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Here's the funny thing about the Internet: No matter how much time you actually spend online, you will never see and experience everything the Internet has to offer. The sheer magnitude of videos, websites, games, photos, social media sites and zany GIFs is far too much for one person to find on their own. So we decided to compile a handy list. Here are the best things to do on the Internet this weekend, December 14-15.
Cop A Pair of Nick DePaula's Favorite Sneakers of 2013
Sole Collector's EIC, Nick DePaula, was kind enough to pen a list for the Sneakers channel this week, explaining his favorite kicks of 2013. Featuring the cork LeBron X's, Reebok's Kamikaze II Retro's, and more, DePaula's suggestions will have your feet looking fly all the way through 2014.
Download The New Super Smash Bros. Game
For anyone who felt a little disappointed by 2008's Super Smash Bros. Brawl, you weren't alone. But, thankfully, a group of similarly disgrunted Nintendo fans banded together to right all of the title's wrongs. The result? Project M, a mod developed for Super Smash Bros. that, after years of development, is now available to be downloaded on an SD Card and transferred to your Wii or Wii U. Check out the video above to see all the changes they made and then download the mod here.
Read About New York's Invisible Children
In 2013, 22,000 homeless children roam the streets of New York City, the highest number that the city has seen since the Great Depression. One of those children is Dasani, the central subject of a recent New York Times story on the city's increasing poverty gap. Told in a style not unlike Complex's own cover stories, the New York Times has put together a story rich in both design and emotion that could very well be up for a Pulitzer when the time comes. Read it here.
Learn How to Shop Like a GQ Editor
Ever wondered what exactly the team over at GQ is rocking that allows them to look so stylish? As a Christmas gift to us all, their editors have spilled their secrets, unveiling all their favorite pieces and accessories of the year, just in time for you to add them to your Christmas list. Read all their recommendations here.
Watch Key & Peele's Conversation with Paul F. Tompkins
American comedian, actor and writer, Paul F. Tompkins, also known as the host of the weekly web series, Speakeasy, brought Comedy Central superstars Key & Peele onto his show this week. The results were about as hilarious as you would expect. Watch their sit-down conversation on Tompkins' website.
Read About Nirvana's Life After Kurt Cobain's Death
Since Kurt Cobain died on April 5 of 1994, the remaining members of Nirvana have released various collections, compilations, and DVDs, bringing together unreleased unreleased material, lost footage and more to give fans the best Nirvana experience possible, without the band actually being around. This week, Pigeons & Planes conducted a full autopsy of their posthumous material, giving you the full run-down on what the essential Nirvana is post-Cobain.
Order Yourself a Cronut Online
The Cronut—Dominique Ansel's donut/croissant Frankenstein monster—took over the city as one of the summer's hottest food trends, but one of the biggest problems for non-New Yorkers was that it was only available in the city. For a limited time only, the embargo has been lifted. Until 11:59PM tomorrow, Dominique Ansel Bakery has teamed up with Goldbely to ship out Cronuts anywhere across the country. Sink your teeth into their selection here.
Download Flying Lotus' "Ideas+drafts+loops"
If there's one thing that King Bey shouldn't be overshadowing this weekend, it's the data drop that experimental electronic artist, Flying Lotus, gifted the Internet this week via Mediafire. Packaged in a zip file called ideas+drafts+loops, FlyLo shows that, whenever he drops his next proper full-length, it's going to be something special. Be sure to listen to the "Black Skinhead" remix featuring Thundercat.
Download Spotify's New Free Mobile Service
Spotify has been a major hit in the United States since it was released back in the summer of 2011, but one of the components that hasn't done quite as well as expected is the mobile, Premium service. With their new, free mobile option, Spotify hopes to turn that around, offering users a free, but limited, Spotify experience on their phones. Will it intrigue users enough for them to upgrade to the full service? Find your for yourself over at Spotify.
Download "Beyoncé"
Beyoncé's newest, eponymous album sold 80,000 copies within the first three hours of its surprise release on iTunes. If you weren't one of those 80,000, change that now. Download the record on the iTunes Store.