Check out these crazy-go-nuts pictures of what Shanghai is going to look like in 12 years.

Uri Geller got humiliated in court.

This was Weird Al’s first ever appearance on televison.

I used to really like adbusters, but this article about hipsters (which I’ve been hearing all about because of where I live and probably what my profession is) just comes off as a higher word-count version of a whiney missive in an underground high-school newspaper.

I don’t much care for the “people in their rooms talking to their cameras” phenomenon on YouTube, but it’s apparently important in an anthropological sense.

Speaking of those people talking to their cameras, look what Pete Chatmon did!

Here’s a pretty interesting roundup of the things the nerds over at the Large Hadron Collider might find…you know if they can stop rapping for five minutes.

Posted: August 5th, 2008 under phenomena.
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I never heard of this Gary Spivey guy before, but I sure love his swagger.

Film distributors are ducking the critics more and more in order to have bangin’ opening weekends. Boo hoo. It’s not like the people stupid enough to go see Epic Movie deserve the money they spent on their tickets, is it?

Dawkins went on Al Jazeera and it was actually a somewhat intelligent affair, at least compared to when he went on The Factor. You know what, though? I just don’t get why anyone goes on O’Reilly anymore. Dawkins goes on to argue his point with sincerity and the shit O’Reilly throws at him is just so absurd as to be self-canceling. What’s the point of talking to him? Don’t you just lend him credibility by appearing on his show? Someone please explain.

DO NOT WATCH THIS HORRIBLE MOVIE OF MAGGOTS EATING A LITTLE BOY’S HEAD. IT WILL MAKE YOU THROW UP.

I sure like Seed’s Daily Zeitgeist feature.

Double 7 World has this hilarious roof sex video, which is by the same director/animator that did this thing I posted the other day as well as one of my all time favorite music videos.

And finally, this is apparently what it would be like if fonts were people. (Pro tip: if you install the font Gotham HTF, which costs a mere $400, you can see my post titles in their true glory.

Posted: July 22nd, 2008 under phenomena.
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Apparently this is radiohead’s new new music video.

Here is some weird fruit that I’ve never heard of.

The more they talk about farms in skyscrapers the more I geek out.

I am excited about hip-hop right now. This article describes a big part of why that is. In short, “today’s rapper doesn’t need a major label system to get attention.” Maybe rap video director too?

If you get a job at NASA, they’re gonna want your pee pee.

Double 7 World is loving the new Fonzworth Bentley, Andre 3k and Yeezy jam, and I am too. Also, you can take a look at more and more footage from Pete’s trip to South Africa where he’s been working on a documentary that you ought to be excited about.

Mars used to be drenched with water. Can’t wait ’til they start digging up alien plesiosaur fossils.

Weird video about people who put stickers on their cars in New Orleans. “Everybody knows Superman looks better than ugly Cheetos car.”

Posted: July 16th, 2008 under phenomena.
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All your base are belong to Snooperman.

I’m glad someone decided to eat that stuff so I don’t have to.

“Plus, we don’t like McDonald’s, and we don’t like American Idol, so we’re doubly offended.”

I’ve thought pretty seriously about starting an ice cream sandwich business here in Brooklyn, but now I’m having second thoughts.

Ben Joseph spotted the internet’s next step toward being our culture’s dominant entertainment conduit.

Wired has some incredible photos of physical cross-sections of camera gear from Germany.

I’ve been waiting for this my whole life.

Jay Smooth has discovered the horrifying truth about Pixar’s new documentary.

Posted: July 1st, 2008 under phenomena.
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I really don’t feel Justice, but they make rad videos.

Mark Bittman is with me on the less meat thing.

These dudes aren’t real ninja turtles

Superbad done epic style.

I would like to read this book.

Maybe there will be a train from here to London one day!

I wish this online store had been on the radar when I made Fats Planet.

Hella ducks.

Wayne and Wax googled national flags with interesting, sometimes hilarious results.

Posted: June 24th, 2008 under phenomena.
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Teach the controversy.

This nauseatingly self-important guy found where the internet started.

What’s worse? The Danish language or the Anguish Languish?

Hey Mars is that salt or ice?

To do: Call Ludacris. Kill track. Get record contract.

Internet makes it easier to find out what’s going on around you.

John Legend feat. Andre 3000

Edit: Also, Jurassic Park ain’t no fairy tale. Sucka.

Posted: June 17th, 2008 under phenomena.
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Hillary Clinton has finally been rendered in bubble gum.

Don’t you want to watch old english television Hitchhiker’s Guide?

Hulu gets some good shows.

Release parties are as much internet pheonomena as anything else, I guess.

This video is incredible. Wish I had thought of that.

I ain’t watched it yet, but Mike insists that this thing from Vice about North Korea is awesome.

I am dead.

Posted: June 10th, 2008 under phenomena.
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TBS does the most egregious in-show advertising yet.

They’re cops. With boobs.

The sun sets on Mars too.

London snagged today’s best adbust.

Science gives Bush the opposite of the Nobel prize, which is the middle finger.

Fascinating article that defies pithy blurbing.

Posted: June 4th, 2008 under phenomena.
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