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Stylish Occult Posters Promoting Magicians From 1900s (11 фото)
He might not be a household name like say David Copperfield or Criss Angel, but in his day Harry Kellar was one of the more popular magicians of his era. Aside from baffling audiences with smoke and mirrors and a well timed sleight of hand, magicians had to promote and market themselves heavily in order to bring the crowds in. Once you reach a certain level, where your show was so utterly compelling that everyone was talking about you, then you could ease up and let your name sell the tickets for you – until that turning point, it was all about the marketing. One particular element that always captured the attention of the general public was the occult. Kellar was well-aware of the power of suggestion and ensured all of his promotional posters featured himself commanding or conjuring up devils and wicked imps. Buy a ticket to one of his shows and you too could have an audience with demonic and supernatural. So successful were the designs of the posters in promoting his show that when he retired his successor Howard Thurston continued to use the same elements. A different magician, but with the same talents and unique gifts to communicate with the underworld. The posters themselves date back the early 1900′s – Kellar retired in 1908, presumably to kick back, have a drink with Lucifer and count all his money. Others magicians tried to copy his imagery, including is “Miss Baldwin” who also has those mischievous red devils littering her tour poster. If you find these posters as interesting as we do, we recommend you get yourself a copy of Magic. 1400s-1950s. It contains around 850 rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings whilst wonderfully tracing the history of magic from the early 1400s through to the 1950s. After seeing these posters, would you also want to see a Harry Kellar show?
He might not be a household name like say David Copperfield or Criss Angel, but in his day Harry Kellar was one of the more popular magicians of his era.
Vintage Flying Cars You'll Wish Really Existed (6 фото + 1 видео)
We love ‘Air Drive’ a cool little photo series by French photographer Renaud Marion. Like many of us, he was excited by the possibility of whizzing around his local area in some form of flying vehicle. Afterall, that’s what we’ve all been promised in countless movies, novels and TV shows isn’t it? Even as far back as 1900! Many referenced the year 2000 as being the era that would usher in a new waves of transportation. And how could you forget those futuristic hoverboards from Back To The Future?
We love ‘Air Drive’ a cool little photo series by French photographer Renaud Marion. Like many of us, ...
A Cute Redditor Teaches You How To Make A Dress Out Of A Turtleneck (1 фото)
So here’s something weird/creative/interesting. You can find the full images complete with step-by-step instructions here. As much as I enjoy the ingenuity and overall oddness of a resourceful and fashion forward Redditor sharing how to turn a huge turtleneck into a dress I can’t quite bring myself to cut and paste the instructions. Besides, like most things on Reddit half the fun comes from the comments, where in this instance SarahPanda’s contribution has inspired random hairy dudes from around the globe to raid their own closets and share results. I’d include some of those here but they’re borderline NSFW thanks to pretty much everything about them. If you need me I’ll be adding this to my “tried and loved” section on Pinterest.
So here’s something weird/creative/interesting. You can find the full images complete with step-by-step instructions here.
The Government Wants You To Unlock Your Phone (1 фото)
A few months back, we told you that Obama had paid lip service to a petition about being able to legally unlock your phone, but that nothing was going to happen from the sound of things. Apparently, we misheard the sound of things, because the White House is actually pushing the FCC to do something. Specifically, the White House has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to make phone unlocking at any time completely legal. It’s currently illegal because of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Explaining why would take forever, and not even the government can offer a good reason. Will the FCC do it? Considering who’s running the joint, odds look pretty good: Before resigning earlier this year, former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the commission would examine the issue “to see if we can and should enable consumers to use unlocked phones,” adding that a ban on unlocking “raises competition concerns; it raises innovation concerns.” Tom Wheeler, President Obama’s nominee to succeed Genachowski, said during a nomination hearing in June that he supported lifting the ban. Needless to say, there’s the usual mindless panic among people who insist that this will bring to an end to subsidized phones. Which it won’t, because most of those subsidized phones are tied to a contract anyway, and it makes far more sense to buy the unlocked version of a phone than eat an early termination fee. Now, contracts themselves are increasingly an endangered species, but that’s due to market forces and phone hardware update cycles, not government intervention. Unlocking phones means we can get more use out of them, and that we can choose more easily what network we use when communicating. The White House views it as giving consumers the tools to vote with their wallets, and really, that’s what it is, in the end. Besides, considering how many phone ads we see now, it’s not like wireless carriers will have to shell out more for marketing.
A few months back, we told you that Obama had paid lip service to a petition about being able to legally unlock your phone, but that nothing was going to happen from the sound of things.
iOS 7 Download Is Out, And You Should Update Right Now (1 фото)
Just a friendly reminder: iOS 7, probably the most compelling product Apple talked about last week, is out. If you’ve got an iDevice capable of running it, you need to get it. Why? Glad you asked! Not for the graphics finishes; people will be having a nice rabble rabble about that for days, and it couldn’t matter a bit less. No, what matters is what’s under the hood. The Notification and Control Centers are probably my favorite feature. The Notification Center is a very clean, simple way to look at your stuff in one place, something that iOS could use a better form of. The Control Center, meanwhile, is something Android will swipe in the next update: Essentially it puts all the settings you could want right at your fingertips. The camera software has also gotten an overhaul: While I find the Instagramming of every piece of camera software on every phone to be almost as nauseating as the gold iPhone 5S, I’m forced to admit Apple’s filters were actually designed to make a photo look better. That’s as close as I’m going to get to a glowing recommendation, but if you have to use filters, Apple’s gone out of its way to make some good ones. Finally, the most subtle change is the best. Apple has dumped the whole “Oh, you’ve never used a smartphone before” attitude in favor of designing the OS to just make sense and flow naturally. Everything is more sensible, smoother, more logical. In some ways, iOS 7 shakes off some unnecessary cruft in favor of being more user-friendly in general. In short, it’s easily the best thing Apple’s rolled out this year. Go get it!
Just a friendly reminder: iOS 7, probably the most compelling product Apple talked about last week, is out. If you’ve got an iDevice capable of running it, you need to get it.
Dancing Bus Stop Lady Lands Prestigious Theater Role (1 видео)
What’s that saying about how you should dance like no one is watching? That credo certainly paid off for Ellie Cole. The British woman, 35, was captured on video dancing while waiting at a bus stop by a café owner across the street. The video went viral and now she’s been rewarded with a role in a show at the country’s Point Theatre. Although viewers watched her cutting a rug to Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen,’ Cole was actually dancing along to a song called ‘Knock Down’ by Alesha Dixon. The hoopla has certainly caught her off-guard. She said, “I’m just a normal everyday person who happens to like dancing at bus stops.” Cole had intended to study performing arts when she was younger, but she had to drop out of school due to money issues, so you know the offer to be in a show is one she appreciates. “It’s very flattering and humbling,” she says. And, for the record, she’ll be appearing in the musical ‘Ah Men!’
What’s that saying about how you should dance like no one is watching? That credo certainly paid off for Ellie Cole.
11 Things You Could Do instead of the Time It Takes to Beat GTA 5 (12 фото)
As you probably know, Grand Theft Auto V was released today, and is waiting for you to offer up *at least* 100 hours of your life to it. Of course, as we all, know, you can spend much, much more time in a GTA game just blowing things up and running from the cops for fun. Everyone agrees it is an amazing game, but if it’s going to be a while before you get it, or you don’t plan on every playing it, don’t feel bad. Here are 11 things you could do in the amount of time you would have spent playing GTA 5, assuming you spend at least 100 hours on the game.
As you probably know, Grand Theft Auto V was released today, and is waiting for you to offer up *at least* 100 hours of your life to it.
Awe-inspiring Invention Could Clean World's Oceans In 5 years (4 фото + 1 видео)
Every year we produce over 300 million tonnes of plastic. Of this, over 7.25 million tonnes of it ends up in our oceans in the form of top-level floating debris – that’s 4.8 million medium-sized cars or 51 billion iPods floating around the ocean. This plastic breaks down into smaller pieces each year, poisoning the food chain and ultimately affecting the food we eat.
Every year we produce over 300 million tonnes of plastic. Of this, over 7.25 million tonnes of it ends up in our oceans in the form of top-level floating debris – that’s 4.
NASA Captures Epic 'Frog Photo' During Spacecraft Launch (2 фото)
NASA is noted for its incredible photography of space, earth and our farthest reaches of the known Universe. They’re less known for Photobombing. But that’s exactly what happened on Sept 7th when the Lunar Atmosphere & Dust Environment Explorer (known as LADEE) was launched into the stars above. During a photograph of its launch, the NASA team amazingly captured a small frog in amongst the furore. It was either innocently sitting on the shuttle itself or on the ground nearby – either way it must have had quite a shock! The result is a tiny silhouette of a frog being blasted some 30ft in the air, engulfed in smokey exhaust of the shuttle. NASA has since confirmed the image is in fact real (no Photoshopping of Kermit going on here) before awkwardly adding “the condition of the frog, however, is uncertain.”
NASA is noted for its incredible photography of space, earth and our farthest reaches of the known Universe. They’re less known for Photobombing.
A Retrospective On The Iconic Tattoos Of Yesteryear (22 фото)
In case you haven't noticed, from our numerous posts on tattoo's, here at LOLJam we are big fans of permanent skin ink. But they all have one common theme (regardless of how great or shocking they are) they’re all contemporary examples of tattoo art. The real question is, where did todays tattoo artists get their inspiration from? Who influenced their designs? And is the “new” truly groundbreaking or merely a homage for the tattoo masters of yesteryear? To answer the question truthfully, you’d have to go back to around the Neolithic times. The earliest example of a tattoo goes as far back as the fifth millennium BC when an Iceman was discovered in the Alps with 50+ tattoos in total across their spine, knee and even right ankle. They were simple dots or markings if you will, but evidence nonetheless that man has been styling his body for centuries. It would be nice if we could bring you a selection of the very best Neolithic tattoo trends, but let’s face it that’s going to be a tough ask (even for us.) So we’ve selected some of the most interesting, extensive and iconic ink work from as far back as the 1920′s along with the genuine characters who underwent hours of pain in the chair. Who knows, you might even find your Great Great Great Grandfather in amongst them all!
In case you haven't noticed, from our numerous posts on tattoo's, here at LOLJam we are big fans of permanent skin ink.
Infographic: The Truth About How Beer Saved The World (1 фото)
It might sound slightly ludicrous, but if you were one of the Egyptian builders working on the Pyramids in 1600 BC, your daily wage wasn’t in the form of currency – but 1 gallon of beer. In retrospect, that sounds like a good deal right? Although having a hangover of epic proportions, whilst attempting to build one of the Seven Wonders Of The World in the scorching sun probably wasn’t the smartest move. Another example of beer fandom amongst the annuals of history, takes us across to the United States. The founding fathers of America, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams & Ben Franklin aside from being astute & visionary individuals, were also all brewers and avid drinkers of beer. In fact it was over several beers at their local tavern that they decided to start the revolution. Did several the jugs of malt & hops single-handedly cause them to rise up in the name of liberty for the common man? Probably not, but there’s no denying it helped the cause along that night. Those are just a few of the interesting tidbits from the ‘Beer Saved The World’ infographic below, you’ll find many more facts, figures and trivia as you scroll down. So next time you relaxing with a beer in your hand enjoying those hops, just think, without them the world could be a very very different place right now.
It might sound slightly ludicrous, but if you were one of the Egyptian builders working on the Pyramids in 1600 BC, your daily wage wasn’t in the form of currency – but 1 gallon of beer.
Phenomenal Footage Of Dancer Battling With Light (3 фото)
There’s few dance videos quite as breathtaking as ‘Nuance’. Created by Marc-Antoine Locatelli it’s the near perfect blend of choreography, motion graphics and jaw-dropping imagery a combination which rarely works together as a whole. But here the effect are simply astounding. The monochrome film sees gifted dancer Lucas Boirat earnestly trying to battle countless geometric shards of light against a backdrop of darkness. Turn out the lights, turn up the speakers and prepare to be amazed.
There’s few dance videos quite as breathtaking as ‘Nuance’. Created by Marc-Antoine Locatelli it’s the near perfect blend of choreography, ...
26 Gorgeous Women That Totally Define Retro Cool (26 фото)
Occasionally it takes a little bit of hindsight to realise just how good we once had it, how effortlessly cool and iconic we once were, without ever really trying. But in the modern era of constant selfies, cheaper cosmetic enhancements and a desire to be more shocking, controversial and scandalous thanks to reality TV – somewhere along the line we lost our sense of style and even class to an extent. It’s easy to forget that 1940′s swimwear use to look like this and beauty treatments in the 1900′s were certainly a lot more disconcerting than they are now. Sex appeal is vastly more invasive than it was say 50 years ago, our clothes becomes smaller and tighter, our bodies more sculpted and our quest for youth easier, of that there’s little doubt. But do we have the effortless grace and poise so apparent in previous generations? Who is our modern-day equivalent of Audrey Hepburn? Who shimmer with sultry charm of Marilyn Monroe? And have we let our standards drop along the way? Whilst we all have different answers to those questions and even though fashion and beauty are constantly evolving, you simply can’t deny classic beauty. The following 26 iconic photos are a reminder of just that, the very definition of retro cool.
Occasionally it takes a little bit of hindsight to realise just how good we once had it, how effortlessly cool and iconic we once were, without ever really trying.
PETA Is Angry at Katy Perry for 'Roar' Music Video (1 видео)
Katy Perry‘s new music video for her single ‘Roar’ is a jungle adventure featuring big cats, elephants and monkeys, and it has angered the animal rights organization PETA. What puzzles us? Perry’s hard to believe ability to turn plants into a fashionable skirt. Or the fact that the video, which is about roaring like a lion, features zero lions. Or her forcing wild animals to follow strict human guidelines, not to mention her use of electronics and puns in the middle of the wilderness. In a statement by PETA spokesperson Merrilee Burke about their problem with the video, she explained, “Animals used for entertainment endure horrific cruelty and suffer from extreme confinement and violent training methods. They often become stressed and anxious when hauled around and forced into unfamiliar or frightening situations.” “The Serengeti Ranch, the animal exhibitor that we believe supplied the animals for the Roar video, has been inspected by the US Department of Agriculture 22 times since 2001,” she added. All very valid concerns, though they come across as a tad suspicious when you consider that the talk is being aimed at a high profile celebrity. Katy and her team have yet to respond to the comments.
Katy Perry‘s new music video for her single ‘Roar’ is a jungle adventure featuring big cats, elephants and monkeys, and it has angered the animal rights organization PETA.
Carrie Underwood Brings Adorable Girl Onstage [VIDEOS] (2 видео)
Carrie Underwood released the music video for her hit single ‘See You Again’ back in June, which featured an adorable little girl named Brooklyn running into her father’s arms after he returned from military service — and she gave the little girl an encore onstage performance on Friday (Sept. 13). Underwood was performing at the Puyallup Fair in Washington when she invited Brooklyn onstage with her. The pair sang the song in matching cowboy boots, with Brooklyn knowing each and every single lyric. Insert all the adorable here, there and everywhere. You can check out that performance video above and the song’s original music video below. Just make sure you stick around to the end of Brooklyn’s duet to hear Underwood cheer the little girl on with words of encouragement and love. It’ll brighten your Monday.
Carrie Underwood released the music video for her hit single ‘See You Again’ back in June, which featured an adorable little girl named Brooklyn running into her father’s arms after he returned...
Jimmy Fallon Is 'Jokesenberg' in Spot-On 'Breaking Bad' Parody (1 видео)
Jimmy Fallon is so bad. ‘Breaking Bad,’ that is. The ‘Late Night’ host hilariously lampoons ‘Breaking Bad’ in this parody called ‘Joking Bad,’ in which we see the dark side of selling jokes. Fallon’s clip also features memorable cameos from ‘Breaking Bad’ stars Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk and Aaron Paul and has us lamenting the impending end of the AMC show more than we already are.
Jimmy Fallon is so bad. ‘Breaking Bad,’ that is. The ‘Late Night’ host hilariously lampoons ‘Breaking Bad’ in this parody called ‘Joking Bad,’ in which we see the dark side of selling jokes.
Scary Clown Mysteriously Pops Up to Terrorize Northampton (4 фото)
A clown has scared the Dickens out of people in the British town of Northampton by hanging around the area every night since Friday the 13th. Insert your favorite ‘It’ joke here. The clown has created such a stir that it now has its own Facebook page and Twitter handle. Take a look at some of the pictures and decide for yourself just how scared you would be if you saw this guy loitering on the streets. We know we’d be terrified.
A clown has scared the Dickens out of people in the British town of Northampton by hanging around the area every night since Friday the 13th. Insert your favorite ‘It’ joke here.
World's Angriest Man Goes Completely Ballistic on Customer Service Rep (1 видео)
If you’ve ever been frustrated by customer service, this video is for you. This is a recording of a call between a man and a customer service rep that someone posted on Reddit. The man is up in arms because he can’t get through to someone named Michelle, who, based on his behavior, we don’t blame for not being available. The man is angry. He’s so angry we need to create a new word to describe his vitriol. Like “mangry,” which is a mash-up of mad and angry we just invented. In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s twerking girl prank, several people are questioning whether the call is actually real. Take a listen for yourself and decide whether the whole thing is a hoax. And steel your ears: some of the man’s language is definitely NSFW.
If you’ve ever been frustrated by customer service, this video is for you. This is a recording of a call between a man and a customer service rep that someone posted on Reddit.
The World's Largest 'Star Wars' Collection Is Better Than Yours (1 фото + 1 видео)
Guinness World Records 2014 is now out, and this year they’ve added a new record for world’s largest Star Wars collection. The award went to Steve Sansweet, who owns approximately 300,000 pieces of Star Wars memorabilia, although he kind of cheated to get them. See, for 14-years Sansweet was director of specialty marketing at Lucasfilm — in other words, he was the guy in charge of all the licensed Star Wars stuff, and could probably just put aside one of everything they made for himself. That said, he still has some pretty unique items, like an animatronic Katina band, multiple full-sized Lego statues and every Star Wars arcade machine ever made.
Guinness World Records 2014 is now out, and this year they’ve added a new record for world’s largest Star Wars collection.
No, You Shouldn't Buy An iPhone 5S. Here's Why. (1 фото)
The iPhone 5c is pretty. The iPhone 5S is impressive, with bells and whistles like a more advanced camera and a fingerprint scanner. And you shouldn’t buy either of them. I’m not saying this to be contrary, or to pick a fight with Apple fans. I’m saying this because, on a practical level, buying most phones, not just the iPhone, does not make sense anymore. Stop and consider when the iPhone was first introduced, in 2007. There was nothing like it, and it revolutionized smartphones. But the iPhone’s main customer base was never you and me. It was the carriers. Remember, when a phone is subsidized, it means the carrier has given Apple a massive wad of cash already, up to $500 a phone; recouping that money is their problem, not Apple’s. And boy, is it ever a problem. So, locking you into a two-year contract is no longer a matter of pure profit for wireless carriers; when you buy an iPhone, it is an absolute necessity. The problem is that increasingly, the two year wireless contract is an endangered species. As technologies like ubiquitous WiFi and white-space broadband propagate courtesy of companies like Google, carrier networks will be less and less crucial to communications. It’s pretty likely that within ten years, we won’t be using carrier networks for data at all and possibly barely use them for voice communications. And it makes even less sense if you want to stay on the cutting edge of technology whether you’re a geek who likes the toys or need the power for work: Every cell phone manufacturer updates their hardware every year, and it’s generally at least incrementally better. I’m just using the iPhone as an example; realistically you can apply this to many other phones. So, essentially, at some point in this cycle, probably sooner rather than later, you will be locked into a contract you no longer need or want but have to keep paying for. And that’s not the only problem.
The iPhone 5c is pretty. The iPhone 5S is impressive, with bells and whistles like a more advanced camera and a fingerprint scanner. And you shouldn’t buy either of them.
So The iPhone 5S Violates Your Constitutional Rights (1 фото)
It’s very rare that an object can violate your Constitution rights just by existing. Leave it to Apple, and the iPhone 5S, to somehow pull this off. Specifically, the iPhone 5S’s fancy new fingerprint scanner basically is an accidental end-run around the Fifth Amendment. How the hell does that work? It comes down to what the Supreme Court has defined as “testimonial,” as Wired breaks down: If the police demand that you give them the key to a lockbox that happens to contain incriminating evidence, turning over the key wouldn’t be testimonial if it’s just a physical act that doesn’t reveal anything you know. However, if the police try to force you to divulge the combination to a wall safe, your response would reveal the contents of your mind — and so would implicate the Fifth Amendment. In other words, if for some reason the police want to take a look at your phone, if you use a fingerprint scanner, they can make you open it and browse through. But if it’s password-encoded, they can’t. Oh, those wacky laws! Of course, this would also be a violation of the Fourth Amendment but that one seems to be on hold lately. Wired notes that requiring both the fingerprint scanner and a combination to access your phone would make it a violation of the Fifth, and probably something Apple should do post-haste. It’s also a valuable reminder that as technology advances, laws do not automatically advance with them, and sometimes that can create severe problems. But hey, at least the fingerprint scanner is all fancy!
It’s very rare that an object can violate your Constitution rights just by existing. Leave it to Apple, and the iPhone 5S, to somehow pull this off.
J.J. Abrams Hates 'Star Trek The Video Game' More Than You Do (VIDEO) (2 фото + 1 видео)
The critics weren’t the only ones disappointed in Star Trek The Video Game. J.J. Abrams tells GamerHub (video below) that the game “was obviously a big disappointment to me. We were actually involved from the very beginning, and then we sort of realized that it was not going in a place where we were going to get what we wanted. So we dropped out, and they continued to do it despite… y’know.” Yahoo Games says developer Digital Extremes has pointed fingers at Paramount, claiming the studio’s heavy involvement was a burden, but Abrams [blames] the developer — and even thinks the glitchy game might have hurt Star Trek Into Darkness at the box office. “For me, emotionally, it hurt because we were working our asses off making the movie and then this game came out and it got — this isn’t even my opinion — it got universally panned,” he said. “And I think that it was something without question that didn’t help the movie and arguably hurt it.” [Deadline] Oh, so that’s why a group of fans voted Star Trek Into Darkness the worst Star Trek movie. Because of the video game. That could be possible; I still hate E.T. and telephones to this day. In the video below, Abrams goes on to talk about “a couple of projects” they’re working on with Valve, including a game that isn’t meant to be ancillary to any movie. Will it involve collecting mystery boxes then never opening them? Is the final boss a disappointing smoke monster?
The critics weren’t the only ones disappointed in Star Trek The Video Game. J.J. Abrams tells GamerHub (video below) that the game “was obviously a big disappointment to me.
Watch Shirtless Fan Pull Beyonce Off Stage (1 фото + 1 видео)
I propose that we, as a culture, decide it’s totally cool to treat pricey pop star live SPECTACULARS as punk shows. No need to sport uncomfortable heels or wear a tie; just come in your finest torn t-shirt for your old friend’s high school cowpunk band and slashed jeans. Crowd surfing and stage diving? Totally acceptable. Hell, even encouraged. Let a shirtless man who pulled Beyoncé off stage during a recent concert show you how it’s done.
I propose that we, as a culture, decide it’s totally cool to treat pricey pop star live SPECTACULARS as punk shows.
Miss America Racist Tweets For Nina Davuluri (11 фото)
Oh, Internet, (you will) never change (which is why Twitter is a terrible bigot den). Last night, 24-year-old Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America, and one of her first duties is to “visit the recently burned New Jersey boardwalk in Seaside Park.” That’s unfortunately not the story, though, — it’s that Davuluri is an Indian-American and “born in New York with parents from India” means nothing to the: "DERRR MORE LIKE MISS TAXI DRIVER" dolts out there. Here’s but a brief, infuriating smattering of the reception she’s received.
Oh, Internet, (you will) never change (which is why Twitter is a terrible bigot den). Last night, 24-year-old Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America, ...
Volvo Uses A Hamster To Drive A Semi (1 фото + 1 видео)
Volvo is no stranger to insane, dangerous stunts involving its trucks. But this stunt, designed to show off the sensitivity of the steering wheel, is crazy even by their standards. Namely, putting a hamster in charge of some poor sucker’s life. Really, Volvo’s engineers say it best. Notice that, in the opening, everybody involved is clearly stone sober, despite this obviously being conceived in a drunken haze. Apparently the Swedish just do stuff like this for fun.
Volvo is no stranger to insane, dangerous stunts involving its trucks. But this stunt, designed to show off the sensitivity of the steering wheel, is crazy even by their standards.
