6 Things About 'The Office' You May Not Have Known (7 photo)

Over on TV Guide today, they sat down with the producers and cast of NBC’s The Office, which will end its nine-season run next Thursday, and talked about the origins of the show, and what could’ve been. Some of this stuff many of us may have known, but other stuff I am hearing for the first time. It’s fascinating to think where the show — which apparently tested horribly with audiences — could’ve ended up. Read the whole TV Guide piece here, but here’s a brief synopsis of the 10 Secrets about The Office revealed in it.

Over on TV Guide today, they sat down with the producers and cast of NBC’s The Office, which will end its nine-season run next Thursday, and talked about the origins of the show, ...

Watch 'Arrested Development' Season 4 Trailer Is Here (2 photo + 1 video)

Taste the happy: the official season four Arrested Development trailer was just released, and with it comes a whole new batch of references and catchphrases for you to look forward to reciting endlessly, to the point where you separate those who understand AD quotes from those who don’t. May 26th is going to be fun. Please enjoy and make sure not to shoot your wad, you wouldn’t want a mess… you know where this is going.

Taste the happy: the official season four Arrested Development trailer was just released, and with it comes a whole new batch of references and catchphrases for you to look forward to reciting...

Strange marine creature washed up dead on New Zealand beach [video] (5 photo)

This strange marine creature washed up dead on Pukehina Beach in the Bay of Plenty last week after some violent storms. Can anyone identify what it is? It is has a huge head and teeth with rudimentary flippers. It seems about 9M in length but the lower part of the body is probably mainly entrails from an attack.

This strange marine creature washed up dead on Pukehina Beach in the Bay of Plenty last week after some violent storms.

What's on Twitter!? Justin Timberlake, Matt and Kim, and Mack Maine (14 photo)

This week on Twitter we start with a few pleasant Mother’s Day tweets, then proceed to the usual antics of our favorite artists on Twitter. Ryan Hemsworth photoshopping Drake’s head on what appears to be a Sims body, Chance the Rapper asking for titty snapchats, and Wiz Khalifa with a signature bong tweet. Here is the week on Twitter:

This week on Twitter we start with a few pleasant Mother’s Day tweets, then proceed to the usual antics of our favorite artists on Twitter.

This Gigantic Face Represents Women's Rights In Holland (5 photo + 1 video)

Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is world renowned for his terrestrial artworks. Recently collaborated with Mama Cash (a feminist foundation based in the Netherlands) to create a giantic portrait of a female face in Zeeburgereiland, Amsterdam. “Using fertile soil to create this piece becomes a metaphor for what can come forth if the vision of these women is respected and allowed to bring about change.” The area itself is slightly larger than two football fields, such was the magnitifue of the work, Jorge enlisted the help of 80 volunteers to help him build and arrange the face. In doing so they powered through 7 metric tons of straw, a staggering 5 miles of rope, over 1,000 wooden poples and 5,300 cubic feet of soil to transform Jorge‘s vision into reality.

Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is world renowned for his terrestrial artworks. Recently collaborated with Mama Cash (a feminist foundation based in the Netherlands) to create a...

A Delightfully Silly Mashup Of Pets And Their Owners (5 photo)

There’s a saying that pets tend to bear a common resemblance to their owners and it’s this concept that Canadian photographer Zachary Rose playfully expands on. His new portrait series ‘Petheadz’ involves fusing the heads pooches & felines with their owners bodies. To date he’s photographed 18 pairs of owners and pets from right across Toronto, but he’s constantly adding to his collection. We’re featuring a few our personal favs below, but you can stay up to date on the series via his Instagram profile – it’s the perfect remedy for a quick and creative laugh.

There’s a saying that pets tend to bear a common resemblance to their owners and it’s this concept that Canadian photographer Zachary Rose playfully expands on.

A Dazzling Music Video Made Entirely From Oil Paintings (3 photo + 1 video)

It’s not everyday you see music videos as inventive and visually mesmerising as this. Created by Canadian visual animator Carine Khalife (she also directed and produced it) is the music video for the band Young Galaxy and their single Blown Minded. What you’re about to see is oil paintings individually created on glass, every morphing & changing, whilst being filmed from above. It is both hypnotic & beautiful in equal amounts – so sit back and enjoy.

