Archive for the 'arts & entertainment' Category

Vince Shlomi, better known to you and I as the the ShamWow guy, was arrested in February on a felony battery charge following a violent confrontation with a prostitute in his South Beach hotel room.  Check out the Smoking Gun for all the gory details.

The debut of Chad Vader - Season 2 is here!

Posted by gary on February 1st, 2009

Those cool cats over at Blame Society have launched Season 2 of they’re wacky series.

It’s “Evolution of Dance 2″ - Electric Boogaloo

Posted by gary on January 12th, 2009

A sequel to the internet video sensation Evolution of Dance, by Judson Laipply. Check it out, yo.

The Far Side in real life

Posted by Gary on January 1st, 2009

For those of us who are a) old enough and b) warped enough to have grown up on Bloom County and the Far side, there’s a clever Flikr pool out there with reenactments of some of the strips featuring real people (like the one pictured below).

Another interesting auto paint job

Posted by Gary on December 25th, 2008

Last year we brought you the questionable paint job on a Lamborghini.  This year, we bring you a questionable paint job on a much less expensive ride - a 1993 Saturn.  What started as an effort by Jill Bell, the car’s owner, to cover up a scratch exploded into the picture you see below.
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Henrietta & Merna sing like angels

Posted by Gary on December 23rd, 2008

This rousing rendition of “Go Tell It On The Mountain” will have you dancing in the streets.  The enthusiasm of Henrietta and Merna is simply infectious.

ColdPlagiarized

Posted by Gary on December 7th, 2008

Interesting comparison of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” and a tune by Joe Satriani from 2004.  And yes, legal proceedings have already begun.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Gets Rickrolled

Posted by Gary on November 30th, 2008

ok.  can we put an end to the madness now?

“In a World” without voiceovers

Posted by Gary on September 2nd, 2008

According to media reports, quintessential voiceover god Don LaFontaine has passed away at the age of 68. His “In a world…” opening to seemingly every great movie trailer became his trademark.
Thanks to our buddy jim for the heads up on this.

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Fun Movie Poster Quiz

Posted by Gary on August 9th, 2008

So, do you fancy yourself something of a movie buff? Ok, smarty-pants, let’s see how you do with the Empire Movie Poster Quiz. You get just one letter from the distinctive font used on a host of famous movie posters… can you guess the title? Good luck.

Paris for President

Posted by Gary on August 6th, 2008

I realize Paris Hilton and funny don’t always go together… at least not intentionally. But this is a pretty damn funny response to John McCain’s campaign ad that mentions her. Hold on to your shorts McCain and Barack Obama.
Take a look and judge for yourself. From the fine folks at FunnyOrDie.com.

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Rush plays Rush

Posted by Gary on July 27th, 2008

Legendary rock band Rush appeared on the Colbert Report last week, which was pretty awesome by itself. While they were waiting backstage, the show folks set up the band to tackle their own “Tom Sawyer” on Rock Band. Not bad for beginners, they scored 31% on expert mode.

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Fonts Personified

Posted by Gary on July 23rd, 2008

College Humor answers the age-old question… What if fonts were human? For all the desktop design, publishing, marketing and computer geeks in the crowd, yo.
Click Here to view the video because their embed thing is retarded.
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Poker? I don’t even know her!

Posted by Gary on July 20th, 2008

Are you like me and secretly (or not so secretly) addicted to those television poker shows?  No, I can’t explain it.  One could argue that watching poker on TV is the most boring thing on the planet.  And I can certainly see their point.  But I can’t help it.  I keep getting sucked in.  If [...]

Contact Juggling - pretty amazing

Posted by Gary on June 15th, 2008

It’s neat.  It’s mesmerizing.  It’s hard to explain.  It’s called Contact Juggling.
Wikipedia defines it as “a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in permanent contact with the body. Having little in common with “toss” juggling, it most typically involves the rolling of one or more completely transparent [...]