Conference of Cool.

Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol corresponding.

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The Best Studio in the World, at the Best Island in the World: Black Rock Santorini

Black Rock Studio Santorini from Alexandros Maragos on Vimeo.

Black Rock is a combination luxury villa and world class recording studio located on the magnificent Greek island of Santorini. Build in a style that combines modern and traditional Cycladic architecture, Black Rock blends perfectly with the Aegean landscape. A heaven of inspiration and tranquility between sea and sun, offering a breathtaking panoramic view of the Aegean sea, and the volcanic islands.

Black Rock Studio won the Best New Studio In the World title by Audio Pro International Industry Excellence Awards 2009. A judging panel of over 100 industry experts and executives, including some of the most respected figures in the business, voted & gave the title to Black Rock.

Santorini voted as the Best Island in the World by Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2011 NYC. Santorini is a new World’s Best Island Overall winner, moving up from its No. 6 ranking on last year’s list of Top Islands Overall and displacing the Galápagos from the No 1 position.

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Pine martens occupy woodpecker’s nest

A family of pine martens scurried into an empty woodpecker’s nest and took up residence while the bird was away. Photographer Hillebrand Breuker captured the rodents peeking out of the nest located in the Drents Friese Wold national park in the Netherlands.

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Parents Told Their Kids They Ate All Their Halloween Candy

Jimmy Kimmel Live – I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy, haha!

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Peter Jackson reveals the Red Epic secrets behind The Hobbit

Filmmaking legend Peter Jackson’s given us another insight into the making of the Hobbit movies, and this time he’s talking about his envious collection of tech. Filming with no less than 48 Red Epic cameras at 48fps in full 5k resolution might sound fantastic, but it hasn’t all been a bed of cotton candy. Two 3D cameras need to be mounted at the same “interocular” (the inch-or-so distance between your eyes) which is impossible given the size of the Epic and its lenses. The team had to hire specialist firm 3ality to build a rig where one camera shoots the action and the other is pointed vertically at a mirror. Those who would love to shoot with an Epic should also beware that the cameras naturally desaturate the action to such an extent that the makeup, costume and set design teams have to over-color everything to look natural in post production. For more interesting facts, head down past the break to catch the video in full, and try not to imagine how many years bad luck you’d get if you broke one of those mirrors during a key scene.

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Nike SB: The SB Chronicles, Vol. 1 Teaser

“The SB Chronicles, Vol. 1” is the new feature-length Nike SB video project. It is the first of three films in the “SB Chronicles” video series, and will premiere online December 3rd, 2011 at 7 PM EST. Starting December 10th, 2011 it will also become available for purchase on iTunes.

Shot entirely in HD, “The Nike SB Chronicles, Vol.1” was filmed on location around the world in the streets and parks of Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Dubai, and the United States. “The Nike SB Chronicles, Vol.1” was by shot by Jason Hernandez and showcases full parts from Nike SB team riders Youness Amrani,Chet Childress, Clark Hassler, Stefan Janoski, Lewis Marnell, Daniel Shimizu, Grant Taylor, and Wieger Van Wageningen, as well as an eclectic soundtrack featuring artists selected by the skaters themselves.

“The SB Chronicles, Vol. 1” will be premiered at physical locations across the globe (Los Angeles, New York, Tampa, London, Paris, Milan, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo,) as well at SB dealers worldwide.

However, anybody anywhere in the world can take part in the simultaneous interactive online premiere by tuning into nikeskateboarding.com/sbchronicles at the world-wide event time of December 3rd, 2011 at 7 PM EST to watch the complete video, get an inside look at the various premieres, and ask questions in real-time to the Nike SB team riders featured in the video, as well as director Jason Hernandez, after the premiere.

Check out the teaser now at Nike SB.

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Need For Speed: The Run Official Trailer 1 Directed By Michael Bay

If you’re a serious gamer or spend enough time on the internet and Facebook. You would of noticed a lot more attention and investment into PS3, X-Box and PC game marketing. Battefield 3, Call of Duty MW3 have both had teasers, short films, trailers etc. drip fed out over 6 to 12 months leading up to a games releases. Not to mention the huge budgets to build a lot of hype and with clever ideas, create viral traction. The latest trailer is for Need For Speed ‘The Run’ which has brought on board the vision and hype of Michael Bay (Directed Transformers). The game is set for to drop November 15th.

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Material Teddy by Makiko Shinoda

Material Teddy by Makiko Shinoda.
Material Teddy to the rescue. Each body part is made from a different, natural material to evoke contrasting sensations. One ear is heavy, the other is light. The head is made of porous leather so eager fingers can leave their mark over time, while the body is carved from camphor wood smooth to touch, with a pungent, medicinal smell. None of the materials is coated, so children can interact with the components in their purest form.

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Armless Man Dreams of Teaching

Fan Ling, 21, studies at the library of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University. Fan lost his right arm and most of his left arm, and one ear after being hit by high voltage wires at the age of 6. Fan says he wants to teach in less-developed areas after graduation.

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i’m watch


Designed by Italian company Blue Sky. “I’m Watch” is the first “smartwatch” based on the Android system, a custom version of Android 1.6. The watch runs on the Freescare i.MX233 processor, packs a 1.54″ capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 200 x 200 pixels and fitted with 4GB of built in storage, 64MB of RAM. Its 450mAh Li-Po battery will provide about three hours on speakerphone use or up two days in standby. It also packs in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, but has not WiFi. It is available to preorder for €300 and shipping will commence on the 30th January 2012.

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World’s Tallest 48-Meter Buddha Statue in Eastern China

A statue of Amitabha, also known as the Buddha of Infinite Light, is going up in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, Nov 4, 2011. The 48-meter statue is one of the world’s tallest.

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Domo Genesis: Under The Influence Mixtape

Odd Future affiliate Domo Genesis has released his Under The Influence mixtape through Twitter. The Wolf Gang member takes on Snoop Dogg’s “Boss Life,” Scarface’s “Guess Who’s Bizzack,” Kanye West’s “We Major” and features Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies, and more. Download the mixtape below.

Under The Influence Tracklist:
1. Mission Statement
2. Boss Life
3. Guess Who’s Back f/ Casey Veggies
4. L-Boy’s Interlude
5. More Clouds f/ Remy Banks
6. Whole City Behind Us f/ Ace (Tyler, The Creator)
7. Respect
8. Let’s Smoke
9. Glory
10. We Major
11. Shine
12. Mind Games
13. Benediction
15. Smokemon

Download Domo Genesis’ Under The Influence Mixtape

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: The Vet & The n00b


The official Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 live action trailer featuring Sam Worthington, Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard. Whether you’re a veteran of Call of Duty or a n00b just starting out, there’s a soldier in all of us.

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On the Brink: Networked Society











In On The Brink we discuss the past, present and future of connectivity with a mix of people including David Rowan, chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of Soundcloud. Each of the interviewees discusses the emerging opportunities being enabled by technology as we enter the Networked Society. Concepts such as borderless opportunities and creativity, new open business models, and today’s ‘dumb society’ are brought up and discussed.

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American Radiator Building

Love the look of the American Radiator Building in New York.

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Grand Theft Auto 5 Trailer

Coming soon: the next installment in one of the most popular video games franchises of all time.

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Ballin’!

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Striver’s Row: Wale’s Ambition

Striver’s Row Presents: Wale’s Ambition from Fresh Start Productions on Vimeo.

Maybach Music’s Wale recently released his highly-anticipated sophomore album, “Ambition.” Hitting shelves November 1st.  Many congrats to Rick Ross’ latest protegé.

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