http://www.widecircus.com/pop The blog that pops! Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2012/02/20/star-wars-funny-commercials/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2012/02/20/star-wars-funny-commercials/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:37 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=1719 Star Wars, with its millions of fans worldwide and its well known characters is always a guaranteed success when it comes to advertisement. People can easily relate to funny ads, especially if they involve such a massive franchise like Star Wars. 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Although Albéniz never composed for guitar, he strongly inspired future generations of Spanish guitar players Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/03/04/issac-albeniz-into-the-soul-of-spain/feed/ 0 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/02/28/bicycle-film-festival/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/02/28/bicycle-film-festival/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:00:30 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=1523 Since its creation in 2001, the Bicycle Film Festival has grown into worldwide scale, being present in some of the most important cities of North and South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The main idea of the festival is to pay a tribute to bicycles in our daily lives, through the use of cinema and other forms of art. 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Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/02/18/selfridges-birmingham-the-blobby-shopping-center/feed/ 2 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/02/17/johann-lippowitz-interpreting-songs/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/02/17/johann-lippowitz-interpreting-songs/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:24:38 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=1430 David Armand is a British comedian, known especially for a character he created named Johann Lippowitz. Johann Lippowitz represents an Austrian mime that does some particularly funny interpretations of some well known songs, based mainly on physical humor. His interpretations have been labeled as “Karaoke for the deaf”. 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Since its release, in 1982, “Tron” has become a pop icon and a cult movie. Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/15/tron/feed/ 0 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/12/the-stonehenge-mystery/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/12/the-stonehenge-mystery/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:28:45 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=541 On a plain in the Wiltshire county (Southern England) stands a structure that due to its size and shape has captured human imagination for centuries. This structure is known as Stonehenge. Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/12/the-stonehenge-mystery/feed/ 0 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/11/homeless-no-more/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/11/homeless-no-more/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:00:48 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=798 Life can really surprise us. Sometimes, when everything seems lost, life gives you a second chance. Ted Williams, a homeless man based on Columbus, Ohio, was spotted in December 2010, by a photographer of the local news: “The Columbus Dispatch”. It seems that he was the owner of a gifted radio voice. Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/11/homeless-no-more/feed/ 0 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/10/devils-of-the-deep-2/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/10/devils-of-the-deep-2/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:00:34 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=826 Do you remember the ugly and scary fish that appears on “Finding Nemo”? Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/10/devils-of-the-deep-2/feed/ 18 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/07/vimeo-awards/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/07/vimeo-awards/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:49:09 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=370 In October 2010, five years upon its creation, Vimeo has presented the first edition of “Vimeo Awards”, which took place in New York city. The festival’s jury consisted of some famous personalities like David Lynch (film director), Ze Frank (online performance artist), Reggie Watts (comedian and musician) Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/07/vimeo-awards/feed/ 0 http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/06/dom-transformer/ http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/06/dom-transformer/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:00:24 +0000 Widecircus Pop http://www.widecircus.com/pop/?p=259 Hong Kong’s inhabitants are used to live in a very tight space. Thinking about this problem, Gary Chang, a local shape architect came up with the idea to create a convertible home, which can transform itself, according to his needs. 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Certainly, you know someone that showed you something so funny, eccentric and unique in the Internet that arise on you the desire to share it! That’s our essence. Enjoy it! Read more]]> http://www.widecircus.com/pop/2011/01/05/welcome/feed/ 0