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The latest edition of Between Two Ferns is out. It does not...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:44:01 +0930

The latest edition of Between Two Ferns is out. It does not disappoint.

"Yo dawg, I heard you like shooting game, so we put game shooting in your shooting game so you can..."

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:20:36 +0930

“Yo dawg, I heard you like shooting game, so we put game shooting in your shooting game so you can shoot game in your shooting game.”

- ergheiz commenting on an article about shooting animals in Red Dead Redemption. Looks like someone Pimped My Game.

The wait is finally over. You can all stop bothering me now!...

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:33:47 +0930

The wait is finally over. You can all stop bothering me now! This is the movie that Michelle and I made to show at our wedding ceremony, accompanied by live organ music. It tells the story of how we first met and so forth. Yes, it is very embarrassing, but it was also a lot of fun.

Thanks to Thom, Mike, Caroline and Matt for helping us make this masterpiece (ahem) and thanks to Chris and Claire for re-recording the audio for us. Lastly, thanks to all the staff at the Capri Theatre for indulging our crazy whims and for making the day unforgettable.

There is a Conan the Barbarian remake in the works at the...

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:58:14 +0930

There is a Conan the Barbarian remake in the works at the moment. I really, sincerely hope they go down this path. [via slashfilm]

This photo essay from inside a Real Doll factory in China is...

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:32:04 +0930

This photo essay from inside a Real Doll factory in China is both fascinating and creepy. Be warned, though, there is some NSFW content in there!

"If Freud was alive today he wouldn’t be analysing dreams, he would look at your..."

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:25:06 +0930

“If Freud was alive today he wouldn’t be analysing dreams, he would look at your achievement/trophy collection to see how much you like your mother.”

- pyquila in response to an article about tracking players’ progress in games.

thedailywhat: Mashup of the Day: Cookie Monster meets Venom in...

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:17:38 +0930

thedailywhat:

Mashup of the Day: Cookie Monster meets Venom in Tim Hess’s “VENOM NOM NOM.”

Sleep is overrated.

[reddit.]

The latest photo essay on Afghanistan has gone up on The Big...

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:05:48 +0930

The latest photo essay on Afghanistan has gone up on The Big Picture. As usual, it contains many powerful and heart wrenching images.

Its been a 1-2 knockout punch from nature...

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:26:03 +0930

Its been a 1-2 knockout punch from nature today.

thedailywhat:

Photo of the Day: Emotisun.

[reddit.]

thedailywhat: Nature! of the Day: Amazing footage of lightning...

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:25:25 +0930

thedailywhat:

Nature! of the Day: Amazing footage of lightning striking the three tallest buildings in Chicago simultaneously.

[awelshview.]

Yep. it’s pretty much exactly as he...

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:00:21 +0930

Yep. it’s pretty much exactly as he described.

thedailywhat:

Blockhead Music Video of the Day: “The Music Scene”

Director: A.F.Schepperd. “An animated mind melt into a post human New York where TV and animals rule.” So this is what it feels like to drink acid-laced electric Kool-Aid.

[ctt.]

More photos from the Gulf of Mexico showing the impact of the...

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:41:14 +0930

More photos from the Gulf of Mexico showing the impact of the oil spill have been posted on the Big Picture blog. BP have reacted by… buying up the the top results for oil spill on google, yahoo and bing and chasing down parody PR twitter feeds. I think Jon Stewart said it best… ‘We are so f*cked’.

Photo

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:45:46 +0930

thedailywhat: Street Art of the Day: A digital construction...

Mon, 31 May 2010 11:43:43 +0930

thedailywhat:

Street Art of the Day: A digital construction sign on the southbound side of I-39 near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, hacked to display Electric Six lyrics.

Needs more “Gay Bar.”

[thanks annie!]

I can only roll around in meadows for 5 minutes max, so...

Fri, 28 May 2010 11:57:57 +0930

I can only roll around in meadows for 5 minutes max, so he’s got me beat.

Some amazing pictures of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sinking...

Wed, 26 May 2010 13:45:26 +0930

Some amazing pictures of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sinking in the Gulf of Mexico. Also check out the Big Picture to see the damage that the oil spill is doing to the coastline. To get a sense of the long term impact, there is still oil from the Exxon Valdez spill in the sands of Prince William Sound, 21 years later.

thedailywhat: Lights Out: Crater Face. [drawn!]

Sun, 23 May 2010 03:05:29 +0930

thedailywhat:

Lights Out: Crater Face.

[drawn!]

Volume warning. (also, OH MY GOD! I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING...

Wed, 19 May 2010 23:57:18 +0930

Volume warning.

(also, OH MY GOD! I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!)

thedailywhat:

Nature! of the Day: Golf-ball-size hail vs. an unassuming Okie swimming pool — who ya got???

(The real gunshow starts at 1:30.)

[fark.]

Michelle and I got to see another Australian movie, Animal...

Thu, 13 May 2010 23:21:00 +0930

Michelle and I got to see another Australian movie, Animal Kingdom, before its release thanks to the Contagious Network. Unlike the previous film, The Boys Are Back, this one was actually pretty good. It is a rather harrowing tale of the life of one teenager in a family of criminals. In the manner of all good thrillers, it keeps the tension high throughout, and in several scenes I was cringing with anticipation. A scene early on, when a couple of cops are investigating a stolen car, is masterful in how it builds suspense despite the inevitableness of the conclusion.

It’s a tough one to recommend, though, as the film has anything but a happy ending. There was no other way that it could end, really, but it is bleak and relentless, and you manage to walk away from the cinema feeling somehow less safe than before.

The acting is great (the guy playing uncle Pope is farking creepy) and the story is tight (the only bad cliche in the film is dealt with quickly and soon forgotten). It does all the things right that The Boys Are Back did wrong. As a great example of Australian cinema, I fully support it and you should too. If you do go see it, just be ready to go to some dark places.

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Thu, 13 May 2010 11:05:57 +0930

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