Björk’s bangin’ surprise DJ set, a mash up of The Lion King v Mariah Carey, a whistlestop tour of gay history, and, robots generally just fucking shit up
"This week was strange. It felt like everyone on the internet had forgotten that there were actually lots of other things to write about aside from the two Mads (Men and Max). I don’t care about your regurgitated opinions! They’re boring! I’m bored! I mean sure, I did watch Mad Max and I can kind of see your point – it was amazing, and it opened my eyes to a whole new sexual orientation (Imperator Furiosa) – but the sheer volume of articles only made me painfully aware of the lack of originality out there. This piece from The Toast is the only one worth your time." – Dominique Sisley, Editorial Assistant (@dominiquesisley)
LISTEN TO BJÖRK’S SURPRISE DJ SET FROM TRI ANGLE’S NEW YORK PARTY
"Quite simply the best thing I've heard all week. Björk mixing weird and colourful vocals from around the world with the brutally dark sounds of Tri-Angle Records. Do I really need to say more?" – Dan Adeyemi, Front End Developer (@iamdaneyelid)
DISNEY SONGS REMIXED AS 90S R&B SONGS ARE ACTUALLY INCREDIBLE
"Okay, so this is a few weeks old but I'm late to this party, a party that is still definitely worth joining though. If you know me, well, you don’t really, but you'd know I love 90s R&B anything but more importantly, I LOVE 90s Disney films. Combine them and you’ve got this cracker. A double whammy of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast mixed with Mariah? Montell Jordan and Aladdin? Yes. Yes! Happy weekend." – Ashleigh Kane, Digital Assistant (@AshleighKane)
"I don't agree with a lot in this piece, but this is still a fascinating whistlestop tour of gay history (or at least, a very white and Euro-centric version of gay history) and how the cultural signifiers of 'gayness' are under threat." – Zing Tsjeng, News Editor (@misszing)
"Kim K may have broken the internet earlier this year, but this week it seems the internet wants to break the Kardashians.” – Roxanne Farahmand, Video Intern – (@roy_farmhand)
FRIDGE RAIDERS PROJECT: MM 3000
"Video compilations of humans being absolutely terrible while going about their every day business are fun, but even better are video compilations of robots fucking it all up. Here is a minute and a half’s worth of evidence that show us why we don’t need to freak out about the machines taking over just yet." – Thomas Gorton, Digital News Writer (@angstromhoot)
"The sleazy, anything goes editorial scheme that Thought Catalog grew up on is still one they stand behind – if you can think it, you can write it. This exposé into the inner workings of one of the biggest websites is interesting, mostly because they went from a staff of like three to watering their plants with champagne. Also, Gavin McInnes is an asshole." – Trey Taylor, Film Editor (@treytylor)
10 RADICAL IDEAS THAT INSPIRED HOLLY HERNDON’S PLATFORM
"Incredibly eagle-eyed readers will remember that for a previous Best Of The Web, I flagged up Holly Herndon's “Interference” video a month or two ago, and rambled on about how exciting she makes laptop music seem, and how much like the future she sounds like. This awesome piece in The Fader outlines ten theorist/artist folks talking about the ideas behind her album. The ideas are really inspiring, and the album's the best of the year, hands down, IMO. Great piece, great album, great read." – Charlie Robin Jones, Digital Editor (@charliexjones)
"In the last year the media has reported a lot (compared to previous years) about the LGBTI-community and more gay/lesbian/bi/trans/intersex characters have appeared on screen. Jesse MacMillan’s article ‘Hey, Look! I’m on TV’ is such an interesting read because a) it’s written by a young person who’s actually in the LGBTI-community rather than just someone reporting about it and b) it discusses whether the media is giving a fair picture of trans people - which it obviously isn’t." – Frida Meinking, News Intern (@medfrida)
THE LONELINESS OF THE COMMON PLAYER
"When I think of professional athletes (yay sports!), it’s always heroes like Tom Brady and Sidney Crosby. The guys who are discussed, loved, and cherished by tons of die-hard fans. We never remember the rest of the team, the guys who don't go written down in history and have half lived their dreams. It’s in these a little above than average Joes where Andy Friedman finds his inspiration." – Tatyana Wolfman, Editorial Assistant (@tatwolfman)
MEET HYPEBEAST'S MOST NOTORIOUS COMMENTER, BLANCHARD DE WAVE
"This guy describes himself as ‘Anna Wintour on the front row at fashion week’, but for the comments section of Hypebeast. He also compares himself to Picasso, and God. His genius? One word comments. 3,580 times in 2 years. I think he’s great."– Natasha Slee, Social Media Assistant (@TashaLouiseS)
