Just in case anyone on Earth is moping around about how "boring" everything is here, enter My Science Academy with a list of 24 of the most unbelievable places on the planet! From crystal caves to mountains that look like floating islands, the photos are probably the most remarkable we've ever laid eyes on. And they're all real places! Peep the entire list here.
Not sure what to make of this except that the resistance is strong in Austria. Check out what a couple "streak" artists were able to put together as they waged their colorful, naked war against the super-clean Austrian subway system. There's even an accompanying track laden with all sorts of pro-Graffiti lyrics. Nuts!
Damn, talk about a Christmas Grinch! Watch the following video that captures a UPS employee stealing what a previous FedEx employee left on a customer's porch. Apparently it was an iPad Mini gift. Don't think that guy's going to be delivering any more packages in 2013.
We're baffled by this one, but apparently the biggest tech company in the world, Apple, delved into the realm of fashion once. According to HUH Magazine back in 1986 the makers of the present-day MacBook and iPhone were making 80's-inspired sports-casual apparel. And what exactly did it look like? See for yourself! *Covers eyes with hands*
Those of us seeking further proof that the addage "age is nothing but a number" holds true need to look no further as the Guinness World Records for eldest female yogi and body builder have been set by a pair of dashing senior citizens--first, an Edith Wilma Connor, 77-year-old bodybuilder, and then, Tao Porchon-Lynch, 94-year-old yoga instructer. The two ladies credit their good health to sheer drive, motivation, and passion for what they do. Incredible. And to think that some of us moan and ache before we're 40!
Much has been said about Grammy Award-winnning musician, Lauryn Hill, a large sum of it focusing on her controversial exit from the public eye after the critically-acclaimed Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. Today she's under scrutiny yet again, this time it concerns supposed federal tax evasion charges. Thankfully the artist/freedom fighter isn't keeping quiet about the situation and has turned to her Tumblr page to release a public statement addressing what she dubs an intentional smear campaign and agenda to systematically destroy her and her art:
For the past several years, I have remained what others would consider underground. I did this in order to build a community of people, like-minded in their desire for freedom and the right to pursue their goals and lives without being manipulated and controlled by a media protected military industrial complex with a completely different agenda. Having put the lives and needs of other people before my own for multiple years, and having made hundreds of millions of dollars for certain institutions, under complex and sometimes severe circumstances, I began to require growth and more equitable treatment, but was met with resistance. I entered into my craft full of optimism (which I still possess), but immediately saw the suppressive force with which the system attempts to maintain it’s control over a given paradigm. I’ve seen people promote addiction, use sabotage, black listing, media bullying and any other coercion technique they could, to prevent artists from knowing their true value, or exercising their full power. These devices of control, no matter how well intentioned (or not), can have a devastating outcome on the lives of people, especially creative types who must grow and exist within a certain environment and according to a certain pace, in order to live and create optimally.
Aside from the publicity, we really can't wrap our heads around why a recent Kardashian family outing to the Dominican Republic turned into a wacky Hip-Hop minstrel show. The celebrity siblings (Kim included) went out of their way to shoot an entire mock home video to the tune of the Notorious B.I.G.'s Hypnotize. Some terrible lip-synching, ass-shaking, and straight up buffoonery takes place. All in good fun we guess...
From the logos on the world's most prominent companies to the sacred geometry of both Judaism and Islam, all are rooted in the esoteric worship of the planet Saturn. We stumbled upon this user-made video that gives a pretty accurate summary of it all. Prepare to have most of your mind blown, especially if your third eye isn't particularly active...
Although we're not exactly sure about the case of race relations down in the American state of North Carolina, the following commercial for The Red House Furniture Store certainly raises our brows. If the jingle alone doesn't blow your mind, just wait until it gets to "black" or "white" furniture. And to think--all this time and historical tension--and racism will ultimately end with the purchase of a brand-new couch or bed. Epic!
West Coast-based MC, ScHoolboy Q was recently on New York City's Hot 97 FM declaring a personal PSA against the use of "Lean" aka "Sizzurp" aka "Purple Drank" aka highly-addictive-and-bad-for-you codeine and promethazine. Q gave listeners a first-hand account of the awful withdrawal symptoms of the drug and even talked about how he's been pleading with fellow music peer, A$AP Rocky, to get off the stuff too. It's pretty real and the message is pretty clear--kids, don't do drugs that hurt you!
