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Lets hope this video embed works this time.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZB7yswo6a0[/youtube]

I’m sort of obsessed with this song right now. The creators of the song are a musical duo called N.A.S.A (North America, South America) and they basically go around collaborating with a bunch of different artist and making amazing pieces of music. I like to think of them as a western counterpart to Asia’s m-flo (also very worth checking out). While I love the song the video itself is quite fetching. Turns out the makers of the video are a trio of creative warriors (what they reffer to themselves as), that I’ve been following for some time, named Three Legged Legs. They have a bunch of other wonderful animated clips if you’re up for some eye candy.

http://threeleggedlegs.com/

You guys have probably heard of the recent upscale in drug-related violence in Mexico. We got the email from Dean Feldblum about the threats that drug cartels were making to spring breakers. My hometown, El Paso, Texas, is directly across the border from Juarez, Mexico, which is the most violent city in the country right now. The number of deaths are outrageous. (One website ran a story recently about how more civilians died in Juarez last year than died in Baghdad.)  

But since this is something very real to a lot of people I know, I wanted to share it with you. The LA Times made this  interactive page about the Mexican drug war. It’s shocking, fascinating, devastating… it’s something I think is important to know about. It’s also a really cool webpage. The way the number loads when you first open the page is powerful, the interactive map is way cool and educational, and the shifting photos, stories, and quotes keeps the page current and intriguing. I think this page is a good example of how design helps communicate a point.

http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/mathieu-lehanneur-flood-restaurants/

Not only does this restaurant have a sleek design, but it produces its’ own oxygen. This is made possible by the giant algae filled aquariums placed throughout it…and I thought ice bars were cool. Wish we had something like this in the village.