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LEGO Pre-Enactment Shows ‘Harlem Shake’ Meme in 2015
Ah, the fleeting life of an Internet meme. Will we remember the “Harlem Shake” craze in 2015? This humorous skit investigates — using LEGO. More About: harlem shake, Watercooler
The Worst Way to Reject a Job Candidate
Employers who leave rejected job candidates with a bad taste in their mouths may see the bottom line suffer for it, new research shows. More About: employers, job interview, job search, job seekers
10 Banana Portraits That You’ll Go Ape Over
Steve Jobs Images courtesy of Tumblr, hoooneyyyimhooome. Click here to view this gallery. Bruised bananas are the worst. They should really be exiled from the fruit world, unless of course you can turn a rotting fruit into an absolute masterpiece … Continue reading
7 Oscar Nominees Like You’ve Never Seen Them
1. Joaquin Phoenix: Superkid This clip, taken from a 1989 episode of Superboy, shows a young Joaquin Phoenix — with flowing blonde hair, we might add — standing up to schoolyard bullies in the best way possible. Spoiler alert: He … Continue reading
Hacking Hollywood: How Digital Insurgents Are Disrupting Film
When Seth MacFarlane takes the stage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday to host the Academy Awards, it will be 84 years after the first such ceremony in 1929 and 44 days after the death of Infogami co-founder and anti-Hollywood/anti-SOPA … Continue reading
Burst’s App Gives Families a Secure Way to Share Photos, Videos
Burst is an easy, secure way to capture photos and videos of important moments and share them with friends and family without going through social networks. More About: startup, The Launchpad
10 Cute Animals Walking Like Humans
1. Poodle Style Is there a hint of Gangnam near the end? Video courtesy of YouTube, CoKKomikify Click here to view this gallery. It thinks it’s people! Check out our collection of animals walking on two legs — it’s just … Continue reading
Thinglist Is a Simple App for Saving Ideas and Recommendations
What do you do after the website you created gets sold off for the second time in a year? Start making iPhone apps, apparently. Forrst, an online community for designers and developers, was acquired by Zurb in January after having … Continue reading
CDC iPad App Lets You Solve Disease Outbreaks
In the age of social media, we can track disease outbreaks like never before. Now, a new game from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention takes the armchair epidemiology to a whole new level. The CDC created “Solve the … Continue reading
Mini Abe Lincoln Gets Pumped Up for Oscars
Expect mini Abraham Lincoln to bring in ‘da (Illi)noise and ‘da funk at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The tiny statesman tossed his stovepipe hat aside to pump iron and hit the spa in preparation for his big night. The Illinois Tourism … Continue reading
