As Franklin D. Roosevelt sagely said, “We have nothing to fear, except fear itself! And of course… creepy robot girls from Japan.” HOW RIGHT HE WAS! Check out this Japanese little girl robot, and remember what she looks like — because she’ll be visiting your room tonight. With a knife. Absolutely no thanks to Gizmodo.
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Do You Think We’re Headed for a Depression?
Well that’s the belief of 60% of 1,000 Americans polled by CNN. Those polled cited their shabby memories of grade school American history class as their primary reason for fears of breadlines and Hoovervilles. According to the report from CNN, those fears may be just a teensy bit overblown. The unemployment rate in the 30’s […]
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When Music Videos Get Literal
If you’re like me, you hate it when directors get all “artsy-fartsy” in their music videos. For the love of GOD, why can’t these videos just say what they literally mean?! For a great example, check out this remix of A-Ha’s “Take On Me”… literally!
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Good Morning, News!
So much for that “rescue”: Every major news website shows photos of distraught traders, as the Dow has already tumbled more than 500 today, sending it below 10,000. Also: More bank failures ahead. In other signs this county is falling apart: “‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ tops weekend box office.” It’s less than a month until Election […]
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Chris Elliott and Dave Eggers.
Excellent. Video here. (Via Journalista.) If that’s not enough, there’s always the brilliant “Spewey” episode of Get A Life.
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It’s Electric Toothbrush Friday!
Alison is on vacation this week, and I usually IM her these things… BUT! There’s nothing that gets a weekend started off right like four minutes of a kitten slapping the shit out of an electric toothbrush. (Just when you think it’s not funny anymore… it just gets funnier!)
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Let’s Put a Smile on That Face
Everybody loves a good movie trailer recut, and this one is especially fun. Toy Story meets The Dark Night: You’ll never look at Woody and Buzz Lightyear the same. LS
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Like Swimming in Milk
Blindness opens today, and in case you’re on the fence or the edge of your seat, the first five minutes has hit the nets. It looks about as freaky as its logline sounds. The flick, based on the novel by Nobel-Prize winner Jose Saramago, chronicles a world where everyone save one goes blind. The book […]
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People Who Take Crystal Meth Should Not Be on Focus Groups
Yet another hilarious moment in CNN’s post debate coverage, this time involving a focus group where at least one of the Republican members is either tweaking out on crystal meth, or simply exists in a parallel universe. (Stick around for the end when the same tweaker switches her vote to Obama!) Tips to Videogum!
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“Because If You’re Old Enough To Vote, You’re Old Enough Not To”
It can be all too easy to succumb to celeb-pressure when it comes to certain causes, so thanks to Stephen Colbert for reminding us that no matter what Leo and Natalie say, we still do have a choice – a choice not to vote. He unveiled his Voter Abstinence campaign last night, warning first-time voters […]
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Pretty People Want You To Vote
I am totally a sucker for the celeb-laden PSA. The latest is called 5FriendsVote and it’s basically fantastic and wonderful and full of fancy actors being funny and cutesy a little bit and also hot. The vid was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company and features Leo, Natalie Portman, the delightful Amy Adams, Ellen DeGeneres, […]