MM - King Rat Directed by Heath Ledger

After going a minute or two in silence, Modest Mouse is back and they're making it count. 'King Rat' is an unreleased track from their their 2007 album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, accompanied by a video directed by the late Heath Ledger. This from the Masses:

In January of 2007, while visiting his homeland of Australia, Heath Ledger presented Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse with an idea to direct a video for their yet-to-be-released song “King Rat”. Heath’s vision, brave and unapologetic in its nature, would marry his love of bold and original music with his impassioned stance against the illegal commercial whale hunts taking place off the coast of Australia each year.

Barbie foot at Colette

Colette, purveyor of awesome designer finds and utterly baffling tchotchkes, is currently hawking "Barbie Foot," a Barbie-infused foosball table in the doll's signature pink with clear lucite handles and two teams of ridiculously creepy armless Barbie soccer players. Designed by Chloé Ruchon and manufactured by Bonzini (of "authentic high quality football table" fame), the plastic teams are ready to face off with flowing hair, big smiles, and color-coordinated skirt sets—but at 10,000 euros, it turns out indulging your inner child is a bit more expensive than we thought.

A little creepy but pretty awesome; leave it to Colette. I saw it first over at the Refinery.