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#watch and

Cobwebs – “CYRIAK: A brief journey through a world of spiders and the never-ending networks that bind their universe together.”

Fresh Guacamole – stop-motion animation

Ralf And Florian: the Kraftwerk sitcom – “Just discovered in a Dusseldorf car boot sale is this rare pilot for the uncommissioned Kraftwerk sitcom, “Ralf and Florian”.”

Guardian open journalism: Three Little Pigs advert – three little pigs treated as if it was a breaking news story

Cops Get Owned!!! – Epic Pee Prank – “This was just a fun old fashion way to trick a cop! and get away with it.”

Foot Elevator (Rémi Gaillard) – so it seems rémi has moved into an elevator

#learn

A New Role for the One Percent – “The debt crisis is not entirely President Bush’s or President Obama’s fault. It’s not even Congress’ fault. It actually resulted from a short-term “fix” to the economy made about 700 years ago.”

Insects may have ‘personalities’ like humans – “Bees have different “personalities”, with some showing a stronger willingness or desire to seek adventure than others, according to a study by entomologists at the University of Illinois.”

OccupyCampDavid and OccupyNATO – “They’re scared, ladies and gentlemen. They are scared and they are running. So what do you do when a band of criminals run? You chase them.”

Choose your color – “je me suis fait vraiment plaisir à concocter un petit Pantonier en forme de tartelettes ! Vous pouvez retrouver toutes les recettes dans le dernier Fricote”

nomad tablet table by spell – “this side table is designed by spell and the various ranges of tablet systems can be used for waiting, working, relaxing or even for small meetings.”

Light in the Alleyways, Positive Word Murals for a Brazil Shanty Town – ““Luz nas Vielas” (“Light in the Alleyways”) is a participatory street art project in which children were invited to paint positive words like “love” and “pride” on the alleys of one of the shanty towns, or favelas, of São Paulo, Brazil.”

Rush Limbaugh: a vicious clown – “When somebody is paid to say the worst possible thing, it allows someone else to say the next worst thing and sound sane.”

Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot face trial for cathedral protest – “Pussy Riot is one of the most unusual of all the opposition groups that have arisen in Moscow over the past few months. They perform political songs dressed in colourful mini-skirts and balaclavas. Their faces are covered so anyone can potentially join in. They were arrested after performing an anti-Putin punk prayer in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour cathedral”

McDonald’s and NYPD, together – “With “Three Strikes, You’re In!,” individuals who are stopped and released three times without charge are eligible for one Happy Meal™ at participating McDonald’s stores. To receive their Happy Meal™, customers must record each stopping officer’s badge number, as well as the the time and location of the stop, on a voucher obtainable at these stores.” another yes lab spoof

Tag Challenge – “A band of jewel thieves is on the run in five cities across the world. We need your help finding them. On March 31, 2012, we’ll release their pictures to the public. Be on the lookout.”

DAVID LYNCH DOCUMENTARY by LYNCH THREE PROJECT – “Our goal is to make a film that deeply explores the influences and experiences that have helped shape one of the most distinctive voices in modern cinema: David Lynch.”

amnesty international campaign silences dictators in cake – “the project pictures cake-sculpted heads of dictators fidel castro of cuba and alexander lukashenko of belarus with
a slice taken out of each leader’s mouth.”

LulzSec Leader Was Snitch Who Helped Snag Fellow Hackers – “When he went dark and tweeted the famous Usual Suspects line about the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, I thought then he was snatched up by the FBI. Then he came back a month later and like nothing ever happened — like he took a break or just went on vacation” sad to see the rumors confirmed

David Lynch @ Tilton Gallery, NYC – “Tilton Gallery in NYC is set to open an exhibition of paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and drawings by famed filmmaker, David Lynch. The exhibition marks Lynch’s first art show in NYC since 1989.”

Screw Art by Andrew Myers – “Southern California based, German-born Andrew Myers takes hundreds of screws, nails them to a wood panel, and then paints over each screw top to get these interesting, three-dimensional appearing portraits.”

blue forest: eco-perch – “the structure may be implemented within 5 days, minimally impacting the landscape with adequate site preparation beforehand. contained within a 6 meter by 8 meter footprint, the combined kitchen, dining, living area and bedroom may comfortably accommodate four people. wrapped with a continuous roof surface”

FACT mix 319: Juan Atkins – “Unlike some of his peers, age hasn’t dulled Atkins, as anyone who’s seen Model 500’s Kraftwerk-meets-Funkadelic live show or heard ‘Control’, Model 500’s fiery new single for R&S, will attest to.” wicked raw heavy dj mix

▶ Burial + Four Tet – Nova by Four Tet – brilliant collaboration joining talents beyond good

Negative space invader – lol graphic

Youthful rebellion turning inward with deadly consequences – “Work hard; eat less; consume frantically; be thin and perfect and good; conform and comply; push yourself to the point of collapse. It is no accident that eating disorders are often associated with obsessive overwork and perfectionism at school, in the workplace or in the home. We followed all the rules, sufferers seem to be saying – now look what you made us do.”

