Brandon Scott Gorrell

This video by Rick Liss, with music by Laurie Anderson, takes us on a tour through five minutes of frantic, stop-motion vintage New York City, when times were perhaps easier, and many of us were almost/ just born. Maybe some of us will spot our would-be parents as this video rolls past landmarks such as the World Trade Center, NYC Metro and Central Park. Video inside.

What’s annoying about the incident is the slowness by which the cut off occurs. It isn’t a life-threatening cut off; it’s more like a long, drawn out cut off in which this Buick going about half your speed switches into your lane, and when you make the move to pass in the next lane over, the Buick blocks you by making the same move – only slower.

Are you a CEO who ‘gets’ the internet and is heading up a company that curates social media gurus for a winnovative new content platform? Are you a marketing ninja with mad skills and an insane new idea for a combination coupon/ app store? Look no further, because here’s the first step on your journey – how to write a killer company manifesto that’ll have those angel investors begging to fund your enterprise.

A Taco Bell customer recently fired a BB gun at an employee when he found out that the seven burritos he ordered were more expensive than he expected. He later fired shots from an assault rifle at police and barricaded himself in a hotel room.

Living with your girlfriend, it is important to keep communication to the bare, bare (barest) minimum. This will allow secrets to be kept, shame to develop, and an almost complete disregard for each other’s emotional needs to blossom.

An enterprising Christian vixen in Texas has taken it upon herself to fill the much-needed gap in Christian fitness offerings – that of pole dancing. Eligibility for her classes require a church program (to preserve the sanctity of the class) and stiletto high heels, which apparently tone your ass. When you’re pole dancing. Predictably, this story was first reported by FOX News. Video inside.

Hah. This ego-deflating graphic by Comical Concept probably hits a little too close to home for a lot of us. Some hold that Facebook gives us the chance to present our would-be selves on our theoretical “best day,” but, um… I don’t think we can even hold that as a truth. How could one’s real life ever truly reflect a carefully edited and vetted Facebook profile?

18-month-old Ellie recently picked up some new words from her dad, who apparently dropped the F-bomb a few too many times in her immediate proximity. Cute ass video after the jump.

Thou shalt not mass Facebook invite me to your event, especially if I live in a different state than you. If I don’t already know your event is happening (via being your friend), then I probably don’t want to come, or I live like 500 miles away.

Unfortunately for Denver, he got into the kitty treats again. But, you know, you gotta give it to him – Denver is very, very sorry for what he’s done. Denver is on the verge of tears. Poor Denver.

Because the investors chose this specific CEO to be their company’s chief decision maker, it is known that a) the investors believe in the CEO’s managerial abilities and b) the CEO is personally accountable to the investors regarding the company’s progress and profitability. Therefore, regarding the typical CEO and investor relationship, it is difficult to assess if the CEO is in the position of ‘wise sage’ or ‘little bitch.’

The flowchart inside presents a pretty excellent strategy for having a reasonable, rational discussion (instead of one party ‘lecturing’ or ‘giving a sermon’ to the other).

Gigantic holes are awesome and scary. When gigantic holes are under water, they’re terrifying. When gigantic holes open up from out of nowhere to create holes as deep as two statues of liberty, they’re freakish. And gigantic holes that have been on fire for 40+ years are out of a nightmare. Gigantic holes are #creepy. Video inside.

I think this video is why people feel a sort of hopeless despair about the future – because we have people like this. People who sincerely believe that the wrecking of an entire country, loss of life and subsequent turmoil are because those affected don’t believe in a freaking myth. Particularly enraging video inside.

Filmmaker Joseph Brett decided to remake the trailer for Ferris Bueller’s Day Off after seeing it in a theater this week. “My aim was to make it look more like an indie coming of age film; perhaps the kind of film Sofia Coppola or Godard might make,” he wrote. Seems like he did a pretty excellent job. Video inside.

This just in from a TC tipster – a Bolt Bus headed from NYC to DC just got pulled over, and the police proceeded to arrest the driver for drunk driving! Check out the details and video inside.

As nightfall hits Japan, the first search and rescue efforts have started, and so the body count can only increase. Yet here we are. In front of our computers. Looking at the internet. Here’s how to allay some of that guilt that you’re inevitably bound to feel upon not doing anything at all (and, well, being essentially powerless to) to quell the very real suffering that Japan’s experiencing at this very moment.

Just after the massive 8.8 9.2 magnitude earthquate struck Japan’s northeastern coastline, a giant, ominious whirlpool developed just off a Japanese harbor. While the news footage indicates that the whirlpool doesn’t seem to be doing any harm, the video reminds us just how powerful, uncompromising and bleak nature can be. Video inside.