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A little over the top, but hilarious. Source.

Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Borat, Zach Braff, Will Smith, and a bunch of others want the American public to vote. Sort of an entertaining video.

Have you seen the Excel AC/DC video yet? No?

It's a short clip, and you can't really see anything. Not great, but a neat idea.

See the original 1985 video taken by the guy who made "Prince of Persia" of his little brother running and jumping.

MSTRKRFT's Work On You video proves that robots need love too. Also, disco and reckless driving.

Halloween Theatresports is always very special. This year is no exception. Feast your eyes!

Christina Aguilera's new video is out, if you're interested in shameless product placement (hi, Nokia!)

Meh. I liked it better when it was Oh La La by Goldfrapp.

This is the first time I've ever heard Joe Biden speak. He's doing a pretty good job, especially considering the insane questions he's getting.

Dan Aykroyd kookiness.

Are you dying of cancer? It's because you aren't drinking your own urine, you big dummy!

Finally, a video game to look forward to... CUBE!

Thanks, Barrett!

Kids Pulled From Transgender Teacher's Class:

"So far, 23 students from 15 different families have transferred their children out of the music class and into a physical education class."

What bigoted fucks these parents are!

DealExtreme sells a simple product: it's a mirror you put on the corner of your monitor so that if your boss sneaks up on you, you can close Solitaire. DealExtreme calls it the "Boss-Behind-Your-Back Desktop Rearview Mirror for Wage Earners". Ironic, since it's pretty much a product for people who aren't worth their salary...

Europe's "The Final Countdown" played on the KazooKeylele.

Tears for Fears' Head Over Heels video with lyrics that literally describe the actions in the video. Yes!

"Check out my cool new sweater. I just bought it from the Gap. It was just forty dollars."

This music video rules: OK by Shitdisco.

Mantyhose. I'm serious.

Pictures of the upcoming Trek Movie. I'm actually pretty jazzed about this whole "series reboot" they're doing. Mostly because Zachary Quinto is going to be Spock.

What would the Oval Office be like with Sarah Palin as President?

Here's the sign that sex offenders get in Maryland to display in their window on Halloween.

The truth about Mac users is painful...

Apparently, you can buy a CD trimmer for $900. Gizmodo sums it up well:

Apparently, this prevents very slight wobbling as it spins, which can create a jitter in the digital stream that affects the sound, according to idiots.

Movie Review: Hancock

So this is a bit late, I suppose, but if you're like me, you may have avoided this movie based on reviews.

Here's the thing: it's actually quite good. The trailers all set up the film the same way. Hancock is basically a drunk hobo superhero played by Will Smith, and Jason Bateman plays a PR guy who tries to fix Hancock's reputation. Charlize Theron plays Jason Bateman's hot wife. The question I never asked myself was, "what could possibly happen apart from that one funny gimmick?"

I assumed there'd be some sort of villain cropping up or perhaps a disaster that would require Hancock's intervention, thus redeeming him. Still, it was fishy that none of the trailers ever gave you any idea of what sort of conflict had to be resolved in the movie.

What I'm getting at is that there's a twist. It's interesting, funny, and it works. Plus, Sony did a great job of keeping it a secret. There are iffy overtones that you sort of have to put up with, but the glossed over details are but a kink in what turns out to be a very entertaining film.

I'd like to know what you guys think of the movie. If you haven't seen Hancock, do yourself a favour and rent it before you look at the comments, in case someone posts spoilers.

8/10 (somewhat inebriated rating)

Until I see it again totally sober, I have no idea why the movie reviewed so poorly.

Awesome asshole in an astronaut costume pisses off some golfers.

Sarah Silverman wants you to convince your grandparents to vote Obama. You know, if you're from the US.

McCain Interview from the future!

...
McCAIN:

Oh, absolutely. It’s always been important to me to be in touch with the press. No secrets in this administration, nothing but straight talk. I want to make sure that-

We are interrupted by a woman shrieking “WAIT” and running down the hall. The color drains from President McCain’s face.

McCAIN:

Oh, Jesus.

Vice President SARAH PALIN enters, wearing a pantsuit, one of those camouflage hunting caps, (the ones with the ear-flaps), and a clearly homemade sash that reads “Vice President.” She puts her hands on her hips and tilts her head to the side. Like a hockey mom, I guess.

PALIN:

You boys weren’t gonna start this interview without little old me, were you?

McCAIN:

(Quietly.)

We were certainly going to try.

Do you hate your children? Maybe they don't deserve a real Tickle-Me Elmo. That's where Handsome Laughing and Moving "LMAO" Robot Doll comes in.

YouTube implemented a feature talked about in the webcomic XKCD.

A glorious day.

Basically, YouTube will read out a comment to you (if you so choose) so you can hear what a retard you are.

Religulous:

I liked it better than I thought I would: it kept my attention and was funny despite not really having much "meat".

Here's what I mean: this is "Atheism 101". These are the questions you ask yourself when growing up. As an introduction to not believing in nonsense, it works. Don't expect much more than that.

Bill Maher may have his own crazy woo-woo beliefs, but at least he's getting a point of view out there that seems underrepresented. Think of him is the Michael Moore of Atheism. A lot of the cuts in the dialogue made me question what was really discussed. I realize the cuts maximize the humour, but how can you trust that the points of view of the interviewees were kept intact?

A skeptic might be disappointed in the intellectual content of the movie. Bill Maher doesn't go nearly deep enough to justify his claim that the world might end because we learned to make nuclear bombs before we learned not to trust world leaders who believe in magic. Again, it makes me think of Michael Moore. It's like his goal is to get people agreeing with the movie without trusting them to understand the real reasons why they should. At the very least, he brings up some interesting points and might get some closeted Atheists to think a little harder about what he said.

I did find the movie entertaining, and there were some good laughs.

Bill: thanks for going in this direction. Now, join your local Skeptical Society and give us a sequel in a year or two.

7/10

Anne Hathaway as Mary Poppins.

Ever wonder what Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means?

Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals.

Andy Samberg imitating Mark Wahlberg (perfectly).

Take On Me: the literal version. They need to do this to more videos.

We Know... DJ Format. Breakdancing bear!

I sort of expected Religulous to fall short, and if the Onion AV Club is to be believed, it does. This makes me sad.

Slam Dunk'n Hoes by Top Dog. That's some quality album art.

What is your Tension Quotient?

Mine's 20%.

Source.

Gloria Balsam. Fluffy.

Listen to it, then wish you hadn't.

Snow-Fro!

There's nothing I don't love about this picture. PhotoBasement is my new temporary favourite site.

Brilliant. Source.

I need to share this phenomenal, demented web comic: Amazing Super Powers. Take the archives in order to appreciate the odd self-reference.

Also, around #35, you start to get hidden links in the comic (often in the last panel) to hilarious bonus comics.

Best Iron Man costume ever.

Pie chart of the general composition of techno music. Source.

Sarah Palin believes that dinosaurs and humans walked the earth together.

Ladies and germs, that's what you get when you vote McCain.

Photo by J Medkeff