Three Occupy Oakland protesters charged with hate crimes – “Three Occupy Oakland protesters accused of surrounding and taunting a woman before stealing her wallet were charged on Friday with robbery and hate crimes, authorities said.” seriously? if this is true, way to help the “cause”.

Freiwillige HelferInnen für den Menschenstrom gegen Atom gesucht! | MenschenStrom gegen Atom – “Um diesen wichtigen Grossanlass zu ermöglichen, sind wir dringend auf Hilfe angewiesen. Während der Kundgebung, bei den allerletzten Vorbereitungen und dem Abbau braucht es viele helfende Hände und mitdenkende Menschen die uns als freiwillige HelferInnen unterstützen.”

hardcorecorn.com – “The hottest site for free corn on corn action” lives up to the claim. NSFCorn

Stuff on Scout’s Head – scout is a dog. and yeh what it says on the tin

Listen: MOO covers Radiohead’s Lucky, Tarantino-style – “And yeah, that’s what they did do… covering Radiohead’s Lucky, as it was scored for a Quentin Tarantino vs. Ennio Morricone film”

Your Five-Minute Primer to Tomorrow’s Totally Corrupt Russian Election – “Whatever happens tomorrow, one thing’s certain: on Monday night, there will be protests. During a protest last week, attempts were made to hand out tents, viciously thwarted by the authorities fearing a Ukraine-style Orange revolution in Russia. The Interior Ministry has already stationed 6,000 police reinforcements in Moscow. When asked about a planned crackdown, Putin quipped, “Why do I need to do that?””

julius von bismarck: punishment I – “‘punishment I’, an exhibition of photographs, film, and artefact at the alexander levy gallery, showcases the journey made by german artist julius von bismarck in his quest to ‘whip nature’, actualized by his traveling throughout the world to physically whip natural objects and monuments. included on show are the actual whips von bismarck used.”

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Spike Jonze and the Beasties did it again, Best. Video. Ever?

no more words needed. it’s that good…

The Beastie Boys Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win ft. Santigold

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online video killed the…

La Puerta – A stop motion animation by Limow and Sam3 – kinda love the sound, even if its hard to listen to.

Exclusive unseen video footage of the Miracle on the Hudson, flight 1549 New York City – "Exclusive unseen time lapse video footage of the Miracle on the Hudson, US Airways flight 1549 as it is struggling to stay afloat and avoid the barrage of an ice attack."

exit through the gift shop – a banksy film, duration: 85 minutes, premiering at sundance soon.

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany – "Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war."

Karen Finley's *very* NSFW "Tales of Taboo" – "NSFW. Listen with headphones. Trust me." potty mouth finley.

One Frame of Fame – Got a webcam? Help us finish off our music video! – “We need a little help from you and your webcam to finish off the music video for our new single ‘More is Less’.”

death metal rooster meets furiously pecking parrot – after death metal here’s bird metal

sleeveface – How to Sleeveface. just that.

schmooze and abuse

Thank you parking notes! – collection of notes people leave on other people's cars.

Wu Tang Vs The Beatles – "Wu Tang acapellas over beats made with samples of Beatles songs. Produced by Tom Caruana www.teasearecords.net" some work surprisingly well.

Lost? Catch up in 10 minutes – "In case you haven’t followed last few seasons’ plot, or you didn’t understand it, or it didn’t in fact exist, the Reduced Shakespeare Company has boiled down the previous 103 hours of the television series into less than 10 minutes and will be performing the show to a live audience in Covent Garden onJanuary 28." wouldnt mind seeing that, because, wait, wasn’t there an icebear?

Joseph Ducreux / Archaic Rap – "On the interweb, his eccentric self-portrait has inspired a series of exploitable macros, featuring “archaic reinterpretation” of popular rap lyrics superimposed over the artwork." joseph ducreux, 18th century french painter, turned into a 4chan internet meme.

fucking snow – mildly nsfw, well, maybe in china.

breakfast floss set – "Wake up late? No time for breakfast or oral hygiene? Boy, do we have a fix-it for you…" bacon flavored floss…

Former boyfriend used Craigslist to arrange woman's rape – "A Wyoming man is accused of posing online as his former girlfriend and soliciting someone to act out a violent sexual fantasy."

