Lazertits
3/16/2010 4:38:00 PM
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OMFG Hottest 100 Spoiler alert
1/22/2010 4:33:40 PM
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Dept. of the Mildly Amusing. Friday Afternoon bulletin.
You've gotta hand it to the ABC.
Crikey report that some ham at ABC's online store accidentally leaked who's won this year's Triple J Hottest 100, so the ABC dutifully report on their own cock-up.
Spare a thought for ABC online's news editor, who must have been delighted to publish a story beginning with the sentence: "The ABC has reportedly accidentally leaked the winner of this year's Triple J Hottest 100."
... hang on a minute, we're talking about the Hottest 100 already? Oh no. Not that again.
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Funny, a little scary, 100 per cent confusing
12/2/2009 2:09:34 PM
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There's probably a lot to say here about, like, how technology is moving so fast you don't have time to make up your mind whether something is really a good idea or not before it's foisted on us and the rest of the unsuspecting public.
But I'd prefer to just sit back and marvel at the ingenious talent these Taiwanese news-makers have for re-creating Tiger Woods' accident using computer-game avatars. It's like they were right there!
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Obama's greatest challenge
10/1/2009 5:21:24 PM
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Sometimes, Americans make real easy targets of themselves, and you feel kinda bad making fun of them. You know, fish in a barrel and all that.
So in the spirit of fairness, and 'cos we know ya'll aren't like this, I'll put it out there that I guess it's possible, maybe, that this woman could be from another country.
Maybe.
I guess.
... and a late update from a friend who saw the title of this blog and sent me an image that needs to be shared:
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Comeback of the year
9/21/2009 10:18:26 PM
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Maybe I'm overstating their case just a little, but then again, maybe I should just turn my speakers up.
It would be understandable (but a pity) if the punk-funk and disco-type djs overlook this simply because it's so hard to get your head around elderly white rockers suddenly becoming this goddamn funky.
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A California road trip I wish I was on
9/4/2009 3:34:49 PM
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Often, my job means sending friends on trips to really fun places, then trying not to be too jealous as they have a gas and I sit in the office. I know: sucks to be me.
This month, the trip I'm not on is from San Fransisco to San Diego in an RV with the six best Australian surfers under-21. It's some consolation that my associate editor knows his way around a well-written blog, and has with him some super-talented lensmen.
It is dead flat in California right now. When waves appear, these kids will go absolutely bat-shit crazy in the water, which will hopefully make for some entertaining video, if surfie-type-movies are something you find entertaining.
Till then, I'm going to soak up the shots of San Fran and listen to this song, which I'm hoping to use in the film we're making. For the first 40 seconds, it's a bit poor-man's Peter, Bjorn & John, then the chorus kicks in and blam: Surf guitar bliss. It is impossible to feel sorry for yourself while this is playing.
It is also impossible to believe The Drums haven't been signed yet (and that they are from Brooklyn), but there you go.
More fun with frothing groms here.
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The definition of dedication
8/31/2009 5:45:53 PM
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Noticed a story doing the rounds about AP photographer Emilio Morenatti, a photojournalist who's left foot had to be amputated after
he was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. That didn't mean he stopped shooting.
A little more at Gizmodo.
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Celebrities - is there anything they can't do
8/27/2009 4:20:38 PM
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I should really call this post Celebrities - is there anything we can't do to pictures of them in Photoshop.
Because, friends, if you thought you'd seen enough bad paparazzi shots on the internet to last you a lifetime, then maybe think again. The internets just won't stop serving you treats like these.
Someone took a photo of Brad Pitt riding a bicycle, and someone else photoshopped the bike out.
Course they did.
They did it to Vince Vaughn too.
He's pretty stoked about it.
So is Jake G.
I think this is my favourite thing on the internet this week.
Nice work HolyTaco.com
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Fixed-wheel chicks rule
8/20/2009 1:12:00 PM
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Think you know everything there is to know about riding fixies? Maybe you're completely over the whole deal, and if you see one more kid in cut-off denim and one of those little cycling caps your brain will burst into smithereens.
Allow this to restore your faith in all things good and great about cycling.
Yes, it is more than six minutes long. But there is not one second of it that isn't amazing. If you've got even the slightest interest in cycling or flatland BMX, or it's just been a while since you've been impressed by anything inside of a high school gym, I defy you not to be floored. Maybe I'm going over the top just a little, but these girls are superstars.
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Why can't we be friends
8/19/2009 11:08:44 AM
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