As silly as it may be, there are unwritten rules of Instagram. Don’t cheat and use pictures you took with your DSLR. Don’t post too many pictures of food. Don’t hashtag bomb every single picture. Don’t take it too seriously. Etcetera, etcetera. But you can totally imagine celebrities on their last minute of fame breaking every single one of those rules. Just like this hilarious episode of Very Mary Kate by College Humor that pokes fun of Mary Kate Olsen for having a whole crew and writing team figuring out her every Instagram. More »
What do pimps, mimes and astronauts all have in common? If this psychedelic romp through a classic beer ad is any indication, it’s that you’ve a one in three chance of turning into one by drinking Bud Light and yelling at your friends over the phone. [Boing Boing] More »
While burlesque shows are typically reserved for only the old-timiest and classiest of strippers, “Kitty Burlesk” by Big Jim 369 drives the genre into undiscovered country. It incorporates Terry Gilliam-style animation, Internet cat memes, and middle-age boobage to create a psychedelic tops-off dance-off. More »
The Earth twirls along at a brisk 1070 miles per hour as it travels around the Sun, though you’d never notice it. But what if you did? This award-winning stop-motion animation by Dan Ojari follows an unassuming office worker as he gets up to speed. More »
Originally presented without comment, this mysterious short film by Takahiro Suzuki poses many difficult questions while providing precious few details—who are these people, what are they agog over, and does anyone else smell smoke? Your guess is as good as any. More »
Entrusting your child to the care of another human is terrifying enough as it is. But when that other human has a Jay Leno fetish? We’re talking legitimate horror show, people. More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
If you’re at a party or at a bar or at a club or on the street or just living this thing we called life, you should probably never ever say these pick up lines. They’re cringe-inducingly awful. They make you consider asexuality. They make you want to never meet new people again. More »