Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'webcomics'
October 10, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. As far as we can tell, the hottest thing on the internet right now is this video of a monkey waiter in a Japanese restaurant. Enjoy! (Via Sarah) How about some fun quizzes? We've got one on super hero secret identities (and if that one's too easy for you, here's another), and one on Harry Potter spells. (Via Sarah) Joystiq recaps its coverage......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"October 9, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. We posted a link to an xkcd comic a while back wherein a character created a virus that would force commenters on YouTube to listen to any comments they tried to make by reading their words back to them aloud. The idea was to shame them with their own stupidity. Clever and funny—and now, reality. The developers at YouTube created an option that......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"October 8, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. CNN's electoral map calculator is a pretty interesting little web app. The default values show you CNN's estimate for how the race will turn out, but you can switch any state you want to either candidate and see how that swings things (via Kevin). In other election news, the Maverick family points out that John McCain is not a maverick, by......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"September 26, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. How do you make great foods better? Combine them! Check out french fry-coated bacon on a stick and brownie chunk cookies. (Via Sarah) Jack Thompson will be permanently disbarred as of October 25, and he's also been ordered to pay monetary restitution of $43,675. Woo hoo! Of course, Thompson has filed a request seeking an emergency stay of the decision, claiming that it's......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"September 17, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. LOLcats sing Metallica! Kind of. (Via Sarah) Speaking of Metallica, a music journalist for a Swedish paper included in his review of the band's latest album a link to a user-edited, condensed version of said album, and even suggested the edited version was better. In response, the band's representative's at Universal have threatened to cut off the paper's access not only......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"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......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"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.......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"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......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"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......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"August 4, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Disney has optioned a new graphic novel called Monster Attack Network, about a group of tough first responders who battle the sea monsters that are constantly attacking the otherwise perfect South Pacific island of Lapuatu. Sounds like fun. Kevin Smith dropped some interesting tidbits in a recent interview about his struggles with the MPAA over Zack and Miri Make a Porno,......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"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,......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"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......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"July 2, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Want to win a trip to the San Diego Comic Con to meet the cast of Death Race, and maybe even appear in the DVD as a casualty of the race? Sure you do! Just click here and fill out the form to enter. (Via Jill) A look into Harvey Weinstein's recycle bin. Check out the very creepy red band trailer......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"June 13, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. If you, like this Phillyist, own a PATCO Freedom card, you can head over to PATCO's official site and enter to win tickets to upcoming shows at the Susquehanna Bank Center. (Via Sarah) The Atlantic asks, is Google making us stupid? (Via Laura) Ooh! Details on Beck's new album, Modern Guilt, which will be released on July 8th in America. The MTV Movies......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"June 6, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Penny Arcade offers one possible explanation for the recent behavior of one Jack Thompson, Esquire. This Phillyist just recently finished reading Warren Ellis' mind-blowingly excellent graphic novel Ocean, and now comes word that it's going to be turned into a movie. Woo hoo! If you care, The Movie Blog has set pics from Transformers 2. What if, instead of helping invent rock and......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"June 4, 2008
Let's hear it for passive-aggressive weather patterns! WORLD CAFE LIVE PRESENTS: CHANA ROTHMAN AND AVI WISNIA Rothman has a MySpace and tonight she has come to share YourSpace. Avi Wisnia, son of a (Rabbinical) preacher man, also graces this evening's ticket. The former, folk, the latter, bossa nova. Both feature full bands and styles you haven't beaten into the ground yet with your iPod. Unless you're a rather progressive beater-into-the-ground-with-your-iPod kind of person. The night......
