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Sep 2

Historical Moments Retold on Twitter

Given that Twitter is currently reigning as the virtual watercooler for everything from world events to daily minutia — every #hashtag an artifact for future archeologists to unscramble — you have to wonder: if only Ev and company had come up with this just a few hundred years earlier, what 140-character gems might we have gleaned from our forefathers?

Thanks to Historical Tweets (@historicaltweet) we now have our answer…

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Jun 23
Super Spanish Mario Inquisition and 60 other great ancient video games, courtesy of Gizmodo.  Part of me has always longed for some B.C. battle action — the Bible has more M-rated action than the entire Resident Evil series… and, unlike WWII, it’s surprisingly untapped.  Bring on the FPS Daniel in the Lion’s Den! [via agentmlovestacos] Any other ancient adaptations to add?

Super Spanish Mario Inquisition and 60 other great ancient video games, courtesy of Gizmodo.  Part of me has always longed for some B.C. battle action — the Bible has more M-rated action than the entire Resident Evil series… and, unlike WWII, it’s surprisingly untapped.  Bring on the FPS Daniel in the Lion’s Den! [via agentmlovestacos]

Any other ancient adaptations to add?

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May 27

The Vendor/Client Relationship

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May 19
The Food Chain: some people protest humans should only eat plants… and with each word lost upon these meat-loving ears, the zombies gain another step in the food chain.  If you care anything about the future of the earth, maybe it’d be wiser to focus on eating Zombies instead!  (via meltinyourmouth)

The Food Chain: some people protest humans should only eat plants… and with each word lost upon these meat-loving ears, the zombies gain another step in the food chain.  If you care anything about the future of the earth, maybe it’d be wiser to focus on eating Zombies instead!  (via meltinyourmouth)

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Apr 1
8-Bit Packaging: in another great installment of NES Modern Classics, two of my favorite games this month are reimagined in glorious 8-bit style.

8-Bit Packaging: in another great installment of NES Modern Classics, two of my favorite games this month are reimagined in glorious 8-bit style.

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Mar 30

The History of the Internet… as told by Microsoft.  Though they struggle to find meaning in the new web, our friendly overlords at Microsoft at least provide a bit of “Best Week Ever” style humor in this retelling of the Internet uprising.

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Mar 7

Saturday Morning Watchmen: what if “the most celebrated graphic novel of all time” was adapted into a Saturday morning cartoon show instead of a polarizing box office event? [via MrTruffle]

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Jan 24
Making Friends in Social Media (via Mashable)

Making Friends in Social Media (via Mashable)

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Jan 6
Attack of the CEO Blog

Attack of the CEO Blog

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Sep 2

The Michelangelo of Movie Posters: Funny or Die profiles the conflicted genius of movie poster designers and their signature, infamously generic “floating heads” treatment… it’s only funny because it is painfully true.  [via IWatchStuff]

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Jul 23

If Fonts Were People [via ThreeMinds]

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Jul 19
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

Bud Light’s “Real Men of Genius” campaign salutes Mr. Movie Theater Ticket Ripper Upper (above)… among many other everyday heroes. [via Steve Isaacs]

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Jul 15

Shawshank Redemption: The Musical

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Jul 9

Jedi Gym: a mockumetary set in a galaxy not so far, far away — a fitness center in Torrance, CA where members channel characters from Star Wars to work out, meditate, and improve their lives.

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Jun 11

Warcraft Sequel Provides New Perspective: the brilliant minds at the Onion News Network take a closer look at Blizzard’s meta follow-up to the MMO franchise.

[See also: Dwight’s Second Life, South Park: Make Love, Not Warcraft and Leeroy Jenkins]

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