http://www.misterchou.com/blog The Life of Jason Chou Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:50:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Been watching the Tour de France religiously this past week. Figured it was a good year to start considering I missed 7 good ones. Don't know anybody who watches cycling and didn't think much of the viewability of the sport, but this stuff is actually really good. Reasons to watch:overly ... http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/07/09/tour-de-france-celebrating-pedal-dancing-since-1903#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tour-de-france-celebrating-pedal-dancing-since-1903 Ex-graffiti artist Steve Powers is returning to Philadelphia to work on "Love Letter", a 20-block mural project that is being installed with the help of local youth who are being taught sign design and mechanics by Steve. The piece was conceived as a “love letter spanning 50 walls and roof ... http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/07/08/love-letters-to-philadelphia#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=love-letters-to-philadelphia Epic people celebrating an epic man in a sweet video. To send an insignificant-by-comparison message to Roger, visit Nike Tennis. Wish this video was brought to my attention before the last post. Also wish I came up with the phrase 'Love Fifteen'. http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/07/07/roger-federer-love-fifteen#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roger-federer-love-fifteen Sheena Matheiken has "pledged to wear one dress for one year as an exercise in sustainable fashion" (she has 7 identical dresses for each day of the week). The dress is personally designed to be worn in three ways and the outfits are completed with second-hand accessories. More than a ... http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/07/06/the-uniform-project#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-uniform-project Sunday at Wimbledon produced some amazing numbers: 77 aces, 77 games, 30-game fifth set, 37 holds of serve, and at least 49 grand slam singles titles in attendance (Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, John McEnroe, Boris Becker).After 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14, the world has witnessed the most astounding ... http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/07/06/roger-federer-goat#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roger-federer-goat Streaming video games has been the new hotness in the gaming world since OnLive revealed itself in March with the the ability to stream games onto a PC at HDTV resolution from distant servers with a web plugin or a small piece of ... http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/07/05/gaikai-photoshopping-on-a-cloud#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gaikai-photoshopping-on-a-cloud Great stop motion video by Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth in response to HP's brief: "Present an idea which promotes HP Workstations ability to bring to life anything the creative mind can conceive." The video ended up winning second place at D&AD's Student Awards Annual. http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/07/03/stop-motion-printing#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stop-motion-printing Libraries aren't known for big advertising campaigns, but the Johnson County Library in Shawnee Mission, KS has released four specially painted, literary-themed courier trucks to promote its services and resources. The four traveling billboards represent the fictional businesses: Captain Ahab’s Fine Seafood, Benjamin Button’s Diaper Service, Kafka’s Pest Kontrol, and ... http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/06/30/johnson-county-librarians-know-whats-up#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=johnson-county-librarians-know-whats-up China is so janky. http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/06/29/almost-finished-building-falls-down-in-shanghai#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=almost-finished-building-falls-down-in-shanghai Slate does a great current event summary through the format of Obama's Facebook feed. Pretty funny and informative, check out the social networking action here. http://www.misterchou.com/blog/archives/2009/06/28/facebooking-obama#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facebooking-obama