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“Hip-Hop Was To Blame After All” is the latest music video by British “chap hop” artist Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer. The song is from his newly released album Can’t Stop, Shan’t Stop.

image via Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer

Milk of the Poppy

Los Angeles graphic artist and web designer Fernando Reza (aka “Fro Reza“) has created a beautiful series of cabaret-style posters featuring “popular items” from Game of Thrones lore. Signed and numbered prints are available to purchase from Fernando’s online shop.

Wildfire

Valyrian Steel

images via Fro Design Co

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For most kids in high school, the future promises better days. But for a certain group, there’s no time like the past.

Remember those super popular kids in high school who had the world at their feet with their charm, good looks, athletic ability and general confidence? Well they have a message for you, “It Doesn’t Get Better“. While this short film by storyteller Jason Headley is an irreverently funny parody of the wonderful anti-bullying project “It Gets Better, there’s probably a little bit of sad truth in the film as well.

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“Desert Breath” is a monumental piece of land art in the Eastern Sahara Desert in Egypt that takes the form of 2 spirals emanating from a circular depression 100 feet in diameter. The installation occupies over a million square feet of desert and can be viewed from the air. Artist Danae Stratou, designer and architect Alexandra Stratou, and architect Stella Constantinides created the project between 1995 and 1997. It has since been left to slowly disintegrate.

Located between the sea and a body of mountains at the point where the immensity of the sea meets the immensity of the desert, the work functions on two different levels in terms of viewpoint: from above as a visual image, and from the ground, walking the spiral pathway, a physical experience.

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It seems that Internet trolls are giving a very bad name to the mythical trolls of lore. According to a new study conducted by the University of Manitoba Psychology Department, Internet trolls generally manifest signs of sadism, psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism, a group of personality disorders known as the “Dark Tetrad”. Laci Green from Discovery News explains the findings in more detail.

If you’ve spent any time on the Internet, you’ll know that there are some people who take pleasure in derailing meaningful conversation with hurtful or meaningless comments. What do these trolls do offline? Laci is here to discuss the psychology of trolls and some disturbing links to the Dark Tetrad.

Vocalist Miche Braden joined Scott Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox to perform an amazing rendition of the 1988 Guns N’Roses hit song “Sweet Child O’ Mine“, 1920s New Orleans style.

Our friend Miche Braden returned to help us show what Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” would have sounded like if New Orleans blues legend Bessie Smith had recorded it back in the ’20s. That note at 3:58 was so powerful that the room literally shook…

Previously we wrote about Puddles the Sad Clown and Postmodern Jukebox performing a 1970s piano ballad cover of ‘Royals’ by Lorde and Postmodern Jukebox Band performing an old time-y jazz cover of “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

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Last night on the debut episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host Jimmy Fallon decided to call in a $100 bet made with a friend of his that said he’d never be the host of The Tonight Show. As it turns out, Fallon had a similar bet with a number of different friends, including but not limited to Robert De Niro, Kim Kardashian, Joan Rivers, and even Lady Gaga, and they all paid a visit to the set to cough up the dough.

“Everything Is Awesome” is a catchy new hit song from The LEGO Movie created by the indie rock duo Tegan & Sara and The Lonely Island comedy group. The LEGO Movie soundtrack is currently available to purchase online from iTunes and Amazon.

Star Wars

Istanbul-based artist Murat Palta has created a wonderful series of illustrations that reimagine classic movies like Star Wars and A Clockwork Orange as Ottoman miniatures, a traditional form of book illustration that traces back to the 16th century.

A Clockwork Orange

Kill Bill Vol. 1

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Scarface

Alien

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BuzzFeedVideo explores things superheroes do that would be creepy if people did them in real life.

From wearing their underwear outside their clothes to going on adventures with young boys, superheroes do a lot of things that’d be creepy if you did them in real life.

Teenage is a fascinating documentary about the emergence, in the first half of the 20th century, of the concept of a “teenager.” The film tells the stories of four teenagers, from a German girl in the Hitler Youth to an African-American Boy Scout, through archival materials and diary entries. Teenage was directed by Matt Wolf and written by Jon Savage, author of Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture 1875-1945. The film will be in U.S. theaters this spring.

Before the ‘Teenager’ was invented, there was no second stage of life. You were either a child or you went to work as an adult. At the turn of the century, child labor was ending, ‘adolescence’ was emerging, and a struggle erupted between adults and youth. Would the young be controlled and regimented, or could they be free?

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“I will do what Queens do. I will rule.” – Daenerys Targaryen

Everyone is seeking “Vengeance” in the second trailer that has been released for the upcoming fourth season of Game of Thrones. Season four is set to premiere on HBO April 6th, 2014 at 9 PM. Previously, we wrote about the first season four trailer and a 15-minute behind-the-scenes preview titled “Ice and Fire Foreshadowing.”

