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Wordpress 2.6 was released last week. It’s definitely my favorite release thus far. There are a lot of reasons to be excited about it, but I won’t waste my breathe - the Automatticians already have in this awesome recap video:

But, the coolest feature, and the one I’m proud to have spent a lot of time and hard work on, is the Press This bookmarklet:

The Garrard 401 + Lignolab Plinth + SME 3012 + Denon 301R combo was 1 year in the making. It sounds so beautiful, you’d be amazed. Yes, it’s a record player. Call me antiquated.

Chlöe Sevigny, fashion icon (how do I become one of those again?), is in a newish UNI QLO campaign, that I just totally dig. It’s got a really fantastic satiric storyline going on. Deeply playful.

And, if you are into erotic art/artistic nudes, Inez & Vinoodh shot a really beautiful editorial of her a few years back (NSFW). I think she’s the perfect example of a “normal” girl being beautiful and soulful.

• What does your garbage can of failed motivations look like?
• I hope Ze Frank writes a book some day.
• John Dyer growing every type of beard.

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• Design Is In The Details

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  Advanced Beauty from mate on Vimeo.

  I found this somewhere and can not remember where. I’m sorry.

• Timoni is a super talented designer. Watch out.
• I can not wait till Spore comes out, until then, checkout the Creature Creator!
• The Ampersand Masters Thesis
• The live Firefox 3 download counter.

TOMS makes life more comfortable through its ultra lightweight design and the company’s commitment to match every pair purchased with a donated pair to a child in need. There are no complicated formulas, it’s simple…you buy a pair of TOMS and the company gives a pair to a child on your behalf.

How excellent! Buy a cool pair of shoes and help put a pair on someone else’s feet. They’re a great deal too!

I’m ordering two pairs, cause I just can’t decide between all the rad patterns.

[via Dean (who does not blog)]

• A is for Atheist.

  The OUT Campaign allows individuals to let others know they are not alone. It can also be a nice way of opening a conversation and help to demolish the negative stereotypes of atheists. Let the world know that we are not about to go away and that we are not going to allow those that would condemn us to push us into the shadows.

• A collection of Madonna photos from Vanity Fair.
• Why I won’t vote for hillary. Among other things.
• For some reason, the idea of another SPEED movie just doesn’t get old. Ha! [via Joshua Blankenship]
• Rob Wychert is venturing out across america in a kick ass Corolla. His site for the journey, just flaunts brilliance. I love it.
• Why is it, I have no problem with the Miley Cyrus pictures, except for the fact that Billy Ray, who if you don’t remember wrote “Achy Breaky Heart”, is in them.

• Sakura, is what the Japanese call cherry blossom trees. Jeff has a gallery of his adventures during Sakura season over on his blog.
• Matt alerted me that the myth about the slow-boild frog, is false.
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  Zombie Strippers! [trailer] An advertisement on the back of the actually pretty good comic book release, Jenna Jameson’s Shadow Hunter (seriously, it’s not bad, maybe even good), advertised a non porn film, starring Jenna Jameson, titled Zombie Strippers!

• You can now find all of Daft Punk’s live sets all in one place.
• You Work For Them, the people who brought you “Black Sabbath”, have a really nice blog.
• Apple FINALLY updated the Airport Express to be 802.11n! No more dropped tunes!
• Some insane RC helicopter action:
  

The first of many? I’ve got so many links I want to post. and because like bananas, links go better as a bunch, here they are.

• What happens when snoop dog gets together with an eonomist? Rap Graphs - via ze frank (RAPup, get it?)
• Jeremy is getting into trouble with electronics too! The arduino is such a cool gadget. Make sure to check out the “Brain Machine”.
• Apple defines Motherf*ck*r
• (oldy, but goody) Don’t ever think for a second Eric Meyer isn’t the most badass dude ever…
• Calvin Harris has got one killer electro dance album out.

• Celemony Direct Note Access:

  Direct Note Access is a technology that makes the impossible possible: for the first time in audio recording history you can identify and edit individual notes within polyphonic audio material.

• A car painted entirely with a Sharpie. [via dfckr]

• Dropclock is a really cool screensaver, of Helvetica numers dropping into an invisible pool of water.

Trent Reznor’s newest minimalist instrumental album is an amazing feat. The music is beyond the grasp of most of the public. Yet, Reznor, with his early rock-death-metal-electronica releases in his career, made himself so well known and thus made it possible for him to release such an abstract instrumental album. This is one of the most substantial minimalist electronic albums - maybe, of all time.

But, the coolest thing about the album, is the artwork. Aside from the tons of extras you get by just paying $5 for the CD, each song has it’s own high-res image to go along with the song. The artwork is really spectacular. Definitely pick this album up, even if it’s just for the cool wallpapers.

Profane band name, Fuck Buttons, has a great experimental electronic album out entitled Street Horrsing. A sweet 6 song spinner, with most tracks striking the 10 minute mark.