It’s not everyday you see music videos as inventive and visually mesmerising as this. Created by Canadian visual animator Carine Khalife (she also directed and produced it) is the music video for...

The Incredible Cuttlefish, An Infographic by Doghouse Diaries (1 photo)

Doghouse Diaries recently posted this tentacular infographic about the incredible cuttlefish. Did you know the broadclub cuttlefish can hypnotize prey by displaying flashing stripes on its body? Now you do. The infographic is a response to Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal by The Oatmeal.

Doghouse Diaries recently posted this tentacular infographic about the incredible cuttlefish. Did you know the broadclub cuttlefish can hypnotize prey by displaying flashing stripes on its body?

The Best of This Week’s Popular TV Shows in a GIF party. (13 photo)

Did you miss anything on your favorite TV show this week? Or maybe you just want to relive the best and funniest moments? We’ve got the greatest stuff from ‘New Girl,’ ‘The Mindy Project,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and so much more — in GIF format!

Did you miss anything on your favorite TV show this week? Or maybe you just want to relive the best and funniest moments?

You Won’t Even Recognize Zooey Deschanel Without Bangs (3 photo)

Whoa. They say that bangs can change your look and give you a boost — just ask Michelle Obama. But in the case of quirky-cute actress Zooey Deschanel, who’s known for her signature fringe, she’s rendered instantly and totally unrecognizable without it. The actress wore her face-framers swept back at the 2013 Met Gala this week, while the rest of her locks were pulled into an updo. Be honest — if we didn’t tell you it was Deschanel, would you know it was her? She looks markedly, drastically and severely different. Bangs are youthful, and without ‘em, the 33-year-old Zooey does appear a tiny bit older. Now we know why she rocks the bangs — because they flatter her face and look adorbs. Without them, she’s still pretty, but she blends in with the crowd instead of standing out from it. Zooey, you’re beautiful and we love you. But please, we implore you — don’t go sans bangs again. It’s like one of those optical illusions we can’t figure out.

Whoa. They say that bangs can change your look and give you a boost — just ask Michelle Obama. But in the case of quirky-cute actress Zooey Deschanel, who’s known for her signature fringe, ...

12 Mother’s Day Cards From Disney Characters (13 photo)

We hope you didn’t forget that this Sunday is Mother’s Day. If you did — here’s a friendly reminder. It’s not too late to order flowers, but if you’re strapped for cash you could always just write a heartfelt note. And maybe include one plot-related pun from a Disney movie. Here are some Mother’s Day cards written by your favorite Disney Characters for inspiration.

We hope you didn’t forget that this Sunday is Mother’s Day. If you did — here’s a friendly reminder. It’s not too late to order flowers, ...

New Movie Trailer: Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks (1 photo + 1 video)

This is going to sound weird, but I’ve always wondered what exactly goes on on those massive container ships going back and forth across the ocean carrying our iPads and illegal sex slaves. I mean how much work is there to do every day, really? Does the crew just play cards all day? Is there TV? Is it like being a pirate, only lazier? Because I could do that job. Anyway, Captain Phillips may not answer all those questions, but it does depict a container ship crew on a less-than-typical day, when they got boarded by Somali pirates in 2009. Based on the book by Richard Phillips, the captured captain of the Maersk Alabama – the first American cargo ship to get captured in 200 years, according to the synopsis – and directed by the Bourne series’ Paul Greengrass, it stars Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips and Johnny Depp in blackface as all of the pirates with supporting work by Hanks’ plucky first mate, a volleyball named Wilson (okay, part of that sentence may not be true). It doesn’t look all shaky-cammed to death like the Bourne movies, so at least there’s that.

This is going to sound weird, but I’ve always wondered what exactly goes on on those massive container ships going back and forth across the ocean carrying our iPads and illegal sex slaves.

