Saturday, November 30, 2013

Flowing scenery



A stunning piece of work from Swedish artist Anders Ramsell, Blade Runner - The Aquarelle Edition consists of 1.5 x 3 cm painted frames, amounting to about 30 minutes run-time. Watch at least a couple and be impressed...

And a nice collection of cinematic GIFs, those beautiful jumbo-size images with just a touch of animation.

"Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes." - John LeCarre

Friday, November 29, 2013

Only if you got 'em



To celebrate the Great American Smokeout, the Ellen DeGeneres Show made this clip where it replaced cigarettes with party horns in the series "Mad Men".

"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found." - Calvin Trillin

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Cruising attitude



This is probably as close as you will get to experiencing our incredible nation like a flying bird. Enjoy the view.

And the domain name of the day: http://www.feeduscrap.com

"Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often." - Johnny Carson

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Get off of my cloud



Cats get the best of their canine housemates by stealing their beds, presumably since they can no longer sleep on top of the TV.

"There is always room at the top." - Daniel Webster

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Brick canvas



This is what happens when graffiti-ists are let loose in a giant warehouse.

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill


Monday, November 25, 2013

Home tweet home



Nice detail and thoughtful touches punctuate this "inside the birdhouse" ad.

And the entire alphabet found on the wings of butterflies.

"Birds of a feather flock together and crap on your car." - Author Unknown


Sunday, November 24, 2013

Slapshot



Club-goers in Ireland awkwardly pose, and pose, and pose again for photos that secretly are videos.

And from cheese to jeez, these bad engagement photos show the occasional danger of people being themselves.

"A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into." - Ansel Adams


Saturday, November 23, 2013

Creative cycle



Hop on, imaginate, and enter the mind of Danny MacAskill. (Thanks Val.)

And not much — or too much — imagination in these absolutely lousy book cover designs that surely aren't indicative of what's inside.

"We are always the same age inside." - Gertrude Stein


Friday, November 22, 2013

Ford theater



I watched this fake trailer for "Rob Ford the Movie" just to see me some Chris Farley (R.I.P.). From any angle, it seems that politics is a dirty business.

And ca$hcats, the rich cats of instagram in more fungible form.

"First thoughts are not always the best." - Vittorio Alfieri


Thursday, November 21, 2013

Marshal Dylan


Maybe you've already seen it, but Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" on every TV channel is a neat and novel concept, and one not likely coming to your cable provider any time soon.

And are you right-brained or left-brained? A quick and none-too-taxing test.

"Money doesn't talk, it swears." - Bob Dylan


Wednesday, November 20, 2013

And then they're going to climb mountains...





Caution: Watching this ridiculous van ride up to the Himalayas may cause involuntary soiling.

"Courage is a kind of salvation." - Plato


Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Classical interpretation



Nicely-animated famous paintings, true to the spirit of Terry Gilliam.

And in the same vein, little cyborg GIFs, part human, part machine, all bizarre.

"The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?" - Pablo Picasso


Monday, November 18, 2013

Wave of sadness



Amateurish cooking show soundtracked with somber music is subtle genius.

And the sad boyfriends of Etsy, a hidden side of domestic abuse.

"Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy." - Cynthia Nelms


Sunday, November 17, 2013

Van Damme, that's impressive



Ad for Volvo trucks features amazing groin stunt from 53 year-old JCVD. Undoubtedly will be attempted by some genius, with disastrous result.

"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself." - Soren Kierkegaard


Saturday, November 16, 2013

Fashionable pick



Were you afraid we'd reached the end of the line on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air parodies? Well then David Hasselhoff singing Fresh Prince might come as welcome news.

And if a burning question was, "How dandy are you?", take this test and consider it answered.

"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging." - Hank Aaron


Friday, November 15, 2013

No direction home



Haven't seen the movie, but this parody of "Gravity" set in IKEA was entertaining nonetheless.

"It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later." - Lucimar Santos de Lima


Thursday, November 14, 2013

Born again



Video self-portrait entitled "Ruby" that illustrates "the transfer of energy from one incarnation to another", and maybe some nifty Halloween ideas.

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." - Lucille Ball


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Mental blocks



Not just another massive canvas of falling tiles, these well-planned "INSANE Domino Tricks" are a little closer to performance art, with a little Rube Goldberg thrown in to boot.

"A bore is a person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it." - Henry Ford


Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Mighty mouse



Determined rodent just will *not* give up trying to do the equivalent of jumping onto the roof of your house with a mattress in your mouth. I'm not sure what he did to regroup at the end, but quite an effort.

"The difference between try and triumph is a little umph." - Author Unknown


Monday, November 11, 2013

Know thy customer



Jimmy Kimmel Live's fake trailer for the new "Thor" movie shows how Marvel is marketing it to women.

"Every issue promises perfect abs" (Men's Health), "We have a salad bar for some reason" (Pizza Hut), and other honest slogans.

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." - Mignon McLaughlin


Sunday, November 10, 2013

Song overboard



Party boat capsizing looped to "What Is Love?". Watch beyond 0:40 if you want to, for the music.

And create your own GIF dance party like it's 1999.

"Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat." ― Jean-Paul Sartre


Saturday, November 9, 2013

Baron it all



A short called "The Baron" illustrates that self-actualized sometimes isn't better, lest you look too much like Weird Al.

And get motivated with these inspirational words on images of boozin'.

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan


Friday, November 8, 2013

Scream gems



No need to shout at the screen with "Hell No", the sensible antidote to horror movie clichés.

And I'm sure you're wondering which state matches your personality? Take the (ridiculous but very short) test and find out.

"Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small." - Ruth Gendler


Thursday, November 7, 2013

Dub your fun



Game of Thrones + Bad Lip Reading = Medieval Land Fun Time World, a grand opening of which Judd Apatow would be proud. Best BLR to date, no question.

"The man who has no imagination has no wings." - Muhammad Ali


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Letter have it



Amazing demonstration of hand-lettering prowess from a Slash knockoff.

"After all is said and done, more is said than done." - Aesop


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Poetry in motion



Mechanical alien jellyfish masquerading as a mesmerising wind-powered sculpture.

"Great art picks up where nature ends." - Marc Chagall


Monday, November 4, 2013

Tow jam



Amazingly incompetent roadside assistance makes a bad situation worse.

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do." - Jason Love


Sunday, November 3, 2013

Something Attenborrowed, something blue



Behold a miracle of nature — the intricate mating dance between two members of the species Popstar (Divas majoris) — narrated by famed broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough.

And some more legit famous moments in music history as 8-bit GIFs.

"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good." - Joe Paterno

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Brass in the grass



Ohio State University marching band puts on a performance with its tribute to Hollywood Blockbuster Show, live pixel art with horns.

And some famous movie scenes recreated in Lego.

"Most ball games are lost, not won." - Casey Stengel


Friday, November 1, 2013

On track



Amazing how adding the laugh track from "Seinfeld" turns a dark psycho-horror flick into a goofy comedy.

And those answers to rhetorical movie-title questions you've been waiting for.

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." - Peter Ustinov