Taste ID
In its continuing efforts to take potshots at the quirks of others, Globant finds inspiration in the world of ‘lickable tech’.
In its continuing efforts to take potshots at the quirks of others, Globant finds inspiration in the world of ‘lickable tech’.
The Shrek franchise is the inspiration for a limited edition collection of personal care products by cosmetics brand Lush. To quote from the press release:
Just like onions, this collection has layers. Inspired by Shrek’s journey from a self-loathing to a self-accepting ogre, the range aims to bring joy and Shrek’s irreverent humour to the worlds of beauty and wellbeing – showing that there is no one way to be beautiful and feel good – wellness can be a swampy ogre bath too!
Philips is promoting its bean-to-cup coffee machine Baristina by poking fun at the diversity of choices for serious drinkers.
Cat food brand Whiskas makes an adoption pitch to potential dog owners.
I’ll let this report out of Texas explain:
Before a Dallas Stars hockey game at the American Airlines Center last week, fans were met by an ordinary, eager-looking guy wearing a TCU ballcap and a shirt that read 'Literally Anybody Else 2024' by the steps of PNC Plaza.
His mission? Impossible. But the sentiment driving it all? Wholly relatable, sympathetic, and engaging to many voters who don't want to see former President Trump or now President Biden win the race for the White House come November.
That guy's name in the TCU ballcap is first name: Literally. Middle name: Anybody. Last name: Else.
Not joking.
He's a 35-year-old Birdville ISD 7th grade math teacher and Army veteran who legally changed his name to 'Literally Anybody Else' earlier this year to run for president in the first year he's eligible to do so.
We checked -- a Tarrant County judge signed off on the name change, though Mr. Else mentioned they weren't amused.
The frequent strangeness of what our texts literally mean is the subject of this amusing 2 minute short.
Stanton-Walsh Rule: No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad.
-Roger Ebert, Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary
Customarily grumpy, disheveled, or bewildered (if not all three at once), Walsh is the quintessential character actor. His lumpy everyman look allows him to play everything from cops to hoboes to killers, and he’s just memorable enough that his appearance in a movie or TV show is like a serving of comfort food.
-Peter Hanson, Peter Hanson's Field Guide to Interesting Film
Blood Simple (1984)
-Messenger
A curious question starts off an awkward conversation between a couple about their fantasies.
It seems that 41% of names given to babies in England and Wales are unrecognized as legitimate words by Microsoft’s English (UK) dictionary. This can be especially problematic if autocorrect is enabled. And so a social collective that calls itself ‘I am not a Typo’ has decided to spotlight this issue with a campaign intended to draw the attention of tech giants.
The actor plays a version of himself in a series of amusing spots for Minute Maid.
It’s a petition on Change.org and it has so far amassed over 100,000 signatures. I’ll let this news report from last week explain the background:
It has been an emotional week for Tony Cavallaro of Hamburg [in New York state]. On Wednesday, the DEC [Department of Environmental Conservation] seized his alligator, Albert.
Cavallaro got Albert from a reptile show in 1990 when he was a baby and calls him a son. Now thousands have signed a petition to bring the 11-foot, 800-pound gator home.
The Hamburg resident said on Wednesday the DEC swarmed his home, with the help of police and the SPCA Serving Erie County, took his phone out of his hand, and would not let him say goodbye to Albert.
“It was really upsetting how it was handled,” said next-door neighbor Laura Lautner. “They loaded Albert on the back of a cargo van, and just laid him there.”
A promotion inspired by the Princess of Wales’ recent “experiment”. To quote:
Buy a T-shirt from the We Love NYC Collection and get a free Photoshop course.
From Finland: an initiative by dog food brand, Hau-Hau Champion to address the matter of dog food wastage. Or, as one report calls it, “ensuring canine culinary satisfaction and minimizing food waste”.
The Dog Vending Machine incorporates state-of-the-art technology, featuring AI-powered facial recognition software and disinfectant blue light technology. Shaped like a whimsical cartoon doghouse, the machine offers dogs the opportunity to sample different dog foods before purchase, ensuring canine culinary satisfaction and minimizing food waste.
The primary motivation behind this ground-breaking initiative is to tackle the issue of food wastage in the canine culinary world. When dogs reject purchased food at home, it often leads to nearly full bags of dog food going to waste. The vending machine acts as a solution to this problem, providing a fun, safe, and practical way for dogs and owners to find the perfect match.
To many people, St Patrick’s Day is synonymous with drinking stout. Coffee liqueur brand Kahlua is challenging that notion with with its own black and creamy alternative: the Espresso Martini.
Dubai is home to the world’s tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa. Nepal boasts Mount Everest. Soon, if Jeremy Rockliff gets his way, Tasmania could be home to the world’s largest chocolate fountain.
The Tasmanian premier on Sunday appeared to take inspiration from Willy Wonka by pitching himself to voters as the dreamer of dreams during a visit to the Cadbury chocolate factory – the largest in the southern hemisphere – near Hobart.
Channeling his inner Wonka, Rockliff said that if re-elected his Liberal government would deliver “the greatest thing to happen to tourism since Mona”.
What could rival the Museum of Old and New Art? The world’s largest chocolate fountain, which would “rewrite the ‘must-see’ list for every visitor that comes to Tasmania”, the premier enthused.
A PSA that uses reality show tropes to spotlight the health and environmental risks of natural gas.
A new spot for Austria-based feminist craft beer brand Muschicraft.
In a new spot, men’s grooming brand Manscaped makes a departure from straight talk and ball puns and instead comes up with a surreal TV-safe metaphor to get its message across.
PS: For those wanting to personalise some of that surrealism, the brand has launched an augmented reality filter on Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, with quite an introduction by brand ambassador Pete Davidson
From a social media post by the police department of Bellingham in the U.S. state of Washington:
BPD officers responded to Aldrich Road this afternoon due to reports of beavers blocking traffic. Yes, *beavers*. One beaver rather quickly fled the scene when BPD showed up. The other beaver was moving at a much slower pace, possibly due to injury. (Our officers, one of whom had previously been in an unpleasant situation with a beaver, didn't want to get too close.) Knowing these weren't the usual suspects, reinforcements (Whatcom Humane Society and Washington Fish and Wildlife) were called. Before the pros could make it, the other beaver disappeared into the thick brush.
This was followed by this update:
The beaver covered some ground while on the lam! It turned back up yesterday evening near Meridian and Telegraph and proceeded to be a traffic hazard. The beaver was taken into protective custody by BPD and transported to Fish and Wildlife. Hopefully, it will get the help it needs and give up living dangerously on the streets of Bellingham.
It’s been the subject of much discussion ever since The Godfather was released, over fifty years ago. Now Heinz has tied up with Paramount Pictures to launch a limited-edition sauce with the same ingredients that Clemenza shared with Michael.