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Old Spice Has A Man On The Side [VIDEO]
21 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Old Spice has launched a new marketing campaign for its ‘Jungle Wilderness’ scent, featuring a vague parody of manly mascot Isaiah Mustafa. I mean, it’s funny and good but mostly I feel a big ol’ Isaiah Mustafa-shaped vacuum when watching this. Click through, though. Moustaches.
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The World’s Most Complicated Rube Goldberg Machine [VIDEO]
21 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Comprising 244 steps, the Rube Goldberg Machine made by a team from Perdue University in the US has smashed the record for the most complex Rube Goldberg Machine ever made. A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption that is required to complete a very simple task in the most complicated manner possible. In this case the goal was to water a plant.
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Chinese Animal Activists Save Hundreds Of Dogs From Being Eaten [VIDEO]
21 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In what is not your typical Chinese dog story, hundreds of dogs were spared from being served as the main course in restaurants in China last Friday. Activists managed to stage a 15-hour standoff in order to save them from the dinner table.
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Nine-Year-Old Boys Saves Two-Year-Old Sister Using CPR
20 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When his two-year-old sister was found floating in their grandmother’s pool on Sunday, Mesa, Arizona boy Tristin Sagh knew exactly what to do, and performed CPR on her, saving her life.
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“Weed Card” by Garfunkel and Oates [VIDEO]
20 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today is the 20th of April and I have no idea what that means, but here Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome and Kate “Oates” Micucci sing about the difficulties involved in trying to of obtain medical marijuana in California, directed by Raul B Fernandez. It’s cute, and enjoyable for regular and chemically-enhanced viewing.
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Syria Moves To Lift Emergency Law After 48 Years
20 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Syrian government yesterday passed a bill lifting the country’s decades-old emergency law, some hours after protesters were fired upon by security forces. This follows weeks of pro-reform demonstrations and protests. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has at this point not yet signed the bill into legislation.
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The Chinese ‘Jasmine-Revolution:’ Turning Politburo Paranoia Against Itself
19 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A number of bloggers have been making reference to a ‘Jasmine Revolution,’ wherein Chinese citizens show discontent for local corruption by walking around crowded public areas on Sunday afternoons. This never happened, but Sunday walks did. Authorities are convinced that the protest is still happening.
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Burberry’s Holographic Runway Models [VIDEO]
18 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The opening of Burberry’s flagship Beijing store was marked by a holographic runway show. Holographic models walked through the virtual images of one another, flickering up and down the catwalk, and disappearing in pyrotechnic bursts. Also, Edie Campbell turned into Jourdan Dunn mid-stride – no spice.
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Nandos Ambushes Vodacom, Scratches MTN’s Back
18 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh, I see what they’re doing here. They’re creating a social commentary “meme”, which will in turn translate into peaked “sales”. “Kudos” to you guys. Great “activation” there. In all sincerity, keep it up, Nandos. You’re doing well.
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William And Kate – The (Bad) Movie [VIDEO]
18 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We are mere days away from the most important event in human history: the wedding of HRH Prince William to the commoner, Kate Middleton. To celebrate (cash-in on) this wonderful occasion, the Lifetime Network in the US has created “William and Kate”, a sort-of true story of the couple’s romance.
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Somebody Wants To Build A Functional AT-AT Walker. From Star Wars.
15 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A life-sized, functional, AT-AT Walker. From The Empire Strikes Back. You know – those big walking four-legged suckers. If you’re still reading this I assume you know what I’m talking about, so click through to read about a giant nerd’s awesome plan to crowdsource building this thing.
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Stationery Thief Czech President To Be Sent Thousands Of Pens
15 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following President Vaclav Klaus’ pen theft during a trade ceremony with Chile, a 5 000-strong Facebook campaign has been launched in the Czech Republic to mail pens and stationery to his offices, because, “Mr. president obviously has nothing to write with.” As yet, there is no word on whether these pens are encrusted with semi-precious Chilean stones.
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The Paper Record Player [Video]
15 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s Friday, and I always look for things that bring joy on a Friday. And nothing brings more joy than a wedding, wait, no, that’s not entirely true. Nevertheless, here is a wedding invitation the folds out to become its very own record player. Very clever.
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Donald Trump Vents His Spleen On Vanity Fair
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Donald Trump is many things. Once man’s tycoon is another’s cantankerous old curmudgeon. Our opinion of the man falls somewhere in between those two markers. Trump’s latest obsession is taking a permanent marker to negative press.
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How Much Would You Pay For A Jellybean Resembling Kate Middleton?
