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Verizon iPhone in 2010?!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:26:42 -0500

Verizon iPhone in 2010?!:

Thinking about going Droid if this deal doesn’t go down. ATT is the worst.

paulscheer: A compilation of characters saying the titles of...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:39:04 -0500

paulscheer:

A compilation of characters saying the titles of the movies they are in.

Via videogum

Weezer “I’m Your Daddy (featuring Kenny...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:42:00 -0500

Weezer “I’m Your Daddy (featuring Kenny G)”

Weezer’s first two albums, The Blue Album (1994) and Pinkerton (1996) are two of 1990’s best. Their 3rd album, The Green Album (2001), wasn’t nearly as quirky, but being pop-rock perfection, was still pretty good. Then came their 4th, Maladroit (2002), which was an utter piece of underproduced shit. Then came their 5th, Make Believe (2005), which was an overproduced piece of shit. Then came their 6th, The Red Album (2008), which was supposed to sound like their first 3 combined, but was more of an awkwardly-produced piece of shit. At that point, I had given up on the band and swore I would never purchase another record of theirs ever again.

Today, Weezer dropped their 7th album, Raditude. As of yesterday I had zero intent on buying it. They had a mediocre single, a weird infomercial about Snuggies, and some awful song about a girl getting hot. Then, like most Weezer tunes, their single got stuck in my head. I was thinking about dropping $0.99 on it, but saw that Amazon was selling the entire album for only $4. Ah, screw it.

Review: It’s a lovable piece of crap. When you set the bar to zero, it’s hard to disappoint. The songs are catchy, generic, and harmless. They’ll put you in a mindless good mood. I temporarily felt like a kid again. It’s not the Weezer of the 1990’s, but it’s better than the Weezer of the mid 00’s. I’ll take it for what it’s worth… $4.

Too… cute… can’t… focus. Someone please...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:14:36 -0500

Too… cute… can’t… focus.

Someone please extinct this so that I can go back to my daily grind of doing nothing.

urlesque:

We can’t let this animal go extinct — look at that smile!!!!

Ewoks go bonkers on the Today Show. The MSN video player is...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:09:35 -0500

Ewoks go bonkers on the Today Show.

The MSN video player is awkward, but keep fiddling until it plays because this clip is ridiculous.

charlietodd:

I first saw this on Facebook via Chris Gethard, and his preface is better than I can do. Follow his instructions:

You must watch this video. It is a little long. Get to the two minute mark, when it becomes the funniest thing I have seen in months. Don’t skip ahead, the slow build is what makes it work. Highly, highly, highly recommended.

George Dawes - “Peanuts” (Shooting Stars) [via Josh...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:57:39 -0500

George Dawes - “Peanuts” (Shooting Stars)

[via Josh Kazdin]

“Beat It” Karaoke

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:50:32 -0500

“Beat It” Karaoke

Seems like “I’ve discovered something...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:34:00 -0400

Seems like “I’ve discovered something amazing”-boy has turned himself into the latest meme…

thedailywhat:

This Is Funny, You Should Watch It of the Day: Brandon Hardesty has once more stumbled upon a curiosity worthy of substantial amazement.

[via.]

Earlier: Brandon Hardesty discovers something amazing.

Sittin’ on the Toilet [via urlesque]

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:14:08 -0400

Sittin’ on the Toilet

[via urlesque]

Stare Into The Sun (song by Graffiti 6, video by Ian Stevenson...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:25:00 -0400

Stare Into The Sun (song by Graffiti 6, video by Ian Stevenson and Luke Seomore)

As usual, Jerez was bothering on gChat when I was trying to get some work done. I thought I would watch 15 seconds of this and shut it off, but no, this video is ridiculously cool.

Jerez 4, Haskel 937.

kskill in Gothamist for NYSAT 2.0

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:50:57 -0400

kskill in Gothamist for NYSAT 2.0:

My full set of stills from NYSAT can be found here. Now, about that video…

Some of my photos from NYSAT 2.0. The rest can be found over...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:16:11 -0400

Some of my photos from NYSAT 2.0. The rest can be found over here.

