• The 2005 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest shows awful first lines
• The power of simplicity: how Stonehenge could have been built by *one man*
• Google logo maker – Logogle
• Interesting tool – convert any units
• Ever wonder who does the voiceovers during movie trailers?
• Well, maybe it’s fun *now*, years later: top 10 dotcom flops.
• Very cool Adidas commercial
• Brian freeze and “The Final Countdown“
• Stare at the plus
• Poorly selling t-shirts
• The faces in everyday things
• A very creative billboard
• The international database of corporate commands
• Dogs in bee costumes
• A must-see… the retro-encabulator!
• Matthew Baldwin scores again
• A must see: Shining Redux.  An example of how a clever edit can dramatically change the promise of a movie trailer and the NYTimes story about the creator
• Webcam on a real African watering hole
• Sony Revolution demo pointer
• Cool designs in espresso
• Pong on a Dutch building.  Meanwhile, in Stockholm, David Byrne is “playing the building“
• Home improvement tutorials – easy to understand for non-handymen.  For example, see this description of how to unclog a sink drain
• Photoshop + frogs = a lot of very creative, froggy images

A really fun and elegant game from my friends at gameLab here in New York. You can play the first three levels for free. I wish there were more games as well-designed as this: Crash

A difficult version of the old Lunar Lander arcade game: Lunar Lander

A well-done movie quiz, using visuals from the film, except without the characters’ bodies. If you’re a film buff, well worth a look: Movie Quiz

And finally – the coolest thing I’ve seen online in months. It’s creative, fun, friendly, thoughtful, and very funny in certain parts. Best of all, the design is understated and seems to use very little technology to accomplish its magic. Turn the sound on: Fly Guy