Comic Artist Jim Lee draws Wonder Woman on his iPad while getting a hair cut
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, Mac Celebs, design, iPad
Comic book legend Jim Lee, the man single-handedly responsible for warping my perceptions of how long a woman’s legs should be, was getting his hair cut yesterday and decided to try out Sketchbook Pro on his iPad while he waited. He posted his in-progress concept sketches of Wonder Woman as he went, and as you can see (if you have talent) the iPad is a viable sketching tool.
All in all the sketch took him 80 minutes, which is a bit long for a Jim Lee hair cut, if I recall his head properly.
Is ThinkSecret’s Nick DePlume looking to make a Mac Rumor comeback?
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Mac Celebs, Rampant Speculation, Rumors
ThinkSecret’s Nick DePlume, apparently at a very unpopular cafe.
It was just over two years ago that the infamous Mac Rumor site ThinkSecret was forced by Apple legal to shut its doors, presumably forever. However, it appears that TS founder Nick Ciarelli (aka Nick DePlume) now finds HIMSELF in the middle of a rumor – namely that he might be trying to get back into the Mac rumoring game. At least according to the popular Portuguese Mac site espacomac.com.
It seems the site’s founder, Ricardo Saraiva, was contacted this weekend by DePlume with regards to the Tiwtter account name “ThinkSecret, which Saraiva owns.
So what do we think? Is Nick looking to use the ThinkSecret twitter name to get his formidable rumor-mongering toe back into the Apple pool? Or is he simply being nostalgic? He does seem to be throwing the royal “we” around quite a bit in that e-mail, and reaffirms that “they” own the ThinkSecret name, somewhat implying it is still an active property.
One thing’s for sure, Nick hasn’t lost his edge. Saraiva claims it should not have been easy for Nick to find his e-mail address, yet it was apparently not a problem for DePlume.
Now he just needs to get Clapton to sign his Apple II
Faithful Macenstein reader Ian writes:
“Steve Wozniak was in Waterloo (home of RIM) giving a talk. I have a custom built six-string fretless bass which has been signed by numerous inspirational musicians including the guys from Dream Theater (no Portnoy unfortunately!), Victor Wooten (spent a few hours on the tour bus with this amazing bassist!), Roger Hodgeson (Supertramp), Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Alain Caron, Kim Mitchell, Stu Hamm, Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), and Billy Sheehan. Now if I could get the guys from RUSH to sign it!! Anyways… since I run a recording studio with Macs and my band uses Macs for our live show (sounds, back drop video, in-ear monitoring, and soon lights), I figured the Woz should sign it… after all… where would musicians be without Macs? Here’s some pics and if you want to hear the bass, check out and show some love to my band Eye Rhyme (www.eyerhyme.com) at iTunes here.
Thanks!
Ian Graham”
Way to sneak in a plug Ian! I just hope you’re prepared for the fame, fortune, and record-breaking sales that come from a Macenstein mention. More pics after the jump Read more
Bernie “made off” with a MacBook Pro
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Mac Celebs, MacBook Pro, Theft
(Get it? “Made off”? NO ONE’S made that joke before, right?)
Ahh, the zoom lens. What would tabloid journalism do without it? Take a look at this shot from the February 20th episode of ABC’s 20/20.
Above: Bernie Madoff, holed up in his NY apartment, reading Macenstein.
Looks like we know where at least $2000 of Madoff’s clients’ money went…
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Gregory for the tip!
Is Justin Long trying to become the next “Dell Dude”?
Filed under: Cynicism, Mac Celebs, Opinion, Rampant Speculation
Remember when the “Dell Dude” got busted for smoking pot, and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in future endorsements when Dell dropped him from their “Dude! You’re getting a Dell!” ad campaign? Of course you do, odds are it was one of the happiest days of your life. Well, looks like Justin “I’m a Mac” Long might be looking to test just how lenient Apple’s policies towards pot are.
