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Posted February 3, 2010
Everyone loves a good Internet listicle, so when this little thing came across my Google Reader I knew I’d have to alert all of your beautiful, wonderful, heavily buxomed or massively endowed readers. The folks over at GeekWeek have gone through the entire film archives and broken down the best 20 “extended takes” in movies
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Posted February 1, 2010
Tomorrow – if you didn’t know because you are completely ignorant of the society around you – is the season premiere of the final season of “Lost”. Now, unlike myself who has watched this show religiously since day one, there are plenty of folks out there who have fallen from the show as it’s gotten
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Posted January 26, 2010
With the inevitable apocalypse coming – which may or may not contain zombies; we’re still unsure about that – there’s really no way you can walk around and not have one of these in your pocket: A business card that shoots pennies. Sure, it probably won’t do anything other than cause a minor nuisance to
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Posted January 22, 2010
There’s not much to say about this, other than watch it. Not only does it include parkour – which is awesome in its own right and something you should immediately check out if you haven’t already – but it also includes a flipbook. And how awesome are those! The point is, there is more awesomeitude
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Posted January 21, 2010
I am a Bears fan. I was born on the south side of Chicago (just like Obama!) and, since birth, I was taught an irrational hatred focused on our longtime opponents in the NFC Central (now, NFC North) division the Green Bay Packers. This reflects nothing about their fans, who seem to be admirable both
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Posted January 7, 2010
“Best of the Decade” posts are all the rage these days, with people taking the calendar rolling over to 2010 as an excuse to look back on the past arbitrary significant number of ten and remembering just what affected our culture, informed our opinions, and changed the way we live. But as I stroll through
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Posted January 6, 2010
Yes, yes. I know. I’ve heard the complaints. Zombie comedies are, as a niche little genre, kind of old by now. Back when Shaun of the Dead took on the zombie genre in a comedic way, it was fresh. It was new. Most importantly, it was funny. Now – although there are rare exceptions like
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Posted January 4, 2010
This video’s been hitting the Internets like crazy over the past few weeks, up to already over 900,000 views in less than a month on YouTube. It shows a construction worker getting all sorts of crazy with his trusty tape measure on various objects at the site. Take a look: If that’s a legit representation
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Posted January 1, 2010
Let’s start 2010 with a bang! Last week marked the final time that the doors of the iconic (if otherwise ugly) Metrodome stadium in Minnesota were open. With workers packing up their boxes, janitors turning off the lights, and some fateful soul being the final person to lock the doors, it ends the Minnesota Twins
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Posted December 24, 2009
Here’s a fun little video from our friends Dr. God, a comedic troupe based out in these parts of The City of Angels. In it, they tell us (once and for goddamn well!) the true story of that present giver from the North Pole, Santa Claus. So gather ’round the little tykes, brew yourself a
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Posted December 22, 2009
The Internet was made for these kinds of mash-up trailers. We all remember the wonderful “Shining! from a few years back. (And, to be honest, this next one doesn’t knock that one off its perch at the top yet.) But it’s not a bad little entry into the archive of fun Internet videos. The concept
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