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05 Oct 2009 10:45

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Offbeat: We Gon Rock: Meet Boostalk, the worst rapper we’ve ever seen

  • We’re convinced the kid has a strong Canadian accent. Listen to the way he says “rock.” And lest you be convinced that a kid like that can get a girl like that, watch this video. And we thought Chuggo was bad (note NSFW language and imagery at that link).
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02 Sep 2009 01:00

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U.S.: Pretty much nobody likes this insensitive 9/11 WWF ad

Disturbing 9/11 WWF ad treatment
  • Um, holy crap. What can we say about this image besides the obvious fact that it’s completely uncalled for? Comparing a natural disaster to terrorism is probably not a good idea, no matter the context. (The World Wildlife Fund is not happy with the Brazillian ad company that came up with this, BTW.) source
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10 Aug 2009 09:27

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World: Mudslides make a bad situation in China even worse

  • 600 villagers could be buried by a torrent of mud source
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02 Aug 2009 21:07

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U.S.: A drag racer wrecks, injuring his cousin. Who does the cousin sue?

  • Basically, under Massachusetts law I’m trying to get compensation for my client anywhere I can.
  • Roland Hughes • Lawyer for the father of Brandon Pereira, who was involved in an accident with his cousin Timothy. Timothy Pereira was drag-racing on the wrong side of the road at 81 mph in a 30 mph zone, and hit another car at high speed, injuring both passengers of that vehicle along with Brandon. Despite the fact that Timothy is in jail facing multiple charges for causing the accident, Hughes filed a lawsuit against the people in the other vehicle. Which is just disgusting. • source
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08 Jul 2009 23:46

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Music: Attack Attack!’s “Stick Stickly” video so bad, the Guardian dissected it

  • We were totally ahead of the game here. Back in mid-June, we saw the worst music video ever, an unspeakably bad concoction of gyration, cliché, screaming and in-unison headbanging called “Stick Stickly” by screamo band Attack Attack! It was so bad we posted about it twice. Well, we caught the trend just before that bastion of high culture, The Guardian, got a hold of it. And they dissected it in profound detail. Our favorite description of the band: “Like a set of dancers representing Undead versions of Jonas brothers on a Halloween-Pride parade.” source
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22 Jun 2009 18:30

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U.S.: Holy God, this DC Metro crash is bad. Very bad.

At least two people have been confirmed dead thus far. And lots of people are injured. This is the scariest thing we’ve ever seen. source
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19 Jun 2009 20:24

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Music, Offbeat: Suck suckly: This may perhaps be the worst music video ever

  • There are a painful number of cliches in this music video, from the gyrating to the screaming to the unnecessary Eurodance breakdown. Attack! Attack! should be very ashamed of how awful “Stick Stickly” is. It’s like the screamo version of “Gymkata.”
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05 Jun 2009 16:14

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Music: Meet the guy behind some of the worst album covers ever

From Pink Floyd to The Cranberries to The Mars Volta, Storm Thorgerson has been ruining the art of the album cover for four decades. source
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18 May 2009 22:03

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Offbeat, U.S.: Donald Rumsfeld is the worst Christian graphic designer ever

Imagine a crochety old guy with a lot of power designing these in Powerpoint. Then remember Obama’s branding campaign. Scary, eh? source
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31 Mar 2009 21:19

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Culture: “Osbournes – Reloaded”: This is why we don’t own a TV.

Good God, did we need more cartoon characters on TV? This is the kind of thing that ruins it for us. source
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