Archive for the ‘The Internet’ CategoryThe 2011 Best Picture Oscar Nominees in Lego By Alex Eylar
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
in Art, mashups, Movies & Culture, People, pop culture, Television, The Internet, Toys
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Film student Alex Eylar (whose work we’ve featured previously) is well-known around the interwebs for re-creating classic film scenes with legos. Now he’s given the same treatment to the 10 Best Picture nominees from this year’s Academy Awards. They are: Black Swan (first above), True Grit (second above), The King’s Speech, The Social Network, 127 Hours, Winter’s Bone, Inception, Toy Story 3, The Fighter, and The Kid’s Are All Right. Out of the five of those I’ve seen, The Social Network is far and away my favorite movie of 2011. What’s yours? Check out the rest of Eylar’s creations after the jump. The State of the Web – Winter 2010
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
in Cartooned, geeks, infographics, Movies & Culture, pop culture, Tech, The Internet
Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal examines the state of the web in Winter 2010 with this set of predictably funny comics. Predictable because Inman, who was just interviewed by Mashable, has quickly become one of the best and most respected commentators about Internet culture on the Internet. (It’s all very meta.) Check out the rest of this series after the jump.
Some of the statistics and rationales (see full list below) the creators, Pleated-Jeans, used for this chart are a little bit suspect (not to mention thinking about what this all means is pretty depressing), but I like that they’ve applied Internet fail culture to the real world. We’ve all got some serious issues… Kickstarter: The Science of Crowdfunding
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Monday, January 17, 2011
in Creative Company, infographics, Movies & Culture, Spotlight, Tech, The Internet, Trendspotting
Kickstarter found a way to monetize the DIY craze by connecting people with creative projects with a community of potential financial backers. They call it “crowdfunding,” and it’s revolutionizing the way ideas become reality. For those unfamiliar with the landscape-changing service, Zippy Cart and Killer Infographics put together this chart that explains exactly how Kickstarter works. [Mashable via Zippy Cart] Proper Etiquette For Sharing Something Cool You Found Online
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Friday, January 14, 2011
in Art, Cartooned, Comedy, geeks, illustration, infographics, pop culture, The Internet
Brooklyn-based eBay user “Jaybuysthings” is trying to auction off the purported identity of street artist Banksy. Initially, Jay promised to simply tell the winner Banksy’s name, which he supposedly came upon by matching tax records with the prices of his recently sold works, but eBay pulled the auction because he was selling something intangible. Jay then amended his offer and is now saying that he’ll instead mail the winner a piece of paper with Banksy’s name on it. (See the entire pitch after the jump.) The starting bid is $3,000 (Buy It Now for $25,000), but at post time nobody has taken the bait. Also, free shipping! If this guy actually discovered Banksy’s identity, which is certainly possible, he’s going about revealing it the wrong way. First of all, I highly doubt that any regular person has enough expendable dough, not to mention the burning desire that would be necessary, to drop $3,000 just to learn something that is entirely irrelevant. Secondly, there are a slew of sordid UK tabloids that would jump at this opportunity and probably pay a lot more. Finally, this is all ridiculous because there’s no possible way for the winner to actually verify this information. So, Jay, as many Internet commenters have said before: “Pics or it didn’t happen.” (His address, social security and telephone numbers, date of birth, and mother’s maiden name would also be helpful.) *Update: There have been six bids, and the price is now up to $5,000! *Update 2: With a little under four days remaining in the auction, three bidders have placed a total of 11 bids, and the price is now up to … $15,100! *Update 3: As of Sunday morning, 25 bids have been placed, and the auction now sits at $100,100… *Update 4: Something crazy is going on with this auction. It’s now at $900,100.01 with about 36 hours to go. *Final Update: Either eBay pulled it or Banksy paid Jay off, but just as the auction had passed $1,000,000, it was removed. Photos: Banksy‘s concept artwork for the Simpsons couch-gag scene he directed back in October. See them bigger below. [Via Animal NY] Our Collective Facebook Obsession
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
in infographics, Movies & Culture, pop culture, Tech, The Internet, Trendspotting
Facebook is such a stalwart of the zeitgeist that it inspired us to make a product. That’s right – pick up the Like & Dislike Stamps on Jailbreakcollective.com! [Online Schools via Mashable] Muppets with People Eyes
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Friday, December 31, 2010
in inventions, mashups, Movies & Culture, People, pop culture, The Internet
Muppets with People Eyes, a new single-subject Tumblr by Wonder-Tonic, is delightfully creepy. No Cookie Monster yet, though. Check out a few more after the jump. *Update: COOKIE MONSTER! Season’s Greetings From Nation Studio & Google’s Blacklist
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
in Comedy, Counterculture, inventions, Movies & Culture, pop culture, Tech, The Internet
Our friends at Nation Studio, who we just collaborated with on the Like & Dislike Stamps, have launched a deviously fun new website, Googleblackchristmas.com, that customizes holidays cards with various words from Google’s Blacklist. For the uninformed, Google’s Blacklist came about upon the release of Google Instant, and essentially exists as an internal master list of words and phrases that Instant simply won’t recognize so not to inadvertently offend the person who’s searching (read: prudes). Tom and his crew at Nation have combed the list and plugged in a number of mostly NSFW words to six different fields, which are customized using the up and down arrows on your keyboard. (My favorite feature is the “?” box that pops up next to each word, hyperlinking to either the Wikipedia or Urban Dictionary definition.) Check out a few of my creations after the jump, and click here to make your own.
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