An unknown graffiti artist has transformed a statue of Russian Red Army soldiers into superheros and American icons. Superman takes center, while Santa Clause and Ronald McDonald were at his side, and others surround him. Below the statue, The phrase “Rolling with Time” was spray-painted underneath.

Although the transformation has already been washed away, it has grabbed the attention of millions. The unkown artist has been dubbed the “Bulgarian Bansky” by some news reports.

Today Tuesday 2/26/2008 Starbucks will be closing their stores from 5:30 PM – 8:30 pm. During that time Dunkin Donuts will be offering small coffee, latte and iced coffee for a measly .99 cents. So that no coffee lover goes without. They even have a new commercial aimed directly at starbucks.

Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, three corporate heavyweights have been engaging in a marketing slug fest for the past year. At times it seems like everyone is against Starbucks, and you’d be right. In business you don’t aim to beat number 2, you aim to topple number 1. And there is no bigger One in coffee than Starbucks. Read the rest of this entry »

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• Schools are now the police for the young?
• CompUSA just won’t Die
• Talked about on TPN CES Coverage: Alienware Curved display
• The Human side of Bill Gates
• Apple Releases QuadCore Severs. Quad Core Explained
• You in a video Game. Big Stage
• 8 Celebs you didn’t know were Geeks
• A site for reflections, and inspiration when designing

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• Old news, but a new spin
• McD’s Coffee Revolution
• Former Starbucks Employee give the taste test a try
• How will they respond?

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• Jonathan Coulton: My Monkey
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