'Hyperbole And A Half' Returns! Allie Brosh Explains Depression. (1 photo + 1 video)

Allie Brosh is the artist behind beloved webcomic Hyperbole and a Half, and she also has the distinction of inspiring the X all the Y meme with her comedic take on adulthood. From her we’ve learned about coping with awkward situations and moving with dogs. Sadly, for the past 18 months she’s been taking a leave of absence from her blog to deal with clinical depression. Here’s an interview with Brosh from a few years ago. We defy you not to love her. Allie Brosh is the artist behind beloved webcomic Hyperbole and a Half, and she also has the distinction of inspiring the X all the Y meme with her comedic take on adulthood. From her we’ve learned about coping with awkward situations and moving with dogs. Sadly, for the past 18 months she’s been taking a leave of absence from her blog to deal with clinical depression. Here’s an interview with Brosh from a few years ago. We defy you not to love her. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html

Allie Brosh is the artist behind beloved webcomic Hyperbole and a Half, and she also has the distinction of inspiring the X all the Y meme with her comedic take on adulthood.

Awesome Karaoke Couple At Gas Station On Leno (1 photo + 1 video)

Look, we don’t need to tell you that watching Leno is worse than having an entire sack of angry rattlesnakes forcefully inserted into your cancer-stricken ass. You know this. I know this. We all know this. (Well, everyone except the old people in middle America who watch him. But we know this too, so let’s just move on.) But last night something miraculous happened: the show produced a highly entertaining bit.

Look, we don’t need to tell you that watching Leno is worse than having an entire sack of angry rattlesnakes forcefully inserted into your cancer-stricken ass. You know this. I know this.

The Creator Of QWOP Has Turned Chess Into A Twitch Game (1 photo + 1 video)

Chess is the game of kings, beloved by self-styled smart people and old guys in parks the world over. But it’s also a sedate game. Leave it to Bennett Foddy, the game designer who elevated trolling to an art form with QWOP, to turn it into something so fast you’d need amphetamines to follow it. The rules are simple: Each of the sixteen players takes control of a pawn, and then you play chess. You lose your pawn, you jump into another piece and keep going. It’s… frantic. Here’s the full video explaining the game, or you can just click this link to see the game in action: http://www.foddy.net/

Chess is the game of kings, beloved by self-styled smart people and old guys in parks the world over. But it’s also a sedate game.

Aaron Paul Will Call Your Wife A Bitch If You Ask Him To (2 photo + 1 video)

Vulture did an interview with Aaron Paul where the Breaking Bad star discussed his character’s affinity for the word “bitch,” and the effect it has had on him in his everyday life. The whole thing is interesting, mostly because Aaron Paul is a hyper-excitable dude who seems like a blast to interview, but my favorite part was this section, for about five or six different reasons. “So many people come up to me and say, ‘Please, just call me a bitch.’ Or on Twitter they’ll go, ‘It’s my wife’s birthday,’ or, ‘It’s our anniversary, will you please call my wife a bitch?’” Ever the gracious actor, he obliges. “I’ll send all these direct messages to random people with just the word bitch. People love it. It’s so funny.” Is it weirder to do it in person? “No, I just roll with it. I think it’s great. I mean, it can depend on the setting. If I’m at dinner that can be odd, but if I’m just running around … The most classic one was a few months ago when I was walking in London. I had just picked up a Gatorade at a little market and this guy screams out, ‘Gatorade me, bitch!’ and I turned and threw him the Gatorade. I went, ‘Yeah!’ threw it to him, and walked off. It was pretty great.” http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/breaking-bad-aaron-paul-on-his-bitch-legacy.html

Vulture did an interview with Aaron Paul where the Breaking Bad star discussed his character’s affinity for the word “bitch,” and the effect it has had on him in his everyday life.

David Foster Wallace's 'This Is Water' Speech In The Form Of A Film (1 photo + 1 video)

It’s almost cliche at this point for a person running a blog or a website to post anything related to David Foster Wallace — almost akin to a college English major going around quoting The Cather in the Rye at every turn — but this is too good not to post. If you’re unfamiliar with Wallace’s “This Is Water” speech, it’s one he gave in 2005 at the commencement ceremony at Kenyon College in Ohio. It’s a call on graduates to live a compassionate life and it touched on such things as “the difficulty of empathy,” “the importance of being well adjusted,” and “the essential lonesomeness of adult life.” A brother and sister film-making team who work under the moniker “The Glossary” made the video embedded above because, in their words, Wallace’s speech was “some of the best life advice we’ve ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education.” Enjoy.