TrueMove's Commercial Will Make You Cry (1 фото + 1 видео)
Goddammit, people who make commercials: stop being good at your job. It’s never a pleasant feeling when you realize you’re being emotionally manipulated by a big business trying to sell you a product, but between Fiona Apple’s “Pure Imagination” Chipotle ad and now Thai communication provider TrueMove H’s three-minute short film/commercial, well, let’s just say some people took Don Draper’s Hershey’s prostitute monologue to heart. Who knew ad people even had hearts?
Goddammit, people who make commercials: stop being good at your job. It’s never a pleasant feeling when you realize you’re being emotionally manipulated by a big business trying to sell you a product, ...
Why Jane Krakowski Deserves An Emmy For 30 Rock's Jenna Maroney (52 фото)
Every once in a while, a person will win a major award that will reflect not just the talent or act that he or she is nominated for, but possibly an entire body of work, as if to say, “You weren’t really great enough this year to deserve winning this, but you’ve been so awesome as a whole that you’re getting it anyway.” Some people believed that was the case when Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor for Training Day or when Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture.
Every once in a while, a person will win a major award that will reflect not just the talent or act that he or she is nominated for, but possibly an entire body of work, as if to say, ...
G.I. JOE 3 to Be Written by Snow White and the Huntsman Scribe (1 фото)
Jon M. Chu's G.I. Joe 3 has a screenwriter. Paramount Pictures has hired Snow White and the Huntsman writer Evan Daugherty. He also wrote the films The Killing Season, Divergent, and the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. I'm pretty sure the next G.I. Joe film is going to end up with another mediocre script. I've given up hope on the G.I. Joe movie franchise. I personally think the only way to save it at this point is reboot it with an actually talented team of filmmakers. As long as they continue down this road with what the studio currently has in place we can expect more crappy G.I. Joe movies.
Jon M. Chu's G.I. Joe 3 has a screenwriter. Paramount Pictures has hired Snow White and the Huntsman writer Evan Daugherty.
GODZILLA First Look From the New Movie? (1 фото)
This is a licensing Expo poster for the Gareth Edwards directed reboot of Godzilla. A lot of other movie sites seem to believe that this is our first real look at the creature, but I'm not fully convinced. I think they just used that image to slap on a licensing poster, but I don't think it's the real thing. Back at San Diego Comic-Con an up-close image of a face of Godzilla leaked out which you can see here. This looks like a similar design. The thing is... we were told that Godzilla design was not the final design for the actual film. I think this is just another temporary placeholder design to help get people excited, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
This is a licensing Expo poster for the Gareth Edwards directed reboot of Godzilla. A lot of other movie sites seem to believe that this is our first real look at the creature, ...
JURASSIC WORLD - Concept Trailer For Cancelled Game (1 фото + 1 видео)
Yesterday it was announced that Jurassic Park 4 would be called Jurassic World. Today there's some kind of pitch trailer for the film that has hit the internet. Some people are saying it's for the movie, others are saying it's for a cancelled video game. Producer Frank Marshall clarified things on his twitter account, saying that this isn't part of the film, but it's still a fun watch! The special effects aren't the best, and it looks like one of those laughable Asylum movies. Here's a note from the guy who posted the video,
Yesterday it was announced that Jurassic Park 4 would be called Jurassic World. Today there's some kind of pitch trailer for the film that has hit the internet.
Waffle Falling Over (Breaking Bad Edition) (1 фото + 4 видео)
In relevant internet humor news, the following video, titled "Waffle Falling Over," has been circulating on the web.
In relevant internet humor news, the following video, titled "Waffle Falling Over," has been circulating on the web.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 - Plot Details Emerge, Release Date Moves (1 фото)
Disney has moved the release date of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales from the summer of 2015 to the summer of 2016. The reason for the delay is to make sure that the script right. It's currently being written by Jeff Nathanson, and it's being directed by the amazingly talented directors of Kon-Tiki, Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg. Thanks to Bleeding Cool, we also have a few possible plot details from the fifth installment of the franchise. The script is still in progress, so some of the details revealed are subject to change. Here's the site's description of what they know.
Disney has moved the release date of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales from the summer of 2015 to the summer of 2016. The reason for the delay is to make sure that the script right.
Domestic Violence Isn't Funny But These Ike Turner Memes Are (33 фото)
First, I want to preface this by saying that domestic violence is a very serious issue. There’s nothing funny about an insecure, possibly closeted, man beating women. Okay? It's wrong. Unless...nope. It's wrong. Nevermind. Domestic violence is wrong. Period. Now that that’s out the way, someone somewhere started making up these Ike Turner memes and passing them along social media. They're pretty simple yet effective in getting an actual LOL out of me. Words like "My girl ain't allowed to pray silently... I need to know what her and Jesus got going on" are placed on an image of Ike, who as we know used to beat the sh*t out of Tina. At least that's what I got from the movie and that one Martin episode. It's okay to laugh at these. If not, we'll all just have a blast in hell together. No biggie.
First, I want to preface this by saying that domestic violence is a very serious issue. There’s nothing funny about an insecure, possibly closeted, man beating women. Okay? It's wrong. Unless...nope.
