Jason Rearden
Henry Rollins Comes Out Strongly Against Hipsters
In a Lower East Side record store, Henry Rollins regurgitated just about every hipster stereotype propagated by the anti-hipster blogger camp, first to a woman that was interviewing him, then directly – and awkwardly – to a group of hipsters he’d just confronted. “Feel exhilarated?” he said to the woman after the exchange. Then, in the car, later, “I knew that would happen. I could feel it when I walked into the store.” Video inside.
The 10 Sweetest Vintage ’80s Commercials Ever
Nintendo, California Raisins, Sure Deodorant, California Cooler, Honda Scooters, Juicy Fruit, Whatchamacallit, and the first cell phone commercial ever aired. Finish off your hump day with a look at America’s endearing and optimistic marketing past. Videos inside.
Sports Fan Goes Insane at Basketball Game, is Strangely Endearing
A video from a Jumbotron at a Celtics game has been making its rounds on the internet over the past couple days. In it, a young Celtics fan takes the opportunity of being captured on screen for what it’s worth. What he does with his time on camera is pretty intense and sweet. About halfway through it gets surreal. Video after the jump.
San Francisco Riots After Their Baseball Team Wins World Series
The Giants won the World Series last night. The enterprising people of San Francisco quickly took the opportunity to riot. Riot police came, bottles were thrown, fires were started. Fights were documented inside fast food chains. Some participants and onlookers used hashtags #SFRiot and #SFRiots to update Twitter on their exploits, while others checked in to the riots on Foursquare. Videos after the jump.
Sony Retires Cassette Walkman After 30 Years on the Shelf
This April, the final batch of Sony cassette Walkmans was shipped out to Japanese retailers. Once they’re sold, the cassette Walkman will be gone forever.
Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Out About What The Social Network Got Wrong
Facebook CEO and recent focus of mega-attention Mark Zuckerberg is questioned about David Fincher’s The Social Network in front of a large audience and explains what the film got wrong. Sadly, he didn’t go on a rampage. Video after the jump.
Michael J. Fox Recreates Original Back to the Future Trailer
In celebration of the sci-fi classic Back to the Future‘s 25th anniversary, Micheal J. Fox has recreated its theatrical trailer. Video of both the new and original trailers after the jump.
Dem. Congressional Candidate Announces Plans To Use Reddit to Govern if Elected, Uses “Lol”
Last night, Virginia democratic congressional candidate Dr. Wynn LeGrow announced (via advisor and Vanity Fair contributor Barrett Brown) on Reddit that if he’s elected, he’ll create a Reddit forum that his aides will monitor for suggested legislation and input…
Woman Transforms Herself into Jared Leto in 6 Minutes, Goes Viral on YouTube
A somewhat disturbing 6-minute video of an attractive female transforming her face into, basically, an exact replica of Jared Leto has recently appeared on YouTube. Watch it after the jump.