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August 7, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. It's funny because it's true. Present company excluded, of course. (Via Sarah) Speaking of internet truths, we're sure you already know that for every incredibly odd and unlikely pass-time you can imagine, there is a website for it. Case in point: Hats of Meat, which celebrates making and wearing hats made out of raw meat. Why does this happen? We can't even begin......

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August 5, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Schwarzenegger got to see some footage from Terminator Salvation, but says he still doesn't have a feel for the movie, and was left confused as to who the Terminator was, or even if there is one, and whether he's the star or the hero. "These are the things that determine the success and how strong the movie will......

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June 10, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. That scene in Iron Man where Tony Stark goes to Burger King wasn't just a glaringly obvious product placement—it was based on a true story! In fact, Burger King saved Robert Downey Jr.'s life. (Via Sarah) If you hadn't heard yet, the big info from Apple yesterday is that the iPhone is now better and cheaper! There are......

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June 6, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Penny Arcade offers one possible explanation for the recent behavior of one Jack Thompson, Esquire. This Phillyist just recently finished reading Warren Ellis' mind-blowingly excellent graphic novel Ocean, and now comes word that it's going to be turned into a movie. Woo hoo! If you care, The Movie Blog has set pics from Transformers 2. What if, instead of helping invent rock and......

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May 30, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Friend and famous local tech dude Tom Boutell has unveiled the public beta of his alternative to iSEPTA. It provides scheduling data on SEPTA trains, subways, trolleys, and buses, and supports not just the iPhone, but pretty much any web-enabled phone. It's called septime. Check it out. (Via) Enjoy a hilarious video critique of the worst DVD ever. If you have seen the......

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May 29, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Sony Electronics Inc. and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association have signed an agreement with a group of cable providers (including Comcast) that will allow viewers to get rid of their set-top boxes, but still receive advanced "two-way" cable services (like pay-per-view movies). Awesome. We hate those damn boxes. (Via Sarah) Did you know that there is a World Superhero Registry, listing all......

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May 28, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Watch this short documentary to learn the true and secret history of the American hobo. (Via Dan) Check out a photo of all the old school heroes from Watchmen. If their costumes look kind of cheesy and home-made... well, they're actually supposed to look that way. We can't say we love the way this looks, but we don't hate it, either.......

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May 27, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. We love bacon and all, but the scratch 'n sniff bacon tuxedo takes things a couple dozen steps too far. (Via Sarah) Geeks, your list is here: the 11 Most Scorching-Hot Female Cosplayers Ever. (Via) Another casting call for Transformers 2 will be taking place this Saturday at Bullies Bar at the Spectrum. It's another "one photo a......

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May 23, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. We usually try to avoid plugging our -ist brethren here, because it makes us feel dirty, but we really enjoyed this survey of how much various items cost per gallon from Chicagoist, and Gothamist's article about the crazy Telectroscope thing supposedly connecting London to New York. Flickr user tommitude spent two days in April 2006 walking the length of Philadelphia snapping a picture......

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May 23, 2008

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Jellyfish We talked about this film when it was screened at the Israeli Film Festival earlier this year. Trailer - Freshness Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse Most Likely to Rule: Standard Operating Procedure Master documentary filmmaker Errol Morris takes on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in his latest effort, and also of course takes time out to meditate on the frightening side effects of the......

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May 22, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. We think we've mentioned the Turn Around America video contest here before, but things have changed a bit since then: now in addition to a national winner, a Philadelphia winner will also be chosen. Also, the deadline has been extended to June 10th. (Via Rachele) Beware! The LOLCat meme is leaking into the real world! Yay! The First Avenger: Captain America is going......

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May 21, 2008

Like many other members of my generation, I grew up with Indiana Jones. Along with the Star Wars trilogy, the films about the dashing, whip-cracking, snake-fearing archaeologist who was named after the dog were three of my favorite movies (yes, I'm one of those poor bastards who drank all the George Lucas Kool Aid he was given and then asked for more), and I still think they're some of the greatest action movies ever made.......

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May 20, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. The top 10 music moments in the movies. (Via) The trailer for the documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster, a film which looks at steroid abuse in America, is really pretty fantastic. Check it out. Michael Moore has a few more details about his next movie, and one of them is the working title: While America Slept. A couple of......

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May 19, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. A pretty sweet Punisher: War Zone poster is now available for viewing online. There had been talk about a Cloverfield 2, but now J.J. Abrams is saying he'd rather take the team that did the original film and do a completely new project with them, rather than a sequel. As you might expect, the restricted trailer for The Happening is even......

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May 12, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. The Smithsonian Magazine has an interesting article about a museum of bogus artwork in Italy. (Via Jill) A pic of Goku from the Dragonball Z movie. It's been recorded rather poorly, but this Dark Knight TV spot is still pretty cool. Check out Nerd World's hilarious burger-centric deleted scenes from Iron Man, then take a look at this screenshot from the......

