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Monopoly: The Godfather Collector’s Edition

Like Monopoly but bored of the straight-laced content? Ever wanted to whack someone but didn’t want to go to jail? Then Godfather Monopoly is for you. I’m Italian and I’m not offended by this. In fact, this is really awesome. I’m a big fan of the mini cannoli game piece. I mean, it’s a mini cannoli!

You can buy this amazing game for $40 here.

Make your opponent an offer for their property that they can’t refuse! Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the original Godfather movie! Enter the world of The Godfather Collector’s Edition of Monopoly, where you “keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Buy, sell and trade your way through the most memorable locations from The Godfather movie trilogy. Buy a stake in Moe Green’s Casino or take over the Corleone Lake Tahoe Estate as you work your way to the top in the “family business.” And as you wheel and deal around the board, from the Woltz Mansion to the legitimate Genco Import Company, remember to “make them an offer they can’t refuse.” For ages 8 and up. Game is playable with 2 to 6 players. There are 6 collectible tokens include Horse’s Head, Dead Fish, Tommy Gun, Cannoli, Genco Olive Oil, and The Don’s Limo. Ages 8 and up.

IKEA Cardboard Digital Camera

IKEA is taking names and kicking asses. First, a all-in-one sleek white modern TV set and console. Now, a low-cost digital camera made out of cardboard. While most people use their smartphones as digital cameras, the new IKEA camera could be really fun to be surprised as to what photos you’ve taken. We’re so used to instant gratification that we forget how much pleasure can be derived by waiting.

From ckck:

Seems like IKEA are really shaking things up this year. In addition to the previously announced TV set, they’re also going to release a digital camera made of cardboard called Knäppa (“Snap”). It’ll hold 40 photographs at a time and plugs directly into your USB port. While it’s not the prettiest camera the world has ever seen, I do love the idea of a screen-less digital camera that brings people back to the wait-and-see days of film.

The Recipe For Writing Success? Kill Your Characters “Of the handful of books that won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2011, all 13 novels had the common theme of putting to death main characters… it’s a lot like the plot of Will Ferrell’s Stranger Than Fiction… everyone knows the story won’t be as good without a solid death.” Related: Roger Ebert on Writing Source: kayfabe

The Recipe For Writing Success? Kill Your Characters

“Of the handful of books that won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2011, all 13 novels had the common theme of putting to death main characters… it’s a lot like the plot of Will Ferrell’s Stranger Than Fiction… everyone knows the story won’t be as good without a solid death.”

Related: Roger Ebert on Writing

Source: kayfabe

MIT Plays Tetris on a Building

This is just pure awesome. We need more people hacking buildings for fun and interesting things. Way to go MIT!

From Bostonino:

We all know the students at MIT love a good hack, but what’s better than playing a game while doing it? Last night, a team took over the side of MIT’s Green Building and turned it into a giant, playable, multi-color Tetris game.

Home of the Institute’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, the Green Building lends itself as an ideal grid for the game. According to the IHTFP Hack Gallery, “MIT hackers have long considered ‘Tetris on the Green Building’ to be the Holy Grail of hacks.”

The game started off by scrolling the word “Tetris,” and as the players moved on, the levels became progressively harder. The second level kicked off with more pale colors, while the third involved the colors shifting on-screen. Once someone lost the game, all of the blocks would fall to the bottom of the building. Just check out the cleverness for yourself.

Color Forecast Predicts Color Trends in European Fashion Capitals

Color Forecast

Color Forecast shows what colors are trending in real time in the fashion capitals of Paris, Milan and Antwerp. High speed cameras are strategically placed in these cities and the color information is analyzed by software created by Pedro Miguel Cruz. Ad agency Happiness Brussels created the project for retail chain Pimkie.

…The cameras are connected to Mac Mini’s with color tracking software developed by Pedro Cruz…
The software analyzes the passing colors and shows in real time which colors are worn the most.
All colors are then compiled in nice infographics, so you can follow how the cities evolve and how trends change.

via Laughing Squid. Originally from Wired.

In The Godfather Trilogy, the camera lingers over 20 times on oranges. Some interpreted this presence as an indication of imminent death or danger for the character interacting with the fruit. “It started out as an accident”, said Coppola in DVD commentaries, “but once we realized we had used oranges so frequently in the first movie, we used them purposefully in the others.”  The saga ends with Michael dying, an orange in his hand. [x]

In The Godfather Trilogy, the camera lingers over 20 times on oranges. Some interpreted this presence as an indication of imminent death or danger for the character interacting with the fruit. “It started out as an accident”, said Coppola in DVD commentaries, “but once we realized we had used oranges so frequently in the first movie, we used them purposefully in the others.” 
The saga ends with Michael dying, an orange in his hand. [x]

Memory Weights by Shu Chun Hsiao The thought of equating the weight of digital files with their size is intriguing. Similarly, seeing a file folder icon actually fill up as you fill it up is another ‘digital as physical’ concept. Shu Chun Hsiao’s Memory Weights are literally the weight of your world. The cemented usb drive tells the digital capacity by its weight. A concrete volume may clearly express the concept of digital data.

Memory Weights by Shu Chun Hsiao

The thought of equating the weight of digital files with their size is intriguing. Similarly, seeing a file folder icon actually fill up as you fill it up is another ‘digital as physical’ concept. Shu Chun Hsiao’s Memory Weights are literally the weight of your world.

The cemented usb drive tells the digital capacity by its weight. A concrete volume may clearly express the concept of digital data.

Lego Camera Obscura by Sabino for Lollapalooza Chile:

A few weeks ago Lego told me they were sponsoring Lollapalooza Chile festival, and they asked if I had any ideas for the kids area. We ended up doing a little workshop where kids could learn how to assemble cameras obscuras (pinhole cameras) with Legos, along with a little talk about how cameras work. We had a great time and kids loved them, haha.

“You took my name” is a series of paintings that strip famous logos back to their basic graphic forms. This has created pieces that are artworks in their own right. 

Many of these brands have become ingrained in people’s minds due to constant exposure to them. It’s not hard to see others in this series. Hopefully they add more soon, in addition to pieces that the public can purchase.

bitchville:

New Stamps Celebrate Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl’s work is being celebrated in a set of special stamps.

The set of six Royal Mail stamps, which also depict the work of illustrator Quentin Blake whose drawings are synonymous with Dahl’s stories, feature six of the author’s best-loved novels.

One of Dahl’s most famous tales, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, appears with a beaming Charlie Bucket on the 46p first-class stamp.

New Stamps Celebrate Roald Dahl

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