Are Any Animals Truly Monogamous?

MinuteEarth examines the concept of monogamy among animals (including humans) and essentially comes to the rather startling conclusion that most animals are not naturally predisposed to the idea of having only one mate.

But one thing is clear, among all the species monogamy is rare and monogamy without cheating is rarer.

Supercut Videos has created a compilation video of “some of the best” dream sequences in movies. A full list of the films can be found in the YouTube video description.

There are many great movie sequences in cinemas history.

• Morgana Maye (the amazing Mistress Morgana) goes on Masocast to talk about BDSM as therapy, how kink is perceived in the medical community, guilt and shame, how to play with someone on a deeper level, the DSM and much more.
  Morgana Maye on Masocast (Masocast)

• Chinese police have detained 501 suspects in a nationwide crackdown on prostitution, the Ministry of Public Security announced Monday. More than 1,300 cases of organizing, luring or introducing sex services were uncovered by police, and 2,410 pornography dealers had their business closed by police, the ministry said.
  Prostitution crackdown in China detains 501 people (UPI), China’s Sex Crackdown is Doomed to Fail (Bloomberg)

• Molli, now a UK-based sex worker, was “rescued” by an anti-prostitution NGO while employed as a sex worker in India. She tweets the truth of what happens in NGO-run, sex worker “rescue” centres, and her revelations inspired the Twitter hashtag #notyourrescueproject which gained publicity recently. “Rescued” sex workers [by certain NGO's] are saying they are beaten, held against their will, have to “pay” NGO staff with sex, and must have someone pay for their release. They are also afraid to state the names of the NGOs doing this, as they believe the NGOs will come find them again.
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• Calvin Darden, Jr. was charged by federal prosecutors Thursday for allegedly crafting an intricate scheme to defraud banks and impersonate his prominent father in an attempt to buy men’s magazine Maxim. The U.S. Justice Department alleges Darden lined up $28 million in loans from three lenders to scoop up the risqué mag. As part of the scheme, which nearly came to fruition, Darden allegedly impersonated his father, Calvin Darden, a director at Target (TGT) and former executive at United Parcel Service (UPS).
  Man Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Buy Maxim Magazine (FOX Business)

• NPR thinks that porn’s piracy problem is tied to its users desire for anonymity. This is not entirely accurate; porn’s piracy shares the same issues *all* digital media (music, movies, software, etc.) are grappling with – and can be solved in the same ways. That said, take a look at NPR’s newest porn piece.
  Hurting For Cash, Online Porn Tries New Tricks (NPR)

• A survey conducted by adult webcam site Cam4.com and French survey institute IFOP surveyed a representative sample of 1,023 adults about their pornography habits. Ninety percent of men and 60 percent of women reported watching porn regularly. Fifty-three percent of survey participants watch porn as a couple, and 66 percent said they would watch with their partner if asked.
  People Who Watch More Porn Have More Sex, Survey Finds (HuffPo)

• Amateur porn website Homegrown Video cataloged all video submissions they received over a six-month period. They found that almost one-third of homemade sex tapes submitted between July and December 2013 were created not in sexually liberal coastal cities, as one might imagine, but in the Bible Belt. Furthermore, 56.9 percent of videos were submitted by women (VB note – or accounts posing as female?).
  You May Be Surprised By Who’s Filming And Uploading Amateur Porn (HuffPo)

• Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Women Reading Grindr And Scruff Messages (SFist)

• A federal bankruptcy trustee plans on putting up the Girls Gone Wild franchise for auction in April, effectively selling off its trademarks and domain names. The plan to sell off the assets of the longtime adult entertainment brand includes a stalking horse bidder — one that has already drawn out a plan to potentially acquire the assets — that would raise $1.825 million to partly pay off Chapter 11 claims. XBIZ has more information on issues around the sale, and the full list of domains on the block.
  Girls Gone Wild Bankruptcy Auction Planned for April (XBIZ)

• Queer porn producer Pink & White Productions has announced the launch of its new emerging pornographer series Point of Contact. The studio said the series showcases first-time filmmakers equipped with camera and micro-budget, who “take to the streets and sheets to explore sexuality and grow as pornographers.” The project launches with five directors: James Darling, Minax, Tina Horn, Cyd Loverboy, and Shanna Katz. A dozen more directors are slated to follow.
  Pink & White Launches New Series for Emerging Filmmakers (XBIZ)

• I’m guessing Kinsey Confidential missed the whole Sasha Grey / Stoya popularity thing, where they made bush a hot thing at least five years ago, even long after European and Aussie sites cashed in on demand for the eroticism of pubic hair… Still, I’m surprised no one mentioned the nipples :)
  Mannequins: Foreshadowing The Return Of The Retro Bush? (Kinsey Confidential)

