Archive for November, 2008


‘Let the Right One In’


To hell with that tween vampire pro-abstinence high school love story Twilight, go see the brilliant Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In) instead. You won’t be disappointed. It’s the best horror film of the last year decade, if you can even call it a horror film — it transcends [...]

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It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas…


Black Friday shoppers pushy, rowdy at Gurnee Mills.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull only $8.99!
The Black Friday Survival Guide
Worker dies at Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede.
Bolle Hot Helmet only $39.99!
Photo Gallery: Terrorists Strike in Mumbai
Sears’ website crashes after being trampled by heavy traffic.

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Rick Astley Rickrolls America


This morning as millions of Americans watched what looked like a singing blue penis (pictured left) during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV, Astley took the stage — actually it was a float — and Rickrolled the entire nation.

Not only is this the largest Rickrolling in history but it’s also the first [...]

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Servers Severely Served, Severed


Here’s a Thanksgiving story that will warm you heart and soul…
A restaurateur in Southbank, Australia, used Facebook to track down a group of dodgy diners after they stepped out for a smoke and never came back.
The drama unfolded last week when a group of five young diners, after drinking at the bar, requested a table [...]

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24: No Redemption, Just Ridiculous


Boy, 24 really has sorta descended into right wing porn.
I got that text message from CrazyRidesRockets last night, he was about an hour into 24: Redemption. Thanks to the miracle of DVR, Katrina, my 24-watching pal and I were only about twenty minutes into it. Actually, we were never really into it. [...]

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Andy Samberg as Rahm Emanuel


This “web exclusive” sketch featuring Andy Samberg as President-elect Barack Obama’s foul-mouthed chief of staff designate Rahm Emanuel was cut out of this past week’s Tim McGraw-hosted Saturday Night Live for being too risqué.

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Jack’s Back


The Bauer Power Hour returns Sunday (8/7c, FOX) with the two-hour event movie 24: Redemtion. It’s been 18 months since the train wreck that was season six. I’m actually kind of excited. Early reviews have been positive.
Peter MacNicol, one of the few good things about the sixth season, reprises his role as [...]

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Bacon-Wrapped Turducken


Forget the tofurkey this Thanksgiving, Bacon Today features the turbaconducken — a turducken enveloped in a cocoon of bacon (bacoon?).

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Pulling ‘Daisies’


This is indeed a dark day in sunny LA…
Though they’re not officially using the word “canceled,” ABC has opted not to pick up the back nine episodes of their best and one of the best shows on TV: Pushing Daisies. The alphabet web has also decided not to pick up Dirty Sexy [...]

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The ‘Trek’ is Bek


The awesome new trailer to J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek is now online in glorious Quicktime.

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Poultry Politics: Turkey Slaughter Fowls Palin Presser


Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps on giving….
After a traditional pre-Thanksgiving turkey pardoning, Sarah Palin spoke with members of the local Alaskan elite media about just how brutal a national campaign can be — while several turkeys were graphically slaughtered behind her by some local Alaska nincompoop in what appears to be a wood [...]

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LOST: Destiny Calls


Where’s baby Aaron? Where’s dead Claire? Is Daniel Faraday ever going to loosen up and take off his tie? How long before Hurley’s hair completely covers his entire face? Clicky this poster for the fifth season of LOST to make it GIGANTIC.

Czech out the fifth season teaser trailer. [...]

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You Know, For Kids!


So yesterday afternoon I was at Black Ink, a punny little kitsch store in Harvard Square, when I came across something disturbing in the children’s section, oddly enough above the floating ball game…

I’m not sure if the manufacturer or packaging design team behind the “rubber coated real” binoculars are aware that they’re peddling a product [...]

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Meh


Thanks in large part to The Simpsons, the apathetic expression of “meh” has been added to the Collins English Dictionary:
Publisher HarperCollins announced Monday the word had been chosen from terms suggested by the public for inclusion in the dictionary’s 30th anniversary edition, to be published next year.
The origins of “meh” are murky, but the term [...]

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New Terrorist Video Released


A young, dashing, and eloquent Muslim terrorist addressed the United States via YouTube.

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