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At this weekend's party, surprise your friends with a playlist of everyone's favorite pop songs with an 8-bit twist. Every child of the '80s and '90s will appreciate synthesized sounds reminiscent of marathon Nintendo sessions. We found 8-bit renditions that are so good, you can't stop yourself from jumping up to dance to the electronic beats. Check out hits by Gotye and Flo Rider that are still Read more
Our passion for the lo-res aesthetic of pixels and eight-bit beauty isn't going anywhere regardless of how advanced our digital lives become. For his Fall/Winter 2011 collection, Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga took a different take on his clothing label Anrealage season's prints by transforming familiar florals and color blocking into pixel-style cubes. Kunihiko takes his concept one step Read more
There have been a number of Game of Thrones memes since the show aired (Stupid Ned Stark and the 8-bit remix to name a few), but this animation of a Game of Thrones RPG has to be my favorite. Playing out each character in true 8-bit RPG style, it takes you step by step through the crazy story lines of all the main characters. Crazy, but awesome. Check it out below! Read more
We may be smack dab in the middle of holiday season here on the Sugar Network, but I can't help but share with you this crazy-fun find to whet your palate for next year's wedding season. We already have enough geeky wedding ammo to fuel an entire ceremony, so this 8-Bit wedding invite is the icing on the cake (pun intended). Complete with binary code speech bubbles, the vintage feel of this Read more
I try my best to keep my desk area at work clean, organized and free from clutter. But my wall space, now that's a different story. It's still quite stark and bare, but these blue and black 8-bit Wall Decals would be the ideal way to spruce up my space. For $40 from surface graphics company Blik, you get a combo pack with four 15-inch sprites and 16 6-inch sprites from popular 8-bit games of the Read more
Go the extra mile with your food budget with these tips from LearnVest. For years, many people — my husband, mom, sister and even my son — told me to stop wasting so much food. Throwing away half a piece of chicken here or a handful of grapes there never seemed like such a big deal to me. If I was full or no longer in the mood for that particular food, then I had no problem tossing Read more
Billy Bob Thornton claims he never felt good enough for his ex-wife Angelina Jolie — D-Listed Ben Stiller and David Schwimmer get photo-bombed in Cannes — People Michael Fassbender talks candidly about his Oscar snub — Lainey Gossip Disco Queen Donna Summer has passed away — HuffPost Entertainment Rooney Mara arrested on the job — JustJared Zooey Deschanel's brother has A Siri Read more
It's CBS's turn to take center stage at the upfronts, and this morning the network unveiled its new Fall schedule. CBS has kept most of its ratings-strong schedule intact, but there are a few changes to make room for the new shows. Most notably, Two and a Half Men will move to Thursdays, forming a bit of a comedy block with The Big Bang Theory, which will surely not please the folks at NBC. The Read more
NBC is the first network to take center stage at the upfronts this week, which means we'll be hearing more about NBC's new Fall shows in the coming days. But for now, we've got your first peek at the new schedule. Most of NBC's veteran series are staying in their old time slots, but the network has also added The Voice to the Fall lineup, and notably moved Whitney and Community to Friday nights. Read more
Chances are you probably have a dog-eared copy of What to Expect When You're Expecting laying around your house. The "pregnancy bible" has been the first stop for information for expectant mamas since 1985, and while the nonfiction book has undergone four significant updates since its debut, few readers probably foresaw it being turned into a movie — unless it was a film being shown in Read more
