September, 2010

Finally, the truth comes out.

The Landline

CollegeHumor

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Best Environmental Photos of 2010 – [National Geographic]

The First World War Officially Ends This Sunday – [Telegraph]

America’s Most Popular Politician: Bill Clinton – [WSJ]

The Real People Behind 10 Literary Characters – [Mental Floss]

The Original Star Trek Theme Had Lyrics – [Neatorama]

2010′s Craziest Political Ads (So Far) – [Gawker]

The 7 Most Terrifying Female Gangsters – [The Smoking Jacket] (via)

The 8-Bit Cee Lo “Fuck You” Parody (Video) – [NextRound]

If you were wondering what the Spider-Man Broadway musical will sound like, it’ll probably be exactly like this.

Josh Saltzman

The more you know…

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Although it’s obviously too badass to be up for sale, this working concept, which will be on display at next week’s Cycle Show at Earls Court in London, is definitely real enough to make your fixed-gear bike cower like a little bitch somewhere.  From the Daily Mail:

Named the BOND (Built of Notorious Deterrents) Bike, the cycle is the creation of insurer ilovemybike.co.uk, which was inspired to build it after asking 800 cyclists to state their least favourite aspect of life on two wheels.

The flame-thrower was included as 52per cent of cyclists named ‘cars and lorries passing too close’ as their number one complaint.

So the bike’s handlebars are fitted with a specially-designed flame-thrower to fire towards vehicles that get too close.

A quarter cited poor road conditions such as potholes as a problem, so the bike is fitted with an all-terrain caterpillar track in place of its rear wheel.

With 7 per cent worried most about their bicycle being stolen, the bike is fitted with an ejector seat to catch out any thief that gets past a conventional lock.

Also, 2 per cent of respondents felt cold weather conditions were the most irksome aspect of cycling, so the bike carries a ski blade that can be interchanged with the front wheel.

Here’s a video of it in action:

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Leaked (and tagged the fuck up) by Your Audio Fix off of Kanye’s completed, but still-untitled, album that’s set to drop November 22nd.

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As you may have heard, Sally Menke, award-winning film editor and the only film editor Quentin Tarantino’s ever worked with, died Monday while hiking in the Hollywood Hills.  Tarantino had these “Hi, Sally” reels made for every film they worked on together.

While they were originally made to show the cast’s appreciation for her efforts, I think now they serve as a touching tribute to the woman behind the scenes of Tarantino’s legacy in Hollywood.

Prior to the “Hi, Sally” reel for Death Proof, Tarantino speaks of their working relationship.

The Guardian does a pretty nice piece on her here.

Videos via here & here.

Poor Steve.

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