Russians are losing their shit over this sleek biopic trailer about Vladimir Vysotsky (Russia’s Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, etc.) because the actor looks like a perfect clone of the singer who died in 1980 at 42 from bad alcoholism, Soviet censorship and French mistress-induced heart attack. Read more »
Being that the internet was the brainchild of the military, it kind of makes sense that they’d also figure out a way around an online blackout like the people of Egypt were subjected to during the recent protests. Forcing a dictatorship on the citizenry and taking away their rights is one thing, but denying access to the web? That’s going too far! Read more »
This is what it would look like. Germany’s version of West Coast Customs is responsible for this leather-covered Mini Cooper peppered with a knock off Louie Vuitton pattern. CoverEFX hand glued the gold decals giving it that authentic pocketbook look. Apart from its gaudiness, the skull and crossbones are a handsomely ironic touch. Read more »
A while back, I walked past the Hells Angels’ NYC headquarters in the East Village and heard “Shiny Happy People” blaring from inside and kind of lost respect for the notorious biker gang. But years later, they got raided by the NYPD and regained their street cred. Then they go and do this?: “The Hells Angels unveil new line of defense for their bench.” Back to -1. (Photo: EV Grieve)
The 21-year-old Connecticut man who was promptly arrested for growing weed after calling 911 and asking how much trouble he could get into for growing said weed, sounds even dumber than the print story could convey. Listen to this future Mensa member incriminate himself.
Since the game itself isn’t nearly as important as the entertainment and the ads, today’s Super Bowl stories have been boiled down to Christine Aguilera screwing up the national anthem and the 6-year-old Darth Vader kid in the VW spot. But how about this claymation Eminem? Read more »
No one even wants to steal music anymore, according to an internet bandwidth usage analysis commissioned by NBC. Music makes up a mere 2.9% of all copyright infringing downloads; porn makes up 35.8%. However, online content is by no means trending strictly legal: The study (PDF doc) also notes that 23.76% of all internet traffic is “infringing.” You thieves.
It’s the Sun! NASA’s twin STEREO probes are beaming back uninterrupted images of everybody’s favorite star—a data-collecting process that scientists say will enable better space weather forecasting. Read more »
Even if well trained, rats don’t belong on the subway and especially people’s laps. It’s just nasty and could create a social dilemma: Like what are the rules if thing thing hits the floor?
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