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Music crossing languages.

jacalata — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:45:07 -0800

Claude François was one of France's most successful popstars, a complete song-and-dance act who remained at the top of the charts for almost ten years before his career was tragically cut short when he tried to change a lightbulb while in the bath (youtube ahead). He started out adapting American hits for the french market, including his most popular song 'Belles Belles Belles' (from the Everly Brothers song 'Made To Love'), 'Si j'avais un marteau' (Trini Lopez' 'If I had a hammer') and 'Je vais a Rio'. He progressed to writing his own french chart-toppers (including 'Alexandra Alexandrie', 'Le Telephone Pleure', 'Marche Tout Droit' and 'Magnolias Forever' among many many more), and eventually his original works were the base of some famous English songs: 'Comme d'habitude' became 'My Way', and 'Cette annee-la' became 'Oh, What a Night'.

TV Shows Cartoons Anime Movies Music Videos Sports

carsonb — Sat, 19 May 2007 21:14:19 -0800

I'm sorry to do this to you.

Rock Steady — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:34:47 -0800

I'm sorry to do this to you, but you must share my agony. Let me know if you get #41 (I have to skip it every time).

Cuentan que en Oaxaca se Toma el Mezcal Con Café

fandango_matt — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:44:43 -0800

Oakland's Taco Trucks: cool site featuring their menus, art, reviews, and locations!

From doorbells to fish-pills

brundlefly — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:54:15 -0800

"When humans were busy fighting each other, the Ants had begun their preparations to take over the planet. Six feet tall, they had emerged from their hideouts in the Andes Mountain and had begun their assault in the year 7757." - Science Fiction in Bengal from 1882-1961 [via]

Pretty Violence

tighttrousers — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:27:18 -0800

Roman Coppola (Youtube warning) battles Nokia in extreme slow-motion, reminding me of a previous post.

As a vocalist and harmonica player, I have few equals.

klangklangston — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:46:16 -0800

Double Read This: Revolution! The Epsilon Rising seeks the BEST DRUMMER EVER! They should be 1)AWESOME; 2)TOTALLY INTO US; 3) ETHNIC (but if not, that's cool, man) 4) POT SMOKERS... At least they like Hawkwind.

rectuMTV

Mr Bluesky — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:26:23 -0800

rectuMTV Fairly twisted music video (Qtime) from the Taiwanese group Loh Tsui Kweh Commune. Definitely NSFW. Starts off innocently enough but goes downhill pretty quick. It's official people, MTV is so last millennium!

Fluffy Bunny Happy Critters!

jacquilynne — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:49:15 -0800

Happy Sunshine Story Time. It's a one note joke, but it made me laugh. Possibly moderately NSFW for cartoonish nudity.

So you think you can park?

john_son — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 10:25:02 -0800

How good is your parking? (flash)

A dedicated follower of fashion

Artifice_Eternity — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 20:40:32 -0800

The Doctor is in: David Tennant, the new Doctor Who (#10), has revealed his look to the world. No long scarf, cricket uniform, or leather jacket this time... instead, a brown pinstripe suit and grubby Converse. He calls it geek chic.

N.Y. Diabetes-Tracking Plan Draws Concern

brandz — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:54:05 -0800

Are we ready for the food police? "It's that they're pestering you." brandz

Naughty!

growabrain — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:39:59 -0800

There are 7 words you can't say in kindergarden. Caution: contains foul language and political thought.

Tessellations

nickyskye — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 21:45:35 -0800

Tessellations are mathematically created images. Trompe L'oeil geometry that is a visual cousin to surrealism , visual games and mosaics.

Kubla Khan

PHINC — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:27:06 -0800

Xanadu Home of the Future sits rotting in Kissimmee, Florida. It was built in the early 80s by Roy Mason and combined a unique architectural approach with an environment controlled by Commodore computers. Squatters were probably not part of this future plan. You can buy this visionary piece of futures past today or you could buy one in Sedona. However, be aware that the Gatlinburg and Wisconsin Xanadus were not preserved.

before and after

tarantula — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 09:37:00 -0800

Atlas reveals global devastation....... a new atlas just released by the UN showing before and after satellite imagery of the last 30 years (more or less) of human impact. NEATO!

Don't Call Me Crazy on the Fourth of July

Lusy P Hur — Fri, 27 May 2005 09:31:03 -0800

Why can't Robert Lansberry get mail?

"Unintelligible at any speed."

twsf — Thu, 05 May 2005 10:27:05 -0800

"Unintelligible at any speed." No, not Ralph Nader mumbling, but the lyrics to "Louie Louie," in the FBI's humble assessment more than 40 years ago. Nevertheless, this week a Michigan school superintendent banned a middle school marching band from playing the song... even without anyone singing the lyrics.

Words that sound dirty but aren't.

diastematic — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:07:29 -0800

Words that sound dirty but aren't. I'm a big fan of the white-breasted nuthatch. You?

What is a Foob?

livingsanctuary — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:32:25 -0800

What is a Foob? When it comes to juvenile insults, I remember dork, doofus, geek, etc. But this is a new one on me.

Eye candy abounds

y2karl — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:15:14 -0800

The surrealism, science fiction gallery #y, design and the advertisement--all come from the galleries of the Babelfish translation of Perga.ru. Found it looking for Chesley Bonestell pictures... Purga is a word for snow, is it not?

Ego Death

growabrain — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 23:59:26 -0800

This is truly a trippy animation; Kaleidoscope. Place the cursor in the middle of the square, sit comfortably and relax, and let yourself go for 20-30 minutes

Feral Cities

stbalbach — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:32:41 -0800

Feral Cities. Imagine a great metropolis covering hundreds of square miles. Once a vital component in a national economy, this sprawling urban environment is now a vast collection of blighted buildings, an immense petri dish of both ancient and new diseases, a territory where the rule of law has long been replaced by near anarchy in which the only security available is that which is attained through brute power. It would possess at least a modicum of commercial linkages, and some of its inhabitants would have access to the world's most modern communication and computing technologies. It would, in effect, be a feral city.

There are rumors on the interstates

NickDouglas — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 23:40:06 -0800

There are rumors on the interstates. CoolGov explains why I-90 is I-90. Information scraped from the Department of Transportation.

Wes Anderson and the Problem with Hipsters

box elder — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:58:58 -0800

Is N+1's review of the Life Aquatic more than a bit snobbish or dead on? While I agree with much of the review, particularly how Life Aquatic seemed to lack a plot, I can't help but feel icky having read this. (Link via TMFTML)