Feb 15
Every single time I visit some low-rent website which gives the option of downloading an ill-considered, poorly-designed, incomplete, app-based version of itself, a small part of me dies. More »
Feb 14
Barricade the fireplace and bar the windows, these bumps in the night are more than “just the wind.” Just don’t bother trying to sleep after watching this ghoulish short from Laurie J Proud. More »
Feb 14
Everybody has an Instagram addict in their life. Hey, maybe you even are one! This humorous video, by photographer Grant McGuire, explores the rise of, and drama surrounding, Instagram through the eyes of an addict. More »
Feb 13
Well hello there, nightmare fuel. This unnerving cyclical animation from Monica Gallab mixes gnawing discomfort with sheer absurdity, building into a creepy mute crescendo. Then the ball drops. More »
Feb 13
That’s it, I’m moving to Canada. They know how to have fun. Even in politics! In Canada’s House of Commons today, there was an incredible ‘debate’ about creating an international zombie strategy “so that a zombie invasion does not turn into a zombie apocalypse.” Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird told everyone that there was nothing to worry about because even though Canada is a friendly bunch, it will “never become a safe haven for zombies EVER.” Oh, Canada. Go Canada! [Macleans Magazine via BuzzFeed] More »
Feb 13
A lot of people get very upset about doping in sport. They may well have a point—but maybe a little scientific perspective is required. Randal Monroe puts the issue well in the alt text of today’s XKCD cartoon: More »
Feb 12
Never underestimate the power of radical thinking, especially when your ideas are rocket-powered and equipped with laser cannons. Joe Pelling, director of the Sherbet animation studio, produced this amusing short of hypothetical brinkmanship between a pair of sanctimonious pseudo-intellectuals. More »
Feb 11
It’s all fun and games with the fart box until someone craps on the carpet. Luckily we’re not dealing with horse-sized ducks. Rhode Island School of Design grad Joshua Durst created this whimsical animated short about a quartet of malcontent mallards and a magical box of flatulence. [Joshua Durst via Cartoon Brew] More »
Feb 11
Oh my god. This is perfect. Because things on the Internet never really die and because old terrible things on the Internet eventually become wonderful and especially because Geocities was so hilariously awful, One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age is my new favorite website. It posts screenshots of old Geocities pages in all their blinging, blinking, clip art, galaxy background glory. I can’t get enough of this. More »
Feb 11
Every Update Ruins Someone’s Life
Posted in: Today's Chili
With every groundbreaking update or fix that a company rolls out, someone’s life crumbles just a little. More »
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