Time for a little quiz: NEWT or SCHRUTE? Can you tell the difference between The Office’s Dwight Schrute and current presidential candidate Newt Gingrich? You might be surprised by what you’ll discover. [Mother Jones]
The Norwegian pop group A-Ha’s hit “Take on Me” is reborn in polka form. Five musicians from North Korea give a new spark to this old tune in an accordion-only rendition. [Joey DeVilla]
Ferris Bueller’s Super Bowl ad drew large attention over the weekend… and if you saw it, you may have noticed it resembles the movie pretty well. Now see a side by side screen playing the movie and the commercial simultaneously. [I Am Bored]
Designers hope that creative trash cans will cut the amount of litter discarded around cities. And the first location for the bins is India, where a kaleidoscope design is turning heads. [Design Boom]
An artist from the UK creates iconography with contributions from prisoners. Fine Cell Work is a rehabilitation program for inmates to learn needlework and contribute to a growing art vision. [Huffington Post]
The dream of the 90s is alive in Portland, that is, the 1890s. Fred and Carrie travel back to a contact lens-less, homebrew enthusiast time period. [Portlandia]
If you liked Jimmy Kimmel’s pranks during Halloween and Christmas, you may enjoy his latest scheme… encouraging people to turn the television off at a crucial point during the Super Bowl, then videotape the reaction. [Jimmy Kimmel]
Interview Magazine posts new interview with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on the backdrop of his music and collaborating with fellow artists. [Interview Magazine]
Here’s one thing that hasn’t seen much attention since 1947: radiation safety posters. Browse through some of these retroesque images and slogans. [Retronaut]
Photographers have spent days exploring the beauty of Yosemite National Park and now present some of its most stunning views in timelapse HD, set to the tune of alt-rockers M83. [Project Yosemite]
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