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We invent things all the time, like our morning drink of cofftea or the device we use on our morning commute, the iSkatepad. We also invented the listicle. Some of these inventions have more merit than others (the iSkatepad, for instance, doesn’t do well in the rain), but none are quite so ridiculous as those [...]

We are rather proud to say that we have seen well over half of the 53 films that Alfred Hitchcock directed–some of the early silent pictures are hard to sit through–and about 30 episodes of his TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, so we can tell you with some sort of authority that the 30 Alfred [...]

We love us some obscure, super-sugary cereals, but since we sort of overdosed on them as kids we have become very selective with what we allow ourselves to eat for breakfast once a week. In essence, we’re cereal snobs. Every Saturday morning we organize tastings of mint condition collector loops and flakes, and otherwise specialize [...]

We love a good goat. Whether roast or roaming the wilderness (or cuddling in a petting zoo), the goat brings a unique combination of wise facial hair and head shape, spry, youthful physique and a kind of cooky, 60-year-old-marathon runner type attitude to physical endeavor. This makes them one of the most photogenic animals ever, [...]

As we increasingly become estranged from the realities of nature and the quickly disappearing fauna in the places where we live, it’s no wonder that our encounters with animals (at zoos) are very awkward and uncertain meetings that need to be helped along with very explicit rules and clear signs. Sometimes, though, the over-signing of [...]

We’re big fans of unconventional advertising, because we think that especially good shorts by intelligent creative types won’t just push a product, but will actually make us think about something in a completely new way. That pretty well describes all the commercials featured in AdFreak’s listicle of The 30 Freakiest Ads of 2009, many of [...]

There are few things more spectacular (a really good block, perhaps) in a basketball game than a dunk that actually breaks the hoop. They occur fairly regularly, especially if you include all the various pro, college, high school and amateur leagues, but only a select few are truly exceptional. Brobible has assembled what they deem [...]

We don’t “heart” the “I Heart NY” shirt because, well, it’s just too popular. Wearing that shirt is like saying you love something that we all love, like air, it’s pointless. Still, whoever came up with the “I Heart ____” tee shirt template must be rolling in dough these days. Or maybe he or she [...]

Often an afterthought on the long checklist of post-production duties, movie title sequences are too frequently totally half-assed last minute affairs. Every so often, though, the person in charge of this seemingly menial task really goes all-out to create something truly engaging, original and somehow complementary to the story about to begin. Creative Review’s Adam [...]

Kanye’s sort of been through a lot recently, huh? He released a backwards-looking all 808 album that featured a total of two rapped verses; he rocked a mullet onstage; he started dating a bald woman; and he was genuinely (apparently) humbled by his portrayal on South Park. In celebration of all the scintillating strangeness, we [...]