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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Best of the Web: iPhone: Cinema's newest villain, Monkey business and more

iPhone: Cinema’s newest villain
Smartphones have empowered the common man, and this is why filmmakers are resentful.  To find out why, read ‘Why the iPhone is causing problems for movies’ on Buzzfeed.

Monkey business
Photographer Hiroshi Watanabe captures primates from Japan’s traditional monkey theatres in a series of glamour shots .

You would be hard-pressed to find a more dignified bunch of simians outside of this collection which can be viewed on Wired.  

How to speak German angrily

Here a whimsical tip: The next time when you find yourself flying into a rage, spew words in German for maximum impact. The Copy Cat Channel on YouTube will teach you how to do just that in a funny video featuring Jonas Mann of the band Onkel Berni’s Butze.

Storybook romance
What would a man do to get his lady friend to accept his hand? By writing a funny childrens’ book about a lovelorn gorilla and his girlfriend, a giraffe! Check out the book on Bored Panda.
Keeping it cool

Read about the Z Series Kirigamine air conditioner that can selectively cool individuals thanks to its infra-red camera which detect hotspots, on Gizmodo.  

Affleck donning the batsuit for fame?

Just why is Ben Affleck picking up the mantle of Christian Bale? Because he still wants to be a big movie star, writes Kyle Buchanan from Vulture

Self portrait, joke or masterpiece?
With the release of Bob Dylan’s bootleg collection ‘Another Self Portrait,’ Slate looks back at Dylan’s controversial and questionably produced 1970 album Self Portrait, the spiritual predecessor of Another Self Portrait, which has been vilified critically and dismissed by the artiste himself as a joke.

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