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You wouldn’t fork out much, would you? We’d be surprised if you were to cough up five bucks, quite honestly. Not so in England, that ever-discerning country where a corny pop tune by just about any previously unknown boy band has a strong chance of being number 1 on the Christmas charts.
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RIM CEO Gets Asked About Giving Data To Middle Eastern Governments, Ends Interview
14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Classy. Mike Lazaridis, CEO of the Canadian firm behind Blackberry, was interviewed by the BBC yesterday; when asked about the problems they’d had with Indian and Middle East governments, who’d demanded greater access to the security system used by Blackberry, Lazaridis said the question was unfair and walked out on the interview.
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Lady Gaga Falls Over [Video]
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Everybody loves a celebrity humiliating him or herself. And, even though Lady Gaga humiliate herself frequently, here she is, falling off her piano stool during a recent concert in Houston, Texas. She doesn’t just fall, she rolls around a bit and then ends up under the piano. Bravo for carrying on singing though.
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South Africa Ranks 121st On ‘Global Peace Index’
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Which puts us behind Iran. The Global Peace Index, put together by the Institute for Economics & Peace, is apparently made up of a couple of factors – including levels of democracy and transparency, education and national wellbeing. Top three are New Zealand, Iceland and Japan, with Iraq coming in last (149th place).
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‘Chicks With Steve Buscemi Eyes’ Is A Thing Now, I Guess
13 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well done, internet. It’s nice to know that we have more or less global, instant information sharing networks set up so that people can take photos of Hollywood starlets and pasting their faces over Steve Buscemi’s creepy handbag eyes, and then set up a popular website devoted to that sole pursuit.
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Gbagbo Unseated, Arrested In Ivory Coast
12 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following a military assault on his residence in Abidjan, Ivory Coast politician Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered and been placed under UN guard, thus ceding power to his UN-recognised successor, Alassane Ouattara; this after Gbagbo’s refusal to accept defeat in November’s presidential poll.
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We Can Barcode Animals Now
12 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The University of Illinois, collaborating with the Equid Research and Conservation lab at Princeton, have put together software that can uniquely identify any striped, spotted or otherwise marked animal with a clear digital photo. Like a barcode!
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Students Honour Yuri Gagarin, Launch Guitar Rocket
12 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The headline says it all. Students from the Siberian State Aerospace University decided to mark and honour Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin’s first flight into space, which was 50 years ago today, by building a rocket out of a guitar. Coincidentally it resembles a Gibson Flying V.
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Mile High Club, Saudi Style
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The Saudis are quite keen on flashing the gold and proving just how powerful and rich they really are, even if the people of that land might not be as free as they’d like. But what they’ve got planned next is sure to outdo just about any other oil-rich country: build a mile-high skyscraper.
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Charl Schwartzel Is Your 2011 Masters Champion [VIDEO]
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African Charl Schwartzel ended up as an unlikely hero last night. He birdied the last four holes on the back-nine to win the 75th Masters on the 50th anniversary of Gary Players 1961 title. Coincidentally that had been the first time an international competitor had won the Masters.
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Monday Morning Radvertising: Segway Joust [VIDEO]
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With this whole ‘viral’ thing, many marketing departments are desperately trying to produce the kinds of advertising that get the internet’s attention – often with depressing results. Fortunately, the ad for the Washington Lottery is awesome; it has two dudes jousting on segways. Not totally sure how that sells lottery tickets, but hey.
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Snakes On A Bus
11 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An overly tense Sam Jackson was not present on Saturday when over 600 snakes were discovered in the luggage compartment of a bus, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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It’s Friday, Here Is A Crossbow That Shoots Machetes [VIDEO]
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hello! It’s Friday, everything is awful except this. A German dude who entertains himself by building slingshots and posting videos of them online has built a crossbow that shoots machetes because if you really need a reason to build a machete crossbow, something is broken inside of you. Please, enjoy.
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Fight For Your Right Revisited
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Beastie Boys’ new album is about to be released and that means their incredibly star-packed short film “Fight For You Right Revisted”, premiered at last month’s Sundance Film Festival, will also soon see the light of day.
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The Final Ginsburg And Herman Viral Clip [VIDEO]
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Poor Herman, the guy just doesn’t seem to catch a break! In the third and final clip in the series of viral videos for the band, they visit a park. With lots of dogs. See what happens to Herman inside.
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One Tweet Leads To The World’s Highest Dance Party
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Whether it’s out of the kindness of their hearts or just good PR, KLM has helped set the record for world’s highest dance party.
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