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The story of the homeless man Kompot, evacuation of the airport because of a tablet, Netflix in the cinema and a gun for money
The story of the homeless man Kompot, the evacuation of the airport because of one tablet, Netflix and cinema, a gun for money and other news of the week that attracted the attention of the editors, but for various reasons did not make it onto the TJournal agenda.
The downside of dating sites
According to a new study , couples formed through dating sites are the most fragile. People who meet in this way break up more often and get married less often than those who have an affair in real life.
This is all explained quite simply: users who are overly enthusiastic about such services begin to think that they always have an alternative, and do not forgive their partners even the smallest mistakes. Moreover, such people are not connected by common acquaintances or the same place of work, which means that it is much easier for them to run away.
Why we didn’t write: You can get to this point on your own, but it’s nice that we now have research to refer to.
Netflix is going to the big cinema
Last week, the online cinema Netflix, which has already managed to make a lot of noise with its series like “House of Cards,” took several steps at once in the direction of its own feature-length film.
On September 29, it became known that Netflix is taking part in the work on the sequel to the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” which will be released in an unprecedented way: on the day of its premiere on August 28, 2015, you can watch it either at home with Netflix or in IMAX theaters. It is possible that this is what the film distribution of the future will look like: either TV or huge premium halls.
Already on October 2, the media reported that Netflix had signed a contract with comedy actor Adam Sandler's Happy Madison studio. The latter will produce four exclusive films for the online cinema. Judging by the fact that Netflix resolves such issues, guided by its own statistics, subscribers of the service love to spend an evening with one of Sandler's comedies.
Why we didn’t write: Until Netflix came to Russia, it is of little interest to most readers, although right now it is creating the future.
Staring at it
On September 30, a man became so engrossed in something on his iPad that he walked through a metal detector with it and caused panic at Sydney Airport. While security guards were dealing with the incident, hundreds of people were evacuated from the building. Ultimately, most flights were delayed by an hour, but the culprit was released without any charges being brought against him.
Apparent security breach at Sydney airport... All having to be re-processed pic.twitter.com/6gIuL8SDnp
— Bruce Martin (@brucemartin83) September 27, 2014
Kickstarter meets reality
In 2013, Kickstarter became a haven for gamers and developers: bypassing publishers, they successfully raised money and launched even the strangest projects into production.
Unfortunately, this era has ended. According to data from the analytics firm ICO Partners, in 2014, games through Kickstarter attracted less than half the funds compared to 2013, and the number of successfully funded projects fell by 20 percent. Whoever had time, ate it.
Why didn't we write: too narrow.
Tetris - movie star
On September 30, The Wall Street Journal reported that Threshold Entertainment (responsible for the 1995 Mortal Kombat film adaptation) was developing an “epic sci-fi film” based on Tetris.
Representatives of the studio explain their strange intention simply: brands are new stars, and such films will increasingly be successful.
Why didn’t we write: lately there has been too much news about such film adaptations (“Monopoly”, “Angry Birds”). Let's wait for the first results. However, the same Lego. The film turned out to be very cool.
Music news
On September 30, musician Pharrell Williams released a new video for his song “It Girl,” drawn by the legendary Japanese artist and designer Takashi Murakami. Inside there is anime, video games and a meme hat - in general, everything the Internet was created for.
But Maroon 5's new video for the song "Animals" was not received as warmly as Pharrell's work. The group was accused of "romanticizing a man's unhealthy obsession with a woman."
Why didn’t we write: there’s nothing to write about here, but it’s cool!
Best weapon
A Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a gun that shoots money has failed. What is it created for? To demonstrate your wealth, of course! But moneybags clearly did not appreciate the idea: the project attracted only about 4 thousand dollars out of the required 50.
Why didn’t we write: in the news, only the headline and this GIF are interesting.
Robot ass
After the scandal with curved iPhones, Samsung also decided to show how it tests its smartphones for endurance. The big reveal: they have a robot shaped like a butt in jeans that sits on phones.
Why didn't we write: this is, of course, an important achievement in robotics, but no.
Put away your smartphone
American rapper Prince Ea is well known for his videos in which he doesn’t just rap in the usual sense, but expresses it with expression, like a Shakespearean poem.
His new poignant video about smartphones and social networks has become a real hit on Facebook. Heartwarming!
Why didn’t we write: there were no free hands to make subtitles, and in this form only those who have everything in order with English will feel all the salt.
All news news
On October 1, the American media literally “torn” the news from Louisiana. Two teachers from Destrchen High School were caught having sexual relations with their 17-year-old student.
The fateful day was when they met their lover after a football game and went to his house to have a threesome. As it turned out later, such relationships continued for quite a long time.
Since the 24-year-old and 32-year-old teachers turned out to be not so bad-looking, men all over the world immediately fell into their dreams.
I still want two teachers in my physics class, why did I only think about one before?
— Dumbledore (@hogarth_) October 3, 2014
However, the teachers themselves are not laughing: they are facing a trial.
Why we didn’t write: we decided to write about it here.
Aim sexy and ai know it
Creative director Philip Kirkman and photographer Shannon McLaughlin have released a new version of their calendar featuring photographs of ordinary New York taxi drivers in provocative poses.
As always, the pictures turned out to be very funny.
Why didn’t they write: it’s too small.
Look into the eyes
Nestle Fitness placed a hidden camera directly on a woman's chest to see how much attention she gets in a day.
But the hilarious video, which has nearly 5 million views on YouTube, isn't meant to be a joke, but addresses a serious issue: It tells women that others are constantly "checking" her breasts, but she should remember to do it herself to catch cancer early. .
Why didn’t we write: there are already quite a lot of such videos.
Anuses of pigeons
The Chinese government tested 10,000 pigeons before releasing them in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The operation was planned to be kept secret, but it was leaked on local social networks.
It was funny to watch how the headline from this news on Lenta.ru was changed. At first they wrote about the anuses of pigeons, and a little later they replaced them with more anatomically correct cloaca.
Why didn’t we write: we could have collected jokes, but what kind of jokes are there?
Coca-Cola's success
Sales of the famous drink rose by 0.4 percent for the first time after 11 years of annual decline. The reason for the success, according to analysts, was a personalized advertising campaign with names on cans and bottles.
And indeed: in recent months, even those who have consciously given up such drinks have had photos of a red jar appearing on Instagram. Will the campaign with which the soda giant found the key to social media go down in history? We'll see.
Why didn't we write: unformatted.
Compote
Last week, RuNet blew up a one and a half minute video from the Kemerovo region. In it, a local schoolboy harasses a homeless man named Kompot, striking him with light blows and throwing stones. Ultimately, the man can’t hold back and kicks the offender several times.
Kompot, who taught a rude schoolboy a lesson, immediately became an Internet hero, but also attracted the attention of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Kemerovo region. According to the body, the beaten young man grew up in a prosperous family, while Kompot leads “an antisocial lifestyle and is registered in a psychiatric dispensary.”
Netizens immediately launched a powerful campaign with the tags #kompot and #savekompot, in which they both simply joke and actually make attempts to help the homeless man avoid punishment for the controversial incident.
Why we didn’t write: we left it for this section.
And most importantly
Save Kompot, save the world!
Vadim Elistratov,
TJournal
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