NYSAT 2.0

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:18:49 -0400

NYSAT 2.0:

Something interesting happened in New York City yesterday. The ads vanished, came back, vanished again, some art went up, some more ads were posted, cops were called, 5 arrests were made…. I wonder if anyone shot any cool footage of the day’s events? [wink]

On the set of Rob Malone’s Puppy Whistle

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:52:00 -0400

On the set of Rob Malone’s Puppy Whistle

Tony Hawk talks with Tom Green, bitterness erupts. I’m an...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:31:00 -0400

Tony Hawk talks with Tom Green, bitterness erupts.

I’m an enormous fan of Tom Green, or at least an enormous fan of who Tom Green used to be. This is an interesting glance into the things that had a negative impact on his life. He’s kidding around, but you can tell he means it. His sincere bitterness dwelling in the past probably explains the crappiness of his content in the present.

Note to self: When your first show gets cancelled… keep moving forward.

[via digg]

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral: Live (Webster Hall,...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:47:00 -0400

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral: Live (Webster Hall, 8/23/2009)

A badass group of NIN fans put together all the fan shot footage from the Webster Hall show in August, and released their edit of the whole concert. Being that this was the most epic concert I have ever been to (it was one of their last shows ever and they played The Downward Spiral in its entirety from start to finish), to say that I am totally psyched about this would be an understatement.

Full Disclosure: One of my shots made it into the project and I’m credited as a camera operator. But if anything, doesn’t that make this even more badass?!?

Video is of the opening song: Mr. Self-Destruct

[via ash512]

CGI-Brows by Andrew Gaynord The latest in computers enhancing...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:06:44 -0400

CGI-Brows by Andrew Gaynord

The latest in computers enhancing Homo sapiens art.

[via andrew jerez]

Improv Everywhere is pretty much killing it right now....

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:23:00 -0400

Improv Everywhere is pretty much killing it right now. They’re the golden standard of original video content created for the internet. This is their latest mission, Grocery Store Musical.

[via charlietodd]

Consumer Tuesday: The Dog Saw a Magic Mouse Lots of captivating...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:08:00 -0400

Consumer Tuesday: The Dog Saw a Magic Mouse

Lots of captivating consumable crap usually comes out on Tuesdays. Today was no different, as Apple dropped some futuristic (present?) gadgets and Malcolm Gladwell released a book.

Apple released Magic Mouse. Their latest mouse which features a smooth surface without any buttons, that reads gestures and touch input (think trackpad). $69 is pretty steep for a mouse, but these features are pretty rad and will probably enhance your computer experience for the better. Worth it just for not having tracking ball that stops working because you got schmutz on it.

Apple also released new 16:9 iMacs that can finally function as an external monitor (not that you’d want them too, they are up to quad core processors).

As per the intellectual side of consumerism, my favorite author, Malcolm Gladwell, released “What The Dog Saw.” Malcolm Gladwell has written the fascinating books on social theory: “The Tipping Point,” “Blink,” and “Outliers”. This book is a collection of his writings from the New Yorker, which he wrote while writing the books I wrote about at the beginning of this paragraph that I just finishing writing.

Spend spend spend!

New Poster Boy Interview

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:09:54 -0400

New Poster Boy Interview:

Interesting new interview Poster Boy did w/ UK Street Art. The Poster Boy Crew has been laying low lately, but rumor has it there may be a book in the works…

What are your views on advertising?

Advertising is bizarro art. Both are cut from the same cloth, but what sets them apart is intent. Art is driven, at least in theory, by the desire to express oneself. Advertising is driven by the desire to promote a product or service. Often times the two overlap making it hard to tell the difference. As long as there’s money to be made there’ll be advertising. I can’t deny that. With development of technology and the market comes increasingly elaborate ad campaigns. Sometimes the campaigns are funny. Sometimes they’re artful. But one thing I’ll never accept is public advertising no matter how clever the campaign is.

[via public ad campaign]