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September 4, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The other day we posted a link where Battlestar Galactica's Tigh and Roslin were compared to McCain and Palin, but now we've discovered there's a whole site devoted to the similarities, and to promoting the Tigh/Roslin ticket. (Via Kevin) Writer-director Sheldon Lettich has been tapped by producer Alexander Nevsky to get to work on Hercules: The Beginning. Check out the powerful first trailer......

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September 3, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. This ad for The Powerpuff Girls is also a brilliant and hilarious parody of Super Friends. Enjoy! (Via) Obama has many famous supporters—even emo! (Via Jill) PW tracks the sad decline of Nic Cage by listing six films in which he just didn't give a flying... well, you know. (Via Sarah) Well, you can forget about the Tarzan reboot being a......

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September 2, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Jess at Apropos of Something did a comparison between John McCain and his running mate, and a couple of folks on a certain sci-fi show, and found some distressing similarities... Esquire picked the 20 best steaks in America, and Philly's own Pat's cheesesteak made the list! On the one hand we're rather proud, but on the other... Pat's?......

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August 29, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. The new trailer for Max Payne is very, very cool. (Via) Cinematical lists seven good ideas for bad Shakespeare sequels. Alex Proyas says no, he's not directing Silver Surfer, and he would never consider doing so, because it would be for Fox, and he will never work with them again after his experience on I, Robot. Ah, so maybe it's Fox's fault that......

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August 27, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. This is pretty hilarious: Denny's just started offering a new Rockstar Menu, featuring dishes created by actual rockstars when asked what they like to eat late at night. We're particularly excited about the Heart on a Plate created by Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal. (Via Filter) Director Mathieu Kassovitz says a troubled production and some bad editing have turned......

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August 25, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. NME profiles an American teen who quit school to work on perfecting his Guitar Hero game. His skills have already netted him prizes, and he hopes to go professional eventually. Oh, and don't worry—his parents have hired him a tutor so he can continue his education. (Via Ross) On September 1st, you can go into any participating Chik-Fil-A wearing a sports......

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August 22, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Supposedly Abbie Cornish will star with Jake Gyllenhaal in a film about a private expedition to the moon to create a Lunar colony. Which could be a bit awkward, as Cornish is Jake's current girlfriend Reese Witherspoon's ex-husband Ryan Phillippe's current girlfriend. We don't know about you, but this Phillyist's head is spinning. The release of Quantum of Solace has been pushed back......

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August 21, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Another unique and fascinating website, London Bananas features pictures of discarded banana skins found throughout the city of London. (Via Sarah) PC Magazine lists the top 100 undiscovered websites of 2008. (Via Scott) Dude was fishing with his granddaughter recently in a private pond in North Carolina when she gave him her Barbie-branded rod and reel to hold while she went to the......

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August 20, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. The boys at Penny Arcade really outdid themselves today. But... ahem... well, not to get even nerdier than usual on you or anything, but... they also spelled wookiee wrong. It's two e's at the end. Everybody gets that wrong. Cinematical picks seven romantic comedies actually worth watching. The three main stars of the original The Greatest American Hero TV show have......

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August 18, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of the release of the compact disc. The Listening Post at Wired celebrates by wishing for no more happy returns. (Via Jill) Also celebrated by Wired recently was the 10th birthday of the iMac. (Via Jill) Apparently Daniel Radcliffe is getting naked again—and this time it's for Harry Potter. Wha?! Also, Radcliffe revealed recently that he......

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August 14, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. A recent xkcd features a pretty hilarious send-up of Google Maps. (Via Star) Paris Hilton is being sued for not promoting a comedy she starred in recently, Pledge This! We were only vaguely aware the movie existed, so maybe they have a point! If you fear not the spoilers, then click through for a look at the true face of Rorschach from Watchmen.......

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August 12, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Dude, Mountain Dew cupcakes! Brilliant! (Via Sarah) Oh no! What have they done to our beloved Clue? Now there are nine rooms, nine weapons (and no lead pipe), and the house is modernized (apparently the new version is more like a mansion from Cribs). Argh! (Via Sarah) Forbes lists the top earning celebrity chefs. We can't believe that......

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August 11, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. "Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects." This means we're a step closer to a real invisibility cloak! Which is awesome and horrifying at the same time. Ooh, new Star Trek character posters! (Via) Robert Duvall is reprising his role as Tom Hagen in......

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August 8, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Apparently McDonalds franchisees have been complaining about having to advertise for the dollar menu, their point being that it makes little sense to pay extra to publicize something that brings in less revenue. So McDonalds is considering changing things, starting with the double cheeseburger. Specifically, they're thinking about either making it more expensive, or taking the cheese off. If they go with the......

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August 7, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. It's funny because it's true. Present company excluded, of course. (Via Sarah) Speaking of internet truths, we're sure you already know that for every incredibly odd and unlikely pass-time you can imagine, there is a website for it. Case in point: Hats of Meat, which celebrates making and wearing hats made out of raw meat. Why does this happen? We can't even begin......

