Heli Hietala's Functional Art

Helsinki artist Heli Hieltala makes functional art with a figurative aspect - like the medicine bottles with cap made of faces or these human crayons.  Beautiful art that you can use too - great combination!

Why Today American TV is Better Than American Movies

Here's an insightful blog piece from The Hollywood Economist which I saw on a friend's FB status. It explains why our TV shows keep getting better and better and our movies keep getting... well, Avatar (not that Avatar was a bad movie per se). The interesting summary is that movies have to appeal to a global common denominator while TV can appeal to niche audiences or something like that. Read the entire article here: Role Reversal: Why TV is Replacing Movies as Elite Entertainment.

Ciara - "Gimmie Dat"

Ciara is one of the best female dancers in hip-hop as well as being a solid performers. I love the duet-style dancing with her male counterpart as well as the FLY belt. Everything about this video is smooth and sexy - worth a looksee.

Obsession #4

This Kanye West performance (just don't step on their fingers, Kanye!)

Camera Obscura - "French Navy"

I want to jump inside this video:

Art of the Day #1

These bike riders from Seoul Korea (from Gawker):