Hardly surprising that since his death was announced on Saturday, the late, great Paul Newman has gone viral. The bicycle scene from Butch Cassidy (accompanied Burt Bacharach) is racing up the viral video chart, while Newman's banjo rendition of Plastic Jesus from Cool Hand Luke was big on Digg yesterday.
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iKG
Heart Monitor is a new application for the iPhone, which measures your heart rate from your wrist, chest or neck using the microphones in your iPhone earbuds. Its creators warn that if you can’t feel your own pulse, Heart Monitor may not work. This may also mean you’re dead and have little use for the app anyway.
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A New York state of mind
New York Magazine is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a special
issue celebrating the modern
metropolis. Contributors to the online
edition include NY natives Jay McInerney, Woody Allen and Mayor
Bloomberg; and there are some superb photoportrait portfolios of
celebrity New Yorkers, too.
(nymag.com)
Smashin'
Smashing magazine has celebrated the art of the concert poster with
a gallery of 60 glowing examples by 10 acclaimed artists, for the likes
of Wilco, Oasis, The Pixies, Morrissey, The Mars Volta and Radiohead.
(tinyurl.com/4lt667)
(Photo: Getty Images)
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