Tag: Internet
The person responsible for fucking up Burger King’s Twitter presence yesterday decided to target Jeep today. The new theme was Cadillac, and a lot of the tweets were similar to Monday’s, but this time there was a link to a full Chief Keef mixtape and another “WORLDSTAAAAAR” among the shoutouts. And yes, Lil Internet was […]
The fast food social media world was rocked today when Burger King’s Twitter account was hacked and became amusing, changing its name to McDonald’s and tweeting out Chief Keef and Gucci Mane videos. The group behind the hacking might be Lulzsec, as evidenced by the tweets right here, but who knows. Anyway, to whomever is […]
Did you know that any porn site ever and this picture of Morgan Freeman can be linked to each other on the internet in 19 clicks or fewer? We are all connected. Hungarian physicist Albert-László Barabási published his study yesterday, and for an estimated 14 billion webpages, every one can be linked to another in […]
Here it is: the Harlem Shake to end all Harlem Shakes. The mobile developers at Moovweb created this ingenious bookmarklet, which gets the text, images, and other assets of any website dancing around to the Internet’s favorite Baauer track. To use it, just head here, drag the button onto your bookmarks bar, then click it […]
The internet is so omnipresent in most of our lives that it’s easy to forget about the vast physical network that supports it–which, among other things, is comprised of a staggering 550,000 miles of underground cabling. To show you exactly what that means, communications research firm TeleGeography and designer Markus Kristeya created the above beautifully […]
At this point, it’s difficult to be surprised by the next internet meme. We put fucking bread on cats’ faces. Anything’s plausible at this point. So when an avalanche of “Harlem Shake” videos popped up yesterday, it wasn’t surprising. It certainly was intriguing, though. Here’s how every video seems to play out: – Random person […]
The above masterpiece that will be featured in every prestigious art museum in the world was made with the newest version of Silk, an interactive art site that can and will destroy all your valuable time. Yuri Vishnevsky created the site, and with soothing sounds by Mat Jarvis, you can create oeuvres of your own, […]
Vine, the new app for all your six-second-video-sending needs, is sweeping the nation. And being invaded by porn, naturally, because it’s the internet. The app can be rather fun, but you only get as many short videos as your friends will send you. What if you just wanted to watch endless Vines (is that what […]
The amazing animator and artist Don Hertzfeldt of Bitter Films fame (Pssst… I love you) has recommended this project. one-time promising animator david oreilly has totally washed up and is now trying to support himself by making these horrible t-shirts in a sad los angeles alley. please help before he sinks any further. “Dumb T-Shirts” offer a wide array of politically […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original idea sketch next to a finished piece. This week, Eva and Franco Mattes tell us about their piece Catt (2010) and trolling Maurizio Cattelan. Known for their provocative projects that involve and expose its willing and unwilling participants, Eva and Franco Mattes have stolen many little bits […]
