LEGO THRILLER

Today in 'That must have taken a long ass time,' the opening sequence to Michael Jackson's Thriller video animated with Legos and stop motion photography. Epic. Via Booooooom



Lego Thriller by Annette Jung from Talking Animals on Vimeo.

TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG DESTROYS THE WIENER CIRCLE

Conan unleashed Triumph The Insult Comic Dog onto Chicago's Wiener Circle last night. The little bastard has still got it. Living in Chicago, the Wiener's Circle has a special place in my heart and the insults Triumph drops onto these loudmouths are what us mere humans can only dream of replicating.

KATE UPTON: TOO HOT FOR YOUTUBE?

Every guy's love for Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton was on full display today. Youtube apparently couldn't handle the heat.

Luckily, there's Vevo. And Thankfully, Kate Upton is still doing the Cat Daddy in her very beautiful bikini. God bless America and Terry vision. via Terry's Diary


 

KANYE WEST'S 'WAY TOO COLD' VIDEO IS WAY TOO AWESOME

Maybe it's the kid's swagger. Or maybe it's the jumbo masked Trump, Condoleza, Bush and Reagan. Either way, Way Too Cold is a banger with a video so over the top you can't help but respect Kanye for flaunting his ego.

HOUSE OF THE RISING TESLA COILS

I can't get enough of this tripped out rendition of House of the Rising Sun performed on frickin Tesla Coils. Mind blown. Great song choice, too. via @rga

STEPHEN COLBERT CAN ADD AWESOME COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER TO HIS RESUME

Northwestern's most famous alum, Stephen Colbert, returns to campus and delivers one of the greatest graduation speeches. Of. All. Time. It's a great rebound for a school trying to put their f&xk saw past behind them. Good luck, Northwestern Wildcats class of 2011.

Every college institution take note. This is how you inspire your graduates, with someone inspiring— intellectually and humanly.  I don't even remember mine. I think it was a state senator. Needless to say, it was not this. Via Open Culture

KRAFT MAC & TWEESE

Yesterday, a flurry of new Mac & Cheese work started appearing on the internet. Each ad was inspired by a random person's Tweet about Mac & Cheese, then turned into a :30 second commercial. All shot and edited on the spot and released to the public to consume. Great use of Twitter and turning a simple tweet into something larger than 140 characters could have ever imagined.

And on top of that, my good friend—and very funny human being—Kent Carmichael made these. He's a copywriter and a great person to have on your kickball team or dodge ball team, apparently.  He's also a big UK Wildcats (Final Four bound) fan, so he's got a lot going for him right now. Way to go Kent!

R.I.P. WHITE STRIPES 1997-2011

February 2nd, 2011 is a heart breaker. We'll always have the memories. Via: Minor & White Stripes

SEXY SERENADING SAX GUY GOES ALL GEORGE MICHAEL ON PEOPLE

This guy really gets into the sax jam from George Michael's 80ties WHAM! hit, "Careless Whisper." Enjoy the public displays of saxination. Friday people! Via: Beau



Behind the Scenes

THE GREATEST THANKSGIVING HORROR MOVIE THAT NEVER HAPPENED

Ridiculosly campy fake trailers appeared during the intermission of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 double feature, Grindhouse. One of them (Machete) ended up becoming a full fledged movie. But the rest, however, live on in 'what if' infamy. As we approach Thanksgiving and give thanks for the people and things we have in our lives, lets pray for that one day Eli Roth's fake horror film trailer, Thanksgiving, gets the full feature treatment. Dream on.

Note: If you are bothered by decapitations, nudity, fake blood and other horror movie staples, you should probably not watch the video. 

"White meat. Dark meat. All will be carved."

OK GO'S EDIBLE STOP MOTION MUSIC VIDEO

For years now, people have made claims of figures appearing in their toast. Some have even sold decently on Ebay. From Christ to the Virgin Mary to Elvis, the toaster oven has purportedly created them all. Mix toast images with stop-motion and 2,430 pieces of toast, and you have this new music video masterpiece for 'Last Leaf' by OK GO—and a reason to take their music seriously for other reasons than cleverly sweet videos..although we'll take that as long as they can keep cranking it. Via: Gizmodo

Last Leaf

OK Go | Myspace Music Videos

COD: BLACK OPS FEEDS YOUR INNER SOLDIER

Saw the abbreviated version of this great piece of advertising for Call of Duty: Black Ops during MNF last night. The full version is below. It's amazing what simple and great thinking can create. Of course, it doesn't hurt when you have one of the best ad agencies, Chiat, at the helm. Via: Brands Are Opinions

REMIXXXX: 'UP' MASHUP OF 'THE RENT IS TOO HIGH' GUY

See the original video a few posts down. Here is The Rent is Too Damn Up, a mashup of the famous Rent is Too Damn High New York Governor candidate. Via: The A/V Club

A POLITICAL PARTY WE CAN ALL GET BEHIND

Living in NY is not easy. And for many, just paying the rent is a majority of their weekly keep. Good thing one candidate running for Governor is part of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party.

"Listen? Someone's child's stomach just growled. Did you hear it?"- Jimmy McMillian 10/18/2010


Via: Jason and Lindsay

THE WORLD NEEDS MORE HUNTER THOMPSONS

A personal favorite writer and a sorely missed journalist in today's society.


"And you people have caused me enough trouble! And I'm gonna, ep, ep, ah, well,....
I don't know really what I'm gonna do. The question is, what are you gonna do?"


Via: BoingBoing

CONAN GOES SOAPY FOR TBS PROMO

November 8, 2010 is not that far away. And these Conan promos go full on to show the effect his absence from late night is having on both him and his viewers. The layover is almost over. Get amp'd for a more Coco Conan only the cable stratosphere can provide. Via: adfreak

KANYE + BIEBER = RUN

Kanye dropped this Runaway Love Remix on a recent G.O.O.D. Friday. It's something so ridiculous that you gotta hear. This song is in no sense an upgrade having Bieber — or as Kanye calls him 'JB' — taking on the hook responsibilities. Although I give Kanye props for having the balls to go there, so far, I'm unsold. If the original version of this song is Bieberless, it has a shot.

Download Runaway Love here




This track off Mr. West's new album, is pretty solid. Produced by Blink!

PARKOUR'S ORIGINAL GANGSTER

Filmed in 1930, this guy could very well be the godfather of Parkour. Via: Steven Ho

CEELO'S FOUR-LETTERED COMEBACK SONG

For anyone that's been had by a gold digger or just some crazy ass female, send her off with this end of summer instant classic from Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mob alum, CeeLo! Women have enough upbeat hater song anthems anyway, right? Via: Abby and Greg

I'M STILL HERE: HOAX OR GENIUS OR NEITHER?

The official trailer is out and the debate continues: have Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck constructed the most drawn out Kaufman-esque prank, or have they created an introspective look at a Hollywood actor quitting his profession to pursue a hip hop career? The biggest crime about the reality genre is the amount of reality it usually lacks. Although, Joaquin did sing those songs in Walk the Line...

Joaquin, for the most part, has managed to maintain a relatively low profile throughout the filming of I'm Still Here. He has sprung up from time to time, most notably his bizarre Letterman show appearance in 2009 where he mumbled, appeared bewildered and was pretty much clueless about the movie he was there to promote —all with a film crew documenting his 'transformation.' The film's distributor, Magnolia Pictures, swear this is not a "mocumentary." If anything, they at least put together a really intriguing movie trailer. Guess the mystery will have to linger on until its September 10th premier. Watch the trailer and then decide for yourself. Via:  Billboard & @taylorlecroy