kottke.orgJason Kottke's weblog, home of fine hypertext productsThe huge media conglomerates are re-imagining their cash-cow brands like...- June 12, 2008 The huge media conglomerates are re-imagining their cash-cow brands like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Strawberry Shortcake for today's generation of kids. Poochie, anyone You want a dark, Goth version of Tweety Bird Have at it. This isn't going to end well. (link)http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15854.html Moving Mario: imagine Super Mario Bros as created by Michel...- June 12, 2008 Moving Mario: imagine Super Mario Bros as created by Michel Gondry. Check out the video to get the gist. (link)http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15853.html A wonderful story about how an architect took it upon...- June 12, 2008 A wonderful story about how an architect took it upon himself to build a scavenger hunt into one of his client's apartments, all without telling them. Finally, one day last fall, more than a year after they moved in, Mr. Klinsky received a letter in the mail containing a poem that began: We've taken liberties with Yeats to lead you through a tale that tells of most inspired fates iin hopes to lift the veil.The letter directed the family to a hidden panel in the front hall that contained a...http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15858.html In Brazil, soap operas, and specifically the small families they depicted,...- June 12, 2008 In Brazil, soap operas, and specifically the small families they depicted, might have been a form of birth control, lowering the fertility of the audience: In 1960, the average Brazilian woman had 6.3 children. By 2000, the fertility rate was down to 2.3. The decline was comparable to China's, but Brazil didn't have a one-child policy. In fact, for a while it was even illegal to advertise contraceptives.Many factors account for the drop in Brazilian fertility, but one recent study identified a.http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15851.html David "The Wire" Simon's new show, Generation Kill, starts on...- June 12, 2008 David "The Wire" Simon's new show, Generation Kill, starts on HBO on July 13 and will continue for six Sundays after that. (link)http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/06/15852.html |