GIFS Are Teaching Art History Now
Do we even need school anymore? You’ll retain more about the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time from this GIF than from anything a professor could say.
Do we even need school anymore? You’ll retain more about the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time from this GIF than from anything a professor could say.
The odds of you existing are astronomically low. The BBC certainly knows how to make a commercial.
So this exists.
We thought so, but then Tumblr took it to a whole other level.
Artist Fitz Fitzpatrick has rendered the characters from “Aliens,” “Lord Of The Rings,” “Star Wars,” and more in gloriously geeky 8-bit. It’s fun to identify all of your favorite characters in their super-simplified form. (via bitrebels.com)
Holy Grail jokers John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, and Terry Jones have agreed to reunite for their first-feature length film in 19 years, “Absolutely Anything.” Eric Idle, the fifth surviving member of the Flying Circus (Graham Chapman died in 1989) , is still considering signing on for the science fiction slapstick.
Even if you’re a Festivus die hard, this is an awesome animation.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. Now watch this video before I am forced to taunt you again! Watch Video ›
On second thought, let’s not go to the censorship office. ‘Tis a silly place. View Image ›
The crew of the Enterprise does Monty Python’s “Knights of the Round Table.” This video may be the ultimate in nerdery, but it’s really well done, and it captures the extreme goofiness of the original Star Trek TV show. Watch Video ›
He’s been twittering since June, but John Cleese just got noticed by a thousand new followers. He’s taking it well. (And yes, this seems to truly be Cleese.) The Monty Python alum is also blogging and “headcasting.” Read More ›
IFC and Nerve.com teamed up to compile a list of the 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches. With sketches from SNL, The State, The Chapelle Show, In Living Color, Mr. Show and Monty Python, the list has something for everyone. We are a little sad that Stevie Nick’s Fajita Roundup didn’t make the cut. Read More ›