This Week In Links

My friends, I hope you are enjoying your time here. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think. I give to you my heart and soul... Are you not entertained!?

Feast Your Eyes On This

Cliche Rap [video]

Twitter Time-Lapse Shows America's Mood [video]

Steve Carell & Paul Rudd Mock LeBron James' Show "The Decision" [video]

Terry Richardson Photographs Kanye West & Amber Rose [picture]

Don't Be Too Quick To Judge: Mel Gibson [picture]

Absorb This Knowledge

15 Things You Didn't Know About "Office Space"

By the Numbers: How the Digital Revolution Changed Our World

Investigation of the Top Secret Network of the U.S. Government

300 Year-Old Ship Found Under the World Trade Center Rubble

Randomness

Concept Design of the Day : Chopper Scooter

Wiki Page of the Day: List of Misconceptions

MyLifeIsHo.com

Name Fail: The Official Site of Pen Island = http://www.PenIsland.net/ not to be confused with www.PenisLand.net

Can Your Baby Get Pregnant if You Have Sex While Pregnant?

All These Sunglasses Brands Made By One Company

-Tycho

Watchlist

I'm sure that when you get bored, at work or at home or wherever you may be, many of you end up surfing YouTube for more time than you would like to admit. Sorry to say, but I am not here to help you fight your addiction. In fact, I embrace it. I have even brought along a few gifts (in the form of videos) that I believe you will enjoy watching. Indulge!

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Old Spice Man

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably already seen the outrageous Old Spice ad campaign. What you may not have seen are the personal responses Old Spice Man has been sending to fans (from his bathroom) in light of his new fame. Not only is it brilliant marketing, but it's also one of the most entertaining things on YouTube right now. He's sent 185 personal responses, so I suggest you start watching now!

[watch] Old Spice Man - Personal Responses

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Kanye's Power

 Kanye West recently posted this fan made video for his new single "Power" to his blog. Playing perfectly to the slapping production and using only a montage of .GIF clips, it's an outstanding work on its own. Don't be surprised if Ye decides to make it the official video!

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Write the Future

It seems like the latest trend in the advertising game is to create ads that viewers will actually enjoy watching! Nike joined the pack with this ad to coincide with the World Cup. I bet pretty soon we'll be seeing feature length advertisements.

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Yoda on Your GPS

As TomTom gets ready to release a collection of Star Wars voices for their navigation systems, they have been putting out these videos with behind-the-scenes footage. This will definitely make driving more exciting, but I'm scared this might start being a common occurrence. If you're a Star Wars fan, watch more of the videos below.

[watch] TomTom -Star Wars Voices Behind-the-Scenes

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Cardboard Warfare

With only cardboard weapons, some talented videography, and a lot of hard work, these kids were able to create a scene that looks like it could be from Black Hawk Down. They've gotten almost 1,000,000 views on YouTube in the last few weeks, and a knock on the door from Hollywood probably isn't too far down the road. If you like it, check out the "Making Of" video below

[watch] The Making of Cardboard Warfare

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One last note. Wikileaks has been the subject of recent rumors, including suggestions that the site is being abandoned. This is the same website that brought you this video, which appeared to show the U.S. military breaking the rules of engagement and killing about a dozen people in Iraq. Representatives of Wikileaks are now denying the closure, but either way, it will continue to be a very controversial topic.

-Tycho

KONG

Needless to say, many people did not enjoy the most recent adaptation of King Kong, starring Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Personally I found the visual effects striking, but that's beside the point, this is not a review, this is however a post to express my excitement about the new King Kong 3D ride. Until recently I had not planned to go and partake in the ride's 3D goodness, until I saw this, a commercial for the ride:



After watching this video, and subsequently jizzing, very hardly, in my pants, a feeling of complete excitement slowly fell over me. The fact that the video for this ride evoked that emotion in me is pretty rare, mostly because I am not a fan of waiting in lines, or people, so I usually never bother with amusement parks, but now I feel I may have to.

-JollyOldDro