Chief of United Artists Is Negotiating a Departure

Paula Wagner is in talks to leave as chief executive of United Artists, less than two years after spearheading an effort to revive the studio with her partner, Tom Cruise.

In China, the Miniskirt is the New Beetle

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Is sex (or the hint of) allowed to sell in China? If you are Volkswagen and Dynamic Marketing Group is your agency then, it seems, yes

Bath Tub Fashion Shoot – Agua Caliente in Numéro 94 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Water fashion shoots continue to be a hot trend. This time, the water nymph is Coco Rocha looking languishingly glamorous in just a bathtub.

The photographers set these beautiful photos with flowers…

Most Followed People on Twitter – Barack Obama is #1 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Barack Obama is the number one followed person on Twitter… surprise, surprise. It was really only a matter of time.

Obama has 57,317 people following him on Twitter while he is following 59,965 people.…

Disco Style LED Flooring – Sensacell Floor Tracks Footprints in Real Time (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember the scenes in Michael Jackson’s video for ‘Billie Jean’ where he danced and the floor lit up underneath him? Thanks to Sensacell, you can be like Mike every day–minus the moves and the red leather…

Recycled Airplane Furniture – MotoArt Mile High Bed (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There has been a lot of talk lately about luxury sleeping facilities aboard luxury airline planes, but now you can pretend you’re the pilot and have your own swanky bed made from authentic airplane parts,…

Micro Art – Nanocrystals and More Mind Boggling Art (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Most fine art is best viewed from a short distance; micro art, however, must often be appreciated through a magnifying glass or microscope. These artists have taken micro art to a new dimension–microscopic.…

Teenie Tiny Solar Powered Cars – The Mini Solar Racer (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Perhaps it?’s not the most aerodynamically designed race car, but I bet you couldn’?t beat the operating costs per mile. I don?t think the mini solar racer has much for control either, and come to think…

Weird Inflatable Sculptures – Paul McCarthy’s Giant Piece of Crap

(TrendHunter.com) Complex Sh it, a humongous, inflatable dog turd, by artist Paul McCarthy has been causing quite a scene. The quirky art piece is part of the “East of Eden: A Garden Show” exhibition and escaped last week…

Sumo Wrestler TV Ads – Lenovo Thinkpad W700 Launch

Sumo wrestlers are helping launch a behemoth of a laptop which boasts many heavyweight features. The Lenovo Thinkpad W700 is a lot lighter than it could have been, as proven by the wrestlers at the end…

Olympics ‘08: time to flip the switch?

MySpace Photo Widgets – Clubdud.com is a Dud (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Clubdud.com is a myspace photo widget that hops onto the trend of personalized photos. The only problem is that Clubdud is a dud – quality wise…

At Clubdud.com, you can choose from hundreds of different…

Mice for Ultra Mobile Notebook Users – The Logitech V550

(TrendHunter.com) A mouse is not a gadget I usually get excited about, but Logitech has managed to do just that with their V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse.

The Notebook mouse features a cool Clip-and-Go dock that enables…

Innovative Drink Packaging – ‘Peared’ Juices by Conor Hagan

Ex Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Shop shift leader Conor Hagan, has designed these creative packaging ideas for a fruit beverage he has called ‘Peared’.

Hagan, a student designer of Syracuse University, has…

Advertising: For Retired Olympians, Marketing Is the Game

Even for alumni, the ability to cash in on one’s former fame comes only once every four years, because corporate sponsors prefer to work with athletes when their signature sports are in the news.

Dems Cowboys

My view of Denver is skewed from growing up in Nebraska and the fact that I twice lived there. I see it as a place where Neal Cassady was at home. Not as a cow town, by any stretch.

Yet this poster from Colorado designers Idaho Stew has stirred some to suggest the image reinforces an unwanted stereotype.

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Unbutton your stuffed shirts, is my response to that. Even better, trade them in for shirts with pearl snaps.

[via The Denver Egotist]

Sumo Wrestler TV Ads – Lenovo Thinkpad W700 Launch (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Sumo wrestlers are helping launch a behemoth of a laptop which boasts many heavyweight features. The Lenovo Thinkpad W700 is a lot lighter than it could have been, as proven by the wrestlers at the end…

You As Paparazzi – YoBusted (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever Googled yourself or your friends?  How about your boss?  Tired of getting the same old boring, professional results?  Ever wanted to know what they’re really like?

If you’re tired of seeing…

Innovative Drink Packaging – ‘Peared’ Juices by Conor Hagan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ex Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Shop shift leader Conor Hagan, has designed these creative packaging ideas for a fruit beverage he has called ‘Peared’.

Hagan, a student designer of Syracuse University, has…

Giant Carpets – The “300 Knitted Carpet” by Sebastian Schoenheit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Knitting on two needles about a foot long takes time to complete. Imagine the time Sebastian Schoenheit, a German designer, took just to knit part of his carpet project using giant needles, almost as tall…