Hey! Life magazine did something actually funny and interesting. They put together a collection of photos of the most useless inventions of the first half of the 20th century. Behold: A horrifying “dog retainer” and L. Ron Hubbard trying to hear a tomato scream. HT to Right Brain Resource.
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“One of the Worst Things You Can Do in Trek, Of Course, Is to Mix Your Genres.”
Well, OBVIOUSLY. My favorite dude is the lonely janitor, forlornly sweeping the bridge of the Enterprise. You can see him from 2:33-2:36. Also, I’m gonna predict that the way this dude keeps passively aggressively bringing up his love of the The Original Series vs. her love of The Next Generation is gonna lead to some […]
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The Lion Approaches, Clad In The Furs Of … A HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THAT ROBOT!
We had a good run with Chuck Norris, Chocolate Rain, Dramatic Chipmunk and Leeroy Jenkins, but it’s all over now. Nothing can stop this MechaCat juggernaut, and our best scientists and numbersmiths believe that by January we’ll all be living under the cruel (if totally cuddly wuddly) paw of what religious scholars have taken to […]
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TODAY IS ONLY GETTING MORE AND MORE MAGICAL!
Okay, I realize I just did an amazingly nerdy post like two seconds ago but holy shit two things just came across my desk that really really need to be addressed. FIRST: Man, that kid is not impressed. Anyway, SECOND: Take a virtual tour of the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park. Um… […]
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Dungeons & Dragons Soda Is Magical, Will Make All of Your Dreams Come True.
Perhaps because my diet consists largely of Kit-Kats, usually when I approach Mercury Food Editor Patrick Coleman about writing for the Mercury‘s food section, our interactions go like this: ME: Man, Patrick Swayze sure was graceful, wasn’t he? I’m really sad that he’s gone.PATRICK: Uh… sure?ME: Hey, that reminds me: You should let me review […]
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Beatles Infest Ground Kontrol
Today sees the release of The Beatles: Rock Band, and to celebrate, Ground Kontrol (511 NW Couch St.) is hosting a special edition of Rock Band Tuesday devoted entirely to the only rhythm game more popular than Jesus. Succinct official details, courtesy Ground Kontrol co-owner Anthony Ramos: Don’t wait in a midnight release line to […]
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Nerd Alert! AVATAR DAY IS ALMOST HERE!
Loath as I am to advertise an advertisement, it’s my duty, dear readers, to remind you of some news. Some news that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER. Today, my geek brethren—in a mere hour’s time—tickets for AVATAR DAY will become available. What’s AVATAR DAY, you ask? Think of AVATAR DAY as a holiday—a holiday that […]
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Welcome to Dungeon Majesty…
“… the show where we take four ladies and play Dungeons & Dragons.” Via Topless Robot.
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“By Your Command,” Justin Timberlake!
So I was already in advanced scoff-n-derisive snort mode when I heard that director Bryan Singer was rebooting Battlestar Galactica, right? I mean, the show is barely in its grave and suddenly everybody’s gonna die if there isn’t a remake? Anyway, my eyes were in mid-roll… until I read the following, at which point they […]
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Trailer for Gentlemen Broncos.
Like the other films from husband/wife team Jared and Jerusha Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre), Gentlemen Broncos looks to be kind of a mixed bag—but Jemaine Clement’s character looks fucking awesome, and there’s Sam Rockwell and Mike White? Sign me up. (Napoleon Dynamite-related: Wow, remember Jon Heder? That dude vanished fast.) Via io9.
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The Most Adorable Trekkie Ever RETURNS.
I’ve blogged about James Trowbridge before. He’s the 11-year-old reporter for TrekMovie.com, and he is my favorite writer of all time. And now he’s back with a new article—one in which he asks the important question, “So has the new Star Trek made a difference with the youth of today?” On to his findings! I […]
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Tron: Legacy Trailer (So This is What the Inside of the Internet Looks Like)
Okay, so the first Tron was sooooooooooo BORING. (Other than the awe-inspiring light cycle race, of course.) That being said, here’s the trailer/teaser for the 3-D update, Tron: Legacy in which they’ve obviously dispensed with EVERYTHING from the old movie EXCEPT for the light cycle race. Thank you, Walt Disney Corp.—for listening. Seriously, after watching […]