Animated Mice Can Be Creepy
by Jake Teresi
Speaking of latent Nazism, here’s a brilliant appropriation piece made by the guys at Everything is Terrible, a blog dedicated to showcasing weird found footage.
Their transformation of this Chuck E. Cheese in-store (presumably 90s) television show is simple: jump cutting to condense it down to its perverse essence. It’s amazing to think of all the mediocre film that is produced daily around the world, the amount of capable crews wasted on ill-conceived junk. I find it refreshing when artists change the context and make a worthwhile piece out of a previous failure.
Simplify Your Life
by Adam Hirsch
I’m torn.
It’s titled “The Most Boring Video In The World” on YouTube, but the truth of the matter is that if it were shown in a video art gallery, we might all consider it brilliant. Not because of its long-winded explanation of my inability to simplify my travel packing habits, but simply because there is nothing like it anywhere else. Anywhere.