This is why Americans will never be the best at soccer: because they aren’t passionate enough to modify whatever technological craze they’re currently addicted to in order to combine it with their favorite sport. The British, on the other hand, seem to be doing just that with this project–and promotion for the rock group Kasabian–whereby [...]

Yesterday, while reading a couple of New York Times pieces about e-books–one about how users claim they read more now, and another about Barnes and Noble’s new model–we began to think that one way we might ease into the experience of using an e-reader would be to find one that’s retrofitted to look less sleek [...]

We couldn’t agree more with the folks at mental_floss that there are few things more beautiful and weirdly exhilarating than a perfectly executed and choreographed tracking shot or long take in a movie. That’s why we’re surprised they left their list at 9 Famous Tracking Shots when they could so easily have expanded it into [...]

As you may have noticed, we’re big fans of nerdy costumes. And though we’d never thought of basing a costume on the likeness of an actual video game console, perusing Unreality’s listicle of 15 Video Game Console Costumes, well, we started to think that we’d have picked an Atari joystick or a Dreamcast controller for [...]

As Know Your Meme explained to us a relatively long time ago, one-take video have a special viral appeal and optimum meme compatibility due to their impressive displays of synchronization and the creative endurance that makes a one-take video possible. Appropriately, with the recent success of the Université du Québec à Montréal students’ viral vid, [...]

Obviously, New York news anchor Ernie Anasto’s recent comment to his co-worker and weatherman colleague Nick Gregory has been making the rounds, but it’s hardly the most extreme accidental comment by a television personality, nor is it especially spectacular alongside some of the ridiculous slip-ups featured in TIME’s listicle of the Top 10 Newscaster Bloopers. [...]

Obviously, making fun of the nuttier things people post on Craigslist is almost too easy, since these poor anonymous posters really have no way to defend themselves. On the other hand, it’s a free site and you’re asking for it when you post the kind of insane stuff featured in the Huffington Post’s hilarious listicle [...]

Some abstract art is a little too much for us, like two-toned paintings of geometric shapes, which we can only process for so long before losing interest. That said, if it’s abstract and moving, then we’re totally into it, which is why we’re so fond of video art that just involves the play of shapes [...]

Ever notice how atmospheric science fiction thrillers have their heroes gazing down ominous hallways before they finally meet the true objects of their fear (be they alien, human, otherworldly or psychological)? The creepy corridor is a sci-fi staple and the meticulous artistry that goes into conveying the off-screen threat is truly something to behold, as [...]

Weirdly, cinema is especially great at cannibalizing its greatest failures and turning them into films about how hard it is to make films. Such meta-cinematic exercises figure among our favorite movies ever, as you’ll no doubt agree while flipping through The Onion A.V. Club’s listicle of 27 Movies About the Difficulty of Making Movies. While [...]