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Between this rave review of Nathan For You and his recent attempt to strap himself to a flying plane, Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder is fast becoming someone you should know.

Or at least follow on Twitter.

It was there that Fielder set off a chain reaction that resulted in what was most likely the single largest collective headache ever experienced by American parents.

"Experiment: text your parents 'got 2 grams for $40' then right after 'Sorry ignore that txt. Not for you' Then tweet pic of their response," Fielder asked his thousands of followers.

As you might expect, comedy quickly ensued.

Below you can see a few choice reactions from parents who are less than pleased to "accidentally" learn about their child's extracurricular activities:

The rest are here and here.

[H/T: Splitsider, images via Twitter]

Butcher Billy, Brazilian king of the pop culture/comic book mash-up, is at it again. This time, it’s reimagining some of the key figures of post-punk and New Wave as the Justice League. Billy defines the dichotomy behind these images as “real people or imaginary characters, the incorruptible ideals of perfect superheroes or the human flaws and desires sometimes so desperately depicted in song lyrics.”

There’s some good likenesses there, but my favorite bit is when he Photoshops his designs onto T-shirts worn by his original models. I really can’t see the famously curmudgeonly Morrissey approving of being compared to a corporate flagship alpha male like Superman. That said, didn’t Mark Waid rewrite DC Comic continuity to make Clark Kent a vegetarian? Dunno if that still stands, though. There have been at least two reboots since Birthright, haven’t there?

inkytasty:

kaijuvsgiantrobotsvsme:

fozmeadows:

hyperbolic-time-chamber:

There’s a lot to discuss here

OH MY FUCKING GOD WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON HERE

I CAN’T

*dies*

“It’s like I was saying, kids: don’t take shit off of anyone.”

This photo….

….this photo 0_o

New submitter edanto writes "A young Irish man wrongly accused of jumping from a taxi without paying the fare has secured a judgement from an Irish court ordering the video removed from the entire Internet. Experts from Google, Youtube, Facebook, and others must tell the court in two weeks if this is technically possible. The thing is, the video is accurate, it is only a comment that wrongly identified Eoin McKeogh as the fare-jumper in the video that is inaccurate. It's not clear if the judge has made any orders about the comment."

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vvolare:

“Minimum Monument”  by brazilian artist Néle Azevedo, presented as part of the Festival of Queen’s in Belfast, Northern Ireland

I’ll never get over this installation. Hits me in the square in the gut every time I revisit it.

Sometimes work gets in the way of blogging but I am back with lots of cool stuff.

I never thought of 2001 as a children's film, but it did make an impression on me when I saw it as a child. While incomprehensible in some ways (especially the ending) it did show a grand scheme for my future in space.

Howard Johnsons was actually aboard the 2001 space station in a brief product placement.  They also issued a children's menu which highlighted the movie (and their placement) but gave the story of the movie in a slightly different way than I remember.

However the comic itself reproduces some great visuals from the movie. Cue the music....


















I love the final stereotyping where the boy wants to be a space pilot and the girl a space stewardess!

And just for fun, here is your activity page:

5-16-13 By popular demand here is the whole activity page and the menu.

History repeats itself in both video games and colas it seems. Years after releasing the original Karateka, Jordan Mechner revised the formula, giving the world "new" Karateka. Some people liked the new flavor - others, not so much. Hearing the demand of fans everywhere, Mechner has announced that Karateka Classic is coming back, specifically to iOS and Android.

Karateka Classic recreates the Apple II experience - right down to the disk drive noises - and offers a range of "monitor" choices, including color CRT, green or amber display. There are a couple of new additions, including gameplay tips and a rewind feature that can be earned, allowing players to reverse their mistakes.

Karateka Classic arrives on iOS and Android tomorrow for $0.99.

Karateka Classic coming to iOS and Android tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google announces image format that can replace animated GIFs:

Going to a Photoplay

ABC News

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petermorwood:

I love you - not now, the press is here!

I love  you - there’s a guy with a telephoto lens!

I love you - and he hasn’t anything better to shoot….

I love you - and I love you too….

Owls. Love ‘em.

Swinton

florianholzer:

Tilda Swinton

My great-grandmother, Hedwig Nietzsche Koerth, never spoke English. My Grandpa Gustav didn't learn the language until he entered first grade. But, by the time I was in grade school — and was going through a brief fling of learning German — Grandpa no longer remembered much of what had once been his first language. Today, nobody in my immediate family speaks any German, much less the dying dialect of Texas German that my great-grandmother spoke. The BBC has an interesting story about the history and linguistics of Texas German, which will probably die out in the next couple generations — largely because the German Germans started a couple world wars in a row and changed the idea of what was and wasn't socially acceptable speech in America.

BBC News - Star Wars and Doctor Who fans clash at Norwich convention:

Trouble flared at the fourth Norwich Sci-Fi and Film Convention at the University of East Anglia, organised by Norwich Star Wars Club.

Police were called after members of the rival Norwich Sci-Fi club arrived to get autographs from two Doctor Who actors at the event on Sunday.

…

Jim Poole, treasurer of Norwich Sci-Fi Club, said there was a history of rivalry and disputes between the two clubs, which both hold their own conventions in the city.

Jay-Z has been accused of being a time traveller because of a newly discovered photo from 1939 taken in Harlem, New York, of a man who bears a striking resemblance to the hip-hop star.

visualgraphic:

1-color letterpress business cards printed on 236lb cotton paper

| Print&Grain

handa:

Alter Edit | Identity Design - Alter Edit

Fossil Crinoids.

 I could stare at this for days.

1945.

Orson Welles, with wife Rita Hayworth.

Orson Welles At 21.

The knit tie with Tattersall shirt.

mercurialme:

I knew y’all would have a gif set of this by morning.

Truth.

feminazistolemyicecream:

Via Panjabot

daisybrain:

Owen and Mzee

This map shows where Soviet citizens, who were required to have a detailed itinerary approved before obtaining a visa, could and could not go during their time in the United States. Most ports, coastlines, and weapons facilities were off-limits, as were industrial centers and several cities in the Jim Crow South.