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Portlandia: Portland Dream of the 1990s
Portlandia, a 6 part series about keeping the 1990s alive in Portland, Oregon, debuts on IFC on January, 21st. The 6-part IFC Original short-based comedy…
TRON: Jeremy
“TRON: Jeremy”, a spoof of TRON: Legacy by Break Media staring the legendary adult film star Ron Jeremy.
Walks of Life and Hand Fingers by Cyriak
“Walks of Life” and “Hand Fingers”, more amazing animation by Cyriak Harris.
Empire State Building at Dusk
Empire State Building at Dusk photo by Scott Beale
Bill Murray’s Spontaneous Bartending at SXSW 2010
I had missed this at the time, but one of the bartenders at San Francisco’s fine rum bar Smuggler’s Cove just told me a funny…
Humble Indie Bundle #2, Pay What You Want for Games & Help EFF
The Humble Indie Bundle from Wolfire Games is back! Five of the hottest games from independent developers, offered without DRM on a pay-what-you-want basis. Even…
How Did Darth Vader Know What Luke Had Got Him For Christmas?
The Dark Side of Christmas by Elliott Quince
Captain Beefheart Lick My Decals Off Ad and BBC Documentary
A 1971 TV ad that Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet) created for his album Lick My Decals Off, Baby. A Los Angeles TV station…
Brontë Sisters Power Dolls
It’s too bad these toys don’t actually exist — they’d make a great gift for the literary kid in your life! Phil Lord and Chris…
Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
Eclectic musician Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, has died at age 69. Here’s Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band playing “Electricity”.