#Miscellaneous
Broadband Ad From 1963. Retro-Future Swoon.
I enjoy bathing in the glory of days of futures past. Check out this broadband ad from 1963.
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Contagion: A Quiet, Haunting, Sexy Virus Death Commentary.
I’m a sucker for the post-apocalyptic, the thriller, the commentary on society, and gorgeous cinematography. When I saw the first couple of trailers for Contagion I thought to myself that it looked corny, if not a bit enjoyable. When I left the theater tonight after seeing it, I was giving pause and wondering if anything outside of Tree of Life this year had gripped my brain-piece as hard.
THIS WEEK ON True Blood: Soul of Fire
‘Soul of Fire’ wasn’t a bad episode of True Blood by any means. In fact it was the most entertained I was in a good while in this season. It had everything I want in a True Blood episode. Almost no Sookie (let’s not get greedy), brooding bro-dude vampire posturing over barely hidden homosexual tension, Jessica, and rocket launchers. Chyeah boy! It had it all. If this episode didn’t entertain me, chances are I was never going to be.
Breaking Bad: Hermanos
9 episodes into the season and miraculously a flashback doesn’t slow down the show at all. Seeing the some of the Chicken Man’s origin story added a reservoir’s worth of depth to the show – especially the point where at now. Being put into a situation where he doesn’t know what’s coming is certainly something Gus isn’t used to. He’s quick on his feet and great at improving, but he was visibly shook in the elevator. And while Gus may not be a person of interest to the DEA, but that doesn’t stop Hank from going maverick on his ass. On top of that, the Cartel isn’t budging and Jesse is still a wild card.
Ecto Cooler Recipe Revealed, My Childhood Groin Swells.
This is my first memory regarding Hi-C’s Ecto Cooler. Projectile vomiting it all over a fellow classmate’s neck during a bus ride coming home from a field trip. This is my second memory regarding it: infinitely awesome snack times almost entirely because of its glory. Its taste. It disappeared like a spirit in the night, but now it may be back. Ghost Busters Chicago Division has cracked the code. Hell yeah.
New Technology: Box Keeps A *Heart Beating* Without A Body On Way To A Transplant.
No more fucking ice and prayers and other medieval shit when transporting hearts. Not if ULCA’s heart-lung transport team have their way. They’ve invented a box that keeps the heart pumping outside the body. This is the sort of wizardy science fiction bullshit that makes me so stoked to be alive in the time period I am. That and toilets.
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Video: Don Cheadle is Captain Planet. Dude Means Business.
Funny or Die has dropped this fucking gem today. Don Cheadle as Captain Planet. I’m not going to ruin anything, but I was that creepy guy laughing his ass off. All alone. A single tear-drop down his face.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Rich Chinese Dude Offers To Buy 0.3% Of Iceland. Collecting Vikings!
China’s 16th richest person wants to buy himself some fucking Iceland. Not like a couple of houses. Naw, son. Dream! Dream big. His name is Huang Nubo and he wants to buy 300 square kilometers of wilderness.
THIS WEEK ON True Blood: Burning Down The House
Just wait until you see the last scene, my friend Adam told me. True Blood, he said, is a truly awful show. Momentous words coming from the only dude in my group of friends who still watches this show besides me. One by one the buddies of mine have ducked out. Everyone else has been felled by the trite themes, the clichéd characters, and the spread-thin storylines.
Just wait until you see the last scene.
And saw I did.
Two Years Of Fart Joke, Lit Analysis, Geek Omega Nonsense.
Holy canoles! Omega Level crossed the two years mark a week or so ago, and it’s something of a mind trip to the Brothers Omega who started this nonsense on a lark and out of boredom something like 700 days ago. Since the two of us are both wistful English majors with throbbing boners for nostalgia, we figured a little useless reminiscing was in order.
Hop inside! Hop in, inside!