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August 6, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Paris Hilton rather famously made a cameo in a recent John McCain campaign ad. So Funny or Die paid for her hilarious video response. It's the best thing we've ever seen her in! Way better than the sex video. (Via Debbie) Check out the Holy Grail of Buffy fandom, a never-before-seen three-minute demo reel for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer animated......

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August 5, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Schwarzenegger got to see some footage from Terminator Salvation, but says he still doesn't have a feel for the movie, and was left confused as to who the Terminator was, or even if there is one, and whether he's the star or the hero. "These are the things that determine the success and how strong the movie will......

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July 25, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. This Chicago Sun-Times article explains the Christian Bale assault incident in a way that sounds very believable, and also makes us feel okay about liking Bale again. Apparently he's had a long-standing feud with his Mom, and just shoved her out of his suite after he realized she and his sister had only come looking for cash. (Via Sarah) Get Your War On,......

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July 24, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. The world's oldest Bible is going online! All we want to know is, how are they going to jam those fragile old pages down the tubes of the internets without ruining them? (Via Jill) Sounds like NBC is doing a not-so-good job at selling their new programs to TV critics. (Via Jill) It's Comic-Con time! Cinematical has a preliminary post, then coverage of......

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July 23, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. We're really hoping Christian Bale didn't actually beat up his mom and his sister, because then we'd have to be really disappointed in him. Batman does not beat up old ladies! Unless they're super villains, of course (via Ross). Meanwhile, Warren Ellis points out that Hollywood stars used to be capable of more impressive bad behavior. Check out Cinematical's Comic-Con preview.......

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July 21, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. The Center City District is running a pretty cool contest: submit your best photos from Center City Sips and you could win $200 worth of Center City restaurant gift certificates. (Via RJ) The AV Club takes a look at 20 cases of The Darrin Effect, that being, when a character is recast and the result is jarring. (Via) The estimates say......

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July 18, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. XPN's 885 countdown this year will list the quintessential XPN songs. We're not even sure what that means, but you can go and vote right here. So what's next now that E3 is over? Comic-Con! EW has your photo gallery preview of the event (via). And check out the sweet Star Trek character poster! Amazon has launched a video streaming service called Amazon......

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July 18, 2008

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. The Last Mistress A film adaptation of the novel An Old Mistress starring Fu'ad Ait Aatou as Ryno de Marigny, and Asia Argento as Vellini, two lovers in 19th century Paris. They've been involved for nearly a decade when de Marigny tries to end the relationship because he's now engaged to a respectable young woman. But can he deny his past, and Vellini's passion? Period romances......

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July 17, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. A couple has amassed a huge collection of board games (including many rare and vintage examples), video games, and video game hardware, and you can buy the stuff at their website: 1st in Games. (Via Sarah) Check out the very cool teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation. Seth McFarlane is still talking about a Family Guy movie. Somebody found a 40-year-old screenplay for a......

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July 16, 2008

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Computerworld takes a look at how CAPTCHA was cracked, and the consequences of that event. (Via Slashdot, via Jill) Babble picks the 26 most disturbing kid movies ever. (Via Sarah) Justin Theroux will write the sequel to Iron Man, and Marvel is close to a deal that will bring back director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. The plan is......

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July 15, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Epicurious has created a tasty menu based on ingredients found at Philly's own Reading Terminal Market. (Via Sarah) The first full trailer for The Spirit suggests that the film will be an incredibly surreal chronicle of the main character getting seduced by various hot women and then shot at by Samuel L. Jackson. Which... actually sounds like a......

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July 11, 2008

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. We're a bit torn about the Spinmallow. On the one hand, how lazy do you have to be to need a spinning stick to toast your marshmallow? But on the other hand... ooh, spinning stick! (Via Jill) In honor of the release of Journey to the Center of the Earth, Cinematical picks seven other movies they'd like to see in 3D. Upcoming Japanese......

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July 10, 2008

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Rock the Vote and MySpace have gotten together to create a little contest called DemROCKracy. The band with a MySpace page that registers the most voters through Rock the Vote’s voter registration tool on MySpace will win prizes including Gibson guitars and the chance to perform on a major concert stage. (Via Julia) The rumors are true: Robert Downey Jr. will play Sherlock......

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July 8, 2008

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. The secret process for making chocolate covered bacon. (Via Bob) Even more low quality scans of photos from the Dragonball set! Oh joy! (Via) Interesting spy photos from the set of Bruce Willis' latest, a sci-fi thriller called The Surrogates. (Via) The director of An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim, is reportedly working on a film about Senator Barack......

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July 7, 2008

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. On the internet, there are many web apps for generating many things, but previously they were scattered all over the place. No longer! Now we have Generator Land! (Via Mike) Gizmodo has the pretty pictures you need of the new Nike McFly. (Via Mickey) The Terror Film Festival is a local celebration of horror flicks, and it's currently open for submissions!......

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