Shagadelic Impersonators – John Di Domenico as Austin Powers (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Austin Danger Powers, the fictional, hilarious character from the Austin Powers movie series, first appeared in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). In each film, the role was played by…

Fake Screen Shots – GoingLikeSixty Makes Top of Yahoo Buzz

Sensing the young pup nipping closely at his heels the old dog learns a new trick and gains a huge advantage by aligning with another geezer. GoingLikeSixty has aligned with Carl Icahn, the biggest single…

2 Clever Ways to Drum Up Empathy for Female Genital Mutilation

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– Hit the honeys where it hurts.

Cholesterol Screening for 2 Year Olds – Early Obesity Prevention (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Cholesterol screening tests are now being offered to toddlers as young as two years old. In addition, cholesterol drugs for children as young as 8 may soon be administered by doctors, to function as early…

3G iPhone Unboxing – Unofficially Official (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here it is, the most important posting on Trend Hunter (today) The iPhone unboxing. A man from Portugal got a 8GB iPhone, 3G, in advance of the 7/11 official launch. He said he didn’t pay anything, but…

Chinese Olympic Money – Bank Notes Commemorate Beijing Games

These photos released by China’s Xinhua news agency display the new 10-yuan banknote (US $1.45) to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games. The notes were issued by the central bank People’s Bank of China…

Strangest Baby Names – From Celeb Babies to Search Engine Optimized Names (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nicole Kidman, who recently named her new baby girl Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, is one of many parents giving their babies extremely unique names. Also this week, Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend Camila…

Sprint Encourages Amateur Product Placement

Two cool things about the Samsung Instinct campaign site that encourages people to drop an image of the phone into their home videos: the refreshing honesty and this direct YouTube uploader that connects the users directly to their already uploaded videos.

Links for 2008-07-08 [del.icio.us]

  • Off Center » The Arts and the President
    War, energy, humanitarian intervention, public education, women’s reproductive rights, the death penalty … somewhere on the long list of policy positions among the presidential candidates is the arts. Or at least for one of them.
  • beijing olympics – artforum.com / in print
    Beijing ’08 presents a new variety of Olympic propaganda, one that reflects the ambiguities of the post–cold war world. Like its present mixture of socialism and capitalism, the Chinese government’s motivations for hosting the games are apparently c
  • tm08 / Transmediale / call for entries is open
    transmediale – festival for art and digital culture has opened its call for entries for the transmediale.09 and Vilém Flusser Theory Awards. As one of the leading international venues for the exchange and dialogue on art and digital culture transmediale

Web usage surges across Asia-Pacific

ASIA-PACIFIC – The region has become home to the fastest-growing online audience in the world, according to new data released by comScore.

Green Celebrity Lifestyles – George Clooney Drives a Tango (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Cindy Crawford, Sheryl Crowe. The stars you know by last name only are hot on the ecology trail. George is single, and while his Tesla Roadster is being built, he’s leaning…

Pertamina focuses on major agencies

JAKARTA – Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-owned oil giant, has initiated a screening process to ensure only agencies of a certain size pitch for a US$15 million public information campaign to persuade Indonesians to switch from kerosene to gas.

Commercial Radio overhauls online presence

HONG KONG – Radio broadcaster Commercial Radio has relaunched its website at 881903.com to provide more efficient live broadcasts over the internet.

Chinese Olympic Money – Bank Notes Commemorate Beijing Games (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These photos released by China’s Xinhua news agency display the new 10-yuan banknote (US $1.45) to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games. The notes were issued by the central bank People’s Bank of China…

Tourism board launches interactive website

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has relaunched its website to boost consumer interaction with the site and drive interest in the territory.

Soyjoy uses fruity love story to woo Singapore

SINGAPORE – An amorous relationship between a soybean and a hawthorn berry is the central theme behind the launch of Soyjoy, a Japanese nutrition bar, in Singapore.

Designer Fashion Islands – Karl Lagerfeld To Design Homes for Isla Moda

(TrendHunter.com) Legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has officially been named the first designer to collaborate with Dubai Infinity Holdings to design residential homes in the World’s Isla Moda.

80 haute houses…

Apple Gives Out People’s Passwords – Computer Security at a New Low

(TrendHunter.com) This is just so odd as to almost not pass the smell test. Apple support gave access to a computer via a request: “am forget my password of mac,did you give me password on new email marko.[redacted]@yahoo.com”…

Kids Fashion Week – Dubai Puts Children on the Catwalk (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Kids Fashion Week, a Dubai Summer Surprises 2008 signature event, opened on July 3 at Dubai Festival City, a key sponsor of DSS 2008. The week-long fashion show features the participation of some of the…

Ko departs MindShare Shanghai for regional GroupM role

SHANGHAI – Michelle Ko (pictured), MD of Mindshare Shanghai has confirmed that she will depart from her post at the end of July for a break, before taking up a new position with the regional office of GroupM in Hong Kong.