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May 12, 2008

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Sex: The Revolution (Mon, 10PM-11PM, VH1) Part one of a four-part series on sex! Hooray! This episode covers the repression of the early '50s, the publication of the Kinsey report, the launch of Playboy magazine, and the approval of oral contraceptives. The next episodes follow on succeeding nights, also at 10PM, with the last one airing Thursday night. 1000 Ways to Die (Wed, 11PM-11:30PM, Spike) This is......

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May 9, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Papa John's has surpassed $1 billion in online pizza sales. Even though ordering pizza online is obviously attractive (it's kind of a nerd's dream, actually), we're still kind of blown away by that number. $1 billion worth of pizza! (Via Jill) A dude in Illinois had his coffin made to look like a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon. He's not dead yet (he's......

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April 29, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Babble, a site for modern parents, presents the Top 10 Most Invisible Kids in TV History and the Top 50 Best Sesame Street Moments. HorrorMovies.ca managed to snag itself a bunch of images from Bruce Campbell's latest flick, helpfully titled My Name Is Bruce (via). Meanwhile, MoviesOnline has a pic from Kiefer Sutherland's upcoming movie, Mirrors, which sounds......

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April 18, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Vintage porn posters! None of them feature any actual nudity, but you still might want to think twice about clicking at work. (Via Sarah, via Jezebel) An inmate in South Carolina has filed a request for a restraining order against Rockstar Games, GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive, and Grand Theft Auto itself, claiming that the group is responsible for his current prison sentence. He......

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April 16, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Supposedly Indy 4 is now locked down with a running time of 140 minutes. A possible plot spoiler for the next Star Trek can be found here. It's an interesting idea... Apparently Midnight Meat Train will be getting a theatrical release after all—just not in Canada. Those poor Canadians. Rumor is they might be taking the "Meat" out of the title,......

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April 4, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. We still say Hellboy was a very disappointing film. But this new, longer trailer for Hellboy II along with these new pics from the film are starting to make us feel like the sequel is not going to be disappointing at all. It looks like it's a Pan's Labyrinth/Hellboy crossover movie, actually. We can't wait. Check out this totally mesmerizing stop-motion animated film.......

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March 11, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. The new poster for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is online, and it looks awesome. When we start having previews for previews, we may have gone too far. Still, this ad for the premiere of the Hulk trailer is kind of neat. If you want the specifics, the trailer will air tomorrow night at......

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March 4, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Djimon Hounsou revealed at a press junket that he’ll be starring in his dream project soon, which he described only as a comic book trilogy. Could he be playing Luke Cage? Black Panther? Or does it have something to do with Tintin? We'll just have to wait and see. What would it look like if Saul Bass did......

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February 27, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. We don't normally like Sarah Silverman, or Jimmy Kimmel, but we have to admit, her music video about Matt Damon, and Jimmy Kimmel's response, are pretty funny. A far filthier parody can be found here, just make sure to keep the headphones on. (Via Jill) Ladies and gentlemen, we present the new pinnacle of food: the meat bundt. (Via Sarah) Wow.......

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February 26, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. We have a release date for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, and it is May 22, 2009. Production on the film starts in New Mexico on May 5th of this year. Director Peter Segal says although production on Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam was delayed by the writers' strike, the movie should still happen. The Oscars......

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February 25, 2008

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. American Experience (Mon, 10PM-11PM, WHYY) A profile of legendary frontiersman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), whose Wild West Show introduced millions in the eastern US and Europe to the American West. The bio includes many archival photos and film footage, as well as comments from various authors and historians, and from Gary Dull Knife, whose grandfather worked for Cody. Nova (Tue, 8PM-9PM, WHYY & WLVT) This episode takes......

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February 19, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Some cool stuff is coming out of the NY Toy Fair, including pics of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull LEGO figures; some news and behind-the-scenes footage about upcoming movies like Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, G.I. Joe, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars; and Mattel Speed Racer toys. Apparently there's going to be a total......

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February 18, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Ain't It Cool News claims to have found the final explanation for how Terry Gilliam will complete his film The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus now that the star, Heath Ledger, is dead: apparently Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell will all fill in for Ledger in "a weird sort of I’m Not There-esque tribute to the actor." Huh. Well, that......

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February 14, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Hey, it's Valentine's Day! Or, as we're going to call it from now on, Horny Werewolf Day! To celebrate the day, we offer you links to geeky valentines of the naughty, mean, and sweet varieties (via), as well as some super-nerdy comic book valentines from Chris Sims (definitely check out all of them, as the last one is seriously hilarious, and seriously wrong).......

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February 12, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. David Murray, who'd been set to star as Destro in the upcoming G.I. Joe movie, apparently had some troubles with his Visa, and couldn't make it into the States in time for the start of shooting. So now Chris Eccleston will get the role. Which is actually pretty cool. Doctor Destro! Word came out a while back that......

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