It’s almost cliche at this point for a person running a blog or a website to post anything related to David Foster Wallace — almost akin to a college English major going around quoting The Cather...

Abercrombie And Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries Reminded He's Ugly By Internet (6 photo)

Over the last twenty-four hours or so Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has come under fire thanks to new assertions from retail analyst and author Robin Lewis that Jeffries “doesn’t want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people.” This has led to the internet digging up a less-than-flattering Salon article on Jeffries from 2006, where the sixty-plus year-old CEO of the apparel company seemingly hellbent on giving teenagers body dysmorphia says “dude” a lot and makes multiple rather non-PC statements on personal attractiveness. Oh, and did I mention that Jeffries looks like a sixty year-old guy trying to look like an Abercrombie model? Well, Reddit has certainly taken notice, and in a somewhat misguided (classic Reddit) attempt to right the wrongs perpetrated against less conventionally attractive retail shoppers everywhere, they want to point out to the world just what a weird-looking freak/hypocrite Mike Jeffries is. Here are some of the most popular examples…

Over the last twenty-four hours or so Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has come under fire thanks to new assertions from retail analyst and author Robin Lewis that Jeffries “doesn’t want...

'Scribblenauts' Being Sued By Nyan Cat And Keyboard Cat Owners (1 photo)

Apparently Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat are owned by somebody, and those somebodies are very angry over Scribblenauts not paying up for their memes. If you’re not familiar with Scribblenauts, it’s a puzzle game where you write anything you can think of on the screen and it actually creates it in the game world. It’s very cute and surprisingly challenging, but apparently its use of memes has gone too far according to a few gentlemen. The gentlemen in question are Charles Schmidt and Christopher Orlando Torres, Keyboard and Nyan respectively, and they want, well, a lot of money: "Defendants are accused of shamelessly using identifying “Nyan Cat” and “Keyboard Cat” by name to promote and market their games. Plaintiffs claim that Warner Bros and 5th Cell’s trademark infringement was willful and intentional and are requesting an award of treble damages and requesting the case be deemed exception under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), thereby entitling Plaintiffs to an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees." The suit names both 5th Cell, the developer, and Warner Brothers, the game’s publisher. It’s a little late, if you were wondering: The game hit in 2009. It’s unfortunate that apparently a game can’t even make a pop culture reference anymore without being sued, but we’ll see how that works out legally: One suspects either the gentlemen in question won’t be able to prove they “own” the meme, or that a wild settlement will appear and magically end the battle. http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/schmidt-v-warner-bros-meme-copyright-complaint.pdf

Apparently Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat are owned by somebody, and those somebodies are very angry over Scribblenauts not paying up for their memes.

Funny Friday Photo Dump (12 photo)

Here it is, your Friday photo dump. This is a hilarious collection of photos and memes to help get you through your work day. The weekend is hours away! You almost made it. This should help.

Here it is, your Friday photo dump. This is a hilarious collection of photos and memes to help get you through your work day. The weekend is hours away! You almost made it. This should help.

Funny Inappropriate Tweets Of The Week (12 photo)

Here are some hilarious and witty tweets to brighten up your day. These funny inappropriate tweets are sure to put you in a good mood. These people are hilarious. This is truly what twitter was made for.

Here are some hilarious and witty tweets to brighten up your day. These funny inappropriate tweets are sure to put you in a good mood. These people are hilarious.

The Best Silly Walking GIF's (10 photo)

Walking in funny ways has become a fun internet Gif. These are the best of the best silly walking Gifs. Have you been walking down the street and seen any of these funny walking styles?

Walking in funny ways has become a fun internet Gif. These are the best of the best silly walking Gifs. Have you been walking down the street and seen any of these funny walking styles?

Who Wore It Better? You Decide (11 photo)

Lets play a game of, "Who Wore It Better." Here are some celebrities in outfits that have appeared in other places. Compare and contrast. You decide. Who Wore It Better?