Barf! An Officially Licensed 'River City Ransom' Has Hit Kickstarter (1 фото + 1 видео)
Oh, River City Ransom. For you youngsters out there, RCR was a brawler in which stumpy Japanese, er, I mean American kids beat the barf out of each other across an 8-bit open world (15-years before the term “open world” even existed). It also had naked butts. Heh heh. The game wasn’t a huge hit when it was first released, but it’s held up far better than your average NES game and picked up a pretty solid cult following since then. Well, more River City Ransom may soon be on the way, because River City Random: Underground has just hit Kickstarter. The game is essentially a 16-bit update to the RCR formula, and unlike a lot of the “spiritual successors” to classic 8 and 16-bit games you see on Kickstarter, River City Ransom: Underground is actually officially licensed. Yup, whatever remains of Technos (the original developers of RCR) has declared this a real River City Ransom game. Hit the jump to check out the standard Kickstarter hype video…
Oh, River City Ransom. For you youngsters out there, RCR was a brawler in which stumpy Japanese, er, I mean American kids beat the barf out of each other across an 8-bit open world (15- ...
A Middle Eastern Prince Spent $500K for 15 Minutes with Bella Swan (1 фото)
Kristen Stewart gets way too much crap simply for being associated for Twilight, and not enough crap for being a one-note actress whose one move is “broody wounded dove.” Nonetheless, she certainly has her fans, including an unnamed Middle Eastern prince who paid $500,000 just to sit with her for 15 minutes. Long enough for at least an under-the-skirt hand job, I hope. Harvey Weinstein told the story while promoting his Hurricane Sandy benefit concert film, 12.12.12.. From the New York Times:
Kristen Stewart gets way too much crap simply for being associated for Twilight, and not enough crap for being a one-note actress whose one move is “broody wounded dove.
6 Moving Celebrity 9/11 Stories (6 фото)
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, were a harrowing, heartbreaking moment in history — but they also inspired, strengthened and further united the United States in rebuilding not only the rubble, but the patriotism and spirit that define the nation. These stars all had unique experiences on 9/11. Some cheated death, some saved lives, some were moved to action. Read on, reflect and get inspired. These colors don’t run.
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, were a harrowing, heartbreaking moment in history — but they also inspired, ...
'Worst Twerk Fail Ever' Video Actually a Jimmy Kimmel Hoax (1 видео)
So remember the video of the twerking girl who accidentally set herself on fire? Remember how we all got a good laugh out of it? Remember how everyone from YouTube commenters to morning news shows dubbed it “the end of the twerking craze as we know it”? Well, turns out it was all a hoax perpetuated by that merry prankster Jimmy Kimmel. As revealed last night on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ the whole thing was cooked up by Kimmel and his staff as a prank. It turns out “Caitlin Heller” isn’t even the name of the girl in the video — she’s a stuntwoman named Daphne Avalon who collaborated with Jimmy on the video. Kimmel claims that he and his staff uploaded the video, titled “Worst Twerk Fail EVER – Girl Catches Fire!,” a couple of months ago and it just took off in the last week thanks to Miley Cyrus grinding all over Alan Thicke’s son on national television. (The video is dated September 3rd, but whatever you say, Jimmy.) The video spread last week like the fire running up “Caitlin’s” leg, and as Jimmy pointed out, tons of media outlets played the video with such attention-grabbing headlines as “Worst Twerking Fail Ever” and “The End of Twerking?” Jimmy even sneaks in a dig at the media, saying “good thing nothing is happening in Syria right now.” Of course, many people questioned the validity of the video, wondering why a) someone would upload such a video to YouTube themselves and b) who exactly twerks by doing a handstand against a door. You win, Jimmy. We all needed a release from the constant discussions of twerking and wanted to laugh at this supposed “fail.” But what did you expect? Did you really think that every media outlet would not cover the video? That’s like throwing a bunch of icky fish guts at a shark and telling him not to chow down. It’s just cruel, Jimmy.
So remember the video of the twerking girl who accidentally set herself on fire? Remember how we all got a good laugh out of it?
Unbelievable Skeletons Unearthed From The Catacombs Of Rome (13 фото)
Back in 1578 came the fascinating discovery of a network of labyrinthine tombs, lurking deep beneath the street of Rome. The tombs were home to the decayed skeletons of early Christian martyrs – believed to be saints on account of their bravery & unwavering support of Christian beliefs. Many of these skeletons (given the name ‘The Catacomb Saints’ by those who first discovered them) were then distributed across Europe (predominantly Germany) as replacements for the countless holy relics which had been smashed, stolen or destroyed during the Protestant Reformation. Once delivered, each skeleton was then clothed and adorned into a variety of precious jewels, expensive cloth, crowns, armour and even given wigs. They were put on display inside their designated churches as a reminder to all who visited, for the riches and wealth that awaited them post death – providing they swore allegiance to the Christian faith.
Back in 1578 came the fascinating discovery of a network of labyrinthine tombs, lurking deep beneath the street of Rome.
