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You may notice almost all analog wrist watches are photographed with a time of 10:10.

This morning I wasn't very inspired or motivated by any of the tips sitting in my inbox — nothing against our wonderful tip-submitters! It's not your fault there isn't much interesting work and stories out there — so I thought I would showcase a preview of my favorite project from the winners of the 2012 Brand New Awards designed by Landor's San Francisco office: Nine Suns is a new luxury winery in Napa Valley with three-digit dollar bottles available only to registered members. In introducing the wines, the product of a Chinese family, Landor created a name and identity that references and honors their Chinese heritage in a subtle and unexpected manner.

Nine Suns references an ancient Chinese legend where ten suns took turns rising in the sky. When they grew tired of the routine and decided to raise all at once, lakes dried and crops perished. The God of Archery was summoned to save the land. He aimed. Nine suns fell, leaving the one needed to keep heaven and earth in perfect balance. The story and archery references the art and science of wine making. The calligraphy, God of Archery and the three legged sunbirds dress the brand in mythical flair.
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This image has been edited to remove the contact information that was shown on the back of the business card.

At first glance, the project is already stunning, with a simple and sophisticated look that fits the high-end wine category but also stands out for its unexpected graphics. However, it's the details that deserve the attention. Like the fact that there are nine circles (for the nine suns) in the otherwise abstract wordmark. Or the tiny archer on the business cards taking down the suns. Or the orange top on the cork. And there is a few more details I'm holding back to show on the BNA book and website. But even from this preview you can see the nice tension of bold colors, thin lines, and full circles at play.

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In Decadent, we explore two games united by a common theme and separated by time—specifically, by a decade or so.

I didn’t think it would be that bad. Time makes the most outlandish things seem quaint, almost innocent, once their edges have been smoothed out by the years. That’s how I approached Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix when I revisited it for this column. I expected the Barbarella effect. The once-bawdy slice of exploitation would become playfully campy under modern scrutiny.

The promise of historically delightful camp isn’t all that drew me to the game.

Fear Effect 2 was the culmination of the “sex sells” years for the game publisher Eidos, an era that began with the ’90s ascent of Tomb Raider and its curvy star, Lara Croft. In the present day, Raider has been re-imagined with the specific goal of wash away its sex-object roots ...

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John Held, Jr.

When David Plouffe confronted Karl Rove with evidence that his Bush administration used the IRS to investigate the NAACP, Rove melted down and stammered baloney.

Hipsters

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Foreign Words We Could Use in English:

nevver:

