This is why frisbee sports will never get proper respect...

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Movie Trailer: Argo

While I was slightly thrown off by the sudden change in voice in the trailer, I'm guessing this is going to be a good film. While I wasn't as high on The Town as a lot of other people were, I still think Affleck knows his way around a camera...

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New HBO Aaron Sorkin Show: Newsroom

I picture Aaron Sorkin running around his house naked with a giant erection high fiving scantily clad models every time he writes a scenery chewing scene for Jeff Daniels...



Of course, that doesn't mean I'm not going to watch this.

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One of the Cooler Things You'll Ever See

Honestly, it's one of the cooler things I've posted here - it should at least make up for all the Killing recaps I've written...



Done images from the Cassinni and Voyager satellites - this time lapse shows the majesty of space. In a way you've probably never seen.

If Kubrick's 2001 ended with this, I think I would have enjoyed it.

Thanks to Discover Magazine.

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Cool Shit

Sometimes I tell myself I really want to get to Australia at some point, and then I read articles like this one.

Great article on one of the principals of the book Born to Run. Well, actually not so much about him...more about how they had to find him. I don't want to give anything away, but you don't even have to be interested in running to enjoy the read.

Ok...time to get political! You may or may not know about the dangers of growth hormone additives in milk, and this video isn't really about that. It's about how corporations can control the information we see - and how there's not a lot we can do about it. Yes, it's about FOX News, but that's not really the point. I don't care who the companies are that are involved...



Not sure if I posted this before in a Cool Shit post, and I'm way too lazy to go back and check...the British show Luther is something you might want to check out...especially if you loved Stringer Bell from the Wire (specifically the actor, Idris Elba). Luther is about a British detective who can barely keep his personal life out of his professional life. Honestly, if you like police procedurals and British accents, you're going to love it. It's streaming on Netflix too...



And finally, I recently found out that David Simon has taken up blogging. Don't know who David Simon is? Shame on you. Regardless, I think you'll find his musings provocative and interesting, and, whether you agree with them or not, it's all still a good read.

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Slip n Slide Craziness

Next to trampoline mishaps, slip n slide videos are my favorite thing on Youtube (aside form this, of course). So I figured what better way to help people through their Tuesday with a small sampling of what's out there...

Best Neighborhood ever...




Don't think I haven't been scouting locales to put this in my neighborhood.

"Definitely have to pull that pool over."



Thanks.

Not sure the face plant is the worst problem for this guy...



Um, what is going on?



Ok, as best as I can make this out (because the person shooting the video can't be bothered to rotate their phone 90 degrees to attain a better aspect ratio I guess) the girl on the tarp is holding on to a rope being towed by an ATV 8 feet into a pool, witnessed by bikini laden chicks and surprisingly, something goes wrong. Oh and I assume the ATV driver is doing all of this in hopes of an orgy.

This dad is awesome...



Probably one of the reasons my wife won't allow me to put a slip n slide on our yard.

Give the kids an opportunity...



And this is probably one of the reasons why my parents never built a pool in our backyard.

Head first? 



The video wasn't that great, but I dare you not to be singing this song throughout the day. Especially if, coincidentally, you happen to find yourself on a waterside or work at a watermark.

Slip n slide done right...



And finally, a classic...



Ron, you (and your friends) are heroes to many of us out here.

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RIP Levon Helm...

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