• This is a great longread, and I’m happy to see I Want Your Love in the lineup. “Why should it be fine to show murder but not an act of love? Nicholas Barber applauds a new wave of sexual frankness.”
  Let’s do it: How sex in cinema is getting physical (Independent UK)

• Despite a stupid title, Gizmodo’s writeup on its visit to Crave is great – and provides a peek into high-end vibrator production.
  Go Deep Inside a San Francisco Vibrator Factory (Gizmodo)

• A reader asks Dr. Glickman, “How do turn my history of confusion over “bad behavior combined with good intent” into a skill for identifying and dealing with people who don’t know that they have bad behavior?”
  When Good Intentions Meet Bad Behavior (Charlie Glickman)

• The UK government is planning to extend its broken, deeply problematic and censorship-friendly ISP-level internet filtering to “extremist” content. The filters were implemented to censor “adult” content and have swept a wide variety of sites into the void, including health websites, tech forums and at one point, even WordPress blogs.
  Ministers bid to block extremist videos posted on foreign websites (BBC)

• Eros Guide wanted to know how some sex workers spend Valentine’s Day, so they checked in with some of the most popular female sex workers on the Eros Network to see what they had planned for Valentine’s Day — and then asked a few other questions to see just how romantic they are.
  How Does Your Escort Spend Valentine’s Day? (Eros Guide)

• The Associated Press originally sought the records for U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan after US military sexual assaults against Japanese women raised political tensions there. The AP analysis found the handling of allegations verged on the chaotic, with seemingly strong cases often reduced to lesser charges. In two rape cases, commanders overruled recommendations to court-martial and dropped the charges instead.
  Documents Reveal Chaotic Military Sex-Abuse Record (ABC)

I found the best tumblr of all time. I can’t handle this:

Nice guys of Westeros 

Los Angeles producer/writer Katie King and her friends made a painfully accurate shot-for-shot remake of the 1983 music video for “Separate Ways” by Journey. It’s quite impressive.

Katie writes about her inspiration for the remake:

I’ve been intrigued by Journey since college, when some roommates and I stumbled across Journey’s Behind the Music special on Vh1 and realized that Journey really had written “the soundtrack of our lives.” The video for Separate Ways is one of the best/worst of all time, and this year for my birthday I gathered together some fun and talented friends to attempt a shot-by-shot recreation. Shot in 1.5 days with a limited budget that went entirely towards wigs, jean jackets and pizza, the results were so inspiring we had to capture some of the behind the scenes magic as well. I think Steve Perry would be proud?

Katie even created a “making of” behind-the-scenes video, done in the style of the VH1 series Behind the Music.

Here’s the original “Separate Ways” music video by Journey.

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Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner

Illustrator October Jones spruces up the daily train commute by turning fellow passengers into funny cartoon characters with his post-it note doodles. We previously wrote about October Jones and his Text From Dog Tumblr blog.

Hulk

Waldo

Spider-Man

Mickey Mouse

Batman

images via October Jones

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With eight weeks to go until the premiere, HBO has unveiled the most in-depth look yet at Season 4 of Game of Thrones. Titled “Fire and Ice Foreshadowing,” this 15-minute featurette offers tons of new footage, interviews with all of your favorite cast members, big hints about the plot turns to come, and even some fun snippets of behind-the-scenes playfulness. Watch it after the jump.

It’s tough to imagine how Season 4 could possibly top the madness that was Season 3′s Red Wedding, but given that the show hasn’t shown any signs of creative fatigue, we have faith that they’ll clear the high bar they’ve set for themselves. The lengthy preview drops some major clues about what’s going to happen next season, but there’s no real need to fear spoilers. This being Game of Thrones, you can bet they’ve got a jaw-dropping twist or five up their sleeves.

Even more enjoyable than the teases about the upcoming story arcs, though, are the brief cast interviews. These actors spend so much time looking dead-serious on the show that it’s a treat to see them relax. Kit Harington cracks a very un-Jon Snow-like smile as he talks about his favorite character Bronn, while Gwendoline Christie proves to have a much better sense of humor than the ultra-earnest Brienne. And you’ll love seeing what Peter Dinklage and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau do to pass time between takes.

The new season will cover roughly the second half of George R.R. Martin‘s A Storm of Swords (Book 3 of the A Song of Ice and Fire series) and may also include material from A Feast For Crows (Book 4) and A Dance With Dragons (Book 5). Like the seasons before it, it will consist of ten episodes.

Game of Thrones returns to HBO for its fourth season on April 6.

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