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Wheelchairs Go Cool

The kid that rolls this into the playground is sure to be the center of attention.

Golden Parachute Develops Hole

Somehow I just can't feel sorry for these guys.

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Peg 'O The Day : Swimming With Whales

Yves Lefevre's job is better than yours. He spends his days travelling the world taking pictures of marine life.

Off the island of Rurutu in French Polynesia the underwater photographer got up close and personal with his favorite subject: the humpback whale. (This one he caught midway through a barrel roll).

Rurutu has in recent years become known for whale watching as humpbacks go there to reproduce between July and October. These spectacular mammals are one of the larger rorqual species with adults ranging in length from 40-50 ft and weighing approximately 79,000lb.

Lefevre has collaborated with big some of the most renowned photographers, including French director Luc Besson for the 1991 documentary 'Atlantis.'

Hmmm, what did you do at work today?

Ending World Hunger Begins Here

Blatant self-publicity here: regular New Yorker's body-painted to illustrate the effects of starvation.

So sue me.

Action Center

Sebastian Gollings Photography

Watch Me Go Extinct

Brilliant use of Google Earth to tell us exactly where the world's most endangered species live.

So we can all go visit them.

A New Red Bus For London

Top starchitect Sir Norman Foster's design for a possible successor to London's iconic Routemaster bus.

The hop-on-hop-off double decker comes with a glass ceiling and will be unveiled today. 

His design is one of several being put forward for a competition held by Mayor Boris Johnson to find a replacement for the famous old buses which were taken out of service and given a new lease of life in India.

Caption Competition

Dear copywriters:

Please resist the urge to send me your answers.

Sincerely,

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Sarkozy Doll

Apparently the French President has enough time on his hands to begin legal action against the makers of this doll.

If you believe it Sarko, you give it power.

Darwin Online

Leaf through the pages of this seminal book from a distance of 3000 miles.

Darwin Online

Screw It Let's Buy A Harley

H-D perfectly capture the zeitgeist of the moment with their new ad.

Hey, your money's safer here than in the bank.

Sonic The Tourist

Sonic the Hedgehog wandered around London recently to promote a new video game he was starring in.

Oddly, he doesn't look at all out of place in the real world.

Speed Kills Horses

This is what passes for a road safety campaign in New Zealand. Because I hear this kind  of thing happens all the time.

That Bulldog Spirit

That was the week that was...

Flickr Goes Upscale

I have a suspicion that Flickr's business model is to become the worldwide rep of every up-and-coming photographer on the planet.

Contrary to this photo, the world really is flat.

© Hirony 2008.

Make Time For Confucius

"By three methods we may learn wisdom:

First, by reflection, which is noblest;

Second, by imitation, which is easiest;

and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

Confucius, by way of Yoda.

Memory Sticks Go Legit

The Spanish national budget for 2009. As delivered by the Minister of Finance.

Credit Crunch Chocolates

Credit Crunch chocolates in London's Selfridges.

'For a different kind of sticky situation' says the label.

Peg 'O The Day : First Minute First Round

My hero. He's all business.

Brand 'O The Week : Skype

Household Name has opened a new category: 'Brand 'O The Week' will focus on a marketer that just makes the product experience be exactly as it should.

Take a deep breath before you sign up for Skype. I did. And may the phone monoliths rest in pieces.