A Choice Selection of Epic Metal Covers
My music taste is rather eclectic, however one of my favorite pastimes is finding epic metal covers of songs that deserve epic metal covers. One of my other favorite pastimes is finding epic metal covers of songs that definitely don’t deserve epic metal covers. I’ve compiled a list of my favorites here to share.
So, without further ado, get your week started off right with some sweep picking.
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Glitch Art (Part 1: The Basic Databend)
Post-PC Infographics
Whether you know it or not, the times they-are-a-changing – and they have been for some time. Here are some infographics we created showing some of the important facts about the Post-PC era and how clients and agencies must adapt to remain competitive and relevant.
Click here to see the full-size infographic, or check below the fold for each individual piece.
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Monsters University – Throwback Thursday
The students at Monsters University started submitting their own Throwback Thursday pictures yesterday. Though Thursday has come and gone, you can submit your own Throwback Thursday picture to become part of an exclusive Monsters University collage over at Pixar’s Yahoo! Movies hub. In addition, you can follow the throwbacks on Twitter at #MonstersUTBT.
When you’re done, don’t forget to study up on your scaring over the weekend – we hear there’s a quiz next week.
Film and TV General Topics Social MediaAnimated GIFs from PSY’s “Gentleman”
Here’s a new set of GIFs we created from the video for “Gentleman” by K-Pop artist PSY. “Gentleman” set a new Youtube record this last weekend by being viewed over 22 million times within the first 24 hours of its release, shattering the previous record of 8 million held by Justin Bieber’s “Baby.” Click below to see some of our favorite hijinks from the video, and make sure to head over to YouTube to watch the entire feature.
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Interesting Layouts from House of Leaves
The other day we were discussing the interesting text layouts in Mark Z. Danielewski’s bestselling book House of Leaves
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Enter the Grumblr
Here’s an interesting one: A Monster’s University student has set up his own tumblr. The Grumblr blogs about all aspects of life at Monsters University. His most recent post shows the damage that a recent Fear Tech hacking did to the Monsters University site.
Brokechella
If the ticket price of a weekend at Coachella scared you away from Indio this year, not to fear. Luckily for Los Angeles, there’s a cheap and (more importantly) worthwhile alternative in Brokechella, the one-day downtown music festival. Tickets are only $10 bucks (and $5 if you pre-order) for a full day of great music.
The event is on Saturday, April 20th and you can purchase tickets here. See below to check out the full artist list for each of the festival’s stages.
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Unboxing + Demo of Sphero
Watch as we take a look inside Sphero, a cool new toy from Orbotix.
[REVIEW] Knights of Pen & Paper
If you’re like me, you may enjoy playing video games but can’t make a whole lot of time for them. Since my schedule doesn’t allow for me to get involved in blockbuster A-list role-playing games like Skyrim anymore, I was looking for a casual game to pass the time on my phone for whenever I had a spare moment. I discovered Knights of Pen & Paper on iOS randomly a few weeks ago and downloaded it on a whim. If you’re looking for a light RPG that delivers on the go, then look no further.
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