PUTTING THE GIF IN TGIF: Fridays are always animated 'round these parts! Zombies in Africa, deluded politicians, the spider-milker, intelligence and prejudice, misadventures featuring frat dudes and super heroes, a new VW for less than a c-note, fun with Facebook, the importance of a good adhesive, marketing mishaps and loads more. Seriously, it's packed in here.
BOOM-YA! Frat dudes are not always the smartest kids in the room. Especially when they lawyer up. This is something. BONUS: Fireworks and bodily orifices are at the center of this misadventure.
MYRMECOPHOBIA: Ever since I saw this movie as a wee lad, I've had a very uncomfortable relationship with ants. This isn't helping me one bit. Not one bit at all. High hopes my ass. They're goal is nothing less than world domination.
IDUNNO: I get that people really love their Apple gizmos (myself included) but I kind of think it's weird that people buy wireless keyboards for their iPads (uh, laptop envy?) and other add-ons for their iPhone. Here's the latest addition to the latter. I admit it's kind of sort of interesting and possibly practical.Ok, I'm sort of intrigued. I might want.
THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE: Scientists are finding more and more so-called Earth like planets that could be home to life. Here's the latest discovery.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: The evils of Hollywood, the latest fitness gizmo,peepers for a pachyderm, political shenanigans and bald faced pandering, advancements in ammunition, a golden tattoo, the nastiest thing lurking in your pantry, the worst mom in America, dunkin' without the donuts, the tupperware queen of the USA, and then some...
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT: The angriest kitteh in the world.
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD?Not so much.If you only read one article today about the hypocrisy of the entertainment business and their current war against the internet, make it this one.
OH PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE:One can only hope! This would definitely keep things interesting AND it might just rid us of this clown once and for all.
THE CASE AGAINST THE CASE: Someone thinks you should ditch your iPhone case. Here's why.
DENIAL IS NOT A RIVER IN EGYPT: Climate change deniers shove their fingers in their ears, stamp their feet and say "I can't hear you I can't hear you." Then they publish nonsense.
NOT SO FAST: Heard about Newt Gingrich's poroposal for a moon colony? When you've stopped laughing, check out this beat down from the folks at Slate. Plus, he made the promise in Florida where the space industry is, so, yeah...just bald faced pandering at work.
YOUR "I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M BACK AT WORK" BLOGFOOD: CBGB version 2.0, Sherlock version something something something, another bad sequel idea, teachers fight back, further evidence that financial organizations are not our pals, the Muppets take on FOX, the worst place for the best beers, and a unicorn in a unitard on a unicylce.
THIS COULD BE RAD:
This just might be pretty cool. According to reports, the legendary rock club CBGB just might be reborn in a new location later this summer. And it looks like there will be a multi-day music fest to go with it. The debate over whether the club can survive a new location has already begun on the interwebs.
What can you do with paper and some scissors? British artist Claire Brewster makes these amazing nature themed cut-outs from old maps. Truly something.
LOST CAUSE: Sometimes you wonder if maybe we should just take all of our toys and go home. This place seems like far more trouble than it could possibly be worth. And please don't feed me any bullspit about cultural differences.
ELEMENTARY: Ok. I admit it. I'm a little late with this one. But I am completely wowed by this latest take on Sherlock Holmes. Like the best that have come before it, the actors here bring something fresh to the roles while being true to Arthur Conan Doyle's original source material. If you are a fan of the books, you really need to see these. And don't for a moment let the fact that the setting is contemporary throw you off. It's terrific.
DO THE HUMP-DAY DANCE: How good was your best man? Just how dumb can one person be? How long does it take Mitt Romney to make your annual salary? There's a new use for that special blue pill. And what the hell is wrong with teenagers these days? Of course, there's more.
MEGAUPCHUCK: If you haven't spent anytime reading about the guy who ran Mega Upload, do yourself a favor and dive in. What a piece of work he is. And the fact that he was planning this makes me wonder if he realized that most people would likely steal it?
SUPER RON!
Do you want to give the perfect gift to the libertarian in your social circle? Here you go.