In a rather odd move, Long has written and stars in a new short film entitled “Hunger Relief†in which he plays a stoned pot head. So, what’s the problem? Well, as an actor, Long obviously is allowed to play any number of characters, so this in and of itself is certainly not grounds to arouse Apple’s anger. However, the fact that in the film Long talks ON HIS iPHONE while HOLDING A BONG might.
So, what’s the deal? Obviously Long could have been talking on a regular cordless home phone without sacrificing the artistic vision of the film. Is Long trying to get fired from the ads which have likely made him ten times as much money as his stellar movie career, or did he discuss this part with Apple beforehand? I would think that since “I’m A Mac” is now officially being used as Long’s middle name (at least by us) might be both a reason Apple might have to address this with Long, and a reason Long might want to break ties with Apple before his type-casting becomes irreversible. Like it or not, Long is “The Mac Guy”, and he’s portraying an Apple product in a pro-drug light here.
But is there really anything for Long or Apple to worry about? Obviously “Hunger Relief”, like all short films, will be seen by no one, so odds are this move will likely not hurt Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ad campaign, and perhaps the “hip, cool, Apple buying public” will even think Long is extra cool for smoking pot. But given that last we heard Ben Curtis (The Dell Dude) is now a waiter at Tortilla Flats , why would Long rock the boat?
Remember Justin, these days all it takes is one angry mom with a pen to cause an uproar with a line like “Won’t somebody think of the children!” and it’s game over. (Damn kids, ruining everything.)
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader ishervin for the tip!
[via Appletell]
Celebrity Mac President Sighting: Barack Obama
OK, let me just say that while I consider the fact that Obama uses a Mac to be great news, perhaps even up there with Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton both being Mac users, and I appreciate all 700 of you for sending in the various links, I’m afraid I also consider it to be OLD news, which is why I held off on publishing it. Back in March we learned that Barack used iChat on his MacBook to talk to his kids while we has on the campaign trail. We saw Mac Goodness all over his website, and we spotted him with an iPhone.
Still, I suppose now that he has officially won the election, it is a little more exciting, and I guess these new Obama Mac pictures that are showing up are worth noting (he also appears to be a PAC-Man fan).
Above: Yes, Obama is a Mac, and McCain is an IBM 704 running Fortran.
So there you go. You can all stop telling me to write about it. Thanks to faithful Macenstein readers Chris, John, Mike, Jacob, Art, Kelly, Nicolas, Matt, Laura, Steph, and Sean for the links.
[via Every site on the internet]
A drunken Pete Doherty and his MacBook Pro kicked out of a London Restaurant
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Mac Celebs, MacBook Pro, Photos, Rampant Speculation
An allegedly drunken and disorderly Pete Doherty (of Babyshambles fame… ahh who are we kidding? He’s famous for once dating Kate Moss) and his MacBook Pro were kicked out escorted out of the Cipriani restaurant in London this weekend. It’s rare indeed to catch celebs walking around with their MacBooks, but even rarer to find one dragging along the MagSafe adapter.
From this shot it looks like he brought the power cord with him because he planned to watch some DVDs or QuickTimes in the restaurant. One can only guess at the KIND of movie he was watching, as he didn’t even have time to turn off the screen before being given the bum’s rush.
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Camillo for the tip! [via Starlet Time]
I guess she was a PC
Despite denying rumors that they were ever dating, Kirsten Dunst has apparently dumped Justin “I’m A Mac” Long, who himself recently dumped Drew Barrymore.
Above: 2 pictures of Long and Dunst NOT dating.
According to In Touch Weekly:
“They are taking some time off for now,†reveals an insider. Kirsten, who also dated Fabrizio Moretti, another of Drew’s exes, ended the relationship. Still, the insider insists that there is no bad blood between the two: “Kirsten gets bored really easily and she needs a break from men right now. They are still both friends and will hang out.â€
Hmmm.. OK, what I take away from this is Long is boring, and Dunst is now going to date women (of course, I was never known for my reading comprehension skills). Well, don’t feel too bad for Justin. I mean, at least he gets to hang out with Dunst in a purely platonic way. That sounds awesome!
[via Celebslam]
