This Week on PSFK: Culture Trends You Need to Know, Feb. 17- 23
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Hope you feel like dancin'
The only thing more unlikely then having your car designed by a four year old is being told your being attacked by zombies. But maybe even more unlikely then that is a dance craze more popular than Gangnam Style.
PSFK helps you prepare yourself.
Hacked TV Station Accidently Broadcasts Zombie Attack Alert
An eerie message from the undead was broadcast live across several channels in Montana.
In a prank a few months too late for Halloween, tricksters hijacked the regular TV programming of stations in Montana, USA. Members of the public engrossed in shows on The Great Falls affiliate... [Read more here]
Will the Harlem Shake Surpass Gangnam Style?
4,000 videos of the Internet's latest dance craze meme are being uploaded every day.
Have you heard of the Harlem Shake? It’s a dance that originated in Harlem in the 80s. It is also a track by DJ Baauer released in 2012. It is also the latest dance craze to have gone viral, and not just a little viral... [Read more here]
BMW Turns A Four-Year Old’s Ideas Into A Car Design
After the boy's uncle told Jalopnik about his dream car, the BMW marketing team created a design for it based on the specifications.
Jalopnik reader Ben wrote in to ask if the community could draw up an artist’s conception of his four-year-old nephew Eli’s dream car. The imaginative young boy... [Read more here]
Sleeping Capsules Transform Any Building Into A Hotel
The Sleepbox Hotel consists of mobile, modular rooms that just need to be connected to the power supply.
Recently, we looked at a hotel made out of a shipping container that moves locations. Now, this Sleepbox Hotel features small, mobile capsules that can be installed anywhere... [Read more here]
Pixar Artist Designs New Facebook Emoticons
Matt Jones is creating a set of digital images that reflect more complex or subtle emotions.
Pixar story artist Matt Jones is working on a broader range of emoticons for Facebook, so we can express more subtle and complex emotions... [Read more here]
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