Cool Shit 2/25

Wines are just so complicated; especially when you're talking French wines. Therefore, this map should be crucial for you when wandering through the aisles of the wine store.

RIP Harold Ramis. Sure, you know him from many of his popular movies that he wrote/directed/starred in, but I'll always remember him from SCTV, one of the more underrated sketch television shows.





Hey all you aspiring serial killers! Abandoned amusement park for sale! Perfect for ritual killings and other fun stuff!

More True Detective links for you to enjoy. Here, you can read about the movies that influenced the show.

New HBO show. New Mike Judge show. It's the same show! And it's about Silicon Valley:



And finally, if you have some sort of curiosity about what people search for when they search for porn, here's a look at a live stream of those searches. And if I have to tell you this is not safe for work, well, maybe you shouldn't be on the internet.

Links of Interest 9/4

It’s easier for me to link to things like this because of the World Series last year. Also, that stupid Joe Carter home run in ’93? Not so bad.

Can anyone get “express written consent” to describe a baseball game?

What’s the worst thing that could happen with swine flu?

Remember when Bill Clinton went over to Korea and totally owned everyone and got those two journalists back? Well, here’s their side of the story.

Is Mike Judge’s Extract better than Office Space?

This is Neil Gaiman’s library. It is awesome. I think my wife would shoot me if I suggested I wanted to do something similar.

Ok, this is what happens when you get mentally unbalanced people together. Or should I just say Hollywood people? And what is the Princess Leia monologue?

A shock: Annie Leibovitz – of photography legend – is close to financial ruin.

Guy recalls hanging out in Hitler’s bunker. You know, ordinary shit.

I’m kicking myself for not thinking of this myself. Of course a gravity tractor could repel asteroids away from the Earth!