Archive for February, 2011
Evil Ingenuity of the Day
Feb. 28, 2011
Evil Ingenuity of the Day: A Chinese bank robber doesn’t let a little thing like bulletproof glass stand in the way of a perfectly good crime; takes out an axe and hacks away at the barrier until it buckles.
[gizmodo.]
Memetic Jewelry of the Day
Feb. 28, 2011
Memetic Jewelry of the Day: “Internet Meme Rings” from Etsy seller greenmot.
Perfect for shotgun engagements (Rage Guy Ring), proposal fakeouts (Trollface Ring), and play-marrying your cats (Forever Alone Ring).
[ju1ie / epicponyz / fashiongeek.]
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New Music of the Day: The Strokes
Feb. 28, 2011
New Music of the Day: Listen to 30-second snippets from every song on The Strokes’ upcoming studio album Angles (in stores March 22).
[ontd.]
Afternoon Snack
Feb. 28, 2011
Afternoon Snack: A river of ducks streams past Peace Corps trainees in Bataan, Philippines.
[videosift.]
Harrowing First-Person Footage of the Day
Feb. 28, 2011
Harrowing First-Person Footage of the Day: A skier loses his footing and tumbles down a cliff while his GoPro camera captures the entire frightening ordeal.
[reddit.]
How About That of the Day
Feb. 28, 2011
How About That of the Day: KOMO 4 News reporter Shomari Stone made some news himself after stepping in to stop a street fight that broke out as he was setting up to shoot a report.
It gets better: After the altercation, Stone learned that the person on the receiving end of the beating was an alleged white supremacist with swastikas on his arm. “He thanked me, and I said to him ‘remember to judge the man by his character and not the color of his skin’.”
[mainboard / thanks jubalube!]
Skull-Themed Seating of the Day
Feb. 28, 2011
Skull-Themed Seating of the Day: “Souviens Toi Que Tu Vas Mourir” (Remember That You Will Die) by pool.
On display during Milan Design Week (April 12-17) as part of Centre Culturel Français’s “Nouvelle Vague, the new french domestic landscape” exhibit.
[designboom.]
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Charlie Sheen Meltdown Update of the Day
Feb. 28, 2011
Charlie Sheen Meltdown Update of the Day: Following this morning’s back-to-back batsh*t interviews, Charlie Sheen brought his Magical Poetry Tour to TMZ where he debunked an earlier report that he had checked himself into rehab, while simultaneously confirming that he desperately needs to check himself into rehab.
Part one above; part two after the cut:
Remix of the Day
Feb. 28, 2011
Remix of the Day: DJ Steve Porter and DJ Eli Wilkie team up to remix George Carlin’s “Modern Man” routine.
[thd.]
