Posts tagged with Japanese Game show
November 22, 2011 | Video | 
by Zolton |
Ok, so the original was a bit cringeworthy, but this remake makes it all worthwhile. We Are The World, indeed. Even the Cyndi Lauper lookalike.
August 19, 2010 | Video | by Zolton |
Japanese game shows are famous for ridiculing their contestants in ways that are shameful and humiliating — generally at the same time. But this one just about steals the show: ‘Crazy Japanese television guy takes off with a Water Bottle Rocket’ attached? Indeed. Sadly, he doesn’t get too far.
June 23, 2009 | New Trends | by Zolton |
Ok, so whatever you do, no matter what happens and who does it, you mustn’t, ever laugh. Nope. Not even the faintest snicker. Why? Oh, well, it’s a game show, you see. And there’s prizes. But if you break, if a slight chuckle creeps out of your soul, you’re out. Get it? Out. OUT. Enjoy!
February 14, 2009 | Video | by Zolton |
First there was human Tetris, then came human Pacman, and now, ladies and gentlemen, I give you the latest in madcap Japanese television: human Tenpin Bowling. Yes, my friends, strap on a helmet, lather up, and send those pins a flyin’.
John Baldessari’s In Still Life invites viewers to rearrange digitized components of Abraham van Beyeren’s 1667 painting Banquet Still Life to create their own unique works of art. Baldessari even created an iPhone app for the project.
Gwyneth Paltrow endorses the safe, cute, aesthetically pleasing, and easily marketable form of rebellion known as Seedbom, just one of many brands of ‘seed bombs,’ dried cakes of soil implanted with seeds that eco-vandals can soak in water and chuck into empty urban lots or neglected green space to grow unruly flowers and plants.
The Deal sisters have dropped off the indie-rock radar of late, but this clip of them covering Hank Williams’ I Can’t Help It reminds us why we all loved them so much back in the day. Incidentally, the Breeders are set to release their new album, Mountain Battles, in April.
Artists Benedetto Bufalino and Benedict Deseille created this cute/kitsch Pac Man light installation for the recent Festival of Trees and Lights in Geneva, Switzerland.
Illustrator and artist John Malloy has been working on a graphic novel called Channel One and, without wanting to sound too much like Paris Hilton, it’s looking pretty damn hot. Update! As of July 2009, John Malloy has aborted the graphic novel Channel One to focus more on other projects, including his autobiographical graphic novel, Queasy. Stay tuned for details. Read more
NASA has released some pretty amazing audio recordings of sounds from the moons of Saturn. The weirdest thing about them is that they actually sound like Theremin warbles and echoey whooshy sounds from ‘50s movies about space.
Now you can have your shoes and eat it, thanks to these Jimmy Cheese shoes designed by Bath Spa University fashion student, Lisa Dillon, and made from cheese and bread. It was commissioned by Pilgrims Choice Cheddar. Hmmm, might get a little stinky down there.
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A little infectious lollipop rock anyone? Feel free to embarrass yourself singing along at the stoplight. If the other drivers give you that look, roll down the windows and spread the love.
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It’s refreshing to see artists like Joe Kievitt who are contented to explore the beauty in simple forms and asymmetrical patterns. Read more
How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! Read more
Necklush is a original multi-strand scarf and necklace hybrid. The multiple, seamless cotton loops allow for many different styles and forms, while remaining simple, yet modern. Hand-printed and handmade in Brooklyn. Read more
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