Late September. Winter turned up early. The online community takes a collective breath post-Jepsen and waits for the next infectious phenomenon that might be mated with Star Wars references and an aggravated führer. Don't mind them, my pretty. Let's waste a little time looking at the latest snark … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: the scary beans edition
It's a big, old, scary world. Not least when you've got psycho cowboy toddler there, eyeing you up from behind his beany spoon. So take a deep breath and allow yourself ten glorious minutes of procrastinatory glee with ma lully, lully links. Didn't expect it to be so big This epic xkcd … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: the screaming sheep edition
Imagine contemporary naughty celebrities in 1920s mugshots. Actually, don't bother - just bend your retina a couple degrees south because THE INTERNET ALREADY MADE IT HAPPEN. It's not clear why, but it's provocative. It gets the people going. That's what those magical tubes do. It's my job to put … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: the Anne Geddes nightmare edition
If life is a canine birthday party, then frivolous internet links are the malodorous, meaty cake. Take my paw and we will delve muzzle-first into the Pedigree Chum goodness that lies below. You slapped a fish The Bad Lipreading crew have finally made sense of Twilight. You like Korean pop … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The vacuum-packed people edition
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the world is just a great big onion. This is why humanity stinks and cries all the time. The only way to combat those painful layers of pungent reality is to find fun stuff online. Here's your starter pack. Why women have milk on her boty … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The cat ballet edition
Some people think the internet is nothing but cats, pixels, lasers and unicorns. And those people have some perfectly valid points. But if you'll take a walk with me, amiable reader, I will show you so, so much more*. *May contain cats. Dance, pony, dance Everything's being done Gangnam … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The owl jockey edition
Ah, internet. Without those rusty old tubes, almost nobody would know whether a Slow Loris liked to be tickled. Rebecca Black would choose her car seat without intervention and millions would have no idea of the existence of these nested Avengers dolls (below). But who has the time to find the … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: the Olympic Mars landing edition
While the world's athletes appear to be staging some kind of 'Occupy the Telly' protest, there's no better time to switch off and check out what's what on the other tubes. We even begin with the Internetian roundup of Olympic highlights, to save you all that watching. Stuck on a zipwire with … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The Great London Sports Day edition
If your week has not been immediately improved by this superhero manatee, then for all of our sakes, turn back now. These links aren't for you, son. These links are for folks with soul. Pick a flag, any flag It's London's proudest moment, if you discount inspiring Charlie Dickens, recovering … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The squid hat edition
You've had an excellent week! Your latest feature film is so popular with fans that some of them threatened critics with violence! Then again, that thing happened at your London premiere that made all your stars go frowny-faced. Either way, you've earned some procrastination fodder. Let us … [Read more...]
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