The Atlantic

March 12, 2013

Rest up for tomorrow, cardinals. No candidate received the two-thirds majority to be elected pope today.

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February 15, 2013

What It Was Like to Watch the Russian Meteorite(s) Fall

“I was driving to work, it was quite dark, but it suddenly became as bright as if it was day. I felt like I was blinded by headlights.”
— Viktor Prokofiev, 36, a resident of Yekaterinburg, where the meteorite hit in the Urals Mountains

“What was it? People said it was a plane that fell and exploded. I saw a bright blast from behind me. Everything was lit up, very bright light. It was like from Armageddon movie when the meteorite rain started, I really thought it was like doomsday. It was so scary especially the explosion. It was very strong. I am speechless. It was so strong. My camera couldn’t reproduce how strong the bang was.’”
— Gulnara Dudka, a woman in her 20s

Read more.

Wow.

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Filed under: News World news Russia Meteor Meteorite GIF

January 24, 2013

Watch Obama’s Fly-Swatting Prowess Back in Action

He had something bugging him — literally.

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Filed under: Insects GIF Obama Politics

January 21, 2013

Thumbs Up, Obama.

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Filed under: Obama Politics GIF

January 8, 2013

The Paradox of GIF-iti: Street Art You Can See Only Online

An artist’s quest to make art tailored to the Internet, in the physical spaces of modern Los Angeles, London, and Newcastle.

See more. [Images:INSA/UNGA]

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Filed under: GIF Art Los Angeles

December 27, 2012

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Charting 2012’s Top Cultural Obsessions

You can’t talk 2012 without talking GIFs: the year’s cultural superstar, the Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year, and the means by which the internet shared its obsessions (and we all know the internet really likes to obsess). From the GIF to politics to the apocalypse to Honey Boo Boo, the guys from I Love Charts bring you the year’s top cultural obsessions — in GIF form, of course.

Zombies

2012 was a year where major issues dominated the global narrative. Mainly we talked about the election and zombies.

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Filed under: 2012 GIF

December 14, 2012

“The majority of those who died today were children. Beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10.” —President Obama wipes a tear while talking about the Newtown school shooting.

[GIF: @HeyVeronica]

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Filed under: News Obama GIF GIFs Newtown

December 10, 2012

Women Aroused by Jewelry: A GIF Guide to the Most Sexist Holiday-Gift Ads Ever

For decades these seasonal jewelry commercials have portrayed ladies at Christmas losing their frigidity at the sight of a diamond solitaire. While the O-face remains a constant feature in the ads, the message has somewhat evolved. The ads used to be aimed at men — “Wrap me in gold this Christmas!” a blonde coos in a Zales commercial from the late 80s. Now, the ads are aimed at women. The gift recipients aren’t sexy models, but moms in mom haircuts with babies.

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Filed under: GIF Sexuality Gender Sexism Television Jewelry Women Christmas Holiday

December 6, 2012

theatlanticvideo:

A Delightful History of the GIF, in 2 Minutes

Directed by Sean Pecknold and produced by LEGS Media, A Short History of the GIF chronicles the graphic interchange format’s journey from the late 1980s through the dot com bubble up to today’s multi-platform media world — in claymation. Not only did the GIF pave the way for future digital art memes, but even the savviest of media creators cannot decide whether to pronounce it with a hard or soft ‘g’. (Hint: Inventor Steve Whilhite pronounced it like the peanut butter brand).