The vicious blight of direct-to-DVD movies upon our nation’s video stores is an ugly one, punishing us with such fare as American Pie: Band Camp (the first in a series of three American Pie spin-offs!) and the sure-to-be-brilliant Lost Boys: The Tribe. But here and there, there are a few bright spots, and so far, […]
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Back to the Future Shoes Soon to be a Reality?
Back to the Future fans, rejoice! The sneaks Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future II are scheduled to be released by Nike in late July, according to Wired. They’ll be called Nike Hyperdunks, but unfortunately will not come with the super awesome automatic lacing feature, as seen below. WHEN WILL THE FUTURE EVER […]
Posted inCats
Warming the Cat Cockles (Ewww)
Since BOTH the resident cat ladies are out of the office today (that would be Marjorie and Alison), it is up to me to carry the torch. This heartwarming video of Christian the Lion chronicles his reunion with the two dudes who raised him in London. It would be a heartless bastard indeed who didn’t […]
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Cat Love
So I’ve recently been accused of being a pervert for…to be honest I’m not sure. Anyway, I’m guessing it would be wise to steer clear of anything that might be misconstrued as promoting an unnatural love between beast and man. But whatever. This is too stupid and hilarious not to share.
Posted inMovies & TV
Tom Waits on the Roof
Well, Tom Waits won’t be literally on the roof (he’d drunkenly fall off), but his 1988 concert film, Big Time, will be. It’s part of the NW Film Center’s “Top Down”series (far classier than my personal “Tops Off” film series), in which six different movies are projected on “the panoramic parking rooftop at the deluxe […]
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DVD Contest: “Win” The Mummy DVDs.
So sometimes DVDs come to me in the mail. If I think they’re halfway interesting to anybody else, I’ll usually review them on Blogtown (tomorrow: reviews of the new Futurama DVD and the 11th volume of The Journal of Short Film). If they look particularly terrible, I’ll throw it onto Ezra’s desk and insist that […]
Posted inTV
Cookies Make Her HAAAAAAA-PPY!
As reported here last week, the Cookie Monster no longer exclusively eats cookies, which is of course, bullshit. However! There’s a new “cookie monster” in town, named Kathreya who appears on the British version of Big Brother. (Let it be known that the American Big Brother is a tub of crap compared to the Brit’s […]
Posted inMisc.
Looking for Air-ness
Bjorn Free Dante’s was packed (stuffed, crammed?) last night for the US Air Guitar Championships regional competition. It was elbow to elbow at the bar and shoulder to shoulder in front of the stage as air-master-cum-documentary-superstar Bjorn Turoq took the mic. He is a dimpled and charming air-guitar satyr who made a name for himself […]
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Trailer for Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is the latest project from Joss Whedon, and far as I can tell, it’s an online series that also happens to be a musical. Usually, the words “online series” and “musical” would combine to spell “certain doom,” but hey, Whedon’s involved, and plus, Dr. Horrible stars Neil Patrick Harris (!), Nathan […]
Posted inMusic
US Air Guitar Regional Competition TONIGHT
FAKIN’ IT–What can you say about an organization that allows eccentrics with names like Björn Türoque (“born to rock,” get it?) to get on stage and play the invisible axe to Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades”? It’s the US Air Guitar Championships, and after tonight’s regional competition, the winners head to San Francisco to compete for […]
Posted inAstronomy
Happy Birthday, Flying Saucer!
On this date in 1947, not far from here in the skies surrounding Mt. Rainer, pilot Kenneth Arnold spots unidentified flying objects while on a search mission for a downed military transport plane. Here’s a synopsis of events from Wired: As Arnold recalled, the afternoon was crystal clear, and he was cruising at an altitude […]