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OK Go is redefining the way bands utilize internet media. An otherwise no name’r of a band, their last two major singles have spawned viral internet videos. Some pretty sick work to boot. Check it, yo.

Courtesy of my most trusted movie critic website, Rotten Tomatoes, here is a ranked list of all 82 of the best pictures, following what was an interesting Oscar Sunday.

On that note, I would like to express my relief that Avatar did not win best picture this year. James Cameron made quite a film, but all he really did was combine Dances With Wolves, Titanic and Pocahontas with a rediculously amazing technical backdrop.

My favourite Youtube videos tend to be the spoofs that have so high production values and well, effort put into them that they can stand along as their own song. This video makes me proud to be a nerd and is more than a little inspiring. Viral or not, it’s pretty kickass.

A couple of contributors made a video for a Doritos Viralocity contest. Spread it all over!

The CBC recently released a list of the top visual artists of the past decade.  Is this list relevant, or should we not lump talent into piles of subjective speculation?

Banksy is one of my personal choices, his work can be seen here.

Brilliance.

In the spirit of my love for science and the fact that its the month of love and cupid, take a gander.

Some wisdom from Jesse Brown at TVO; the problem is, how do we fix the issues with newspapers that he’s complaining about?

Pattie Maes delivers a TED Talk centred around the idea of wearable computers that provide network-retrieved metadata in real-world situations. While it’s only a prototype, the device she demos gives a glimpse at how we might communicate in the (very) near future.

Mercury Thiocyanate decomposition… by flame! Otherwise known as “The Bog Monster Cometh.” Viewed surprisingly well to mellow techno. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since about 1997, shit, when I was fourteen, I’ve been in love with Sublime. I remember paddling down the Sand River in Lake Superior Provincial Park, bobbing my head to the killer sound of Wrong Way and April 29, 1992 (Miami), in a canoe and on my Sony Discman… Wow, those were the days. There was just something perfect about the ska/punk sound, the lyrics, which were so easy to pick up, and Brad Nowell’s voice rivals any of the greats, living or dead and you all know it. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a party or a cottage or the beach without someone righteously demanding and playing Sublime, it just goes without saying. Sublime means summer and is essential to it; one cannot be without the other. I’ve always been intrigued by what really happened to Nowell, so I figured you guys would too.

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I was in the Guelph Library today and made the mistake of looking at my new favorite comic. I laughed so loudly, most people stopped their conversations, shouldered their coffees, pencil cased their writing utensils and gave me the cock eye….

I have now officially commandeered this blog and am patiently waiting for a mutinous rebellion…

One of the best comic series’ for nerds, bar noneskies.

If you’re looking to insult friends and enemies alike with the pomp and style of “Shakedaddy,” here is the place to collect your insults. Back in the day skullets were acceptable? Hmmm. Pickled herring!

Thou art a flesh monger, a fool, and a coward!