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For Youtube Comedy Week, The Gregory Brothers honored the popular video-sharing website’s 8th birthday by releasing their funny new music video, “The History of YouTube.” Michael Gregory blows the mind of his brother Carl, who has been on a “work vacation” for eight years, by introducing him to all of the viral wonders of YouTube.

video via YouTube

In anticipation of the Webby Awards, comedian Patton Oswalt worked with Funny or Die to make “They Surf,” a parody of the sci-fi classic They Live where he “learns that the Internet is taking over the world” after “donning a pair of special sunglasses.” Oswalt is set to host the Webbys for the second consecutive year on May 21, 2013.

New York-based writer and video editor Bryan Menegus created an excellent 8-minute supercut video for Slacktory featuring running gags from Arrested Development. Previously we wrote about Bryan and his supercut videos of all the swearing in Game of Thrones and Clint Eastwood squinting in movies.

Eight solid minutes of ‘Arrested Development’ in-jokes, from “no touching” to “say goodbye to these, Michael!”

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Following the announcement that Yahoo acquired Tumblr, Yahoo also unveiled a complete redesign for photo sharing service Flickr. In a Tumblr post, CEO Marissa Mayer said that the redesign “puts photos front and center,” allowing for full-resolution image uploads and removing a lot of the white space in the original design. Flickr is also offering users one free terabyte of space — room for over 500,000 photos — and now supports 1080p HD videos up to three minutes in length. The redesign also introduces a new slideshow mode for viewing photos and a new Activity Feed that shows friends’ uploads alongside activity on your own photos, as well as the ability to share uploaded photos on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. The new features have already rolled out, and a newly redesigned Flickr Android app is currently available for download in the Google Play Store.

According to ABC News, Yahoo plans to launch an advertising campaign for the newly revamped photo sharing service, beginning with 11 billboards located in New York City’s Times Square. The company’s New York team will also be moving into the former New York Times building around the corner from Times Square by December of this year.

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On a recent episode of Conan, late night host Conan O’Brien gave a comical YouTube video response to Quick and Simple Life Hacks 8 by Household Hacker. He pokes fun at their life hacks, such as: how to light a candle with a stick of spaghetti and how to make ice cream last longer with aluminum foil.

Here is the original Quick and Simple Life Hacks 8 video:

Household Hacker even commented on Conan’s video response:

videos via Team Coco, Household Hacker

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Ray Manzarek, founding member and keyboardist of The Doors, has died at the age of 74 from a long bout with cancer. Memoriam donations are being taken in his name at Stand Up To Cancer.

From The Doors website:

Manzarek is best known for his work with The Doors who formed in 1965 when Manzarek had a chance encounter on Venice Beach with poet Jim Morrison. The Doors went on to become one of the most controversial rock acts of the 1960s, selling more than 100-million albums worldwide, and receiving 19 Gold, 14 Platinum and five multi-Platinum albums in the U.S. alone. “L.A.Woman,” “Break On Through to the Other Side,” “The End,” “Hello, I Love You,” and “Light My Fire” were just some of the band’s iconic and ground-breaking songs. After Morrison’s death in 1971, Manzarek went on to become a best-selling author, and a Grammy-nominated recording artist in his own right. In 2002, he revitalized his touring career with Doors’ guitarist and long-time collaborator, Robby Krieger.

Smother Bros. Comedy Hour Performance
Taped: December 6th, 1968 Aired: December 15th

image via The Doors, video via Misfit52687138

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield held his first press conference since returning to Earth from his mission aboard the International Space Station, during which he discussed his immense social media presence throughout the mission. Hadfield also talks about what it’s like to re-adapt to gravity and goes over some of the specific research taking place aboard the International Space Station in this video from the Canadian Space Agency.