Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
This week in “Thanks, Internet” — Leo’s red carpet rampage, Bernie’s thoughts, and2001: a musical odysseywin the internet this week.
1.2001: a Musical Odyssey
First contender for song of the summer comes fromJoan Wasser(Joan As Police Woman) and Benjamin Lazar Davis’ new duo, 2001. With a video featuring a convertible Bentley and Fred Armisen as a mechanic, let’s all just go for a ride and pretend winter never happened.
2.Red Carpet Rampage
Leo really wants that elusiveOscar — and only YOUcan win it for him.
(Thanks, Sean!)
3.Deep Thoughts with Bernie Sanders
Thisis the only parody Twitter account you need to follow this election.
4. Drone, Doggy, Drone
The world needs more dogs on synths.
5. In aWorld Gone Crazy
Us, too, Jake. Us, too.
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