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Hilarious Fishing Show Blooper Reel

Ched — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:30:53 +0000

This clip was funny enough for me to watch twice. You can’t help but laugh at this poor guy; he seems very likable for a redneck. I love how he opts to say ‘daggummit’ rather than curse outright. Best moment is at 2:08 – what is that cameraman doing? Link: Bill Dance’s Website Related: [...]

Original Jersey Shore Guidos: B4-4

Ched — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:25:22 +0000

Oh yeah, I remember these guys. WTF? Thank you Canada. Thank you for not having B4-4 perform at the Olympic closing ceremonies. This song is actually awesome, because when this video was on Muchmusic, they had the following lyrics playing.. ON TV: “I’m going to make you come tonight (over to my house)” and “If you get down on [...]

Idle Warship made me a Party Robot

Ched — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:16:20 +0000

Once in a while someone does the electro-hip-hop thing right. Bow down to the Idle Warship; the good version of Dirty Money. This song in particular is successfully smooth and sensual at the same time. Be sure to get the mixtape, if it’s still around somewhere. Shouts to homegirl Masia One for telling me about [...]

Cool Cardboard Interface Elements in Sia’s “You’ve Changed”

Ched — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:23:53 +0000

I love this music video. I like to think that we haven’t seen it all in the medium, and it was refreshing when I came across this. Sia takes her cuteness and runs with it, bringing along some awkward school portraits and cardboard. The song is a remake of the Lauren Flax original. Related: [...]

The Lady that would be Gaga

Ched — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:02:59 +0000

There’s no denying a talent like Gaga. Have a look at her NYU performance as Stefani Germanotta back when her music was everything; before all the fame-whoring crept in. She’s got a great voice, and I love her music and creativity, but I wish she was prettier. Call me shallow, but I like my pop [...]

Autokratz Describes Dinner through Infographics

Ched — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:54:58 +0000

So, this video starts with Thanksgiving dinner and then ends up becoming some kind of commentary about how messed up our food system has become - you know, with all the genetic modifications and all. Watch as chickens become people become kaleidoscopes. Pretty crazy stuff. Even crazier is their website, which may actually kill you [...]

Jay-Z as a really Young Hova

Ched — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:38:06 +0000

Jay-Z had a huge 2009, but let’s go back to 1990 when him and Jaz-O’s bummy ass were rapping together, and Pac was still in dancing school. In this video – The Originators – Jay-Z raps really fast à la Fushnikens; pretty well, too. I’m a big Jay-Z fan. In fact, I went to [...]

Choosing the Stairs over the Escalator

Ched — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:54:31 +0000

The idea here is to get people to do something by making it fun. You know you have a good idea when you can change people’s normal behaviour and make them feel better at the the same time. Case-in-point: Odenplan, Stockholm – piano stairs are implemented. It’s a great idea, but most likely short-lived; I’m [...]

Little Red Riding Hood Told Through Infographics

Ched — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:04 +0000

This music video is called Sponsored by Destiny, by Slagsmålsklubben, and it’s pretty clear that it was inspired by the amazing Royksopp video, Remind Me. A bit like that one, which follows a girl through her daily activities, this one becomes a great adaptation of the Grimm Red Riding Hood. I love how it takes [...]

Common Sense Video Needs to Borrow a Dollar

Ched — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:05:42 +0000

Common’s joint Make My Day featuring Cee-Lo should thankfully be the final single from the overall disappointing Universal Mind Control. As much as this video doesn’t suck, I would rather see the Common Sense from the Resurrection days, instead of him making this mainstream trash. Oh well. I always like a well-cut typographic video, but this [...]

Talking Pixel Heads for Mick Boogie and PBJ

Ched — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:48 +0000

This pixel stuff is pretty much done to death these days, but I can’t help but love this cute little video; so fun and colorful. It’s got fun story-telling with simple talking sprite heads – all opportunities to illustrate the lyrics are executed very well. Mick Boogie’s shit is always dope, and he remixed the [...]

Did You Know that Technology is Awesome?

Ched — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:09:25 +0000

This is the fourth iteration of this thing (check out the past versions). It’s still got the impactful balance of music and delivery of statistics, but there’s tons more polish. New media has come a long way in such a short time, and this is a great nail in the coffin for the old, if [...]

BET Cypher 2009 Breathes New Life into Hip Hop

Ched — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:30:52 +0000

BET has improved their otherwise bland Hip Hop Awards with this year’s ‘Cypher,’ which is a showcase of old and new school lyricists demonstrating their craft. Who killed it the best? Well, definitely not Nicki Minaj (despite what this article says). Wale also did pretty terrible, considering he’s actually a really good rapper. Overall, my [...]

Sexy Uffie’s Synthesized Sound

Ched — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:58 +0000

I know, this song is pretty wack. And I’m pretty tolerant of some bullshit just for the sake of culture. She may sound like a poor female version of Streets, but you have to take the full package. She’s not just some electro hipster chick, she methodically brands herself as a hyper-sex symbol, and it [...]

Refreshing Take on the Desktop GUI

Ched — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:23 +0000

I think I’ve just witnessed the death of the mouse. This video points out some of the problems with the current ways we use technology (think Airplane Seatback Screens), and pushes the multi-touch screen to its limit of ten touches at once. Some of the same problems remain, especially when you have 10 or more [...]

How Wired Magazine Dreams Up a Cover

Ched — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:30:40 +0000

Scott Dadich, Creative Director of Wired Magazine, talks cover designs in this video. He makes the point that it’s all in the details, and while I agree, I’m thinking that some of the process might be a bit overkill. It sure is a lot of work for something that most people wouldn’t spend more than [...]

Decapitated Heads Make for the Dopest Beats

Ched — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:31 +0000

Such a weird and creative video. Great idea and perfectly executed, from that authentic low frequency sub sound right down to the Redman sample. My jaw dropped when dude started to beat juggle the two heads. It’s going to be hard to forget this one. Related: [...]

New York Times’ Typographical Ad is Paperlicious

Ched — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:06 +0000

Now this is some good paper animation. Done for the Turkish New York Times audience, it’s very polished and perfect-looking. The typographic details are very well-done. I didn’t feel quite the same amazement as I did watching the Asics origami ad, but this one takes the cake in overall presentation. Related: [...]

Famous Bulletproof Logos are Smartly Animated

Ched — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:04:41 +0000

This is how logos are supposed to look. Limited-palette, versatile, and crispy-clean. No lame orbs, crescents or reflections to be found. This video features them one after another, using all smartly-animated transitions. This is the work of Chermayeff & Geismar, legendary Graphic Design firm in New York. Swiss designer Steff Geissbuhler had his hand in [...]

Dr. Michio Kaku Describes the Universe and Multiverse

Ched — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:30:28 +0000

I looked this guy up after seeing him talk on the Discovery channel. My brain expanded a little when I watched this. This guy takes the subject of parallel universes and makes it sound so interesting that it almost makes me want to learn more about it. Almost. Related: [...]