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Last Link of the Day: Introducing the Sony Walkman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTwsnzMLFF4 This is a pretty epic commercial for something that is now completely obsolete.
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures
Here’s your random bit of movie trivia for the day: in the early 90’s, Fox thought it might be a good idea to try and translate time-traveling surfer rock gods Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted Theodore Logan into a … Continue reading
Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 256 – The Rise and Fall and Rise of Robert Downey Jr.
Few celebrities have hit the highest heights and lowest lows that Robert Downey Jr. has experienced over the course of his career. Early in his career he was nominated for an Oscar and made some big hits, but in the … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: Aug(De)Mented Reality 4
These never get old.
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Rapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all time
I may not listen to rap or hip hop on a regular basis, but I have a great appreciation for it. Good lyrics and flow are impressive as all hell, and if you have that same appreciation, then you’ll enjoy … Continue reading
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What are you?
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp, a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site … Continue reading
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You Are Two
I’m really busy today, so I don’t have time to post much. Instead, I’ll just post this video from CGP Grey and allow you to alternately freak out and be amazed. Who ARE you?
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Last Link of the Day: Liquid Nitrogen Pool
Do not try this at home.
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Everything is a Remix: The Force Awakens
https://vimeo.com/167069783 Everybody agrees that The Force Awakens was a remix of A New Hope…but is that a bad thing? Let Kirby Ferguson, who’s a lot smarter than I am, explain why we may have hit peak remix culture.
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You really wanna go back up there, huh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzWIGFiGrlA Bones has a point. Do we really want to go for another ride with this branch of the Star Trek franchise after Star Trek Into Darkness left audiences completely underwhelmed? Well, the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond made … Continue reading
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