New Daft Punk music video from Tron:Legacy, Derezzed
And, for once, the UK premiere of Tron:Legacy will be the same day as the North American one, 17 December.
27 Oct 2010
Kitsuné Maison
Kitsuné have released a self-proclaimed “viral video”, in which a pretty girl and handsome boy take their clothes on and off to decent contemporary dance choons. What’s not to like?
25 Oct 2010
US president Barack Obama makes It Gets Better video
Dan Savage, our agony uncle, has a new supporter for his It Gets Better Project, one Barack Hussein Obama.
David Cameron, whaddya think?
UPDATE
Here’s Dan Savage’s reaction:
UPDATE 2
The BBC has done a story on It Gets Better.
22 Oct 2010
How to date European men by a very annoying American
As a woman with a healthy interest in men – well that’s if you count my current obsession with fucking a guy anally with a strap-on – I’m always on the lookout for sound advice from other women of the world to guide me through the minefield of gender relations. The truth is I haven’t had much action of late – perhaps blurting out the aforementioned obsession five mintues after saying hello to a new man accounts for my current dry spell? – ‘dry’ did you see what I did there? It’s so confusing, men are always whining about the games women play but tell them straight what you’re thinking and they run for the hills! What’s a girl to do? After a good long think I recently decided that I need to become less intimidating, less ‘full-on’ – I must cultivate coyness! Yes, that’s it! I must affect a girlish innocence so as not to scare away the fragile males of London. I must learn not to embody what a Jane Austin character once observed was the most unflattering trait a young lady could possess – ‘conceited independence’.
My quest for help began with the obligatory internet search and I did, I am pleased to report, find much of interest, except that it is all a bit ‘Cosmo’, all a bit, ‘you can demand what you want in bed’ which, as I have discovered, simply frightens off the modern man, at least the ones I want to meet. Oh yes, I know in some quarters binge drinking is the thing and anything goes but I want a guy with a certain measure of discernment and I fear this type’s ardour may cool after he’s seen me pissing in the gutter.
As I have revealed, even speaking my mind on sex has them making their excuses. But I have seen the light!
But could I find a coyness guide? I could not. Why can’t my sisters in the advice business accept that we must flatter them before we fellate them? Yes, we must laugh at their jokes with a giggle like the tinkling of fairy bells remembering never to crack a joke ourselves – so unfeminine, and we must look away frequently when we converse with them as though the strength of their gaze is simply too overwhelming for us.
Continuing my search I happened upon what I can only describe as a miracle! God works in mysterious ways and in my desperation I was offered the gift of author Katherine Chloé Cahoon. Miss Cahoon is a vision of the kind of non-threatening charm I now aspired to. Dressed like a late 30-something Alice in Wonderland complete with hairbands and pastel-shaded garb she exudes a cloying coyness I know men will find irresistable if only I can emulate it. Katherine is all the more astonishing because she is American. Yes, the land of such blatant hussies as Madonna and Samantha from Sex and the City! But she has risen above all this to emerge as a paragon of prudence. Her book, The Single Girl’s Guide to European Men has been reincarnated as humorous video snippets (see above) packed full of realistic advice for her stateside sisters but is also useful for us Britishers in that it gives a refreshing outsider’s take on how to interact with the males of multi-cultural London. We learn that what all of them want above everything else is ‘romance’ I knew it! But the most invaluable aspect of the videos is the example of Katherine herself. Sashaying down stone steps as if she’s trying to keep a tennis ball between her thighs she would have Miss Jay from America’s Next Top Model squealing with delight. And the voice! It’s mesmerising! A slow drawl one might use when talking to a particularly dense five year old is exactly what’s needed when reassuring a man of his superiorty.
After numerous viewings I was ready to try out my new fragrant persona on the unsuspecting men of London. Last Friday night was the occasion. Tottering into a swanky bar in heels rather than a pub in biker boots was empowering and I noticed immediate attention from the males present. I slid onto a stool next to a well-built young gentleman who was very appreciative of my simpering tone as I accepted his offer of a drink. I took a modest sip and then, with studied shyness as he leaned in, asked him….well, I meant to ask him if he went to the gym a lot he had such big muslces, but somehow what came out was ‘have you ever thought about being fucked anally by a woman with a strap-on?’ Damn! I was doing so well! I guess I just can’t take the ‘cock’ out of ‘coquette.’
22 Oct 2010
BBC political reporter Nick Robinson rips placard from protestor - caught on video
Like many police officers, many reporters have not yet caught on that the public now walks around with little video cameras and can destroy your carefully crafted narrative.
Today (but filmed yesterday), BBC political reporter Nick Robinson pulls an anti-war placard from a protestor on College Green.
21 Oct 2010
Google employees make video for Dan Savage's 'It Gets Better Project'
This keeps getting better and better. (If you’re new, Dan explains things in a previous column, here)
20 Oct 2010
FaithSFX is the beatboxer in those Argos ads beating the memory of Bing Crosby with bags of oranges
That new Argos ad is creepy. It takes the Little Drummer Boy duet with David Bowie from the 1977 Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas, removes Bowie, and digitally manipulates Crosby into a modern beatboxer. It’s a revulsion of Fred Astair-dancing-with-a-hoover proportions.
But who is doing the virtual beatboxing? Step forward London’s FaithSFX.
Der Bingle and Bowie in better times
And that Argos ad:
19 Oct 2010
'Buddies' shower a stranger on the street with a hilariously over-the-top birthday wish
When you think about it, banks have been met with a very sad fate in our modern society. They aren’t supposed to be the economy ruining, bonus loving behemoths they’ve become. At their essence, they’re actually a pretty great thing. They give us a safe place to keep our money, they pay us for the privilege of keeping our money safe, and they also make it easy to use out money whenever we want. And sometimes, when we need a bit of extra money to do something awesome, they let us have some for a relatively small fee. If only they’d stuck to the basics and not the bonuses, right?!
Enter First Direct, a bank that is taking banking back to its roots, and putting the emphasis back on me and you — the people keeping it in business. They seem to understand the skepticism the general public has towards their profession as of late, and, as is evidenced in the above video, they’re pulling out all the stops to prove that they’re a different kind of bank.
At the core of this clip, in which a crew of First Direct “buddies” shower a stranger on the street with a hilariously over-the-top birthday wish, is the message that when you do nice things for people, life is just better. You put a smile on a stranger’s face, and you make their day. And really, it looks like they’re doing this to some random stranger! It’s no wonder they’re the most recommended bank in the UK. Because if they’re willing to do this for some guy on the street, you can only imagine what lengths they’re willing to go for their customers.
13 Oct 2010
Rugby great Ben Cohen makes a video for Dan Savage's It Gets Better Project
In this clip England and Sale Sharks rugby player Ben Cohen expresses his feelings about young people being bullied due to their sexuality.
12 Oct 2010
Video of English Defence League hooligans harassing restaurant patrons
English Defence League cretins skirmished with police and anti-EDL protesters in Leicester, ending in 17 arrests, violence, and an officer with a broken leg
At one point, the EDLs took time out from their ranting to enter a restaurant and terrifying patrons.
11 Oct 2010
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