Citations, sites, quotas and stuff that seem to be non-neglecteble. A more non-conform way to spy on the trends and the world.
Finibus Bonorum et Malorum is a work from Cicero. Chunks of this is a part of the Lorem ipsum - the dummytexts that is used in almost every sketch that creatives in advertising use.

20050627

China 'is more popular' than US

BBC NEWS: "America's image is still so tattered abroad after the Iraq war that China is viewed more favourably than the US in many countries, a global poll finds."

Tough luck for all the right-wing trolls that tries to make some communistic point outta the critic on USA.

20050619

Binary Manicure

Shiny Shiny: Binary Manicure.

Geeky ladies behave.

And some hawk-eyed nerd have read the binary to "Silver".

20050613

Pringles Mom

Exploding Cigar: "Two daughters are suing a synagogue after discovering their mother's remains had been replaced with a can of sour-cream-and-onion flavored potato chips. The incident occurred a year ago and the remains are still missing, according to the women's attorney." (Yahoo!)

20050609

Chips is flameable

Ekot: The national test department in Sweden issues a warning - potato chips are flameable!

You not only get fat but the fat-soaked potatobits can burst in flames...

Brooke Shields disses Tom Cruise

Exploding Cigar: "Brooke Shields Strikes Back at Tom Cruise. In response to Tom Cruise's criticism of her use of antidepressants, Brooke Shields has offered a gift: two tickets to see her perform in the London musical Chicago. Taking a jab at the age difference between Cruise and his girlfriend, Shields is offering the star one adult and one child ticket for the event."

20050601

G-strings verboten?

The Sun Online: German doctors are calling a ban on the G-string.

Those minimalistic thongs which have been on every women-ass for some years can "G-strings can abrade and injure the sensitive skin around the genital area — especially if they are too tight or made with badly stitched material." (via Exploding Cigar)

Nod to the weasel.