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“Welcome to the 90s, Cuba!”

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Under Cuba’s “new” president, Raul Castro, Cubans can now get their hands on some new gadgets: DVD players, motorbikes and electric rice cookers. Until now, these good were only available to foreigners.
And of course, in true Soviet fashion:
Lines stretch out the doors of major government department stores as Cubans gaze at the new gadgets on […]

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Life Imitates The Simpsons

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

From the Associated Press:
An Australian politician on Wednesday proposed designating a special day for residents to hunt and kill what he called one of the world’s most disgusting creatures: the poisonous cane toad.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has said it backs the plan by Queensland state lawmaker Shane Knuth to […]

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Jeff Goldblum NEVER Dissappoints

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Long before the Apple “I’m a Mac/I’m a PC” ads ate-up the airwaves, Jeff Goldblum was THE Mac Guy. And who better to pitch a computer than “The Blumage,” with his unmistakable persona and tone. (Well, maybe The Walken, but I’ll save that proposal for later.)
But what if you slowed down the ad just a […]

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YouTube: Keeping Rick Astley Fed

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Ah, the RickRoll. One of the greatest ways to strike back on the Intarwebs. (If you don’t know what a RickRoll is click here, ya n00b.)
YouTube has decided to RickRoll its visitors by directing all clicks of featured videos from the home page to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” What a way to […]

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“Vagina Power”

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Every now and then, a YouTube clip lands in your inbox that makes you want to laugh until you cry and scratch your head at the same time. Well, folks, here is one of those clips.
It is a cable access show out of Atlanta called “Vagina Power,” hosted by Alexyss K. Tylor. Now, cable access […]

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Spy footage of “Bruno”

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Sacha Baron Cohen is back in the saddle traveling America and making clueless people squirm… but not as Borat. Bruno is on the scene. This footage was taken at the Wichita, Neb. airport as Cohen and a diminutive fellow with a striking resemblance to Bill film a scene for Bruno.
The footage doesn’t reveal a whole […]

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Misguided “Fanboys”

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The nerds strike back! Or so they think…
Star Wars nerds are in a tizzy over changes The Weinstein Company has made to the upcoming documentary Fanboys, and they are not taking it lying down. From the Stop Darth Weintstein site:
The Weinstein Company has ignored the vocal outcry from Star Wars fans around the globe, […]

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Can’t sleep… real Homer will eat me!

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

An anonymous Photoshop artisan has created realistic depictions of some of the most recognized characters in the world. You have to applaud the guy for his work, but man… this is scary.
You can see more at Pixeloo.

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Sony Error #652

Friday, March 21st, 2008

First there were the host of PS3 gaffes. Then there was Spider-man 3 — yeah, I went there. And now this. Sony, will you ever learn?
ZDNet is reporting that Sony has just dropped it’s pay-based “Fresh Start” program. Allow me to elaborate — are you interested in a new Sony Vaio? Great. Care to order […]

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First-Look Quantum of Solace One Sheet

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Here is the new one sheet for the upcoming Bond flick Quantum of Solace coming out this fall. ComingSoon.net has additional details on the site.
Good to see 007 back in action, especially after the win-fest that was Casino Royale.

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