Lets play a game of, "Who Wore It Better." Here are some celebrities in outfits that have appeared in other places. Compare and contrast. You decide. Who Wore It Better?

Do and Don’t GIFS for the Weekend (9 photo)

As we’re sure you know, the weekend is coming up. For some, that means getting some much needed rest, while others are already planning their social schedule. Here are some Do’s and Don’ts to take advantage of what looks to be a lovely spring weekend!

As we’re sure you know, the weekend is coming up. For some, that means getting some much needed rest, while others are already planning their social schedule.

Grumpy Cat Had An Art Show Once. It Wasn't Awful. (16 photo)

Last year Grumpy Cat (AKA Tardar Sauce) won us over with her cuddly curmudgeonliness. This little Ron Swanson in the form of a snowshoe cat became even more popular than we could have imagined, justifying a second meme watch filled with fan art and photoshops. But the fan dedication doesn't end there. Now an arts center put together The Grumpy Cat Art Project to raise money for a children's playground. The Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment center in Huntsville, Alabama, collected Grumpy Cat art by over 30 artists in residence at Lowe Mill, the largest arts center in the Southeast US. "Art can elevate even the silliest subject," says Dustin Timbrook, one of the event's organizers. Grumpy Cat could use some elevation; have you seen how stumpy her cute little legs are? Well, you can see her legs in this GIF, which was also Grumpy Cat's response to whether or not she'll check out the show's opening on May 31st.

Last year Grumpy Cat (AKA Tardar Sauce) won us over with her cuddly curmudgeonliness. This little Ron Swanson in the form of a snowshoe cat became even more popular than we could have imagined, ...

The Best Of Veep's Selina Is Not Impressed #MemeMaam Meme (16 photo)

Veep went full internet on Sunday night. And it was glorious. They didn't simply quit with a brief Reddit and Tumblr mention, no. They created their own "Selina Meyer is not impressed" meme and closed the credits with the Tumblr dashboard. FULL INTERNET. I hear CBS is planning do to the same thing with this week's Mike & Molly. HBO's efforts have of course not gone unnoticed on the world wide web. Tumblr has been especially flattered by this exchange:

Veep went full internet on Sunday night. And it was glorious. They didn't simply quit with a brief Reddit and Tumblr mention, no.

Another Harlem Shake Video Ends In Flames (1 photo + 1 video)

Like any good meme, the Harlem Shake was old before it even had a chance to be young, probably because of the fact that the dance being performed in thousands upon thousands of videos was not actually the Harlem Shake. But a little thing like accuracy has never stopped the Internet from creating something and then exploiting and milking it into complete nothingness until it’s nothing but an email that your mom will send to you in eight months. And so we thought that we had seen the end of the Harlem Shake several weeks ago when one attempt at this zany fad resulted in a person falling into a massive campfire. Alas, the memo hasn’t made the full rounds, as we have a new Harlem Shake video on YouTube, and it ends rather similarly to that last one.

Like any good meme, the Harlem Shake was old before it even had a chance to be young, probably because of the fact that the dance being performed in thousands upon thousands of videos was not...

Watch The Sheen Bros Beat Michael Jordan In A Basketball Challenge (2 photo + 1 video)

If Obama had an emergency meeting with Congress and initiated a Youtube tax today, I wouldn’t object because YouTube is doing God’s work by providing us with videos like this one. The good folks at Grantland dug up this video of Michael Jordan in a basketball challenge against Martin Sheen and his up-and-comer son Charlie. The video is from 1988 and you can tell it’s old by the fact MJ isn’t wearing his JNCO jeans and Charlie isn’t backstroking Scrooge McDuck style in coke and Hep B. In the video, Jordan tries to beat the Sheens in a three-part competition where he sets ridiculous handicaps for himself (free throws with his eyes closed? Two on one to 10 with the Sheens spotted five points?) and actually loses. You just have to imagine His Airness was secretly fuming over the fact he lost. If he didn’t immediately challenge them after cameras stopped rolling, he may still hold a grudge against the Sheens to this day. In fact, Jordan was so angry about losing that he vowed if he ever did any work with one of the Sheens he’d wear a Hitler mustache and make everyone go along with it. You go, MJ. You always win.

