Eat your heart out with these addictive little online games, easy to play but hard to master. Have hours of fun. Go on, you deserve it.

Line Rider - You know it, you love it. This is the new version, just released.
Winterbells - Jump a bunny from bell to bell.

Finger Frenzy - How fast can you type the alphabet?
Sober Santa - Steer drunk Santa away from the rails.
Throw Paper!
Cursor Thief - The short little dude wants to steal your cursor.
Mini golf - 18 holes. (Another version.)
Collapse - Kinda like Columns, if you've ever played that.
Pingu Throw - Wherein a Yeti hits a penguin with a club to see how far it will fly.
Mission in Snowdriftland. Like Super Mario Bros, but with a snowman.
DoubleJeu - Balance a ball while playing Pong.
Troyis - A chess-like puzzle game.
Domino Pressure - Knock down the dominoes to squish the tomato.
Dodge - Dodge the blocks with your mouse.
MotherLoad - I'm telling you, don't get started on this one.

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Noah Kalina (world famous star of the self made movie "Everyday"- check it here ) recently had his photo taken with several celebrities at a VH1 awards show. The only celebs that were actually familiar with the phenomenon that is Noah K were Weird Al Yankovic and Paris Hilton. Here's some background on the project.

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The BBC's annual list of 100 things we didn't know last year. "Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts." Here are the 2005 and 2004 editions. The Tampa Tribune has a list of 50 things for 2006.

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Toyota Sweden created On Toyota's Mind, a site that's supposed to creatively communicate to Swedes what Toyota's philosophy and values are without directly selling vehicles (sure...). But it does look nice. Actually the Toyota Aygo campaign was better, they they were more direct about their intention: actually getting a car inside your living room.

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For all you car fanatics. Motor racing circuits collected together on Google Earth.

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The classic Cluedo board game by Hasbro is now online as an advergame.The game looks pretty good, nicely designed and quite engaging as any classic game usually is (otherwise it wouldn't have become a classic). The added value is that players get extra bonus points if they get the clues from the real world (for example related to the Cluedo box). Who did it?

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The pages of a medieval prayer text also contain words of ancient Greek engineer Archimedes. The sheepskin parchment originally contained a 10th century Greek text, which was erased by a 13th century scribe who replaced it with prayers. 700 years later, a forger painted gilded pictures of the Evangelists on top of the faded words. Underneath it all, however, is an exceptional treasure — the oldest surviving copy of works by the ancient Greek mathematician and engineer Archimedes of Syracuse, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

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Welcome to the World’s Highest Website! Currently, it’s 18.939 kilometers high (that’s about 11.769 miles). As you'll soon understand; it's an enormous pleasure to scroll. Enjoy

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The Nepalese Ram Bahadur Bomjan, a teenaged boy who was hailed as a reincarnation of the Buddha (see earlier post) has reappeared after nine months of wandering through the jungles of eastern Nepal, police said. He disappeared in March after he reportedly shunned food and water for almost 10 months while he meditated under a pipal tree in Bara near a holy site in Nepal revered by Hindus and Buddhists. The mystery of the vanished Buddha Boy gripped Nepal.

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Original Salomon Ski site. Features of Flash 8, at their best, combined with known design elements, like "paper cutout". Turn the volume on to enjoy. Freestyle in a box? Salomon Freestyle 2006 website. The coolest snow boards and clothes. Cool flashy interface too.

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Funny game, funny site. Done not only with an outstanding humor, but also with technical and graphical perfectionism. Enjoy! (And don't miss the game trailer!) Check out Rayman Raving Rabbits.

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The world is better in 100 different ways this year. Here you'll find a collection of this year's most stunning innovations: from the $100 computer to the Bugatti Veyron, from the Venus Express to the Nintendo WII. Check out the overview.

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In addition to my earlier post about Christmas e-cartds, I also recommend using the Big Spaceship video card generator.

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And here's another movie in the famous Bunnies 'movies in 30 secs' series. This time it's A Christmas Story....

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Try out Glue London's AnswerBot - I don't know how it works, but the results are impressive! (maybe connected to Google images?) Just ask Santa Claus for your favourite present...

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Season's Sculpting - Turn this block of ice into a frosty sculpture full of yuletide cheer, pick a tool and get to hacking... umm sculpting. Make your own ice carvings.

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A cool community art site for young creatives to show and share their work. Its like mixing YouTube, MySpace and art school together in one site and watching the visual party reveal itself. If you know any creative young people who may be interested, have them check it out. Fruitopia - the fruits of imagination.

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Zucker takes on the Iraq Study Group's Report. In this Iraq Report Mock: 'Airplane' director launches a video comparing James Baker to Neville Chamberlain's trip to Berlin in September 1938 in this Zucker takes on the Iraq Study Group video.

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Who needs a guitar now? Dr. Helmer – working for CSIRO, Australia – developed and patented an intelligent t-shirt that allows you to play REAL air guitar. That means, quote: “The air guitar works by recognising and interpreting arm movements and relaying this wirelessly to a computer for audio generation. Demonstration video on YouTube.

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OK you're probably already drowning in Christmas e-cards, but here's some others... : the XM Radio holiday card generator | Douchey holiday card personality | Puppy-friendly holiday cards | Carat Fusion Holiday Cookie Maker | But the best one uptil now is probably OfficeMax's "Elf Yourself" Christmas e-cards, phone in toll-free and integrate your presonal message as well...

