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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Our friend Ken hit us up with this awesome list of all the things that caused Bill Bixby to become a giant green Lou Ferrigno in the original The Incredible Hulk tv series. A couple faves from the Hulk-out list: 17. Receiving a lethal injection, and then having the person say, “Oh. I just gave [...]

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Ok, you’re gonna want to sit down for this one. Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are bringing a live-action/animated “Smurfs” project to the bigscreen. I’ll give you a moment to let that sink in. My favorite quote from the Variety article: “We’re very excited to introduce a new generation to Papa Smurf, Smurfette and [...]

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This is a little something I captured on my blackberry whilst leaving dinner with my wife.  It’s hard to see, but there’s a nice Master Lock on the gate as well.

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Apparently this is old news, but it’s new to me. The Weinstein Company has announced the creative team behind a musical movie version of the Fraggle Rock tv series. I’m cautiously optimistic. Gobo, Wembley, Boober (my fave), Red and Mokey head out into the world of the aliens (humans) and hilarity may or may not [...]

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Be impressed beyond all your Accordion expectations with Alexander Dmitriev playing Flight of the bumble bee by Korsakov!   Tell your friends. Technorati Tags: Accordion, Alexander Dmitriev, Flight of the bumble bee, Korsakov

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Give it a try with NPR‘s web based game.  Marketplace brings us a generic look at how the budget can turn around, in a cartoony manner.  This way we can forget how it would really effect actual people if the changes would happen.  Plus, the options are few and basic.  Stuff like Flat tax or [...]

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Clip of Stephen Colbert coming to the defense of his mentor, Bill O’Reilly regarding a 20 year old clip of O’Reilly losing it on set. P.S. Bill O’Reilly is a douchenozzle. Technorati Tags: Stephen Colbert, Bill O’Reilly

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I say Trent Reznor is thanking is fans time and time again with his latest releases.  Ghosts, which I did not mention here due to being away, is a great ambient album that is 2 CDs long, sounds great, and was $10.  Or I could have downloaded half of the songs for free.  Outstanding.   I [...]

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So, if you went to see Iron Man, you might have seen this…   If you haven’t seen Iron Man, you might have seen this on the web…   either way, you should watch the newest Batman, The Dark Knight trailer. Technorati Tags: Batman, The Dark Knight

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This internet thing has really brought out some creative ideas.  You may remember the One Red Paperclip site from a couple years ago where a guy started with a single red paperclip and traded his way all the way up to a house. Now, an artistic couple from NYC are painting what they want and [...]

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Sometimes, April 1st brings some pretty cool stuff…  Like this: Legend of Zelda Movie Trailer   

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Stumbled across my new favorite band… The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, whilst browsing the Best Of News Blog. “The Ukulele Orchestra is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, who use instruments bought with loose change, and who believe that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played [...]

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On March 21 YouTube released their 2007 video awards in several categories. Voting was done by YouTube visitors. Check out the big winners, including “Chocolate Rain,” “LonelyGirl15 is Dead!” and “The Original Human Tetris.” Technorati Tags: YouTube, Chocolate Rain, LonelyGirl15 is Dead!

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