Best Website Ever?

Kim Jong Il looking at Corn.

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Okay, maybe it's not the best website ever. But it made me laugh out loud.

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Visit Kim Jong Il Looking at Things now for more timeless propaganda classics such as 'Kim looking at pigs' and 'Kim looking at a radish'. Genius.

Skiing Fail

If you see anybody wearing these on the slopes next year, avoid them at all costs.

They are clearly a maniac with a number of self-esteem issues.

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Spotted at highsnobiety, who have more details and photos.

Major Lazer - Keep It Going Louder (Video)

Directed by Eric Wareheim.

Musically, not my thing. Visually.. if this doesn't scare you you're mental.

We deserve better...

Liverpool 1 Lyon 2

Injuries are undermining our season, yes, but it goes deeper than that.

Pharrell's New Hoodie - Worth More Than Your Car

Oh dear.

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Pharrell has bought himself a new grey hooded jacket. Not just any hooded jacket though... this is made by Hermes of Paris, and is made from Crocodile skin.

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Pharrell has got form for spending silly money with Hermes on one-off bags, but this is different. Not only is it ugly, but when those French chaps make clothes with Crocodile, the price tag becomes astronomical. Conservative estimates suggest this could have cost him $18,000. Not so conservative estimates say it could have been as much as $75,000.

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On his Japanese 'honeyee mag' blog mini-site he posted the above picture with the caption "Couldn't resist". Makes you sick doesn't it?

New Foo Fighters... Yawn

Jesus. Kurt is turning in his grave.

I really don't rate these guys. Music for Aussies and Kiwi's. It's all so... safe. No doubt this will be getting spins on Steve Wright's Radio 2 show. Which says it all. really.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...

I'm sad to say that this was spotted on the streets of London. A chrome Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster. Click for a close up.

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I wonder if the owner sticks his head out of the window shouting "Look at me! Look at me!" at passers by? If you must, go to Luxist to read more about this £250,000 abomination.

The fuckery stars have aligned...

...and come up with Jade: The Musical. Seriously. No, really.

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As if that isn't horrific enough (although it would be interesting to see how they go about airbrushing her 'right-wing racist' period out), we'll have to endure a fucking TV 'talent' contest to find a new star to play the lead role. Who would the expert judge be? The Geordie voice from Big Brother? Her twatty husband? I could ramble on here about how incredibly pointless/sick/wrong/exploitative/hypocritical/etc this is, but I wont. Because I'll only live to be 80 (if I don't hang myself from depression after this news), and I've already wasted 4 minutes of my life writing a post.

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By the way... No matter what else happens this year, this wins my 2009 Abject Fuckery Award.

Lanvin - I hope you're taking the piss

Just a couple of weeks back I was singing the praises of Lanvin for their wearable, sleek trainers. Then I see these horrors, and wish I'd never said those nice things about them.

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These monsters are called the Pearl Ankle Sneaker. They retail at $985 and colette in Paris are stocking them. It's a shoe for a Pet Shop Boy. A shoe for people who look like women, but have a dinkle. They'll probably sell out in a day, bought by rich lunatics. If you see somebody wearing these in the street, walk away from them as fast as you can. They're probably very dangerous.

Chris Brown's handywork...

The before and after. Chris Brown is done.

Comme des Garcons' weird tennis trainers

The shoe at the the top I can live with... it looks like a black canvas Converse Chuck Taylor. It comes in white too, so all bases are covered.

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But Jesus Christ almighty... brogues with a 'sneaker sole'? Wrongness.

The mentally ill can get these for free from the NHS. The rest of you need to visit Colette.

Pigeon Smuggling Berk

An Australian man (shocker) was caught by officials at Melbourne Airport trying to smuggle two bog-standard pigeons into the country from Dubai. They are not valuable birds, they are not endangered.

Rather than putting them in his hand-luggage, he put them down his trousers, wrapped in paper and held in place by a pair of tights. Well, of course.

The icing on the cake... he could face 10 years in prison for his troubles.

The cherry on top of the cake... he also smuggled an "undeclared aubergine".

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COMEDY GENIUS.

Kanye West - Imbecile

Kanye... you're excited and feeling good about yourself and your career. I get it.

But there's a recession on, and it's not wise to rub the worlds noses in it.

Obama - The Toy

The Obama Action Figure... brought to us by those crazy Japanese cats at DID. Click the image for a close-up and see the wrongness in all its glory.

Oscar Nominations - Completely devalued

Best actor:

Richard Jenkins - The Visitor

Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn - Milk

Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Best supporting actor:

Josh Brolin - Milk

Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road

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Hold on... there's clearly been some mistake.

I'm a little concerned that Josh Brolin didn't get a nod for his spooky portrayal of George W. Bush in 'W.', but he did get recognised for 'Milk', and there are larger things at play when it comes to that film (it was distinctly average, it was about an unpopular dickhead, and nobody wants to give 'Dubya' an award, even indirectly).

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But what I can't forgive is there is no Michael Sheen in this list. His performance in 'Frost/Nixon', as David Frost, glued the film together. Yes, Langella was good, but it was essentially an impersonation. Sheen was totally believable as a young interviewer out of his comfort zone... tension etched across his face. I'm gutted for him, and they'll probably ignore him next year too, for his upcoming role as Brian Clough in 'The Damned United'.

CNN = At best stupid, at worst racist

Jesus. How could that ever be funny? Not even a satirical genius could pull that off.

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For more of Complex's most racist moments from the 2008 presidential campaign, click HERE.

adidas Brand Centre - Beijing

adidas have just completed work on their biggest shop.

It's been built in China to coincide with this years Olympic games.

Yes, this is a very impressive building (although it doesn't exactly blend in with its surroundings does it?), and if I lived in Beijing, I'd probably bankrupt myself on Y-3 gear and football shorts. But something just doesn't feel right. Maybe it's because I get the impression it was built using slave labour on a site where people used to live until the government bulldozed their homes while they were at work, and left them a cheque for 30% of the property's market value.

Without question, this Olympic games will be a memorable spectacle, but I'm pretty certain it will take months to get the bad taste out of my mouth. Would you bet against the Chinese police shooting at demonstrators at some point during the games?

Neither would I...

More info and pics over at hypebeast.

American Apparel = Pervs?

Yes that ad is real... American Apparel is the ethically sound, reasonably priced, colourful clothing retailer that makes all of it's clothes in Indian Sweatshops downtown L.A., and pays their staff excellently. Being a cynic, I thought this all sounded too good to be true and, sure enough, they have recently endured a smear campaign (about their 'squeeky clean image' being a load of old bollocks). I always thought American Apparel's ad's were quite good, then I thought about why... lots of girls not wearing much (I'm a man, after all). Then I read this story, and whilst elements are initially funny, the adult in me kicks in and I think... why would I want to give my money to this gimp?

Glass + Public Toilet = Wrong

Click here for the pay-off. I'd still be incredibly cautious.