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Ignite the pulse to drive forward. Only when you are ready... the new 2007 Lexus LS. The car that virtually parks itself..and more..

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If they would be no content - no text, what would websites like Google, Amazon, MSN, CNN, eBay, Weather.com look like. Well, ....they certainly look different.

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Mac versus PC. The new Apple Get A Mac commercials, yes they're funny...

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I’m not sure how new this is, but Google's patent search is very neat.

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Test yourself: how well can you pick out countries on a map of the world?

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It's the new YouTube. No, wait. The new MySpace. No, wait, the new Transbudha. No wait, the new Second Life. No, wait...oh fuck it, it's the Venice Project, it's just new. At least one major research outfit predicts that the online venture will do nothing less than create a new model for online video. Read more about it this thing...

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Wordie is "like Flickr, but without the photos". "Wordie lets you make lists of words -- practical lists, words you love, words you hate, whatever. You can then see who else has listed the same words, and talk about it." Lots of people love schadenfreude. Check out Wordie.

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What did your last minute look like? Check out the new Dolce & Gabbana TIME site and buy your new bling.

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(RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver, to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund - by teaming up with the world's most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Check out the (RED) site and buy.

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What's the best selling book at Amazon for 2006? Well of course: it's Cesar's Way: (The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems) by Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer.

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Close your eyes and imagine a SimCity made of bananas... then click here and play this weird but brilliant advergame just launched by Chiquita. The challenge, as in SimCity or in Railroad Tycoon, is to grow bananas while keeping the employes happy and, of course, while respecting the environment. Check out the game.

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Promo site for the new AXE Lab fragrance demonstrates the revival of the futuristic terminal style, combined with flash videos. Great interface study!

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Line Rider" is not quite a game, not quite a toy, nor drawing tool either. It's gotten 15,000,000 views since it was posted two months ago. This little non-game has even shown up in Time magazine. And YouTube is being filled with people's recorded rides- fascinating to see how much can be done with simple lines . Here's one of the better tracks I've seen. Go, little Line Rider, go.

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This is a Lamborghini Murciélago and Ferrari Enzo 'test'. Is it guts or is he just stupid. Through an innercity onto the highway.And this at 290 km/h..... without license plates ... Just check the movie

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Just in time for the holidays, America's best-known Scottish terrier is back with a new video on the White House Web site. It's "Barney's Holiday Extravaganza," a production that follows Barney around the White House as he plans a holiday show, runs into trouble developing a plot and then wrangles over his budget with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Budget Director Rob Portman. The supporting cast includes President Bush, his wife, Laura, entertainer Dolly Parton, political strategist Karl Rove, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, Press Secretary Tony Snow and others. Miss Beazley, the Bushes' other Scottish terrier, and the first cat, Willie, also make appearances

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The rowdy Dutch are at it again: "For over 200 years, we’ve watched our proud city evolve the wrong way. But the bell has chimed! The time has come for New York to be returned to its righteous owner: The Netherlands!” Check out the site "Give Us Back New York" - we demand let it again be New Amsterdam.

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This one's going to be a collector's item in 50 years...when all polar caps have melted and most animal species have disappeared. Incredible naive stuff.. .though very interesting to know all the counter-arguments as well: the US Government Publishes The 'Skeptics Guide' To Global Warming...

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Reindeer Arm Wrestling - Can you beat the reindeer?

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Starbucks is online with its new Christmas campaign: it's Red Again. Not very special, but it does have that Christmas 'feel' to it...

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Great stuff!! Another Forest Forever gallery. I always (!) go here whenever another beautiful photo gallery of a beautiful forest comes out. This time it's the Amazon. "It is more than just a forest. It is a veritable sea of trees.This carpet of dark green velvet covers the earth, An overwhelming number of strands of biological chains are woven into a tapestry that depicts the cosmos: a mandala of life. Why not go and explore it with us?" - The Green Cosmos of Life

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Microsoft has introduced a new dimension to online mapping with a web-based application that combines mapping, local search, virtual reality - and online advertising. Microsofts unveiled Local Live Search = Virtual Earth 3D, allowing users to soar above 15 U.S. cities and between buildings, as in Second Life, but the photorealistic landmarks are replicas of the real thing. Moreover, virtual billboards float above some buildings in what is a pilot test of the ad unit. Fox, Nissan Motor, Zip Realty are among the initial advertisers. (of course not in firefox...)

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An amazing 3 minute long outdoor travelling fountain show, all powered by bottles of Coke and Mentos.

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Here's an over enthusiastic therapist who’s overjoyed about penises (and the surrounding christmas decoration). Funny questions as ‘If I would offer you one million dollars for a night with your penis, what would you say?’ There’s also a penis name generator &stories about the origin of the word testicle... In the ‘bang it’ section, consumers are invited to upload short clips of people or things they’ve been banging. Police cars, deers… you name it. Durex ‘The Pants Whisperer’.

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A tag cloud of U.S. presidential speeches, with the words used most often in the largest typesize; not surprisingly, the current White House occupant's favorite word is 'terrorist'.

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If fishing around the world continues at its present pace, more and more species will vanish, marine ecosystems will unravel and there will be "global collapse" of all species currently fished, possibly as soon as midcentury, fisheries experts and ecologists are predicting. (Herald Trib)

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