THE QUEUE
- The homie, Patrick Wang at Junesix Media, is already getting shine for his Best of Life tumblr. But what is he gonna do when he runs out of pictures? Perhaps a Worst of Life tumblr is in order. | [Best of Life]
- Today is Mickey Mouse’s birthday! He turns 80 today. You’re an old man, Mickey Mouse. [ABOVE] | [Prostituted Thoughts]
- For those of you familiar with the Drudge Report, this post lays out why it has one of the best web designs. Not “best-looking” web design. BEST web design. | [37 Signals]
- Who doesn’t love a good indie movie poster? If I could, I would cover my whole wall with these things. [PICTURED]| [Smashing Magazine]
- Nike Sportswear has a Bespoke program for its sneakers? | [Men.style.com]
Consider This a Concierge
As you may or may not have noticed, there has been a lot of changes to the site happening in a relatively short amount of time. But we do it all for your viewing pleasure! We’re not trying to have a nice site to make us feel better, psh! It’s for ya’ll!!!
But it’s hard to keep track of all the changes, so we’ve decided to play navigator and sea captain and walk you through all the changes we’ve made.
One of the most significant changes is our BLOGROLL. We’ve decided to link to those who we read regularly, to those that have supported our site since day one, and to those who are putting in a lot of work on their own sites for your viewing pleasure as well. Please take the chance to visit them. We’re all in this together.
I know there have been a lot of sites that have crossed our path that we might have forgotten to include in the blogroll. Don’t worry, we don’t hate you. We have amnesia. If you really want to be on our list of links, feel free to leave a comment or an e-mail. We’re not snobby and our party is your party. Link exchanges are very welcome as well.
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Campus Movie Fest Winners!
“Nice Guys” (UCLA)
I know that Worthington posted a photojournal of his adventures the day we went to the Western Regional Finals of Campus Movie Fest. But I would like to give more context to the films that we saw because I think they are an amazing result of the competition. In short, each school holds a campus movie fest. Students sign up in groups and the CMF people give each group: a camera, a macbook, and a cellphone. Then they release the students into the wild and the students attempt to make 5 minute short film of movie magic. While the concept sounds simple, the reality of making a quality 5 minute film is a lot harder than it sounds as the students are only given one week to shoot it. That means they’re supposed to come up with a story, a script, film the scenes, and edit it them in only 7 days. Libster told me that in her group’s film, they spent 3 hours on the credits alone. For the really empassioned students, the effort put in is obvious and the films are phenomenal.
And for those of you hardcore Steel Closet fans, we even have a Campus Movie Fest alumni among our writers.
I’ve decided to show you the movies that I thought were the best ones of the show. I put up Nice Guys first because it was my favorite.
“Tighter than You” (San Jose State University) won Best Comedy that night. Read more…
Thread Show at the San Francisco Design Center
Last Sunday, I was graciously invited to attend Thread Show. The Thread Show is a trade show that is open to the public. The smaller exhibitors get more exposure and the customers get access to a lot of up and coming brands. They also get to enjoy some trade show prices. This year, San Francisco’s Thread Show was held at the San Francisco Design Center in The Galleria. The SFDC is an amazing venue that holds three floors, a bar, and a fully equipped sound system. It was also the site of last year’s San Francisco Fashion Week. I was very excited to attend this show to say the least. Too bad I was physically exhausted from the night before but it was still fun. A big thank you to Alex for letting me be a part of this.
Some bikes right outside the design center.
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Wildcard, bitches! v.2.Campus Movie Fest finale
Our ridiculously talented friends, The Flatmates, not only won the Campus Music Fest this weekend but were also Western Regional Finalists for the Campus Movie Fest. After dominating suckers left and right on Saturday night’s Music Fest, they came back to the City on Sunday to try and make a sweep at the Campus Movie Fest with their wildcard film, iPossibilities.
Pics of our day after the jump.