Audiences experience 'Avatar' blues – “James Cameron's completely immersive spectacle "Avatar" may have been a little too real for some fans who say they have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts after seeing the film because they long to enjoy the beauty of the alien world Pandora.”

Perp caught through World of Warcraft Boing Boing – “Indiana cops caught a fugitive by getting Blizzard to turn over the IP address from which he was playing World of Warcraft.”

What boyfriends and girlfriends search for on Google – "This shows Google’s remarkable power as a source of data on a range of human behaviors, emotions, and opinions. It gives us insights into what people might care the most about concerning a given topic."

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teh glorious interweb as it got stuck in my camino tabs this past week – the edited version.

online video killed the …

The YES dance – "How to YES." zes queenz…

New Video of the NYSAT – Public Ad Campaign’s New York Street Advertising – the video.

Incredible Time-Lapse Graffiti by Blu and David Ellis – "A masterpiece of a collaboration between Bologna-based street artist and stop-motion painter Blu, and painter, film-maker and music performer David Ellis, COMBO is mesmerising, hands-on time lapse street art the like of which you might not have seen before." i almost fainted so good.

Fight on SF Muni Bus in Chinatown – SFist – "Just another day on Muni… fuc**ng Muni," relents the cameraman shooting this video of a fight between two women on a Chinatown Muni bus.” well, he’s the cunt.

Road Safety: Bleeding Billboard – road sign campaign in new zealand uses bleeding billboards for safer driving. i am not so sure this ain’t a distraction.

schmooze and abuse

Please be patient – This Page is Under Construction! – a collection of "under construction" gifs. [bia b3ta]

Stop Making That Duckface! – "you know that face you make when you're about to take that perfect shot of yourself for myspace? you know, the one where you push your mouth out in that weird combination of a pout and a kissy face make it look like you've got big pouty lips and model-quality cheekbones? it's called "duckface" a worthy mission. or is it? [via b3ta]

They Shoot Porn Stars Don't They . Words & photos by Susannah Breslin – i just might read this.

Drawings on paper towel von Marc Johns – very inspiring.

Polanski 'finishing film in jail' – "Director Roman Polanski is finishing his latest film from jail, according to screenwriter Robert Harris." as you would. and now he is in hospital, i just read.

Bern Design Award 2009 for BD – "We are happy to announce that this years “Berner Design Preis 2009″ from “Bernische Stiftung für angewandte Kunst und Gestaltung” is ours." gratz! i love these guys, they share the price with an upcoming talented graphic design collective.

The Internet is about to die. Literally die! – "One research group continues to claim that the "sky is falling" on the Internet thanks to high data growth rates and that network neutrality means the whole Internet could just "go away." Ars sifts through the hyperbole looking for a kernel of truth." lies.

Peer-to-Peer Passé, Report Finds – "Peer-to-peer file sharing has been the bogeyman of the internet, but a new report suggests it’s destined become a fear of the past — replaced by cheap streaming video." and boy, is that better for bandwidth…

Finland makes 1Mb broadband access a legal right – "Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications has made 1-megabit broadband Web access a legal right … every person in Finland (a little over 5 million people, according to a 2009 estimate) will have the right of access to a 1Mb broadband connection starting in July"

Skywave Systems | abocmix – a pretty brilliant boards of canada mix.

World's most beautiful object…officially – “The Gyrofocus, designed by the award-winning contemporary fireplace maker Focus, has been named as the World's Most Beautiful Object for the 2008-2009 Pulchra design competition.” want!

'Veggie' spider shuns meat diet – "It is the first-known predominantly vegetarian spider; all of the other known 40,000 spider species are thought to be mainly carnivorous." vegetarian but as ugly as ever.

Five great new browser games to discover – "Anyway, here's a selection of newcomers, all worth a look – while the boss isn't watching, of course…"

Anti-Pirates Scare Kids with Propagandistic Comic Book – "The Motion Picture Association has sent one of its big shot lobbyists to New Zealand to advocate tougher anti-piracy legislation, and to promote a propagandistic comic book set be handed out to thousands of local kids."

Barbie Is Turning 50! – “ChatterBox Arts International presents the San Francisco 7th Annual Altered Barbie Exhibit taking place at Shotwell 50 Studios. Happy 50th Birthday Barbie!” introducing, barbie art.

Girl's death posted on Facebook – "DETAILS of a car crash in which a teenage girl died have been posted on the Facebook social networking site before the her family was informed."

Why France Telecom employees are killing themselves – “In their suicide notes, some of the 24 victims since February 2008 blame the workplace climate.”

Nasty Old People – "get the movie! The movie is released with a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA License."

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