If Obama had an emergency meeting with Congress and initiated a Youtube tax today, I wouldn’t object because YouTube is doing God’s work by providing us with videos like this one.

‘Melinda Brown Duncan Is The New Charles Ramsey,’ Says Idiots (1 photo + 1 video)

Remember Antoine Dodson’s Internet explosion? Of course you do. And then right afterwards we had Sweet Brown and the guy who lost his cheeseburger. Why? Because stations were essentially going out looking for the craziest-looking people they could find and get a million YouTube views as if that’d make me want to tune into the news in Des Moines or wherever. Well, it’s started up again. This journalistic blaxploitation has reared its ugly head now that Charles Ramsey is more famous for his perm than the fact he saved a few lives. The first big video comes out of Detroit where a news station tracked down this woman – Melinda Brown Duncan – and let her rant about whatever the hell she wanted to talk about for a minute. Of course, if this were a pre-YouTube era, the footage would have landed on the cutting-room floor. But in an attempt to get YouTube views, she got her say on the air. And now outlets are calling her the next Ramsey Brown because Black people. Obviously. So get ready for the auto tune videos, laughs and good times. I’ll just kick back, watch Amos N’ Andy and thank goodness we don’t live in those times anymore. Whew.

Remember Antoine Dodson’s Internet explosion? Of course you do. And then right afterwards we had Sweet Brown and the guy who lost his cheeseburger.

Conker's Bad Fur Day: Squirrel Vivisection And Pikachu Beating (1 photo + 2 video)

Conker’s Bad Fur Day is a pretty edgy game — kind of shockingly so considering it was funded by Nintendo and released back in 2001. That said, just because countless dick jokes and a giant singing poop monster made it through to the final product, doesn’t mean a lot of other stuff didn’t hit the cutting room floor. An uncensored beta version of Conker just popped up online, and folks are discovering it contains all sorts of interesting cut content, and it’s not exactly the stuff you might expect (more poop, dick and boob jokes). One of the cut scenes features a rather disturbing vivisection of another non-Conker squirrel. Another (very unpolished) scene involves Pikachu taking a beating from a mobster. Gee, wonder why that idea was shot down?

Conker’s Bad Fur Day is a pretty edgy game — kind of shockingly so considering it was funded by Nintendo and released back in 2001.

‘Spagging’ Makes Pouty Faces Tolerable and Hilarious (10 photo)

The “duck face.” It’s an epidemic across all forms of social media, and why it exists, we haven’t the slightest clue. You know what we’re talking about– that ultra pouty, furrowed brows, I’ve-got-’tude-right-now-and-you-can’t-handle-it sort of expression. And yes, we’ve been guilty of doing it maybe once or twice in 2007. Whatever. But whether you’re a fan or a facial-pouting hater, we think you’ll enjoy the versions we recently discovered. Ladies and gents, say hello to ‘spagging’. A Photoshop genius recently took to Imgur and shared the greatest improvements of said duck face. Basically, the user made everyone look like they’re slurping up a piece of spaghetti. Again, genius. See what we mean below.

The “duck face.” It’s an epidemic across all forms of social media, and why it exists, we haven’t the slightest clue.

Funny Sean Connery Quotes, Make You Feel Smarter (21 photo)

Sean Connery has supplied us with some amazing quotes over the years. These are some of the best of the best from Scotland's great man. These funny and interesting quotes might just make you feel better about yourself. If nothing else you will probably feel smarter after reading them. Thank you Sean Connery for these amazing pieces of wisdom.

Sean Connery has supplied us with some amazing quotes over the years. These are some of the best of the best from Scotland's great man.

Totally Nailed It! Epic Wins and Fails (16 photo)

These people had a plan and stuck to it. Some of the results were better than the others. In the end they all can say "Yup!, Totally Nailed it." Job well done everybody. Epic wins and fails.

These people had a plan and stuck to it. Some of the results were better than the others. In the end they all can say "Yup!, Totally Nailed it." Job well done everybody. Epic wins and fails.