Update: We’ve since located the source of this madness. Her name is Thu Tran, she lives in Bushwick, and I basically am now her biggest fan. I wrote her fanmail this morning. Check out more of her madness at http://thutranthutran.wordpress.com/.

Can anyone, someone explain what this is?

Recap of what you just saw: An Asian girl cooks a plate of devilled eggs assisted by a white devil on a set inspried by Eureka’s Castle for a character named Yoko Oh No who does mock conceptual art.

This is about as far as I got to uncovering the purpose of this clip the other day while chatting with Erin. (note: “zay” is cool kids slang for amazing):

me: OMG
THIS VIDEO
ERIN
I AM CRYING I AM LAUGHING SO HARD
FOOD PARTY!!!!!
Erin: holy fuck!!! i know!!!!!!
i saw it and i was like, “COLIN WILL DIE.”
me: it’s sooooo zay
Erin: sooooo
tts agree
it’s out of control
me: is it AZN?
Erin: IT IS THE MOST AZN THING EVER.
IT IS MORE AZN THAN AZIA

Enter the ‘Sink the Spree’ project demo last week in Berlin, the high-tide point for the anti-gentrification movement so far.Teenagers on inflatable whales, and hipsters in Baywatch-style yellow canoes blockaded tourist boats and the investor’s ship for hours on end. Meanwhile, on the river’s bank, a crowd of several-hundred chucked water bombs at police boats, guzzled beer and flirted. The demonstration’s soundtrack was provided by a group of teh gays pumping Chicks on Speed from their raft.

This Berlin-style protest was the anti-gentrification demo down on the river the other day. And it seems remarkably driven by the sort of hipster ethic prevalent in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Or is it Williamsburg that’s become more like Berlin? Have we entered a world with universal cultural lifestyle brands? Read More!

Have you guys seen this trailer for Asylum? Well I have now thanks to the lovely Gabe Delahaye over at Videogum.

Seriously though, I am so excited for this movie. Watching teenagers get slaughtered by mysterious forces and insanity is one of my favorite past times. This movie seems to have everything: needles in eyes (side note: seen Audition, because that movie is the king of needles in eyes), screaming blondes, mysterious pasts, S & M inspired scenes, scary doctors with no pupils, everything I tell you! I’ll be there opening night.

This is by the director of Final Destination 2, and all this Final Destination 2 talk going on in my own head as a result of being reminded of that (excellent) movie’s existence from the trailer had me thinking about how my good friend Jim Gaylord (yes that’s his real name) found a way to make teenage slaughter flicks meaningful, beautiful, and reflective. Read More!