UK’s The Sun newspaper pokes a few friendly jabs at Apple and other handheld devices as it celebrates it’s 40th year of publishing. In the video The Sun highlights that they have built in games (with “pen” interface), 26″ color display and easily shareable content. The video is very humorous and reminds us all that print isn’t completely dead .. yet.
Over the years I have been involved in the design and development of a lot of different web sites. Part of that design process includes developing error pages to handle errors that either the user or system has produced. While these pages normally follow the branding (see the Maghound.com example below) they rarely exhibit rolling in the isle humor. Smashing Magazine has a great article highlighting some of the more unique and stylish 404 Error pages on the internet.
I missed this back in May 2008 when it was first posted .. but damn if this isn’t the most funny, twisted and disturbed use of a childhood cartoon I’ve ever seen!
This past weekend Tina Fey appeared with John McCain on SNL and true to form .. had us laughing in the aisles. John’s quick comedic timing and willingness to poke fun at himself and his campaign showed his softer side. His wife Cindy also appeared briefly.
Tina continued portrayal of the republican VP candidate was impeccable .. making us wonder if she will continue to play the role if Sarah continues to stay in the media spotlight after the election. More importantly .. will Tina’s impersonation impact Sarah’s decision not to continue pursuit of a more visible role.