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Most of the time we tend to focus on the more serious side of digital culture or, at least, we look at more serious reasons why people are sharing. But we all know that most of the internet is just plain silly. It’s about time for us to give it it’s proper due. Therefore, in this issue you will get to learn about four amazingly ridiculous items:

  • 600 points, no deaths is a video of one player beating the original Super Mario Bros with the (almost) lowest score possible. There was one accidental goomba squish in there. Why would anyone do that? And why is it so impressive?
  • Hipster or Jesus is a photo blog that takes photos of hipsters that “look like” Jesus and asks if we think it’s actually him or just some weird hipster. The copy is what really makes this site amazing.
  • Best Backyard Battle Ever is an over-the-top, unbelievably awesome and bizarre video of a father and son’s backyard battle with little green soldiers and various other toys. It’s completely ridiculous and everyone of us wished our dad had played like this.
  • Darth Malkoff vs The Apple Store is Mark Malkoff’s attempt to see just what will get you kicked out of an Apple store. He couldn’t figure it out, but the video of his tests is great. It’s also a wonderful example of what happens when a brand embraces being a playground for its users.

Finally, this issue highlights the newest asset in the Reflecteur arsenal: DigitalCultureExplained.com. This site will feature all of the publication articles as well as original content. You can RSS the site as well as follow us on Twitter(@DigiCultEx) or fan us on Facebook. We hope you all take a moment to check out the new site.

Download Issue 89 of Reflecteur here.

 

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