Rich Aucoin x The Grinch
While the jury's still out on whether or not Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is supposed to sync up with "The Wizard of Oz" (if I were the jury foreman, I'd say "nay!") let there be no doubts…
Continue Reading →Forbidden LEGO
If you want to see LEGO models go acid and then make them to impress all your non-techy, too-cool-for-school friends, pick up a copy of Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against by former LEGO Mindstorms employees…
Continue Reading →New Sia: 'Buttons'
Josh thought it imperative that he call and tell me that he saw Sia's new video just now which -- in addition to accompanying the standard incredibleness that is anything she creates -- is flat-out WEIRD in that "OMG, this…
Continue Reading →NOTVIDEO + Take Zer0
Our friends over at NOTCOT have just posted the first episode of NOTVIDEO, the pilot entry in what could become a series featuring some of the more interesting products to be found on NOTCOT, NOTCOUTURE, and TasteSpotting. From cupcakes to…
Continue Reading →HBOVoyeur
By now, we have come to expect intelligent, provocative programming from HBO. HBOVoyeur is the network's latest project, and it's almost completely different from anything predating it. To start with, there's barely any dialogue. The viewer watches the stories unfold…
Continue Reading →Chime.tv: Because The Internets Need More Video
As if there weren't already enough ways to waste time on the internet, here comes Chime.tv. It's a website that brings the videos hosted on Youtube, Veoh, Dailymotion, Google video amongst others all to one place. Sounds great, right? With…
Continue Reading →Cicatriz Clothing
Awhile ago, I wrote a rather scathing review of an interactive mirror being used by a well-known fashion designer to digitally dress potential customers in her latest collections. I thought it was really, really, lame...and I still do, but a…
Continue Reading →footyCS
The Footy Contest Series is a new online video footage contest community that invites those who are passionate about their board sport "“ and those who catch all the action on film "“ to upload their footage to the footyCS…
Continue Reading →SplashCast
While checking out the recently prettified blog of our Portland-based friends at db clay (we're super excited about their forthcoming series of environmentally-friendly wallets), I fell hard for a new and glorious form of media player. SplashCast, a new start-up…
Continue Reading →Shitdisco's Pop-Up Book is OK
According to NME and Stereogum, Shitdisco is what you'd refer to as "disco-punk." Their album, Kingdom of Fear, is perfect for those burdened with short attention spans; at 38 minutes, it's a genius culmination of spastic bass lines and Klaxon-esque…
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