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Horror Fashion - Freddy Krueger Nike Sneakers (GALLERY)
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Google announced they will launch Friend Connect, an exciting new service that will allow any site to be turned into a social network, absolutely free. Essentially, it will turn the internet one huge, universal social profile.
Google wanted to tap into the hundreds of million of people using socia…[More]
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We've covered futuristic fashion before, and while we've touched on the galactic fascination numerous times, never has it been more clear that luxury space travel is a huge part of the inspiration. Just look: Robyn is wearing a spaceman helmet.
Will pushing her wardrobe to extremes help with her c…[More]
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Finally babies will have the ability to go on rollercoasters! At the Staffordshire theme park in the UK, a new ride called the Giant Gurgle was opened, designed for infants as young as six months.
"Parents and carers will be able to walk around the outside of the track as their child experiences th…[More]
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Criss Angel, the young rock magician and escape artist, is collaborating with Cirque du Soleil to launch Believe, a new Las Vegas show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino.
The teaser for the much-anticipated show has finally been launched, and can be seen above.
The show kicks off in about five months…[More]
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The 2008 Beijing Olympics have been enveloped in unending political controversy so it’s been tough for some sports fans to get excited. Putting those aspects aside, I really love the five Olympic mascots collectively called the Fuwa.
“The cute Fuwa group consists of five members according to t…[More]
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EasyJet was probably the first airline to use its aircrafts as giant brand billboards, and now it seems aerial advertising is starting to hit the skies hard. We have already seen Armani and Versace transform ordinary aircrafts into superb pieces of design, now MTV is taking off with the idea too.
V…[More]
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Recently, Amnesty International has been extremely active in producing intense and thought-provoking campaigns. The latest addition is "Picture" which was inspired by infamous Abu Ghraib images of prisoners being tortured and ridiculed.
The campaign ingeniously uses the logo of Amnesty Internationa…[More]
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Wish you could have hair like Paris Hilton's? Assuming that was the case for millions of girls, the heiress launched Clipin-Go, a line of fake hair extensions, making it even easier for her fans to copy her look.
Clipin-Go comes in 10 different colours, and each set costs $80. The ads are currentl…[More]
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You know how you've really made it big? They name a spider after you. That's what happened to Neil Young recently. A new breed of trapdoor spider was discovered, and the researchers, who were clearly huge fans of the Canadian singer, named it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.
The biologist and bit time fa…[More]
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Johan Lorbeer is a German street performer who has gained fame for hanging several feet in the air in seemingly impossible positions.
The YouTube video and gallery stills show Lorbeer doing a performance he calls the "Tarzan".
In the video, Lorbeer casually hangs in mid-air several feet above th…[More]
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Thank goodness for The Horrors: They are bringing back one of the most popular men's shoes of the early 1960s, the Chelsea boot... but now, they are available for women as well!
The ankle high booties are tight with stretchy elastic siding.
"Chelsea boots were considered an element of the 1960s m…[More]
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Beyoncé Knowles launched the House of Deréon clothing line for kids. The ads for the line depict a series of young girls with heavily made up faces, wearing five inch high heels and posing inappropriately, as if they were posing for a provocative men’s magazine.
According to MediaTakeOut.com,…[More]
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Designer David McCaul conceived these contortionist-worthy, unusual weddings rings for brides-to-be. The rollercoaster-shaped rings certainly make beautiful as pieces of art but I cannot imagine how they would look on a woman's finger.
Maybe they are double finger rings? However they're meant to b…[More]
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Obviously you want to showcase your name or announce your brand in style, but did you know you could do it with animated sparkle? While you've probably seen this on other sites years ago, now you can have your own text generated with Webfitti.
It's very fast and easy for anyone to generate their o…[More]
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From social networking for dogs to celebrity communities, this list showcases the 50 breakthroughs in social networking and online dating.
Over the last few years, we've even seen celebrities popping into the game, including: 50 Cent, Kylie Monogue, and Radiohead. We've seen charities embrace the …[More]
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Yet another new BlackBerry has hit the market, this time called the BlackBerry Bold. Blackberry says they're targeting the "business" demographic. Uhh, isn't that who they've always marketed to?
The higher-end BlackBerry Bold will be "the first BlackBerry to support high-speed HSDPA cellular netwo…[More]
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Converse has teamed up with Eastbay and Utah Jazz Basketball star Kyle Korver to launch MyChucks, a contest inviting participants to design a Chuck Taylor All Star shoe with the chance to win the ultimate prize of having their shoe produced by Converse and sold exclusively by Eastbay.
The Chuck Tay…[More]
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First Karl Lagerfeld was featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, and now the Chanel designer has been forever immortalized as a Simpson, alongside fellow designer Marc Jacobs. Both are known for their quirky personas, and Matt Groening did a fantastic job capturing their colourful characters.
