Cool Shit 10/22

Life hacks are becoming the cinderblocks the internet is propped up on in the front yard of life. So I would feel weird not passing these along to you.

Television conspiracies sounds great on paper, but once you apply these theories to the shows, they quickly fall apart, like so many real conspiracies. Still, I won't give up belief that The Fall Guy was a thinly veiled metaphor for the death of communism during the Cold War.

Sorry to buzzkill your apocalyptic fantasies of zombie outbreaks across the world, doomsday preppers, but it seems our ecosystem, and more specifically the animal kingdom, wouldn't allow it to be possible. That and the whole thing about zombies being completely fictitious.

Mental Floss currently killing it with its Calvin and Hobbes stuff. Here are 7 facts you might not have known about the iconic comic.

The concept of traveling in space will probably happen within our lifetimes. But it's a concept so young and fresh and weird and crazy and breathtaking that it is still something that holds wonder and affects us. Here the people that made it possible talk about how these ideas affect them and all of humanity. Basically, if you like space, you'll like this small documentary.



Aside from Sleepy Hollow (which I'm still not sure why it's successful) The Popcorn Trick was pretty spot on with being able to pick out the clunkers of the Fall television season. Which I guess means we should be hired to consult for the networks obviously.

The company behind Sriracha is not like other companies. The CEO is not like other CEOs. All he wants is his product to be widely available. Seems like he's doing a decent job, no?

A poster of fictitious beers. And there are plenty I imagine you have never heard of.

Cool Shit 10/18

In case you missed it from yesterday, the ridiculousness of sexy Halloween costumes.

Crazy! Unprecedented! A recent (as in current) interview with Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes. I am certain this will be making the internet rounds today.

Speaking of Bill Watterson, would you like to see some of his work prior to creating Calvin and Hobbes?

A deeper look at the "Ride of the Valkyries scene from Apocalypse Now.



A list of Easter eggs that connect the worlds of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I'll buy all of them except the whip in Empire Strikes Back. That one is reaching.

Well, it was nice knowing all of you. But now that there's an asteroid threat to the existence of life on Earth, I figure we should just shut it down now.

Wes Anderson's latest: The Grand Budapest Hotel. Ralph Fiennes looks like he's having a ton of fun, and as usual, the cast is filled with Anderson regulars. Looks deliciously campy and Wes Anderson-y. Hopefully that's your idea of a good movie.



Cartoons are vulgar! Well, at least a few of them in a few scenes. Let's start a protest!

Snow Sculptures That You Might Recognize

For Calvin and Hobbes fans everywhere...

Links of Interest 10/28

Fly-Lapse from Anthony Powell on Vimeo.

Interview with Lars Von Trier.

It’s Halloween, so you know Elvira is out and about.

The big enemies of net neutrality.

It’s my theory that we have so many tasing videos because trigger happy cops no longer have to go through the means of hiding and disposing a body after they shoot it now; a taser is relatively harmless. Without that fear, that taser is going to come out as soon as someone looks at them the wrong way.

The curious case of the 1984 movie, Money Hunt. I’d never heard of this before, but it sounds fun! Except for the possible scam at the end.

Quite possibly a little late for Halloween, but seriously, don’t we have uses for a charred corpse all year long? No? Just me? Carry on then.

Cool imagery from Antarctica based on the sun’s return to the Cold Continent. (Has it been labeled that, because if not I hope it catches on and I can cash in on it.)

Now sharks have to watch out for sharks. Also, completely unrelated, apparently there are only beautiful women in Australia.

If you woke up today with the desire to read how Fight Club is really about a grown up Calvin and Hobbes well…

Learn more about daylight savings time.


Australia's got a camel problem.

How would you like to be Omar bin Laden – son of Osama? On the one hand, you’ve got the same name as the awesomest character on The Wire. On the other, your dad is kinda an evil dude.

Links of Interest 10/14

A profile of a competitive eater.

A closer look at the Leica camera factory.

Article on the influx of recent shows (Cougar Town, Accidentally on Purpose, Eastwick) that show older women in a negative light. I think the article is way off the mark and think it misses the opportunity to point out that these show feature older (by Hollywood standards) women in major roles. Regardless how good or bad you feel these shows are, women have struggled with getting the starlight, and I think these shows should be lauded.

Somewhat famous people weigh in on their favorite Coen Brothers’ movie.

Do women love vampires or gay men?

It’s not paranoia. You are being watched.

I’m pretty sure I could come up with a list of my own that would be better than this one of awesome spaceships.

Poker isn’t just a silly little parlor game. Ok, maybe it is, but apparently it can also teach us stuff.

Interview with Spike Jonze.

Bill Watterson is a man who left on top. He didn’t sell out for his art, and he’s certainly not looking for fame or to make a point. He may be arguably one of the last big time artists out there to be doing it simply for the art and not for recognition. Here’s an interview with an author who tried to find out what makes him tick.