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Wednesday Time Wasters: Big Finals Spectacular!

May 4th, 2009 | By Greg Gangelhoff in Wednesday Time Wasters | No Comments »

unsee-it-cat

Too late! You’re wasting time already.

I know it’s not Wednesday, but hey, do you want some of this internet or not? Plus, don’t try and tell me that you were working before you saw this, I know you too well. Here we go!

  • Everyone knows that Cleveland sucks (sorry Danny!) and someone made a fake tourism board video to prove it. Check out their first attempt for some more Ohio-bashing.
  • Ever wondered how much sugar is in your drinks, candy and sauces, but were too confused by numbers? Check out Sugar Stacks for a physical representation of your sweet diet.
  • Texts from last night collects those unfortunate texts you probably shouldn’t have sent, and captures some inadvertent wisdom.
  • Now all you cokeheads can combine your expensive habit with your expensive iPhone. Yay for recession drugs! Via Ms. JW

Hit the jump for life, auto-tuned.

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Techno Tuesday: Norwegian Dance Music is Funny, Good.

February 3rd, 2009 | By Greg Gangelhoff in Techno Tuesday | No Comments »

Happy Tuesday to all. This week, we will be delving into the work of Royksopp (or Röyksopp for you umlaut-aficionados out there). This Norwegian duo has produced everything from slow, contemplative lounge music to happy, upbeat lounge music. In any case, they’ve also got some neat videos. To start things off, here’s ‘Poor Leno,’ released in 2001. It’s the story of, oddly enough, a poor little Leno who has been put in captivity, and the girl Leno he left behind:

  

‘49 Percent’ was released in 2005, and ups the tempo quite a bit for the group. Here we see a cool-looking dude who can make things light up by touching them. It’s also a neat travel postcard from Barcelona:

  

Hit the jump for four more videos from these Norwegian house-heads.

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