First of all, people need to stop “paloozaing” things. However! I will make an allowance in this one case for the upcoming film Rapturepalooza (due out in May), which stars my hopefully one day girlfriend Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daly, Craig Robinson and my hopefully one day boyfriend Rob Corddry. The world is coming to […]
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The Asteroid Missed Us… As You Were
From Yahoo News: An asteroid half the size of a football field buzzed Earth in a historic flyby today (Feb. 15), barely missing our planet just hours after a much smaller object exploded above Russia, injuring perhaps 1,000 people. The 150-foot-wide (45 meters) near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 cruised within 17,200 miles (27,000 kilometers) of Earth […]
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Meteorocalypse! (Asterocalypse? WHATEVER!) Sweet Video of Meteor Explosions!
As Denis mentioned in Good Morning News, Russia had some little visitors yesterday—meteorites that exploded over the Urals in Russia, damaging 300 buildings and injuring 900 people (mostly via broken glass). Here’s an awesome news report from Russia Today in which the (fairly flippant) Brit host and his not-exactly-a-scientist-but-she’s-cute “expert” reporter describe what happened and—here’s […]
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Zombie Apocalypse Hints: Go to this Ace Hardware!
Maybe you’re no longer worried about the possibility of a zombie apocalypse—but it could still happen! And if it does, you’re gonna want to run straight to the Ace Hardware. And not just any Ace Hardware but the one featured in this 10 minute, award-winning documentary short that is currently a Sundance fave, “When the […]
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How Was 2012?: A Legally Binding Blogtown Poll
OKAY. You’ve had more than enough time to think about this… and now it’s time to answer this question once and for all. UPDATE: Apparently 2012 didn’t want to be voted on, because my poll broke. We’ll try again tomorrow! Eff YOU, 2012!
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Oh, Right! Almost Forgot! We’re Getting a Fluoride Vote in 2013!
Like we all knew would happen, the Portland City Council yesterday officially moved up a referendum on putting fluoride in the water to May 2013—a full year earlier than fluoride foes had been hoping for when they went out gathering tens of thousands of signatures in hopes of summarily ending the whole affair. It was […]
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BREAKING: The World Is Ending RIGHT NOW (and the Soundtrack is Awesome)
Whoopsy! Okay then, folks! I guess that’s all that’s left of planet earth—so let’s go live to various corners of the globe to see the Mayan Apocalypse currently in action! (And check out the soundtrack! BEST APOCALYPSE EVER!!) Via Eclectic Method
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Reality Stars Sing “We Ruined the World”
Happy Mayan Apocalypse Day, everybody! Before we sign off forever, it’s time for all of us… in particular, me… to make amends and apologize for all the crappy things we’ve done while on this planet. [Pause.][Pause.][Pause.}I got nothing. HOWEVER! A bunch of reality TV stars got together under the baton of The Soup‘s Joel McHale […]
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Reminder! The World Ends Tomorrow.
Just a friendly reminder that the world is ending tomorrow, Friday, Dec 21, and it might be a good idea to get your affairs in order. That’s what we’re doing today at the Mercury—right after our holiday white elephant gift exchange. (Does anybody have the exact time the world ends tomorrow? I’d like to get […]
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If You Survive the Big One, Here’s Where You Should Go
It’s only a matter of time before a massive, long-overdue, catastrophic earthquake stomps all over Portland’s skyscrapers, highways, and bridges. But let’s say you make out okay, and your house or apartment is one of the lucky ones that doesn’t buckle or collapse. Would you know where to go for food? For water? Medical care? […]
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Google’s Year in Review
It’s an ad, I know, but it’s also a pretty good look at what the hell just happened:
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Here’s Your Second Post-Apocalyptic Trailer of the Day!
To the great interest boredom of many, I’ve written at length about my complicated feelings regarding M. Night Shyamalan*. I finally jumped off the let’s-defend-Shyamalan train around the time of The Happening, vowing to never be tricked again, and yet: After Earth, the Will Smith/Jaden Smith sci-fi flick that Shyamalan’s directing, but not writing? Um… […]