Bueller? Bueller? The Ferris Bueller extended Super Bowl ad (Ahem, I mean the Matthew Broderick Super Bowl Ad)

In Honda’s new Super Bowl commercial, Matthew Broderick revamps one of his most famous roles – Ferris Bueller – in the latest commercial for the all new redesigned Honda CR-V. According to the press release:

The new Honda CR-V commercial features Matthew Broderick as himself, skipping out on a day of acting work and living it up in his all-new CR-V. Relive movie history with Honda’s fresh twist and wonderful homage to this ’80s classic.

I’ve always been a big Ferris fan and even imagined what a sequel might look like here: Ferris Bueller’s Next Day Off.

Broderick ends the spot with the classic movie quote – Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Another  surprise at the very end of the spot stays true to the original movie as well. A nice touch.

Best science project ever!

Back when I was a freshman in high school, I created a science project on the life cycle of fish. Plenty of time and planning went into this project. Weeks of breeding fish in an aquarium along with detailed charts and graphs. I remember painstakingly setting up the aquarium along with the charts the night before the big science fair. There was some concern on my part because initially I didn’t have access to power to run the filter. That was later worked out and I was ready for the big day.

The next morning at school everybody headed to their projects. The teachers were walking around inspecting and grading the projects. When I arrived at my project, to my shock and horror,  all the fish were dead floating on top of the aquarium. I panicked. The first thought that went through my head was “How do I bring these fish back to life?” The only thing I could do was wait until the teachers passed by. They took one look at the dead fish and bam, instant “F.”

After the science fair I was called down to the Principal’s office. As it turned out, a couple of Seniors poured Drano in my aquarium killing the fish instantly. When I arrived at the office, all of the responsible Seniors were there. Each one had to apologize to me one by one.  After they apologized I asked “Who the hell is going to pay for my fish?” In hindsight, probably not the smartest thing I could say being a Freshman. Anyway,  in the end I received an “A.”

Instead of working on my science project for weeks, I could have grabbed some milk, food coloring, dishwash soap, and a bowl as I made my way out the door the day of the big science fair. I could have dazzled the crowd with my phenomenal milk trick.

Two Door Cinema Club brings the 80s video back with ‘What You Know’

The 80s were a wild time for fashion – Parachute Pants, Leg Warmers, Acid Wash Jeans, Stirrup Pants, Chuck Taylors and the like were all the rage. Back in the 80s everyone was searching for an identity. The easiest way to shine, or should I say glow, was to wear obscenely bright colors. The music scene was burgeoning with New Wave, Synthpop, Rock, Pop, and Hair Bands. Looking back, few pulled it off better than David Bowie, Madonna, and Robert Palmer.

“What You Know” by Northern Irish band “Two Door Cinema Club” really gets it’s 80s on. It borrows from Robert Palmer’s – Simply Irresistible and it pulls together the 80s vibe incredibly well.  Take a look at those bright red shorts and blue tank tops. Fantastic! The girls are a bit more campy than the Robert Palmer girls and lack that sophistication. The dancing is the best – totally out of sync. The girls dance as though they had two maybe three rehearsals at best. I imagine they were kicked off the synchronized swim team and were way to eager to answer the ad on Craig’s List to star in a music video. Well played girls.

My favorite part of the video is when the guys jump off the pedestals (2:16 mark) and run over to the doors where the girls proceed to hand them their guitars complete with a kiss. Yes my friends, pure cheese. I can’t stress enough how much I love the goofy dancing. The more you watch it, the better it gets. The only thing missing is a band of misfit midget circus performers.

In all seriousness Two Door Cinema Club has a fantastic sound. ‘What You Know’ is very catchy and has a solid hook. Brilliant song writing and a high campy 80s video to boot.

[via Changethethought]

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

A fantastic ever changing infographic by The RSA.

Video: Paul McCartney Sings “Scrambled Eggs” with Jimmy Fallon

Back when Paul McCartney wrote Yesterday, the original lyrics he wrote to remember the melody were “Scrambled Eggs, Oh my baby how I love your legs.”  He and Fallon sing a duet with the original lyrics expanded. McCartney shows he has a sense of humor and McCartney and Fallon pull it off beautifully.

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How to pass the time on a unexpected 10 hour layover

The girl featured in this video was stranded in the Pittsburgh International Airport for 10 hours during Snowpocalypse ’09. She passed the time by video taping herself. Well done!
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Super fan makes Lord Of The Rings prequel using £25,000 of her life savings

Kate Madison – a super fan of the Lord Of The Rings films – set out to make her very own prequel to the trilogy series with £25,000 of her life savings. She wrote, directed and produced the prequel based on two paragraphs lifted from the appendix in JRR Tolkien’s books. The end result was  an hour long prequel titled “Born Of Hope.”

Gone was the elaborate £200million budget and lush scenery of New Zealand trilogy director Peter Jackson had at his disposal. The film was shot entirely on location around England and took over a year to shoot. Incredibly, Madison convinced more than 400 cast and crew to donate their time for the project. She picked up office temp work and earned an additional £17,000 by posting a trailer on YouTube accepting donations. She also played the part of Elgarain the forest ranger herself.

It’s a remarkable effort and most certainly surpasses the modest budget. View the film in it’s entirety at BornOfHope.com.

Yo-yo freestyle

I’m lucky if I can make the Yo-yo go up and down let alone crazy freestyle tricks! Who knew there was a yo-yo championship.