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Rock Me, “Sexy” Joker (and other Dark Knight Quandaries)
For the past two weeks i have been obsessed about The Dark Knight and been reading almost every article about it that's out there. Of these, the most fascinating (and hilarious) of the lot has been IMDBates: The Dark Knight over on The AV Club. It takes a sharp-eyed look at the ongoing "debates" about the film that have been taking place on the ( Read more... ) -
More Than Meets the "i"
"...perhaps our individualistic, workaholic society would be more rooted in community and quality and less focused on money and success if we each thought of ourselves as a small “i” with a sweet little dot."
-- Caroline Winter, "Me, Myself and I" in New York Times Magazine
I don't know if anyone has noticed, but i have been deliberately using a ( Read more... ) -
"Have you ever run 100 kilometres in a single day?" (An excerpt from Haruki Murakami's new novel)
From What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami, to be published by Harvill Secker on 7 August 2008)Have you ever run 100 kilometres in a single day? The vast majority of people in the world (those who are sane, I should say) have never had that experience. No normal person would ever do something so foolhardy. But I did, once. ( Read more... ) -
G.I. JOE Action Figures recreate John Carpenter's THE THING (video)
This music video from Zombie Zombie recreates John Carpenter's The Thing using G.I. Joe action figures. Wonderful (and bloody).
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (official trailer above) is a sweet and wonderful animated film about a high school girl who discovers that she has the power to leap back in time to any moment she has previously lived. This is reminiscent of such films as Groundhog Day and The Butterfly Effect, only The Girl Who Leapt...focuses on the themes of ( Read more... ) -
Attack of the Super-Ant!
This comic book cover pic made my day. Thanks to Comics Should Be Good! (an excellent blog all about comics)
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Groverfield
I guess this is a kind of counterpoint to the previous Muppetcentric post starring Feist. This one isn't so cute, but it's just as educational! -
[VIDEO] Feist vs The Muppets on Sesame Street
A preview of Leslie Feist's guest appearance on Sesame Street. I'm surprised by how much i like this. In fact, i absolutely LOVE it. Especially how it's done in "single-take" style just as in the original video. Not for "1-2-3-4" haters, however. -
A Gay Amazon Lez (and other anagrams)
I have been having way too much fun with the Internet Anagram Server. A truly geeky way to spend your time. Sadly, my name does not lend itself to good anagrams. But then i thought i'd try the names of friends, and made some wonderful discoveries, such as:
Alice Sarmiento = "A Mescaline Riot"
Catrina Cortes = "Narcotic Stare"
See if you can figure out ( Read more... )
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