Recession-Era Self-Marketing – Cardsofchange Emphasizes the Positive Side of Downsizing (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As companies downsize their ranks due to the recession, there is more talent out on the streets in search of a job than ever before. Cardsofchange is an initiative that aims to collect as many business…

Tattooed Glamour Models – Maureen Van Mortis Proves Body Mods Are Hot (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Maureen Van Mortis is such an absolutely striking model with a brilliant name. While there is more than a touch of Suicide Girl about her, Maureen Van Mortis was actually discovered via her MySpace page…

Superfluous Virus Prevention – Macabre Surgical Masks to Fend Off H1N1, aka Swine Flu (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The term ‘swine flu’ is no more. The USDA says that since pigs can’t get swine flu, U.S. citizens should refer to the disease that will kill you as ‘H1N1,’ not ‘swine flu.’ Either way, people are taking…

Nerd Jargon Tattoos – Witty Geekttoos That Only Other Geeks Will Understand (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tattoos are cool, but as a form of individual expression they have become pretty routine. These tattoos all have some wit and vagueness that makes them special, and their meaning will be lost on many people.…

Drunken Text Tees – TextsFromLastNight.com Documents Texting Debauchery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Having trouble remembering that drunken text you sent out to your best friend, your ex or accidentally to your mom? Well, you better be careful, because it just might turn up on TextsFromLastNight.com.…

Painful High Fashion – Gisele Bundchen Suffers For Numero Tokyo in Painfully High Heels (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Famous for her mainstream success as a sexy siren in Victoria’s Secret Sports Illustrated, Gisele Bundchen shows her high fashion chops in the new issue #27 of Numero Tokyo.

The June 2009 issue features…

Cartooned Adult Art – Erotic Art Gets Flirtatious Fun At the PEEP! Show in LA (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Erotica gets flirty, sexy, and fun at the PEEP! show. Erotic art is no longer about stark boring images with the same stereotypical themes. It’s quirky and kinky, from sexy cartoon girl bunnies, paintings,…

Visual Art Groups – Nam Is A Japanese Group Of Excellent Graphic Designers And Artists (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nam is a Japanese group of graphic designers and photographers that excels in making beautifully aesthetic graphic art images.

Each image in the gallery above is utterly stunning and I could lose myself…

Dramatic Celebtography – Beyonce Strikes Firece Poses For Tony Duran (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When you combine a diva like Beyonce with an extremely talented photographer like Tony Duran, you know the result is going to be something dramatic.

Tony Duran’s images of Beyonce are not your usual Hollywood…

Public Advertising Anarchy – New York Street Advertising Takeover Axes 120 Billboards (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dozens of volunteers whitewashed 120 unregistered public advertisements yesterday as a part of the New York Street Advertising Takeover. The guerrilla movement was organized by Jordan Seiler and the Eastern…

Magnificent Manga Makeup – Anime-Inspired Cosmetics Extreme Makeup (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It appears to me that if the Japanese are going to do something, then they will make sure they do it brilliantly. This collection of extreme manga makeup totally illustrates that point.

Anime and manga…

Burlesque Tribute Exhibits – “Bettie Page: Heaven Bound” Celebrates the Pin-Up Icon (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “Bettie Page: Heaven Bound” is a new tribute exhibit that celebrates the iconic burlesque legend who passed away last year.

As a promotion of the exhibit, celebrities such as Margaret Cho and Perez Hilton…

Pugs as People – ‘Fabulous Pugs’ by Lisa Knapp Features Dressed-Up Dogs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) ‘Fabulous Pugs’ is a book by Lisa Knapp that contains nothing but pictures of pugs dressed up as famous people such as Genghis Khan and Napoleon.

The canine ‘actress-model’ Knapp chose is a pug named…

Hot Anime Cosplay – Looking Sexy in Replica Manga Outfits (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While cosplay is no new thing at Trend Hunter, all of these particular outfits are, as I have done a roundup of the best ‘sexy’ ones out there. Some of these really do rock. I am particularly taken with…

Maternity Cakes – Pregnant Belly Baking for Your Next Baby Shower (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The idea of cutting into a cake shaped like a pregnant woman’s belly is just plain wrong, even for a fan of the Cesarean section! This collection of cakes just creeps me out.

What’s more, they all seem…

Viral Star Makeovers – Susan Boyle Gets a Brand New Look (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The inevitable has happened: Susan Boyle, 48, the “Britain’s Got Talent” viral video superstar just got a makeover. Her wiry hair has been tamed with a new hairstyle and chestnut hair color, and her thick…

Viral Retribution – Upset Exes Document Revenge On Their Cheating Men Online (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The phrase “Don’t mess with me” takes on a whole new meaning when it is used by the angry women behind these payback acts.

Evidence has it that these women have shown their discontent by vandalizing their…

Viral Movies Conventions – TwiCon Celebrates The Success of Twilight (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With New Moon coming soon, the Twilight phenomenon and its heart-throb star Robert Pattinson have become too big for a Comi-Con booth. Twilight is getting a convention of its own, TwiCon!

TwiCon is set…

Rear Projection Poses – ‘Vilena-Style’ Modeling Goes Viral in Russia (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The new photo pose in Russia that is spreading worldwide is called ‘Vilena-style’ modeling. Women hunch over to get their butt as high as possible and then photograph themselves in a mirror.

This unusual…

Poolside Pooch Fashion – Paris Hilton Guess 2009 Spring/Summer Ad Includes Her Chihuahua (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Paris Hilton Guess 2009 Spring/Summer ads wouldn’t have been complete without a little furball of chihuahua lounging next to her.

Paris Hilton is featured stretched out on a pristine white lounge…