Infected Tube

Ice skating ranks low on the list of sports in Mexico, somewhere far below bull fighting and slightly above croquet. So it was with some bemusement, wonder and trepidation that residents of this capital flocked this month to an enormous ice rink that Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has constructed in the historic central square.

Where once Aztecs sacrificed to their gods and Spanish viceroys ruled New Spain, thousands of people unused to cold climes tried desperately to experience the swish, glide and flying sensation of skating without falling down. Many failed.

Justin Timberlake What?

And the picture is just the beginning:

This image quickly made its way to the front page of deviantART in no time flat, and then ended up on digg.com as well as ABC News Australia and various other blogs and websites. But that wasn’t the end of it.

*spacecoyote was offered work with Bongo Comics owned and started by none other than Matt “Simpsons” Groening. She will be doing pencil work for a short manga style version of the Simpsons and on top of that has been contacted by 20th Century Fox to potentially work on the upcoming relaunch of Futurama!

(via Michael Castellon)

Says the ‘auteur’

I figured with all the hype on those suicide videos I’d make my own worth bragging about. It took me about 4 days and 65 takes to get it right. I also have to give my friend kyle some props for the technical help. enjoy.

A 9 year old beats the hardest Guitar Hero level Through the Flames and Fire on expert. This kid puts us all to shame.

Not a difficult chore: