Nightclub University – UNLV Teaches the ‘Academics of Party Planning’

(TrendHunter.com) Only a university based in Sin City would have the moxie to offer an actual class on how to run a night club. I guess its not unreasonable to believe that all those strippers really are attending college with their tip money. Want to make some real cash after graduation? Forget about Harvard or Sta…

Untooning (Part V) – Stewie, Peter Griffin, Marge Simpson, Betty Boop, The Little Mermaid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Several weeks ago, Trend Hunter started breaking the news about Untooning, the process of transforming cartoons into art.

Now, there is a rash of untooning going on in the blogosphere. Lucky for us all, Worth1000 decided to launch Untooning as a contest.

The result is that a whole bunch of very…

Social Networking for High Society – 6 Networks that Reject You For Sucking

(TrendHunter.com) In the past, Trend Hunter has covered social networks which are exclusively for the elite. This month, Forbes picked up on the trend, running through their own list of sites for the social elite.

I used to think that the internet was the only place where I could feel as equal as everyone else. D…

Human Camouflage as Art – Worth1000 Showcases People Blending with Environment (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The graphic design website worth1000, which I visit often, ran a contest recently they called Human Camouflage. The contest had people submit entries where they were required to create scenes where humans successfully blended in with their surroundings. I am including some of the entries in the gall…

Mutated Humans as Art – Lucy and Bart (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) People, get ready for the future! Lucy and Bart is a collaboration between brilliant artists Lucy McRae and Bart Hess which they describe as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.

They both share a fascination with genetic manipulation and expressions of beauty…

Untooning (Part IV) – How Sonic Would Look Alive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the help of computer graphic technology, cartoon characters are “coming to life”. First it was the Simpsons, then Jessica Rabbit, Bowser and Mario. Well, now its Sonic the Hedgehog’s turn to be converted to realism.

The design by Marcus Blättermann (essenmitsosse) depicts how Sony’s Sonic wo…

Lipsynching Models – Dolce & Gabbana Inspired by YouTube (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Trying to keep their fingers on the pulse of the new generation, Dolce & Gabbana turned to popular video site YouTube for inspiration. Besides stupid stunts and lonely girls, one of the most popular YouTube categories is lipsynching to music.

From fratboys to teenage girls, YouTube is full of thes…

Giant Dutch Street Art – Henk Hoftra’s Art Eggcident (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The fake giant river painted on Dutch streets a few months ago must have been a hit, because now another giant street mural has been created in the Netherlands, this time featuring images of giant fried eggs.

The Art Aggcident will be on display in a giant urban square for the next six months in L…

Mechanical Bugs – Art by Mike Libby (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What do you get when you put together a bug and an old watch? Don’t know? Mike Libby solved this riddle by creating works of art from a combination of the two.

It happened when the discovery of a dead beetle left him wondering how it would look if it were mechanical inside. Out came an old watch a…

Reporting on Campus – ABC Recruits University Students

(TrendHunter.com) ABC has launched a new initiative in conjunction with several US universities that would be every journalism student’s dream. They are setting up on-campus broadcast stations in which students can work with ABC directly to gain hands on experience.

The company is committed to getting younger demog…

Hygienic Shockvertising II – Carre Fresh: Wipe Whatever You’ve Touched (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) My favorite TrendHunter, Lourdes recently shared a truly disgusting and troubling (for anyone with insect phobia) campaign with us that illustrated the importance of hand sanitizers through the use of insects. These new print ads for Carre Fresh follow a similarly disgusting, but less creepy formula…

Stealth Viral Ads – Did Levi’s Dupe Us with “Guys Backflip into Jeans”?

(TrendHunter.com) My suspicion radar went off recently when Trendhunter featured a recent YouTube viral video, Guys backflip into jeans , when I saw it had been uploaded by a new username hosting only this video.

Now I am happy to find I was not the only skeptical one. Gawker brands it as a stealth ad for Levi’s je…

Return of the Cone Boobs – Girls Aloud Get Galactic Glam (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember when Madonna brought back retro cone boobs, making the pointy bra style hot again? Well now thanks to Girls Aloud, it’s back, and this time with a galactic blast!

The UK girlband showed off this look when they kicked off their Tangled Up tour in Belfast this week.

“All credit goes to Ju…

Teach Fish Tricks – R2 Fish School (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I am a great believer in education, but sometimes I question whether it is necessary to teach skills to creatures other than humans. Dogs are trained to find drugs or chase criminals, so I guess that’s fine, but goldfish? Now, thats a stretch….

The R2 Fishschool provides a training kit that is fa…

User Generated Music Videos – Michael Jackson’s Beat It Spoof (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve been entertained by a user-generated Zoolander spoof, a parody of Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, and now we’re finding ourselves captivated by this remake of Michael Jackson’s Beat It.

The high energy black and white with music video features flashes of red and a killer soundt…

Gothic Weddings – Kate Moss’ Rock’n’Roll Gown (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While some people might have negative thoughts about a gothic wedding, I can’t help think that the rock’n’roll themed wedding Kate Moss is planning will be fabulous, especially the gown she’ll end up wearing.

Rumor has it, she’s recruited a designer friend to create a black or purple, full-length …

Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion – Omadaka Kyoteizinc Techno Dance (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Omadaka has created a new video for the chiptune disco track “Kyoteizinc,” featuring the computer tweaked dance moves of Masako Yasumoto.

The Omodaka creative project adopts a process which they describe as “trial and error process of mutational fusion of music and motion graphics”.

The so…

Motion-Capture Suits – Virtual Sex Based on Real Movement

(TrendHunter.com) There is nothing more sensual than the movements of hot and bothered bodies when having sex. Kevin Alderman, creator of the sex animations for Second Life, is developing a wireless, consumer-level motion-capture suit that will allow people to contribute sex animations to any virtual world of their c…

Politicians in Gossip Magazines – Publications Shift Their Focus

(TrendHunter.com) People love celebrity gossip magazines because it “humanizes” the stars to them. That now includes political candidates.

“But not since John F. Kennedy posed for Life magazine during the 1960 campaign — tanned and windblown in his sailboat — have the entertainment media been so infatuated with…

Celebrity Staring Contests – Jessica Alba on IBeatYou (FOLLOW UP) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Want to compete against Jessica Alba in a grueling, out of this world staring contest? Here’s your chance. Alba squares off against some mean, lean professional starers in the latest of a series of stunts to promote ibeatyou.com, the start-up internet enterprise co-founded by her boyfriend Cash Warr…