Across the Ist-a-Verse
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you.
- As we all know, everything is better with bacon. And now you can add bacon to all your favorite websites! Try Phillyist with bacon! It's crunchy and salty and tasty and Philly. (Via Stephanie)
- More year-end lists! Wired picks the top 10 games and gadgets of 2008. Meanwhile, Shiny Shiny also picked the best gadgets of 2008.
- Check out a hilarious tour of PS3's Home, courtesy The Slackerz.
- A blogger wonderfully illustrates an awesome dream he had about being one of a team of Batmen sent to stop Darth Vader from turning people into zombies at the mall. (Via)
- Do you love Optimus Prime, but always figured you'd love him more if he was a hot chick? Well, first of all, you're sick. And second of all, here you go. (Via)
- Super Punch presents more Christmas and Hanukkah links.
- I Can Has Cheezburger wishes you a happy holiday the only way they know how: with a video of painfully cute kitties doing painfully cute things, accompanied by poorly spelled captions. Enjoy!
- Dude Twittered his plane crash.
- This is pretty great: a YouTube user has applied old MST3K gags to a modern commercial.
- Wired's latest how-to wiki finally teaches us how to do something important: how to fold an origami Millenium Falcon!
- Wired presents a gallery of 10 outrageous gifts for gearheads, and a list of 10 cool cars.
- Another list from Wired: 8 signs that Apple customers are no longer special.
- The Linux Foundation is asking Linux users to submit videos demonstrating the "I'm Linux" theme, to counter the popular "I'm a PC" and "I'm a Mac" ads. The creator of the best video will win a free trip to Tokyo to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium next October. (Via)
- Cinematical selects seven cult and campy holiday movies.
- MTV finally sat down David Fincher and got him to explain what in hell's name is the deal with him making a chef comedy starring Keanu Reeves. Nope, we still don't get it.
- A YouTube user has thrown together an amusing trailer for a live-action Thundercats movie, using clips from other films which have been altered in sometimes pretty impressive ways.
- A poster for Land of the Lost has hit the web.
- Windows XP has had its life extended again. Microsoft had planned to tell computer makers to stop preloading the software on new notebook and desktop systems on January 31, 2009, but now computer makers are allowed to continue shipping machines with Windows XP through 2009.
- Google has added the ability to search by a particular style or type of image to its already pretty handy image search feature.
- A super-geeky Christmas tree.
- Santa is upgrading his tech. Now you can chat with him online.
- Sci Fi Wire looks at six sci-fi shows that are on the ratings ropes and analyzes their chances of being back next season.
- J.J. Abrams posted an update on the progress of Star Trek to the movie's Facebook page; he says the film is getting some final tweaks, but should be totally locked next week.
- It's nice that they're having a charity auction of autographed posters and memorabilia from The Spirit. But all those who purchase the items should do so for charity purposes only—and then maybe burn them all in a bonfire. Also for charity! And speaking of The Spirit, the Movie Blog takes a close look at the desperate, sad, and misleading marketing for the film.
- Download some 8-bit Christmas music for free! And while we're talking free downloads, here's one of a video wherein American comedy luminaries talk about the influence of Monty Python.
- A vaguely amusing video of Darth Vader getting the shoe treatment during a press conference.
- More downloadable Mega Man titles could be on the way.
- The theme of Wii Fanboy's latest top 5 is Christmastime in gaming.
- Super Punch continues to post about the interesting marketing for Coraline.
- You can download Credit Crunch, the board game, from The Economist website. (Via)
- Cute little Planet of the Apes figures. That's just creepy.
- From the priceless headlines department: "Mice suspected in deadly cat fire." They're getting their revenge! (Via)
- Sounds like the "open world" in No More Heroes 2 might be a little more open than it was in No More Heroes.
- Microsoft just might be planning to make it possible for the Zune and the Xbox to interface with each other.
- GameDaily has a two-part persons of the year list. (Via)
- Game designer Warren Spector is apparently working an epic Mickey Mouse project with folks from Disney Feature Animation and Pixar.
- New screenshots from Batman: Arkham Asylum.
- The match-up you were all waiting for: Mario vs. Spartan.
- How about a Chanel handbag made out of beef jerky? Mmm mmm! (Via Jill)
Photo of a bacon pie shell by Flickr user spitecho
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NO WAY - a return of land of the lost!?
Yes way! It looks like it's going to be a comedic, self-aware, pseudo-parody of the show, rather than a straight adaptation.
Jim, the bacon get may be the best link you've featured yet. Bravo, my friend, bravo.
Beginning with bacon and ending with the beef jerky handbag...a masterpiece.
:) Thanks, Pat.
Phillyist with bacon? Splendid!!