STEVEN TYLER NEEDS AUTO TUNE: The sad demise of McGuyver, donkey punches and taco crimes, irony on the high sea, when a good witch isn't, McMansions of the rich and famous, redefining family values, moving the Maldives, arts and crafts with grandma's remains and loads more.
SUPERBORE: And I'm out. I can't really stand either of the two teams left standing. Luckily, FOX has decided to start showing Premiere League soccer on Sundays. That'll do nicely.
HOW DO YOU SURVIVE CLIMATE CHANGE? If you are the Maldive Islands, you start looking for a new home. There are going to be some killer realtor fees with this transaction!
WAIT, WHAT?Only in Utah right? HA. Who am I kidding. This would probably happen here in Idaho too. Good grief. Even Mr. Blogfood believes this to be a case of political correctness gone awry.
POURIN' OUT A FORTY FOR ALL MY CHEESEHEAD SHORTIES: A bountiful Blogfood for those of you who have to go back to work with the knowledge that your favorite team is out for the season. Today you'll discover a scarry kitteh and a clever crow, some crooked bankers and sour grapes, fun with politicians, the most least surprising diagnosis ever, binge drinking at your local nursing home and more.
STAY OFF MY LAWN...and get me another beer. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it's not frat dudes and co-eds who binge drink the most. This is something.
PUTTING THE GIF IN TGIF! A thing of booty, not crying enough, bad news for the superstitious, some very bad people and some very sad events, playing with fate, a knobless future, the unfriendly skies and loads more.
TOUR DE FRANCE, TOUR DE FRANCE:
Some talented graphics wiz turned Kraftwerk's iconic album cover into this nifty gif. I found this at the World Of Wonder site. I salue said wiz. You are familiar with Kraftwerk aren't you? You really should be.
INSUFFICIENT SORROW: Apparently, if you didn't show an appropriate amount of grief over the passing of your dearly departed leader, you are in a world of hurt.
THIS IS GOING TO CHEESE PEOPLE OFF: The thing is, I kind of agree with him. Does that make me a douche? I just had a dream about this very thing last night. If you've ever had an experience on a plane because of this situation, you might understand.
RE-ARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS? So this is happening. I guess, thanks to climate change there probably won't be any unsuspected icebergs this time around.
SUPERSIZED BLOGFOOD: It is a most robust edition of your interwebs compendium today. There's a fantastic song of the day, a creepy yet cool video of the day, all kinds of stupid, a few examples of anything but, kittehs, fracking, a statistic of a higher power and loads more. Really. This could take some time.
SONG OF THE DAY:
It's about damn time. The first new song from the band (essntially just James Mercer at this point) in five years is a home-run. Mr. Blogfood has probably listened to this song fifteen times in the past two days and he can't get enough of it. Their album Port Of Morrow will land in stores on March 20th. They'll be playing shows as well. Everything you've come to love from the band is here but there is something about the guitars that is especially satisfying.
WHAT'S IN A NAME? Why you should be careful what you name your spawn or spawnette. And it's not just because of self-esteem or the social stigma associated with names that are more suitable for fruit (Gweneth and Chris Martin: we're looking at you two). Lung cancer? Really? The details are in the link.
TIGER'S TAIL*: On the surface, this looks really bad. Under the surface it looks only moderately bad. Either way, it says something about the differences between the haves and the have nots.
Joy Division's "She's Lost Control" never sounded so creepy. Spoek Mathambo is the stage name of South African artist Nthato Mokgata. He blends rock, goth, electronica and other musical genres in what he calls "township tech." He's also a graphic artist. His personal post-Apartheid experiences are the basis for his unique music. He has a new album coming out March 13th.
* Mister Blogfood is putting himself in time-out for this tasteless headline. He is shame-faced and woebegone at this indiscretion.
THE EYES HAVE IT: Jeepers creepers, it's a colorful day on Blogfood. Nature being scary, people being stupid, crafty-crafters, great news for fans of ALIEN, how a ninety-nine cent app can save a life, lighting strikes, shenanigans in the smart-phone war, and loads more. Dive in!