The images …[More]
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No, this little puppy wasn’t born in a highlighter factory. In fact, there’s nothing wrong with him physically, he’s just unique in that he’s, well, green.
If I were the owner, I’d take full advantage and pitch him to ad agencies. Imagine, the world’s first green puppy would be the ult…[More]
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ExBoyfriendJewelry.com is a unique online marketplace for old, unwanted jewelry from relationships gone awry.
The site's tagline is, "You don’t want it. He can’t have it back."
In addition to the actual jewelry, the site serves as place for women to share their break-up stories. So you don'…[More]
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If you were a TV producer launching a new show about 1970s swingers, would you admit the plot was based on the lives of your parents? Mike Kelley, the creator of Swingtown, which airs on June 5 on CBS, didn’t have a problem with the attribution.
Bored of traditional comedies and the flooding of …[More]
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Have you ever woken after a hard night of partying and had the worst part not be your pounding head, but the disgrace and confusion as to where you ended up, or who you were with? The walk home for those awkward occasions has often been referred to as the Walk of Shame, but this video ad wants to re…[More]
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Recent discussions of property rights n the moon has pointed out an interesting point - that the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 makes it legal for corporations to claim lunar property.
Companies could therefore stick their proverbial flag in the moon dust to mark it as their own.
Talk about an incre…[More]
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With everything in the world becoming digital, artist Ingo Schmid has something to say. His 'Web is Nut Enough' performance art piece is billed as, "The first analog website in the world."
It is a statement and social commentary about our obsession with all things digital.
Yanko Design explains,…[More]
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Only a university based in Sin City would have the moxie to offer an actual class on how to run a night club. I guess its not unreasonable to believe that all those strippers really are attending college with their tip money. Want to make some real cash after graduation? Forget about Harvard or Sta…[More]
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Several weeks ago, Trend Hunter started breaking the news about Untooning, the process of transforming cartoons into art.
Now, there is a rash of untooning going on in the blogosphere. Lucky for us all, Worth1000 decided to launch Untooning as a contest.
The result is that a whole bunch of very…[More]
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In the past, Trend Hunter has covered social networks which are exclusively for the elite. This month, Forbes picked up on the trend, running through their own list of sites for the social elite.
I used to think that the internet was the only place where I could feel as equal as everyone else. D…[More]
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The graphic design website worth1000, which I visit often, ran a contest recently they called Human Camouflage. The contest had people submit entries where they were required to create scenes where humans successfully blended in with their surroundings. I am including some of the entries in the gall…[More]
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People, get ready for the future! Lucy and Bart is a collaboration between brilliant artists Lucy McRae and Bart Hess which they describe as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.
They both share a fascination with genetic manipulation and expressions of beauty…[More]
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Universal Social Networks - Google Friend Connect Makes Any Site A Social Network
Spaceman Fashion - Robyn at Radio 1 Big Weekend (VIDEO)
Rollercoasters for Babies - The Giant Gurgle
Magic Meets Acrobatics - Cirque du Soleil 'Believe' to Star 'Criss Angel' (VIDEO)
2008 Olympic Mascots - The Fuwa (GALLERY)
Urban Art & Music Flights - Vueling by MTV (GALLERY)
Burning Inhumane Images - Amnesty International Picture Campaign (GALLERY)
Fake Celebrity Hair - Clipin-Go by Paris Hilton (GALLERY)
Featured as a Creature - Spider Named After Neil Young
Viral Street Performers - Johan Lorbeer Hangs in Mid Air (VIDEO)
Retro Ankle Boots for Men - Chelsea Boots Return (VIDEO)
Precocious Fashion - Beyonce’s Children's Line Raises Controversy
Unusual Wedding Bands - Contorted Rings (GALLERY)
DIY Sparkly Text - Animated Webfitti (VIDEO)
Top 50 Innovations in Social Networking and Online Dating
BlackBerry Bold - New Blackberry Launched Today
All-Star Show Design Contest - Converse Chuck Taylor MyChucks Competition (GALLERY)
Animated Fashion Designers - Marc & Karl on the Simpsons (VIDEO)
Coloured Animals - The Green Puppy
Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry - Sell What You Won't Give Back
Retro Plots - Swingtown Showcases Swingers of the 1970s (Your Parents) (VIDEO)
Walk of No Shame - AMP Energy (VIDEO)
Lunar Real Estate - Can Corporations Claim Lunar Property?
Physical Websites - Art Installation Becomes World's First 'Analog Website' (GALLERY)
Nightclub University - UNLV Teaches the 'Academics of Party Planning'
Untooning (Part V) - Stewie, Peter Griffin, Marge Simpson, Betty Boop, The Little Mermaid (GALLERY)
Social Networking for High Society - 6 Networks that Reject You For Sucking
Human Camouflage as Art - Worth1000 Showcases People Blending with Environment (GALLERY)
Mutated Humans as Art - Lucy and Bart (GALLERY)
