IKEA has a really fun outdoor campaign on how good design can make the everyday a little better. Also check out this great collection of street art.

Clever pull-handle alarm clock concept; reminds me of this awesome kitchen timer.

Interesting article on the Long Tail of Beer.

The perspectives in these panoramas of Moscow subway stations are really cool.

First go watch the absolutely brilliant Balance. Then go explore the unrelated but also excellent student animation from the Gobelins art school in France.

In 1925, an artist drew portraits of the entire senior class of Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

I hate to link to a MySpace page, but I heard System 3 play at a house party this weekend, and their music is really interesting.

Two toaster concepts: toaster one and toaster two. But here’s the toaster I want: the Jasper Morrison toaster for Rowenta, which uses a light sensor to tell when the toast is ready. And this one actually exists!

James Nachtwey has some fantastic pictures (more). Strong, shockfull imagery, some of which you’ve probably seen in TIME magazine.