Magic Shop Design
I’ve always admired the interior design of Magic Shops. It’s strange because magic shops never switch it up. It’s not like going to a McDonald’s in Oakland and then going to a McDonald’s in Walnut Creek where the disparity between the two franchises are obvious. These magic shops looks like a wealthy oil baron bought a whole chain of these and decided that he wanted continuity and consistency among them. It’s either that of all magic shops have to adhere to some secrets standards set forth by the the Alliance of Black Magic. There is always mahogany wood, a secret door behind the bookshelf, and gag gifts that are never as good as actual magic.
My sister and I used to love playing with this, the King Tut that could tell your future. It is a machine that asks for your gender, your birthday, and the symbol you most identify with. After you enter those in, a print-out of your destiny falls to the bottom of coffin, waiting to be read by its receiver. We believed everything this machine said.
More Magic Shop after the jump…
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Set lasers to “Fabulous.”
As the hype builds for the release of JJ Abrams’ reboot of the Star Trek franchise, BBC/Ice Cream has decided to release the “Globe” gloves, which pull doubly duty by protecting your digits from freezer burn (when you pull out the Banquet microwave dinners during The Next Generation marathons) and also allowing you to recognize other Vulcans when you’re out in the cold doing some holiday shopping. Okay, so there’s no official connection between BBC and the new Trek movie, but I find the timing of the release to be a little too coincidental.
I have to admit, these gloves are retarded - but they’re retarded in the best way possible. The implications of an item of clothing that is so massively esoteric is beyond comprehension. It lets everyone around you know that you listen to N.E.R.D., that you are a nerd that watches Star Trek, and you’re a geek that buys grossly impractical gloves from streetwear brands. Suffice it to say, I really, really want a pair of these.
Bonus: It also helps strengthen your hands to keep your lady friends happy.
Pic via hypebeast.com
I don’t know how to play guitar.
But damn, our friend Hayley Hosman can.
Hayley placed first on Saturday’s regional finale for the Campus Music Fest, which is significant for a number of reasons:
1) She gets to move on to compete at the national finale in June.
2) She won a sweet, custom Gibson guitar. Perfect for schooling kids at Rock Band.
3) The other bands supposedly sounded like Nickelback and Creed. Which means that I have some sliver of hope for the musical tastes of my peers, who voted for Hayley to win over all that other garbage.
Congrats, Hayley! See you at nationals.
Click on links to check out Hayley’s MySpace Music page, the Campus Music Fest site, and to vote Hailey as the most dominant acoustic guitar player in the western region.
Miss Bruno
When I first saw the website for Miss Bruno I immediately though, “This is the epitome of M.I.A.-inspired hipsterwear!” Busy website. Super 8 cameras, big, lenseless glasses. Everywhere. But despite all those main hipster trinkets, Miss Bruno’s clothing is beautiful, creative and thoughtful (and there are no signs of metallic leggings and bold 80’s patterns thrown together just because):
missbruno sprung from the marrow of our lineage, making twists and turns jusqu’ it morphed into the trans-worlds collection you see today. specifically, we are two sisters: brooklynites by way of Ayiti; designers, by way of musik and film; independent, by way of clothing made directly from our collective hands. our designs thrive on our philosophies on life: wholistic, lush, simple. we make things meant for sustainable living and other unassuming revolutions.
For people in wintry parts, they also have a unique “My So-Called Scarf” collection. We don’t need it in California right now. There are record highs, everywhere. In the middle of November.
GQ Men of the Year: Barack, Leonardo, Jon, and Mikey
In GQ’s latest issue, they have just announced their men of the year: Barack Obama, Leonardo di Caprio, Michael Phelps, and Jon Hamm. These are the men who made the biggest buzz this year in the news and media. Sometimes, I find my mind clouded with thoughts of 2008 being so shitty because for the first time, the economy has had a direct effect on my lifestyle. It’s a complete reverse 180 compared to my not-so-distant student days when my life was more or less worry-free. But honestly, 2008 has been filled with history-changing news and I’m glad that I was part of it and there to see it.
I know Michael Phelps was one of the biggest headline toppers this year, but damn. You can seriously just tell…”One of these things is not like the other.” And that thing is Butterface.
Check out the issue of GQ here.
