I should have known that Green Lantern would make enough money to get a sequel. The movie was raw ass. Not offensive, maddening, sickening bullshit like Transformers 3. Rather it was unforgettable. A flaccid romp through a CGI nightmare. Fuck that movie, and fuck that it is getting a sequel.

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Drink deep in the wonders and horrors of taxidermy. Darick Maasen used a set of testicular fortitude and artistic skills that I do not wield to put forth this beautiful abomination. A koopa paratroopa made amazingly literal. No wonder Mario has to do mushrooms to mess with these motherfuckers. No wonder at all.

“Open House” is a perfect example of why Breaking Bad is so strong and why the writers should remain so damn confident. Bryan Cranston is barely in this one – we open with his furious reaction to the CCTV cameras in the lab, he bickers a bit with Skyler and Saul, and then finally celebrates the purchase of the car wash with a $370 bottle of champagne. All in all I think it makes up five minutes of the episode. The rest is given to Skyler, Hank, and kleptomaniac Marie.

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Well, there ain’t no more space shuttles to be had. Yet they serve as the gift that keeps on giving. Check out this latest example. The NASA Goddard Space Light Center put out this gorgeous time-lapse video. Behold Discovery as its docked to the International Space station, orbiting our Glorious Blue Rock. Set to some classic music, it’s pretty like woah.

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Shh! There are spoilers afoot. Would you like to know who the new Ultimate Spider-Man is? Hit the jump. But be forewarned, nothing is sacred after this here jump.

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Welcome to the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE – OL’s weekly show-and-tell session. I’m going to give you a peek at some of the bits of entertainment that’ll keep me from swearing off our oppressive society, giving away all my worldly possessions, and then fleeing to the wilderness so I can die in a van.

After reading about the destinations of my entertainment-excursions, you’re encouraged to hit up the comments section so you can show off your own itinerary.

Let’s rock.

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With the new season of Always Sunny kicking off in five weeks or so, FX is beginning to ignite the Hype Rocket with trailers for the season. This one featuring Fat Mac is goddamn glorious. I know it’s such a simple conceit, but I can’t get enough of it .

Hit the jump for the trailer.

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Oh great! GM has an autonomous Pod Car thing, the  Electric Networked-Vehicle (EN-V). Someday in the near future you’ll be able to summon this death trap to your side with your smart phone. It’ll appear, you’ll punch in coordinates, and pray the robotic uprising doesn’t happen that day.

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The above is clearly not Tom Hardy. I just don’t want to spoil Bane for those of you remaining virginal.  I’m torn. As a fan, I want nothing to do with these pictures from the filming of The Dark Knight Rises. As a dude who runs a Nerd Conduit, I feel it’s my duty to post them. There’s some spoilers ahead, but if you want to check out what Bane looks like and get some  Marion Cotillard in your diet. Hit the jump.

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Citing the fact that there are still third-parties selling Diablo 2 items for cash, Blizzard has revealed that they’re going to cut the middle man and let players buy items off one another in auction houses in D3. For real hard cheddar. It was announced at a press gathering last week, and  Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo took a good amount of time to defend the decision.

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