Happy Friday afternoon, everybody! How’s your summer? Big plans for the weekend? More importantly — shouldn’t you be working? Our crack Flavorpill research teams inform us that over 93%* of our daytime traffic consists of people reading the site from work, where their browser window is open behind whatever Excel spreadsheet or TPS Report they’re supposed to be working on, along with Solitaire and Angry Birds and Gawker and the Blake Lively naked pictures (we’re not judging) and that vintage lunchbox that’s been on your eBay watch list for like three days (just buy the damn thing already).
But don’t worry, we’re not gonna rat you out. We totally understand — we’re not really working this afternoon either. C’mon, it’s a Friday afternoon, it’s gorgeous out, who the hell wants to be productive? But even your disposable time on someone else’s dime is precious, so make the most of it. After the jump, we’ve assembled some of today’s best diversions for film fans. Take a glance, click some links, and seize the day.
Earlier today, we received an email that simply read: “Fistful Of Mercy is Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, and Dhani Harrrison,” followed by a link to fistfulofmercy.com.
Note to publicists: sometimes less definitely is more, as this sparse, hyperbole-free notice was enough to have us instantly clicking through to learn more. The new supergroup’s website is equally bare, and its Facebook and MySpace pages just went live today, but they do feature a phenomenal video for what appears to be the trio’s first single — a moving, self-titled track that features all three musicians on both guitar and vocals. Watch it for yourself after the jump and tell us if you’re as excited for this collaboration as we are.
Heath Ledger shot this video for Australian rap duo N’Fa’s “Cause An Effect” on a single camera in his Sydney garage shortly before his death. Ledger also worked on videos for Ben Harper and Modest Mouse. [via Reuters]
Is overuse of the Internet really about to become a mental disorder? We certainly hope not, because that would just make our job feel totally awkward. “The line between compulsive behavior and sheer hard work is also difficult to gauge, much less reliably diagnose.” Heh. Read More »
