This is not my personal blog; nor, is it JD’s. It’s starting to feel like it, though. We need contributors, and in order to satisfy that end, perhaps we need to expand the mission of this blog a little further. You may not have thought it was possible, but I assure you; it is.
Our first and primary mission was to highlight those stories on Digg that, for one reason or another, did not make the front page. It was a result of being frustrated at and confused by an obscure algorithm that no one could even begin to understand. How does one story get picked over another? Is the decision to promote one piece over another truly being crowdsourced?
Through our posts we highlighted apparent flaws in Digg’s algorithm, its system design, and its community. Not satisfied with that and feeling rebellious, JD decided to highlight the utter crap that managed to be promoted to Digg’s homepage. Thus, even from its earliest days, this blog’s mission has always been two fold:
1) To highlight those stories that may have deserved to have gone popular.
2) To highlight the garbage that manages to become popular, but should really have not.
Mostly, we added human intellect and judgment to the selection of stories to go popular that Digg’s algorithm could not. Read more…
Just kidding! I don’t want to end up mobbed by our female readers - if we even have any (female readers).
However, this is definitely why I hate picking up a girlfriend early in the morning. They say they’ll be ready, but you always end up waiting at least half an hour.
Anyway, the comic is funny; click the link.
Original Description:
How girls and boys handle their morning differently.
This is an open call for writers. We need you. The original concept of highlighting stories that should have been on the front page of social media sites but that didn’t quite make it is starting to lose steam. We will continue to do it, of course, but we want more.
Lots more.
We want this site to spark the interests of the readers out there who want more from a blog. There is a distinct need to expand on our successes and bring this blog to the next level.
It has done well so far. It achieved a PageRank of 4 in a relatively short time without unnatural link-building. The traffic has been wonderful and we have seen 3 of our posts hit the front page of Digg, including one story that had over 3000 Diggs. Our subscribers are moving up nicely and consistently, but still… Read more…
What do Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and Jim Morrison have in common (besides drugs)? Wait; you cheated and looked at the title. Didn’t you?
It’s called the 27 Club, a group of musicians who all died at the same age: 27. From today (August 21st) to October 12th, the Proud Galleries will be holding an exhibition of photographs of the more iconic members of the 27 Club.
The linked video is of journalist Neil McCormick giving an overview of it.
Proud Camden presents Forever 27, a portrait of the much mythologised ‘27 Club’, the group of ill-fated rock stars whose lives have been tragically cut short at the age of 27. Featuring iconic images from a collaboration of world-renowned rock photographers, Proud Camden will present a definitive look at Rock & Roll’s most infamous member’s club… read more
Original Description:
Music journalist Neil McCormick guides us through ‘Forever 27′ - a photographic exhibition of musicians who died at the age of 27.
I love Star Wars, but there’s no way in hell I’d pay to see this movie. Not with the reviews of it I’ve read. It seems no one liked this movie.
Perhaps, the producers went too far trying to create something different? Perhaps, they never saw the other flicks? Perhaps, they got beat up senseless prior to making the film?
But, George Lucas was involved in this project. Is this how he wanted the film?
The Film School Rejects ask three very important questions.
What’s up with that Purple Cross-Dressing, possibly Trans-gendered Ziro the Hutt?
Did we really need the Disney Channel subplot between Anakin and Ahsoka?
Why the hell was Ahsoka calling Anakin Skywalker, the man who would become Lord Darth Vader, “Sky Guy?”
Original Description:
We enjoyed Star Wars:The Clone Wars. It was …not bad. Decent. Alright, it was sort of a let down. Although we enjoyed certain parts, certain characters, and certain aspects of the film, we walked out of the theater scratching our heads. [SPOILERS]
As much as I hate cheesy lists, this one is actually pretty decent. It proposes that at times, leading men in Hollywood are willing to take a role simply because it affords them the opportunity to make out with attractive females. Lists are, of course, subjective, so to say that some of the selections on this list are questionable isn’t really saying much at all. Every list, by its nature, has questionable aspects to someone.
With that said, it is likely that many of these roles wouldn’t have been taken had the actor not known who the leading lady was going to be. It’s a sad trait of the male gender, but we do take these things into consideration when making choices. Ben Affleck has a tendancy to get engaged or married with his leading ladies, so having him on the list twice is fitting.
Original Description:
Listed are the top 10 movie roles taken by actors who were blinded by the opportunity to make-out with the female lead. Seriously. The only conceivable reason to take these roles was to make out on screen and hit that sweet va-j off of it.
I think the title scared off a few diggers (OMG, thousands? That’s too much. Do you have an abridged version?).
Some album covers seem to have gotten ripped off or spoofed repeatedly over the years. AC/DC and the Beatles looks to have had all their albums copied or spoofed.
It’s a long list and the maintainer is still keeping it updated with tips from readers.
Original Description:
This is a list that compiles album covers that are either obvious homages and/or spoofs of existing album covers. Some are rip-offs, some just happen to look very similar. Anyway, new suggestions are always welcomed as this list is constantly getting updated.
So a few people think that Amy Winehouse should be the next Dr Who? Pigs must have taken flight.
Most people are sick of Amy Winehouse news. It falls under the “never ceases to amaze us” category, except we still get amazed by the asinine behavior.
With that said, this odd outlook on the AW-phenomenon falls out of the normal self-destruction category and straight into the insane. The list is funny, yes, but somehow I think it is almost serious. Here’s a video of someone who slightly disagrees:
Original Description:
Dr. Who has turned into yet another brand of sci-fi dog food and something needs to be done to reinvent the series. This isn’t about having slick special effects — that was never the point of the show! Only Amy can jump start the show into something more interesting and original worth watching.
It’s an interesting question. Only one animated movie, Beauty and the Beast in 1991, has even received a nomination for Best Picture. Yet, with incredibly high reviews and a blockbuster-style year that is notably short on arthouse films, it is definitely a possibility.
The movie itself has many of the qualities of an Oscar-winning film. It has excellent performances (that they’re animated is merely a detail). There are emotional highs and lows. It has a point that it’s trying to make without preaching too much.
Most importantly, it entertains.
We’re only half-way through the year, but it’s definitely my favorite so far.
Original Desctiption:
Even though most of Hollywood’s Oscar contenders have yet to hit theaters, all that critical and commercial affection is leading awards-watchers to ponder: Could Wall-E finally be The One?
Normally, when a movie does as well as “Casino Royale” did, the next movie does well on social media. For some reason, Quantum of Solace, the upcoming installment of the James Bond franchise hasn’t faired very well on social media sites. This is the first one that we found submitted, yet it had very little traction. Just in case you missed it, here is the version (not from the source, but embedded from YouTube) from filmofilia.com.
This is the first true continuation in the long-running series. It picks up from where Casino Royale left off with Bond still going after the mysterious people who blackmailed and set up Vesper. As it turns out, the group behind everything is much bigger than anyone knew and has plans that go beyond just getting a lot of money in a high stakes poker match.
November 7 - remember the date!
Original Description:
Last week we gave you a 10 seconds teaser, now here it is - the full teaser trailer for “Quantum of Solace“. Graeat teaser for the upcoming 22nd Bond film and it looks even better than “Casino Royale“.
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I love Star Wars, but there’s no way in hell I’d pay to see this movie. Not with the reviews of it I’ve read. It seems no one liked this movie.
I think the title scared off a few diggers (OMG, thousands? That’s too much. Do you have an abridged version?).
