virals

I don't think you know what that word means…

2 April 2014

Spotted in Buxton: I don't think they know what "geek" means.

The problem with April Fools day…

1 April 2014

The problem with April Fools day is a problem also associated with Christmas, and other days. I love a good joke, but lots of corporate April fools jokes miss the point. In the same way that Christmas shouldn't be the only time you're generous to your family, April 1st shouldn't be the only day of […]

2014: Oversight: Thank you for volunteering, citizen.

2 August 2013

The "other" Pirate, Tom 'Mad Capn' Scott, better known for being a dystopian sci-fi futurist just released this video: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIuf1V1FhpY Oversight: Thank you for volunteering, citizen. So when are we getting this? My money is on 2014. We already have remotely monitored CCTV. Now Tempora and PRISM are in the open, society will be open […]

A postbox in Sheffield

27 July 2013

Recently in Sheffield, I saw this poster on a phone box:

Breaking: Professor Elemental to take post at the Home Office.

24 April 2013

I've just heard breaking news that Professor Elemental – the famed 'chap hop' musician is to take a post at the Home Office. It's a little surprising for the Home Office to make such a high profile appointment – usually when they're hiring celebrity endorsements, they get B-rate u21 Tennis players, or Eastenders extras from […]

Going viral: Luck of the draw

9 February 2013

A while ago I blogged about how I had "discovered" a viral video. I recently had an experience of just how life is serendipitous. Ian / FollowTheFoot released a video which I thought was hilarious, and clearly worthy of more eyeballs, so I posted it to reddit to /r/videos and /r/travel. Despite a few views […]

Just Dance

31 October 2012

Whilst New York City takes a beating from a big storm, let's watch something more uplifting: Girl Walk // All Day The spontaneity and happiness of the movement and disregard for the onlookers or location for me made it quite special. The camera work also has a nice rough and ready style to it as […]

The irony of complaining about hipsters…

25 September 2012

We were having a conversation at home a few days ago about whether it was reasonable to complain about hipsters but at the same time, want to show each other viral videos that we hadn't each other seen. via reddit As is mentioned in the comments, obviously there's a difference between liking something because you […]

I accidentally 'discovered' a viral video…

20 August 2012

This sounds quite pretentious, mainly because claiming you watched something "before it was famous" is incredibly hipster, but this isn't meant to be. I just want to tell you a story… A few weeks ago I was browsing, /r/travel on reddit and I came across this cute video a guy had made about travelling south east […]

Punk Rock and DIY Creativity :: Why John Robb is here

13 April 2012

It's funny, because I never thought really that punk rock would be something I'd feel apart of, but as John Robb explained in his talk at TEDxSalford, it's very very different from the pop punk bands of my youth. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meHrnHjRRu8 John Robb – Punk Rock and DIY Creativity John blogs at LouderThanWar and tweets as […]

A story for tomorrow

2 April 2012

I saw this the other day on reddit and was really moved by it: a story for tomorrow. from gnarly bay productions, Inc. on Vimeo. This video was written and produced while traveling through Chile & Patagonia with my girlfriend. We spent 5 weeks exploring this amazing country, and this is how we chose to […]

Slightly more than half of everything I am is thanks to you | Happy Mother's Day

18 March 2012

My lucky mother got to see this last year, but it's far too good a song to only share once: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osWuWjbeO-Y A Biologist's Mother's Day Song by cadmole