Gagadaily
Lady Gaga is the most interesting and provocative pop star in years; not since Eminem has a singer provoked a reaction equally divided between repulsion and adoration. As you would expect, this fansite resides in the latter camp and has charged itself with being the premium source of all Gaga-related news, of which there is plenty as not a day goes by without her either upsetting someone, releasing a new single or being photographed wearing something ridiculous made out of lightbulbs/foil/lace/dead Muppets. All your Gaga needs and more are served here, including videos, live downloads, fashion galleries and a rather fantastic animation of her cackling on the Jonathan Ross show while holding a dainty teacup.
Autocomplete Me
Have you noticed how Google seems to know what you're thinking before you do? This phenomenon is most notable when you're inputting something into the search box and its magical algorithms offer a dropdown box based on other people's searches. All fine if you're searching for Rick Astley or estate agents in Brighton but less reliable if, say, you're typing in "how to rap" and just before you type the letter "P" Google suggests, "How to raise your IQ by eating gifted children"; 14,200 results for that topic, apparently. Herein lie hundred of these autocomplete "fails", all of which display the flaw in Google's masterplan. As an experiment just type the words "I really" into Google and marvel at the wonder of technology.
BLOG ROLL: FILM
The top five foodie films of all time plus reviews, trailers and an audio interview with the Coens.
News and YouTube links dedicated to music documentaries including the intriguing Taqwacore: The Birth Of Punk Islam.
Documenting the split-screen special effect used in TV opening credits such as Dallas.
The movie world seen through 3D glasses, including disturbing news that the next Jackass film comes with an added dimension.
Then-and-now location shots of Quadrophenia and hundreds of others.
Film stills, trailers, music and quotes from the golden age of cinema.
WHAT WE LEARNED ON THE WEB THIS WEEK
For every dollar Will Ferrell is paid his films make $3.29
What it's like designing sites for people who moan that "the unicorns aren't realistic enough"
The hilarity of visual fruit jokes
A handshake beats an autograph every time
The parts of London Sherlock Holmes knew
Commuters do the most annoying things
The history of the internet in a nutshell
What happened when Facebook and MySpace met at a party in north London
Where to become instantly awesome
