The Animal Planet network dips its toe into the terrible-movies-usually-shown-on-Syfy pond with this new flick from the crazed minds of Asylum (the proud papas of Sharknado), called Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys. Pros: It stars Shannon Doherty and a bunch of face-sucking, blood-thirsty lampreys. Cons: … well, I was going to say that […]
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Who’s the Real Terrorist in America?
Peter Bergen and David Sterman at CNN write: …since 9/11 extremists affiliated with a variety of far-right wing ideologies, including white supremacists, anti-abortion extremists and anti-government militants, have killed more people in the United States than have extremists motivated by al Qaeda’s ideology. According to a count by the New America Foundation, right wing extremists […]
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Please Don’t Feed the Alligators
Ah, Florida: (Via Cynical-C, which also posted this video of a brave libertarian battle against the tyranny of old crossing guards.)
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TV News Helicopter Crashes Next to Space Needle in Seattle
A chopper has crashed near Fisher Plaza. A car is on fire. We will have updates on http://t.co/6Abb2NF1PO. pic.twitter.com/DVHd4H5iQ5— KIRO 7 (@KIRO7Seattle) March 18, 2014 In a truly horrific catastrophe, a KOMO 4 news helicopter in Seattle crashed this morning just yards from the Space Needle right after takeoff. Witnesses say the helicopter took a […]
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The Gorgeous Horror of Hannibal
Buried beneath the accolades of True Detective, NBC’s Hannibal does not get the appreciation it deserves. (Primarily because NBC knows it has a gorgeous, cable-style adult drama on its hands, is scared to death of it, and therefore refuses to promote it and buries it at 10 pm on Friday nights.) However, I’m doing my […]
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Watch the Season Premiere of Killer Karaoke
As I’ve stated on numerous occasions, I loooooove Japanese game shows. They are hilarious, they are insane, and they are cruel. That’s why I’m also a fan of the little seen American reality competition, Killer Karaoke (returning to Tru TV, Thursday, Feb 20 at 10 pm). The premise is wickedly simple: Contestants sing karaoke songs […]
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I Have Had it With This Mother-effing Snake in This Mother-effing Sweater!!
I don’t have a lot to say about this, other than “Hey, look. It’s a snake wearing a sweater.” Via Cheezburger Okay, fine… I’ll think of something. 1) Snakes are cold-blooded, therefore it doesn’t need a sweater. BOOM. SCIENCE.2) Is it torturing this snake to wear a sweater? I don’t know, I don’t care, because […]
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Excellent News: There’s a Clown Shortage
The New York Daily News‘ “EXCLUSIVE” story reveals that clowns are worried about a “national clown shortage.” “What’s happening is attrition,” said Clowns of America International President Glen Kohlberger, who added that membership at the Florida-based organization has plummeted since 2006. “The older clowns are passing away.” (Via.) The sad clowns note that getting the […]
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Today in Corporations That Control Your Life
As Denis mentioned in Good Morning News (and as your Twitter feed is probably still freaking the fuck out about), Comcast is trying to acquire Time Warner, at which point will they not only will control a huge swatch of media and infrastructure, but they’ll also probably change their name to OmniCorp and expand Comcast’s […]
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New Hannibal Season Two Trailer!
Now look! I don’t care about your fancy-pantsy, big-city “ratings system”—I thought the first season of Hannibal on NBC was BOSS. And if this new trailer is any indication, season two will be double BOSS. Check it out if you like great acting, atmospheric plots, and super creepy serial killers sniffing dead bodies. YEEEEESH!
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Tonight’s Nightmare… Today!
Hmm… what is that thing? Looks like a cute, hairy caterpillar or someAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! via
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Do Not Watch This Japanese Ad for Car Tires
Or do. Then tell me if it made you jump.