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Popup Fiasco is Ian Haigh’s personal blog, for all things I find interesting but not too geeky (see how I switched from third to first person there?). This blog is tall and skinny. Like me.
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Auto Tune The News
I’ve watched this way too many times. The Katie Couric duet is my favourite … very thin ice, indeed. Auto Tune The News. Via Kottke.
Guy On A Bike
This guy is Fucking Amazing. Via kottke.org.
A Little Story All About Doers
My pals (and former colleagues) Nigel Coan and Ivana Zorn made this sweet animated spot for Honda, on behalf of Wieden and Kennedy London: Nigel and Ivana’s company is Nipple. Via CR Blog.
The Strobist
Dustin Diaz takes photos. He also takes photos of the setup. The setup: And the finished result: Interesting to see how it’s done, huh? Via Flickr Blog.
Paper, Inspired By … Paper!
Beautiful sci-fi book covers, by Sanda Zahirovic.
Hamsters Now In
Everyone knows owners look like their pets, right? Creative Review is showcasing a great campaign from George Patts for the Australian RSPCA: owners behaving like their pets.
Disturbin’ Strokes
Reminiscent of the popular trailer mashups (such a trailer for The Shining edited so it appears to be a sweet, heart-warming tale), this is the original opening of 80s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes set to a creepy score: Disturbin’ Strokes. Get … Continue reading
Vince The Impaler
Noel Fielding from The Mighty Boosh runs around impaling people with a big nail in this video for Kasabian’s “Vlad the Impaler”. Via CR Blog.
Surry Hills Festival
It’s not as good as when it was in Crown Street – hoo Lord, that was amazing – but when the sun is shining, the Surry Hills Festival is a damned fine place to be. And it’s on this weekend.
A Crisis Of Consonants – Rich Hall
I discovered Rich Hall at the Comedy Store in London’s Leicester Square. The guy’s a deadpan genius. Here’s one of his standup routines, in two parts: Rich Hall Live at the Apollo – Part 1 Rich Hall Live at the … Continue reading