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Guy Walks Across America

I really liked this viral video of a man walking across America. This clever little video of a man walking from New York to San Francisco has already received nearly 800k views on YouTube.

The video was sponsored by Levi’s—who provided petrol, food and the famous 501s worn by the man in the video.

“[It was] created by a combination of stop–motion and time–lapse video. The finished project consists of 2,770 still frames shot over 14 days.” – Mashable

PS—The song used in the video is Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.


“Guy Walks Across America” video from YouTube

Posted in General on July 27th, 2010 | | No Comments »

Stumptown Coffee vs. Starbucks

Stumptown Coffee
Stumptown Coffee Shop, Portland

Being a fan of great coffee, it’s interesting to see a rivalry between Portland and Seattle’s universally well-known coffee chain, Starbucks. Stumptown certainly seems to be taking coffee to a new level, reminiscent of the high-end wine market.

The company, which recently opened a plant in Brooklyn, routinely pays more at auction for prized lots of coffee beans than anyone else, offers more single-origin coffees than anyone (20 at the New York plant) and is at the forefront of nearly every new-coffee frontier: espresso-delivery technology, international partnerships and generally changing the idea of coffee from a staple commodity, like corn or sugar, to something closer to wine, with seasons and terroir and varietals as different as Burgundy chardonnay and Austrian riesling. —Time.com

Read more at Time.com.

Posted in General on March 11th, 2010 | Tags: | No Comments »