George Lucas Does Something Likeable For a Change: Revenge on Rich Neighbors George Lucas' rich neighbors don't want him building a movie studio in their backyard. His response is the best thing he's done in years. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, for four decades Lucas has owned a large swath of land in Marin County in the North San Francisco Bay and has spent the past few years trying to transform the ranch on it into a massive, nearly 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art movie studio complete with day care center, restaurant, gym and a 200-car garage. His neighbors, however, have rejected it every step of the way. Despite the promise of bringing $300 million worth of economic activity to the area, the already-well off neighbors are worried about years' worth of construction activity and the additional foot traffic it will bring into their neighborhood once completed. We love working and living in Marin, but the residents of Lucas Valley have fought this project for 25 years, and enough is enough. Mr.
I found it !, Jean-Michel Bihorel Title: I found it ! Name: Jean-Michel Bihorel Country: Turkey Software: Maya, mental ray, Mudbox, Photoshop, ZBrush Here is a character I've been working on for a wile. His name is Lumok, he is the main character of a short movie that we are working on at the moment with my team and which will take place in Istanbul. Our small alien is coming to this historical city to chase a mysterious treasure. This picture depict the moment were he finds it.I hope you'll like it! The plate is a photograph shot with my canon 7D. Rig from Ceyhan Kapusuz Concept and realization from me
Treehotel, Sweden UPDATE: Treehotel are now offering their Mirrorcube treehouse as a turnkey solution available to the public Don’t get me wrong, cities are great. Hell, I currently live in London and before my days are over want to spend a serious amount more time in New York, LA, Tokyo, Paris, Sydney and more, but when you need to really get away, it should be to the Treehotel, not the Waldorf. An eco-based design hotel concept, each “room” is wonderfully individual with stunning design and even better views. With the plan to build 24 new treehouses over 5 years, a handful are already in place, and miles from civilisation offering the perfect, isolated getaway, just a touch south of the Arctic Circle.
Museum’s creative ads show that science is funny and exciting [10 pictures] An ad campaign for Vancouver’s Science World used aptly placed factoids to remind the passing public that science can be both fun and interesting…and maybe a little gross sometimes, too… (via Pleated Jeans) Takashi Murakami @ Gagosian Gallery Après avoir fait beaucoup de bruit avec une exposition très controversée à Versailles, Takashi Murakami a posé ses valises à la Gagosian Gallery. Pour sa première exposition à Rome, l’artiste japonais nous montre une nouvelle fois l’étendue de son talent avec ces deux dragons se faisant face. Monumental!
Ashcraft Aria Headphones by Britt Ashcraft for Ashcraft Design Environmentally Friendly for the Audiophile The Ashcraft Aria headphones are a combination of recycled materials and advanced audio technology designed with the audiophile in mind. The headband is wrapped in wood recycled from acoustic guitars. Caldera: dream-like animated short about mental illness Evan Viera's lovely short "Caldera" explores the ambiguous reality inhabited by people experiencing psychosis, through the tale of a young girl suffering from mental illness. Viera, who also composed the film's lovely ambient electronic score, explains: CALDERA is inspired by my father's struggle with schizoaffective disorder. Full credits here. 13 Nouvelles Pin Up Girls de l’illustrateur Serge Birault 13 Nouvelles Pin Up Girls de l’illustrateur Serge Birault Une nouvelle série de Pin-Up de l’illustrateur 2D/3D français Serge Birault, qui a toujours autant de talent… Pour voir ses autres pin-up : Poker Pin Up et 14 autres illustrations par Serge Birault et 19 magnifiques Illustrations de Serge Birault via
Anatomical Heart Necklace in antique silver on a 24 by billyblue22 How to use FUROSHIKI click click click click click click click click click close window © Japan Centre Group Ltd 2009 Ghostbuster, Mario, les Goonies… – 24 excellents posters retro de Strongstuff Une superbe collection de posters retro imaginés par l’illustrateur Strongstuff aka Tom Whalen, qui détourne films et jeux vidéos en de magnifiques illustrations retro. On y retrouve Monstre & Cie, Mario, Batman, Terminator, Mickey, Cowboys & Alien, les Goonies, Star Wars, Ghostbuster, Paul, Bob l’éponge, Shaun of the dead, et bien d’autres… J’adore ;) via
Silver Tree Bark Ring 3 stack by billyblue22 “Batgirl” to feature first transgender character The character Alysia Yeoh will come out to Batgirl as a transwoman in the current issue of of the comic “Batgirl.” The gender reveal is a first for a featured character in a mainstream comic series, and for plenty of other cultural mediums devoid of trans representation. “Batgirl” writer Gail Simone told Laura Hudson at Wired that the inspiration for the character came from a conversation with a fellow writer — and a desire to mirror the diversity of comic readers themselves: “I looked out into the audience, saw dozens of faces I knew well — LGBTQ folks, mostly — all avid comics readers and superhero fans and DC supporters,” said Simone. “And it just hit me: Why was this so impossible? Why in the world can we not do a better job of representation of not just humanity, but also our own loyal audience?” And if readers are upset by the introduction of a transwoman into the Bat universe? A page from issue 19 of Simone’s “Batgirl,” with art by Daniel Sampere and Vicente Cifuentes: