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Search Zeitgeist 2009

Google's Zeitgeist is a summary of top U.S. top search trends for 2009. The fastest rising and falling trends is particularly interesting. A lot of dead people in both categories and a pack of republican politicians in the fastest falling category:

Google.com - Fastest Rising

1. Twitter
2. michael jackson
3. facebook
4. hulu
5. hi5
6. glee
7. paranormal activity
8. natasha richardson
9. farrah fawcett
10. lady gaga

Google.com - Fastest Falling

1. john mccain
2. olympics
3. heath ledger
4. barack obama
5. sarah palin
6. circuit city
7. ron paul
8. iron man
9. spore
10. wii fit

Emilie Loizeau: Bird Music

Sister, is a perfectly dreamy tune from Emilie Loiseau's new record called Pays Sauvage. The video can't be embedded from YouTube, but it's available here. It's kind of weird with a little red riding hood thing going on.

Fortune

France is producing more good bands than you can shake a stick at. Latest in date is Fortune, with their single Highway and a retro 80s video clip to boot.

It's Friday! Time for some monkey business...

  

www.totallylookslike.com is exactly what it sounds like. Uncanny similarities from all walks of life. Like Borat and Robert Downey Jr.

Or George Washington and Bernie Madoff:

Thierry Henry Single-handedly Starts World War III

All hell has broken loose following France's beyond-controversial qualification for the World Cup at the expense of Ireland.

For anyone not following the footy, with both teams tied way deep in extra time, Thierry Henry, living-god-of-football, ex-Arsenal and current Barca striker, deliberately controlled the ball with his hand, passed it to his mate Gallas who went on to score -- thereby qualifying France and cheating Ireland out of their ticket to South Africa.

The Irish prime misnister has asked for a rematch, France's prime minister has told him not to mix politics and football. The Internet is going crazy with this, as are headline writers in both countries. The Sun's Hand Gaul is an instant classic if you ask me.

A couple of good ones out of France also:

La France était à 5 doigts d'être éliminée

 

«Une main en France... demain en Afrique du sud» #thierryhenry.»

MosDef + Black Keys + Blakroc = Dynamite

Mos Def and The Black Keys are working together as part of Blakroc's latest project. The album is out at the end of the month. A preview song can be heard here.

NYC Flooded

Studio Lindfors have an amazing series of images on BLDGBLOG titled ‘Aqualta,” showing New York City and Tokyo after a flood. Someone in the comments below accurately describes them as something out of a William Gibson dream. 

It makes me think that rising oceans due to global warming could be quite poetic. On the positive side...

Agency Presentation Spoof

Both clients and agencies can relate to this one: A stupid idea that just won't die and that soon takes on a life of its own. Only to come back and bite you in the ass...