Cool Shit 2/5

So it seems Sochi might not be as prepared as one probably should be when hosting a global event.

Speaking of the Olympics, here's a look at 8 new events debuting at Sochi. You know, if the Olympics still get pulled off.

Chris Carter has a new show out called The After. Though you will need to be an Amazon Prime member to watch it I think:



The relationship between David Letterman and Jay Leno is more complex than "they hate each other." In fact, it's far from that. Also, Jerry Seinfeld is involved!

Dr. Strangelove is 50 this year. Here's a documentary on it. Basically any documentary on a Stanley Kubrick film is worth watching.

Cool Shit 2/14

I love Unsolved Mysteries. And while this is a great list, it's certainly not my definitive top 10 list of mysteries. Though I do enjoy the unsubstantiated claim that Robert Stack doubled up on Elizabeth Taylor with JFK in a swimming pool. A story like that has gotta be true!

An interview with a chocolate health researcher. Yes, that position actually exists and is taken (at least somewhat, from I can gather) seriously.

I completely missed this story of secrets being leaked from the Vatican, but it's a somewhat crazy read.

Perhaps it's blasphemy to say this, but after reading that one of Kubrick's favorite films was White Men Can't Jump...I just, I'm not sure I can hold him in such high regard anymore. Maybe if he'd said Fast Break I could still respect him.

A few weeks ago I posted to a Vanity Fair excerpt about how Pulp Fiction was brought to the screen. Well, here's a more in-depth article about it.

For Valentine's Day, enjoy these Arrested Development cards from Flavorwire...

Links of Interest 1/19

They don’t call television the idiot box for nothing. Sure, it has given us fantastic shows such as The Wire and Arrested Development, but at the end of the day, those two shows barely had any viewers. It seems much easier (and more profitable) to simply scream an opinion – and scream louder when the opinion is more proposterous. Who cares if the opinion is flat out wrong? Tomorrow you can scream about something else.

And that was my Noam Chomsky minute.

Golden Globes reviewed.

Interview with Terry Gilliam.

So, that new Domino’s pizza (with the stone cold brilliant marketing campaign), how’s it really taste?

Something like this would certainly breathe fresh air into a tired formula, but I’m taking it with a grain of salt.

Telling me I can’t go to these places only makes me really want to go.

Kubrick’s Napoleon probably would have been a good movie.

Talking with Jackie Collins. Yes, that Jackie Collins.

These days, sex tapes are so ho hum.

If winning an eating contest is on your bucket list, then you should probably click here.

Links of Interest 11/30

Be careful with that bagel!

50 famous people who have taken a bullet.

Ramen isn’t always 20 cents.

Cool list of scary moments in non scary films.

Someone has to keep an eye on the sweatshops.

If there’s ever a cyberwar, the U.S. seems prepared.

A book about Stanley Kubrick’s greatest masterpiece – that was never made.

Looking back with Tom Petty.

2009 stuff that came with big hype, and then fizzled. And then here’s the stuff that delivered.

Looking at the El Bulli restaurant from a business standpoint.

Links of Interest 10/27

The fight for “clean coal.”

Arrogance on tv. Why are they popular? Because some people like it, and some people don’t, and neither group turns it off.

Chuck Klosterman has a new book coming out. So he’ll be making the rounds…

Could Paranormal Activity kill the Saw franchise?

Diving into what made The Twilight Zone so good – the endings.

Tired of the same old way to search youtube for related videos? Check this feature out.

Looking at how Kubrick’s editing made The Shining that much scarier.

Scary ghost movies.

One day our society will realize the genius of Maury Povich, and give him the credit he deserves.

A female writer writes about working for David Letterman.