an iconic painter from Mexico in the 20th century, was inspired by the colors and textiles of indigenous Mexican culture with the fusion of European influences for her clothing. Her choice of what she wore and how she wore her dresses reflected the specific folk culture of Mexico in its time, and not to mention, her choice of personal style.
HIN kicked off its first event of the year for 2012 in Pomona, CA. Also check our Flickr page for more photos of the event – Retrenders @ HIN 2012 Pomona.
The quality of pop songs in America has gone down in the years, with the younger generation enjoying more music about clubbing, drinking, and having multiple lovers. Wouter “Wally” De Backer, a Belgian-Australian musician addresses this downward trend in an interview. Clubbing songs are nice and fun but it can get tiring and played out. Artists that sing and write about partying and drinking, dominate the charts and rule over the radio waves with listeners brainwashed into believing what their definition of life is. Gotye and Kimbra’s song “Somebody that I Used to Know ft Kimbra” written by Gotye, peaked at #1 in Australia for eight weeks straight and ranked amongst the top 5 in U.S Billboard Hot 100. Their song speaks loudly and differently from mainstream, overplayed pop songs of the recent years. Singing about the complexities of regret, sadness, and longing after a relationship has ended, it is a clear reminder of what many songs lack these days.
Here is a video of their song “Somebody I Used to Know”
Custom Hikari Gunship by Mark Stafford.
This custom Lego Hikari Gunship looks really cool. Check out custom toy builder Mark Stafford’s Flickr site @ Lego Nabii.
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Major Kusanagi & her Tachikoma tank by Cole Blaq.
Okay, this is really cool. If you are into anime and a fan of “Ghost in the Shell” – check out these custom built Lego toys – Major Kusanagi and her Tachikoma tank. These custom Lego builds are by Cole Blaq. Check out more pics, other custom builds, and details @ Cole Blaq’s Flickr and his blog @ Cole Blaq.
An editor over @ Everythingisterrible.com must have had a lot of time on his hands because he ended up cutting this 1975 Superman TV musical into 3 minutes of terrible fun. It’s so bad that’s it’s actually funny to watch. Maybe a Smallville musical?
Nidhi Chanani Art Work
I like technology and I enjoy collecting toys, but what I like more is art that says something to our hearts and minds. My friend Johnny Moreno creates these incredible paintings on canvas celebrating the rich Latino history and culture. And with Wondercon approaching this month, we should try to hit up Artist Alley and support our indie artists.
Again – “stay cool.”
For more info on the Spring/Summer 2012 Shoe Collection – check out: ALDO shoes.
The things you find on YouTube. It never ceases to amaze, but there is an actual paper flying contest. Remember as a kid, you’re bored out of your mind in class and you start making paper airplanes? Your friends and then the whole class starts throwing paper airplanes all over the classroom. The teacher then takes you to the principal’s office. But this former college QB Joe Ayoob makes one fly to a Guinness world record – 226 feet and 10 inches! That paper plane got some air time!
Without further ado – here are the video packages we shot from Wekfest SF 2012 on Sunday Feb. 19th. Our Retrenders team had some tech issues (who said Apple is perfect?), but onward and forward with vids of cool cars, hot girls, and interviews from Wekfest SF 2012.
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In the 80s – SynthPop drove pop music in the UK and Europe with the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, New Order, Erasure, Human League, Thompson Twins, etc. Ever wonder what it would sound like today?
From the UK, the duo of Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson make up HURTS. They have not made it across the pond over to the US yet, but everybody should listen to them. They use a mixture of uptempo beats and pop dance sounds.
Watch as Jean-Luc Picard causes Patrick Stewart to double facepalm while Qui Gon Jinn causes Liam Neeson to be absolutely confused.
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Are you feeling down and out? It’s not a good week? Well, take a look at this music vid on YouTube. After watching this – it should put a smile on your face. Dicken Schrader and his two kids – Milah & Korben play and sing classic Depeche Mode songs.
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts video by Dicken ft Milah & Korben:
Art by J. Scott Campbell
I have to say some of the coolest pop songs in 1980s and early 1990s were from cartoon TV shows. Every once in awhile, I can be humming along these cartoon theme songs. Thanks to YouTube now, everybody gets a chance to relive the experience and do some karaoke cartoon show tunes. So, here’s my Top 40 list of the best cartoon theme songs from 1980s thru the early 1990s.
1. Saber Rider & The Star Sheriffs – There’s no better chessy glamrock song than Saber Rider & The Star Sheriffs.
2. Jem & The Holograms was truly outrageous.
3. Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers – “no guts, no glory!” The theme song makes me want to do some electric air guitar.
Thought this might interest all the Hot Wheels enthusiasts out there – this is 2000 feet of Hot Wheels track running through rooms, on the sidewalk, over a hot tub, and up some stairs.
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