The Flaming Lips on Mt. Tabor

So, The Flaming Lips were in Portland the other day. They were there filming a music video on Mt. Tabor, and it just so happens that Portland's own master designer and huge Lips fan Aaron Draplin was there with his camera. More photos here.

For a taste of the new Flaming Lips album, click here.

Brad & Angelina 1963 Photos

These photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were shot for W Magazine in 2005, but I just came across them now. Pitt teamed up with photographer Steven Klein and decided to set the photos in 1963, the year he was born. The results are pretty awesome.

I think you are more perfect than Helvetica

I always dig these kind of "deep thoughts" pieces that designers put together. Although, I can't imagine anyone being more perfect than Helvetica. These come from TheVoiceThatSaid on Flickr.

What goes around comes around

Wrap-around ads campaigning for an end to the war in Iraq. Well done.

More of these at Osocio.

Wedding Photography logo

Logo perfection by Jeff Harrison.

Terry Richardson photography

American photographer Terry Richardson is "known for his uncanny ability to cut to the raw essence of whomever appears before his lens." Just be careful if you venture to his site and check out the raw essence of the Jackass guys.

America, redesigned

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. Be sure to take a look at the new WhiteHouse.gov website, which will be "a central part of President Obama's pledge to make his the most transparent and accountable administration in American history." Among other features, it has a blog, weekly video addresses, and a nice slideshow of presidents.

Also, don't miss The New York Times' great photographic series, Obama's People. And in case you missed it or want to see it again, here's the Inaugural Address.

'Shopped

Some sneaky bastard did a little Photoshop adbusting at a subway stop in Berlin. And here I thought Britney was flawless. Boy, do I have egg on my face.

More pics here.

Project Apollo

If you still need to get me a Christmas present, one of these suits will do nicely. From the Google Time-Life Archive.

Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir

Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir is an amazing Icelandic photographer who also knits these amazing sweaters and photographs herself wearing them.

Carlos Serrao Photography

Some nice photos by Carlos Serrao.

Cat Power - Dark End of the Street

On December 9th, Cat Power will be releasing a double EP of... guess what?... MORE COVERS!! Apparently Chan Marshall will never be writing her own music again. At least this one has better artwork than the album that these songs were scrapped from...

Tracklist:

01 "Auld Triangle" (The Pogues)
02 "Dark End Of The Street" (James Carr, Aretha Franklin)
03 "Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Sandy Denny / Fairport Convention)
04 "Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revivial)
05 "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (To Stop Now) (Otis Redding)
06 "It Ain't Fair" (Aretha Franklin)

The Office Returns

NBC's The Office is back to kick off season number five with a one-hour premiere tonight! Quick, go watch last season's finale, "Goodbye, Toby."

Photo by the super-talented Jill Greenberg.

Update: If you missed the premiere, you can watch it at NBC.com.

Schtock Images

An anonymous image cataloger at a stock photo company recently began posting his (or her) amazing Photoshop collages to the amusingly named website, Schtock.

Clicking on "about this image" displays the stock images that were used to create each piece.

Update:

"Schtock was launched to look like a viral marketing effort put out by stock photography company, Corbis. Over 150 sites and 200,000 viewers later, it was revealed that the projects was in fact a faux-viral effort on the part of General Projects to show off our marketing and design thinking."

Water Cube Panorama

Check out this sweet interactive panorama from the top of the 10-meter diving platform at the Water Cube in Beijing. Click "Full Screen," and try not to piss your pants.

More cool pics and info on the Water Cube's sustainable design at TreeHugger.

Old Signs

Lots more of these goodies in this massive Flickr set.

Cold War Kids - Second Album Teaser

So far, 2008 has been a pretty disappointing year in music. I can't remember the last new album that really got me going the way Cold War Kids' 2006 debut Robbers & Cowards did. Luckily, they're working on a second album due out this September. If it's half as good as their first, it'll likely be my pick for album of the year.

Cold War Kids also get bonus points in my book for having a graphic designer in the band, bassist Matt Maust. Check their site for a great ongoing photo/design journal.

Ben Gibbard Article

Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard wrote an essay for Paste Magazine about music, love, his idol Jack Karouac, and whatever else he felt like. Read the long version at Paste or the short version at Stereogum.

The new Death Cab album Narrow Stairs is out May 13... Yay!! Here's the video for the first stalkery single "I Will Possess Your Heart," which Gibbard admits is five minutes of build and then a three-minute song.

Ice Station Antarctica Ads

These kids totally grew beards just for an ad campaign promoting The Natural History Museum in London's Ice Station Antarctica exhibition. Photography by Paul Thompson.

Found at Kitsune Noir.

Spoon - "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" Video

You've got nothing important to do today. You might as well go watch the new Spoon video.

Then don't forget to browse some pics of the animation process by Phillip Niemeyer and Ryan Junell.