Glenn Beck went on an amazing rant last night about Communist symbolism in American architecture (the scourge!), you should really watch it (here). I can't do an effective criticism of all his stupid, but this guy can, and does (via... CONTINUE READING OH GLENN BECK, YOU COMPLETE ME»
Posted on September 3, 2009 in Propaganda
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Tags: Art! | Communists | Glenn Beck
UK Film Executive 1: We need an idea for a movie, guv'nah. UK FIlm Executive 2: Yes, guv'nah, well I was thinking, guv'nah, what about The Picture of Dorian Gray? That ought to put a dash of the old wooly... CONTINUE READING THE CGI PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY 2.0»
Posted on August 13, 2009 in Trailer
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Tags: Aging | Art! | Colin Firth | Dorian Gray | Horror | Oscar Wilde
They say that when you love something you should set it free, eventually, but first you should spend 45 minutes meticulously drawing it while videotaping yourself, and then post a sped up copy of that video to YouTube. Speed drawing... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE 15 BEST SPEED DRAWING VIDEOS OF ALL TIME»
Posted on July 29, 2009 in Fan Art, The Ultimate Argument Settler, WebJunk
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Tags: Art! | Speed Drawing
It's basically like if Susan Boyle had better clothes, better back-up music, better dance moves, better karate kicks, and a better arrow through her fucking face.... CONTINUE READING RUSSIA'S GOT TALENT»
Posted on July 2, 2009 in Viral Video
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Tags: Art! | Russia's Got Talent | Susan Boyle | William Tell
One of the most interesting YouTube artists, the guy who made the Alice In Wonderland remix that became one of the most popular internet videos of 2008 (and didn't even involve any FAILs!) is back with "Expialodocious," a remix using... CONTINUE READING THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND REMIXER IS BACK WITH A MARY POPPINS REMIX»
Posted on June 4, 2009 in Music Related Content, Viral Video
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Tags: Alice In Wonderland | Art! | Dick Van Dyke | Disney | Julie Andrews | Mary Poppins | The Sword In The Stone
This is a short film created to promote a new Philips TV that has the aspect ratio of an actual movie screen (21:9). But it's not really an ad, it is more like a work of art. Cool. It's designed... CONTINUE READING YOU GUYS, WE SHOULD BUY MORE TVS»
Posted on April 17, 2009 in Free Advertising
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Tags: Art!
What you are about to hear is pure human vocals, no instruments, no sound effects, no heroin to help you tolerate it, the latest entry in the "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should" school of entertainment/performance art presumably... CONTINUE READING THE VOCA PEOPLE WILL TORTURE YOU UNTIL YOU LAUGH»
Posted on March 31, 2009 in Music Related Content, Viral Video
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Tags: Alexa Chung | Arctic Monkeys | Art! | The Voca People
I imagine Time Sculpturists everywhere are hanging out in their Time Sculpture cafes drinking Absinthe (because they drink only Absinthe) and saying "(Whoever did this) totally sold out to the man.": Remember when the "swing" Gap ads from the '90s... CONTINUE READING IS THE TOSHIBA TIME SCULPTURE AD ANNOYING OR COOL?»
Posted on November 14, 2008 in Commercials, Viral Video
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Tags: Art! | Time Sculpture
Maybe because it was posted on election day? No idea, but this seems like it would be everywhere by now: basically, art people got together with Google people and made an art project out of a Pittsburgh street, that you... CONTINUE READING WHY ISN'T THIS GOOGLE STREET VIEW ART PROJECT THING NOT ALL OVER THE INTERNET YET?»
Posted on November 11, 2008 in WebJunk
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Tags: Art! | Vampire Weekend
Citizen Marketing is where we catalogue our favorite baby-Banksy agit-prop defacements of public advertising campaigns. Please send your own Citizen Marketing to tips@videogum.com. THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TUMBLR'D! Whoa. This guy hates tits. He hates tits, but loves Barbara Kruger.... CONTINUE READING CITIZEN MARKETING: STAR WARS»
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Citizen Marketing
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Tags: Art! | Spike TV | Star Wars
Chinese director Hou Hsiao Hsi has reinterpreted the classic short film, The Red Balloon, inflating it with all kinds of powerful statements about childhood and bad parenting and home-done hairstyles and stuff. I haven't seen it, so I can't make... CONTINUE READING THE FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON: FULL THROTTLE»
Posted on April 2, 2008
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Tags: Art! | Hou Hsiao Hsi | Juliette Binoche | The Flight Of The Red Balloon | The Red Balloon
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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