5 Famous Riots and the Art They Inspired
With the chaos in the streets of London this week, we’ve been reading up on other riots in history. One thing several had in common: in addition to wreaking general havoc, they’ve inspired hit singles,...
View Article48 Movie Line Rhymes
The above video contains scenes from 48 movies. It’s one of the coolest mashups I’ve ever seen, period. From the Vimeo page: Inspired by lifelong obsessions with beats, rhymes and feature films,...
View ArticleThe Decline of Western Civilization Part II, The Metal Years
Today on Network Awesome (warning: video auto-plays!), Heavy Metal Week continues with the classic documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II, The Metal Years. Directed by Penelope...
View ArticleMinecraft Epic Rap By Dan Bull
(YouTube Link) Who knew the hip hop community would embrace a video game like Minecraft? Well, maybe we won’t be seeing a Lil Wayne homage to Minecraft anytime soon, but Dan Bull has definitely caught...
View ArticleThis House Will Help You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse
This beautiful luxury home in New York’s Adirondack State Park has an awesome secret-it’s built on top of a former launch control center, and has an additional 2300 square feet of space which lies...
View ArticleThe 25 Most Powerful Songs of the Past 25 Years
by Jennifer Drapkin, Kevin O’Donnell and Ky Henderson They’re not the most beautiful songs, or the most musically important. In fact, a few could literally drive you nuts. But the following tunes—some...
View ArticleBeauty Is Embarrassing Celebrates The World Of Wayne White
(YouTube Link) You might not know the name Wayne White, but you’re bound to have seen the works he has created over the last thirty years or so of his artistic career. From stop motion animation,...
View ArticleAwkward Family Photos Contest Winners!
We’re so excited to have the Awkward Family Photos Game in our store that we partnered with FamilyAndPartyGames.com to run a contest to give away copies of the game! On Tuesday, Wednesday, and...
View ArticleBefore the Batcave, There was the Bat Barn!
What did Batman’s first Batcave look like? J.J. Gould describes the evolution of Batcave in this neat article over at The Atlantic – you’d be surprised to know that in the beginning, there was no...
View ArticleThe Late Movies: Happy Birthday, Freddie Mercury
Today would have been Freddie Mercury‘s 66th birthday. We lost him in 1992, the same year Wayne’s World brought his opus “Bohemian Rhapsody” to a new generation. Mercury had a stunning voice, spanning...
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