Creative, interactive web music video: Arcade Fire

The Wilderness Downtown: Arcade Fire

So this is what very creative people can do with the web these days.  Very, very cool interactive web video, and I'm sure it would look better on a bigger screen than my laptop.  

It's an innovative use of the web and the internet to make a compelling music video.  And hey, the music is by Arcade Fire.

Why all 30 teams will miss the NHL playoffs

We're All Doomed - Battle of California

At this time of year, everyone comes up their NHL preseason predictions. Battle of California looks at why all 30 teams will miss the playoffs.

Sketches from a Transatlantic flight

For the Abstract City NY Times blog, Christoph Niemann visually documents his flight from New York to Berlin.

Hilarious!

The Ketchup Conundrum

Malcolm Gladwell on The Ketchup Conundrum

The Barenaked Ladies wondered about dijon ketchup.  Mustard has many different varieties.  Why has ketchup stayed the same?

Do Gadget Allergies Really Exist?

Do Gadget Allergies Really Exist? : Wired magazine

What's the truth about "electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome"?

Athletes are different from you and me

From Kottke, some thoughts about what truly make elite athletes different than other people... other than their physical skills.

http://kottke.org/10/08/athletes-are-different-from-you-and-me

Perfection in the Horseshoe Pit

From The New York Times:

Perfection in the Horseshoe Pit

Alan Francis, widely considered the best horseshoe pitcher in history, has won 15 world titles, including the past seven.

http://nyti.ms/9OyUwT

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Cheers, Chris (via iPhone)

Douglas Coupland Teams Up with Roots for Clothing Line

Douglas Coupland designs clothing line, claims Canada not doomed: Metafilter

North Vancouver's famous writer, designer and artist, Douglas Coupland, has collaborated with Roots to produce a line of colourful, hip clothes.  They also have a temporary pop-up store in Gastown at 36 Powell St.  

I'm a big fan of Douglas Coupland's nonfiction books, such as: the Souvenir of Canada books (that I read in Japan), Terry Fox, and the one about Vancouver City of Glass.  Coupland's non-fiction work really connects with me.

A Play-by-Play Description of the World Cup Final

A Preview Of Spain Vs. Holland, World Cup Final, 2010 | The New Republic

http://www.tnr.com/blog/world-cup/76164/preview-spain-vs-holland-world-cup-final-2010

Translink Monthly Pass? Take 5 Friends for Free on Sundays and Holidays!

Translink.ca Monthly Pass:  Take a Friend for Free!

Happy Canada Day!!!  On Sundays and Statutory Holidays (like Canada Day) you can use your FareCard to take five other riders with you for free! A total of six riders is allowed: Two adults (14 and older) and up to four children (13 and under) can ride on a single Adult FareCard, West Coast Express 28-day Pass, or Annual Employer Transit Pass. (Does not apply to Concession Passes.)