The Rorschach Answers

New York Times has an interesting article today about a controversy between angry psychologists (They should seek help for that maybe…? No?) and “the overwhelming majority of Wikipedia’s users” over the availability of the ten original Rorschach test plates, first published in 1921, and each of their common responses online at Wikipedia. I think the psychologists are over reacting to information that is probably widely available for anyone that truly cares enough to “cheat” a Rorschach test. This debate aside, I’ve never actually seen all ten plates and I was struck by how enthralling they looked.

Blue: crab, lobster, spider

Real World Issues

During a recent podcast Bill Simmons and his guest Dave Jacoby discuss the antics of MTV’s Real World and they lists all the “issues” that have been covered on this reality TV series over the years.

AIDS, anorexia, binge drinking, cutting, cystic fibrosis, homosexuality, domestic violence, alcoholism, drug abuse, driving while intoxicated, sleeping with roommates, child abuse, rape, environmental issues, trans gender, depression, cross dressing, racism, and abortion.

Peace Love & Ice Cream

Check out these delicious advertisements created by Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific Singapore for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

Monster Skin Rug

Funny rug concept that implies Max brought home a little skinned souvenier from his journey to where the wild things are.

Leif Olson’s Astonishing Hole-In-One

At the RBC 2009 Canadian Open on Sunday Leif Olson banked this ridiculous hole-in-one. Guess that golf ball really wanted to get home.

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Sebastian Martorana’s Ode to Ice Cream

Sebastian Martorana’s “Ode to Ice Cream” is a misleading series of seven different “flavors” of ice cream carved from inedible materials such as marble, limestone, and alabaster among others.

Marble, sugar cone, ice cream container

Limestone, ice cream container, spoon

Pink talc, ice cream container, spoon

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Am I Emo?

Remember when emo was so cutting edge no one knew what it was? One magazine stepped into the confusing void and provided this helpful tutorial.

New Tron Trailer!!!

The trailer for the new Tron looks f’awesome. This might be an IMAX event for me when it comes out. Nerdcrest out.

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At SUNfiltered

Every Friday I try to post over at Sundance Channel’s blog SUNfiltered a round up of five music videos circulating around the Internet. I particularly liked Miles Fisher’s cover of “This Must Be The Place” (Originally by Talking Heads) which pays homage to our favorite fictional corporate sociopath.

Check out the rest of my music video picks here.

Eccentricity of Ricky Henderson

Before there was Manny being Manny and Chuck Norris facts, there was Ricky Henderson who was recently inducted into the baseball hall of fame. Here are some of his more memorable quotes and anecdotes.

When he was with the Yankees, Rickey supposedly described the view from his condo as so good that he could see “The Entire State Building.”

In the early 1980s, the Oakland A’s accounting department was freaking out. The books were off $1 million. After an investigation, it was determined Rickey was the reason why. The GM asked him about a $1 million bonus he had received and Rickey said instead of cashing it, he framed it and hung it on a wall at his house.

After getting on the team bus one day, a Padres teammate told Rickey he should sit anywhere he wanted because he had “tenure.” Rickey responded, “Ten years? What are you saying? Rickey got 16, 17 years.”

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