1. Kummerspeck (German)
   Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
2. Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
   You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it?
3. Tartle (Scots)
   The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can’t quite remember.
4. Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego)
   This word captures that special look shared between two people, when both are wishing that the other would do something that they both want, but neither want to do.
5. Backpfeifengesicht (German)
   A face badly in need of a fist.
6. Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
   You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet?
7. Pelinti (Buli, Ghana)
   Your friend bites into a piece of piping hot pizza, then opens his mouth and sort of tilts his head around while making an “aaaarrrahh” noise. The Ghanaians have a word for that. More specifically, it means “to move hot food around in your mouth.”
8. Greng-jai (Thai)
   That feeling you get when you don’t want someone to do something for you because it would be a pain for them.
9. Mencolek (Indonesian)
   You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.
10. Faamiti (Samoan)
    To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.
11. Gigil (Filipino)
    The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is irresistibly cute.
12. Yuputka (Ulwa)
    A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.
13. Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
    The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.
14. Vybafnout (Czech)
    A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.
15. Fremdschämen (German)
    ; Myötähäpeä (Finnish)
    The kindler, gentler cousins of Schadenfreude, both these words mean something akin to “vicarious embarrassment.”
16. Lagom (Swedish)
    Maybe Goldilocks was Swedish? This slippery little word is hard to define, but means something like, “Not too much, and not too little, but juuuuust right.”
17. Pålegg (Norweigian)
    Sandwich Artists unite! The Norwegians have a non-specific descriptor for anything – ham, cheese, jam, Nutella, mustard, herring, pickles, Doritos, you name it – you might consider putting into a sandwich.
18. Layogenic (Tagalog)
    Remember in Clueless when Cher describes someone as “a full-on Monet…from far away, it’s OK, but up close it’s a big old mess”? That’s exactly what this word means.
19. Bakku-shan (Japanese)
    Or there this Japanese slang term, which describes the experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.
20. Seigneur-terraces (French)
    Coffee shop dwellers who sit at tables a long time but spend little money.
21. Ya’arburnee (Arabic)
    This word is the hopeful declaration that you will die before someone you love deeply, because you cannot stand to live without them. Literally, may you bury me.
22. Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
    “Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.
23. Slampadato (Italian)
    Addicted to the UV glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.
24. Zeg (Georgian)
    It means “the day after tomorrow.” OK, we do have “overmorrow” in English, but when was the last time someone used that?
25. Cafune (Brazilian Portuguese)
    Leave it to the Brazilians to come up with a word for “tenderly running your fingers through your lover’s hair.”
26. Koi No Yokan (Japanese)
    The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall in love.
27. Kaelling (Danish)
    You know that woman who stands on her doorstep (or in line at the supermarket, or at the park, or in a restaurant)
    cursing at her children? The Danes know her, too.
28. Boketto (Japanese)
    It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.
29. L’esprit de l’escalier (French)
    Literally, stairwell wit—a too-late retort thought of only after departure.
30. Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
    A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.
31. Packesel (German)
    The packesel is the person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip. Literally, a burro.
32. Hygge (Danish)
    Denmark’s mantra, hygge is the pleasant, genial, and intimate feeling associated with sitting around a fire in the winter with close friends.
33. Cavoli Riscaldati (Italian)
    The result of attempting to revive an unworkable relationship. Translates to “reheated cabbage.”
34. Bilita Mpash (Bantu)
    An amazing dream. Not just a “good” dream; the opposite of a nightmare.
35. Litost (Czech)
    Milan Kundera described the emotion as “a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery.”
36. Luftmensch (Yiddish)
    There are several Yiddish words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense.

All of these are spectacular.

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The established regime in Turkey (not to mention many other countries: take your pick) may not like any-to-many communications, but luckily established regimes don't always get the final word. An anonymous reader writes "Lahana is my little side project to help people access the Internet and Tor via Amazon EC2 free tier-based VPNs. It's a couple of scripts that set up a new VPN in a couple of minutes that automatically tunnels everything through Tor. It's easy to share credentials with groups of people and for most people is free to set up and use. I built it with Turkey in mind, but it no doubt has other uses."

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Corporate wanted all the collars popped on our polos.

Douchiest fucking table ever…

texasenchantment:

bigblondandbeautiful:

aliciaaadanielle:

sophielouisep:

Boyfriend surprises his girlfriend with a Pug puppy after the loss of her 10 year old Beagle

I cried

THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW

PERFECT BOYFRIEND IS PERFECT

AND THE PUPPY IS LIKE “HI NEW MOMMY I LOVE YOU I MAKE YOU NO SAD”

IT’S A PUG OH MY GOD YOU GUYS
BEST BOYFRIEND EVER

If you feel really adventurous, you can already install a version of Firefox from Mozilla’s relatively obscure UX branch and test it in its current state (but don’t blame us if it crashes a lot or shreds your hard drive).

group of GOP-led congressmen, with Steven Seagal as tour guide, wrapped up a fact-finding trip to Russia today, where they apparently failed to find any significant clues related to the radicalization of the brothers behind the Boston bombings.

PIZZZATIME :: ANOTHER NIGHT // ANOTHER DAY - (ft. Q-TIP - Queen Latifah - NAS - Method Man)

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Here's an interview with one of the key players. Again, if you care about spoilers, do not read this.

Paolo Rivera and David Petersen received gold and silver honors, respectively, in the comics category of the 20th Spectrum Fantastic Art Awards, presented Saturday during Spectrum Live in Kansas City. The awards recognize the best in fantasy, science fiction and horror art.

Rivera won for this cover for Daredevil #10, while Petersen won for Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #4, Page 19.

Tor.com has the complete list of winners, which includes a number of names familiar to comics readers: Dan Dos Santos, Charles Vess, Sam Weber and Brom.