Continue Reading "Can't Miss This!"May 29, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Sony Electronics Inc. and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association have signed an agreement with a group of cable providers (including Comcast) that will allow viewers to get rid of their set-top boxes, but still receive advanced "two-way" cable services (like pay-per-view movies). Awesome. We hate those damn boxes. (Via Sarah) Did you know that there is a World Superhero Registry, listing all......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"May 27, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. We love bacon and all, but the scratch 'n sniff bacon tuxedo takes things a couple dozen steps too far. (Via Sarah) Geeks, your list is here: the 11 Most Scorching-Hot Female Cosplayers Ever. (Via) Another casting call for Transformers 2 will be taking place this Saturday at Bullies Bar at the Spectrum. It's another "one photo a......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"May 15, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Beware, you Mr. Pinks out there who have been stiffing the wait staff! There is in fact an online database of lousy tippers at LousyTippers.com. (Via Sarah) Friends, you might want to swing by your local Dunkin Donuts and/or McDonalds today; apparently, they're both giving away free samples. (Via Sarah) This Phillyist doesn't care for reality TV, but we have to admit MTV's......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"April 29, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Babble, a site for modern parents, presents the Top 10 Most Invisible Kids in TV History and the Top 50 Best Sesame Street Moments. HorrorMovies.ca managed to snag itself a bunch of images from Bruce Campbell's latest flick, helpfully titled My Name Is Bruce (via). Meanwhile, MoviesOnline has a pic from Kiefer Sutherland's upcoming movie, Mirrors, which sounds......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"April 23, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Terrell Owens just may have shown up in the background of a photo from a hardcore porn shoot (which is, disappointingly, pretty safe for work). (Via Sarah) Penny Arcade points out that there are some things you really just don't need to put on Twitter. Don't mess with the Goddamn Batman. He knows lawyers. Heh heh. Apparently Uwe Boll got in......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"April 17, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. After it came out that seven recipes listed on John McCain's campaign website as being "Cindy's Recipes" had actually been copied verbatim from the Food Network, the campaign blamed an intern, saying he'd "been dealt with" and that "we took away his zero pay." Heh heh heh. Meanwhile, a disturbing practice called microtargeting tries to connect consumer habits, like how people eat, with......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"March 31, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Dolph Lundgren is writing and directing a film called Command Performance, which he describes as "Die Hard at a rock concert." He stars as an ex-Marine drummer for the warm-up band of a big American performer giving a concert for the Russian premier. Bad guys break up the show and the drummer goes into action. Apparently Lundgren got the idea from......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"March 20, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Looks like Paramount Pictures wants Sam Raimi to spearhead a revival of the Jack Ryan franchise. Clint Eastwood is going to direct and star in a film called Gran Torino. Details are being kept under wraps, but the rumor is the film might be a new entry in the Dirty Harry series. Feeling lucky, punk?! We're not a huge fan of the work......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"March 17, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. What happens when you cross Peanuts with Watchmen? Disturbing images and text, that's what. (Via Yagathai) On March 19th, the cast of Battlestar Galactica will be presenting the Top Ten List on David Letterman. A couple of half hour BG specials will air 3/28 at 10PM, and then the first real new episode of the fourth and final season will show......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"March 13, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Settle in, folks, because we've got a great big bundle of trailers for you today: a new one for Wall*E (via); Incredible Hulk (via); The Lost Boys: The Tribe (via); extremely creepy-looking horror flick The Strangers (via); and animated movie Batman: Gotham Knight. The trailer for Incredible Hulk is freaking FANTASTIC. We may just have a new most anticipated movie of 2008. "As......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"March 11, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. The new poster for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is online, and it looks awesome. When we start having previews for previews, we may have gone too far. Still, this ad for the premiere of the Hulk trailer is kind of neat. If you want the specifics, the trailer will air tomorrow night at......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"March 10, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Defective Yeti has collected together a lot of the best tributes to Gary Gygax on the web, including his own. Wired also had a cool D&D logo redesign contest in honor of Gygax. So remember how there was that guy whose one-of-a-kind signed Xbox 360 was ruined by Microsoft's repair technicians, and Bungie said they were going to help him out?......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"March 6, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. WHYY is getting together with Bassetts Ice Cream to create a new ice cream flavor, but they're asking YOU to help. The question is, if WHYY were ice cream, what would it taste like? Submit your ideas for a new flavor based on WHYY to icecream@whyy.org. The only guidelines for the contest are that flavors be developed around chocolate and vanilla. Also, all......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"February 29, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Check out this sweet poster for Takashi Miike's latest project, Sukiyaki Western Django. Here's hoping they manage to get a copy of this one for the Philadelphia Film Festival... We think we've already said this before, but each successive trailer for Iron Man makes us exponentially more excited about seeing the film, and the latest one is no exception. Hot damn, this movie......
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