Japan Goes Gaga for Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Japan Goes Gaga for Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Nope, This Is NOT a Black and White Photograph
Oh Shnap. Beat School 101 With Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang
8-Bit Your Desk
HowTo: Make a Massive 46,000 Calorie Kit Kat

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

AKA, the infamous Lady Gaga.

Japan rules cosplay culture, and these superfans are no exception to the rule. Tokyo Fashion hits the streets, Fruits style, capturing these top-notch, über stylish fashion homages to the legendary pop singer.

Scroll all the way down for a selection of HowTo videos on creating your own Lady Gaga look.
Video: Make Lady Gaga's cigarette sunglasses from "Telephone".

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Nope, This Is NOT a Black and White Photograph

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Paul Lung requires nothing but a 0.5 mm technical graphite pencil, plus one sheet of A2 paper to create a nearly perfect hand drawn facsimile of a photograph. The 38-year-old graphic designer of Hong Kong spends up to 60 hours on each labor intensive drawing.
Self Portrait of the artist.
Lung likely has some inherent skill, and probably spent a good chunk of his life enjoying (re: practicing) the ...more

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Oh Shnap. Beat School 101 With Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:00 PM PDT

If you partake in the mashup/remix/sampling mania, you may be familiar with Philadelphia's Chiddy Bang. Their beats are a sweet marriage of their own original hip hop + sampling of bands like Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Passion Pit, and MGMT.

If you haven't seen it yet, check out their awesome video for "Truth" (Passion Pit sample). These dudes have Style - love the animation. Inspired? Then take ...more

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8-Bit Your Desk

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Well, you might need to take a few lessons in animation first.

Another cool 8-Bit animation (previously, Evil Pixels Demolish New York City). This one is short and sweet. And especially beautiful.

"I recently found myself wondering what a video game might look like in the form of a stop motion animation. While a normal person's response to such a question would of course be "who gives a shit?" I ...more

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HowTo: Make a Massive 46,000 Calorie Kit Kat

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Ian, Ann, Andy, Dan, Josh and Lucy of Pimp That Snack go BIG with their ginormous Kit Kat recipe. Approximately 2 feet in length, 45,888 calories, 1860 grams of saturated fat, and almost $75 bucks in ingredients. Oh, and this monster takes about 6 days to make.