In 1983 British impresario Malcolm McLaren released Duck Rock, an album which mixed up influences from Africa and America, including hip-hop. The album proved to be highly influential in bringing hip-hop to a wider audience in the UK. Two of the singles from the album (”Buffalo Gals” and “Double Dutch”) became major chart hits on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Fascinating vintage clip from 1969 with predictions of the many advantages of home computers and what is now known as the internet. Well, they most of it right…

I’m curious to know what the origins of this video clip are. If anyone can identify what this was made for, please let me know.

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Some classic awesomeness from the best martial artist of all time, Bruce Lee. This is Bruce’s screen test (in full) for his role in The Green Hornet. Enjoy!

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I hope all you graphic designers will get as much of a kick out of this sketch as I did. Silly, yet so true.

And this one should make all the freelancers smile…
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As many of you can tell..we have not limited ourselves in the variety of topics we post here..and we surely don’t plan to. Here is a titillating exercise video from the early 80’s that will surely put a smile on your face. And if it doesn’t, you have no business being here.

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