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The Smiths Songs as 8-Bit Video Games

By Judy Berman on

Mediocre pop-culture mashups are everywhere on the Internet, but when you mess with The Smiths, you’ve got to bring some inspiration. Thankfully, Brazil-based designer and illustrator Butcher Billy has done just that with a series of unexpectedly appropriate images combining Smiths song titles with 8-bit video game characters. We can’t imagine how Moz would feel about this project, which we discovered via It8Bit — but we’ll certainly have “Bigmouth Strikes Again” running through our head the next time we play a Mario game. … Read More

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Pop Culture

On My Own: Sidekicks Turned Heroes

By Emily Temple on

It sucks to be a sidekick. You do all the work, and somebody else gets all the glory. Even if you have a great situation, or a weird semi-homosexual relationship going on with your hero (we’re looking at you, Watson), it’s no life for a true go-getter. After reading this New York Times article on Gayle King’s escape from sidekick-land, we decided to take a look at all the sidekicks who have battled their way to the top, transitioning into their own heroes. Hopefully, any currently oppressed and depressed sidekicks out there will take this list as inspiration to be the heroes of their own lives — or, er, stories, at least. Click through for our list of now-famous sidekicks. … Read More

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Web

What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Heather Schwedel on

Today at Flavorpill, we freaked out when mom tried to throw out our bacon. Ugh, Mom! We baked Where the Wild Things Are-themed cupcakes and decided they were too cute to eat. We recoiled in graphic design horror at the poorly-designed elements of the Star Wars universe. We sent Lord Mario (the snootier, British-er version of videogame Mario) a telegram. We helvetica’ed to our hearts’ content at Typedia. We didn’t know how to tell our friend we hated his novel. We lusted after a super-cooling-sounding self-published YA book based on a 14-year-old’s notebook scribblings. Finally, we remixed Sexy Bitch, and can we just say? Damn,… Read More

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