Jon Stewart Mocks Cables News Over Syria Coverage On 'Daily Show' (1 фото + 2 видео)
Oh hey that whole WAR WAR WAR with Syria thing is still a thing that’s looming out there. It’s easy to forget about it what with Breaking Bad going HAM and the return of football and the kids twerking and that. But this morning brings a rather interesting development that may actually help to avert America having to invade another Middle Eastern country. Reports CNN: "Facing the threat of a U.S. military strike, the country’s leaders Tuesday reportedly accepted a Russian proposal to turn over its chemical weapons. The development, reported by Syrian state television and Russia’s Interfax news agency, came a day after the idea bubbled up in the wake of what appeared to be an off-the-cuff comment by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. And while U.S. officials say they remain skeptical, it quickly changed the debate in Washington from solely “Should the U.S. attack?” to “Is there a diplomatic way out of this mess?”"
Oh hey that whole WAR WAR WAR with Syria thing is still a thing that’s looming out there. It’ ...
Watch Mark-Paul Gosselaar Play 'Modern-Day Zack Morris' (1 фото + 2 видео)
Let me begin by disclosing my biases here: I am an unabashed lover of fake mustaches. I have seen every episode of Saved by the Bell multiple times and have written thousands and thousands of words about it. I started watching Franklin & Bash semi-ironically and it has somehow ended up becoming a part of my soul. I enjoy the comedy of Paul F. Tompkins, particularly his appearances on the Comedy Bang Bang podcast. And I would very much like to drink Manhattans with Mark-Paul Gosselaar. So I am, shall we say, not impartial in regards to these videos from Paul F. Tompkins’ web series “Speakeasy,” which feature the comedian sitting down with the man behind Zack Morris and Peter Bash to knock a few back and discuss his career. The second video I posted below is getting the most play so far, because it features Gosselaar playing a few rounds of Zack Morris In 2013 and that is some pretty damn strong Internet bait, but the more straightforward interview in the first clip is really interesting, too. For example, did you know that Gosselaar attended a regular high school 30 miles outside of Los Angeles for a solid chunk of Saved by the Bell’s run? How weird must that have been for the other students? Like, you’re just sitting at your lunch table poking at your Salisbury steak with your spork and all of a sudden Zack Morris himself asks if he can join you? I would have thrown up. But I think my favorite part of the clip is when Gosselaar discusses the differences between being a teen star today and when he was on the cover of every third edition of Tiger Beat. He makes some solid points about how technology has changed the way we consume this sliver of pop culture, and, in the process, he sort of defends Justin Bieber. He also repeatedly calls him “annoying,” so it’s not the strongest defense you’ll ever hear, but still, it’s interesting to get a perspective on that situation from someone who lived through it and came out the other end a healthy, seemingly well-adjusted adult. A healthy, seemingly well-adjusted adult who owns at least one fake mustache. Let’s not forget that part.
Let me begin by disclosing my biases here: I am an unabashed lover of fake mustaches. I have seen every episode of Saved by the Bell multiple times and have written thousands and thousands of...
Husband Doesn't Recognize Hot Wife After Surgery (1 видео)
After undergoing surgery to repair some hernia tears, Jason Mortensen was dosed up on heavenly morphine and barely able to form sentences, let alone make sense of the swirling world around him. All he knew was that there was a woman next to him and that she was the “prettiest woman I’ve ever seen.” That woman was his wife. Suddenly, millions of wives are signing their husbands up for heavily sedated surgeries. Win-win!
After undergoing surgery to repair some hernia tears, Jason Mortensen was dosed up on heavenly morphine and barely able to form sentences, let alone make sense of the swirling world around him.
8 Amazing Callbacks From The Final Season Of Breaking Bad (11 фото + 1 видео)
A great final season of television should be like a great novel: Everything that came before should mean something. All along, Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad has been about great, efficient storytelling. Every element is necessary and irreplaceable. A final season should make use of all of those elements: It should be like an amazing, unpredictable, mind-blowing new song with elements of the rest of the album interwoven into the narrative. That is exactly what the final season of Breaking Bad has been so far. Everything from the previous five seasons informs this sixth season (or season 5B, if you prefer). By calling back to earlier episodes, Vince Gilligan is rewarding his audience for paying attention and, in the process, enriching those earlier episodes, which mean more now that we’re seeing how they inform the final eight episodes. I don’t know how else to say it except that all the callbacks and parallels from the last five episodes has been really f***king NEAT. I have taken the liberty of cataloging 25 of the callbacks and parallels from the first five episodes of the final season (the final season, for our purposes, is only the last eight episodes of the series). There may be more. There will no doubt be more in the final three episodes. People will probably continue to spot them for years to come. Some guy in 2016 watching the entire series for the sixth time may spot something new in “Rabid Dog” that he’s never seen before and his mind may finally explode all over his laptop. In the decades to come, people are going to look at this series as the perfect example of how to make a great, entertaining, compelling, intense and intelligent series that rewards its audience as much as it challenges it. These brilliant callbacks are just one of the many reasons why Breaking Bad will persevere.
A great final season of television should be like a great novel: Everything that came before should mean something.