Cool Shit 3/3

Slow reader? It has to do with how you visualize the page. Change that and you're on to speed reading records!

Brett Easton Ellis is a writer, most likely known for American Psycho, which is overhyped to begin with and really, when you come down to it, no more gruesome than a number of books out there. But his publishing company got the controversy out there, he got famous, and now he we are. Rules of Attraction is probably his best book, but if you feel like slogging through the rest of his library, enjoy.

So it seems like we're getting back into blimps for air flight. I blame steampunk.

Wes Anderson has an idea for a James Bond movie. Why not? Wouldn't it be fine to take a tried and true series, such as James Bond, and then allow different directors to apply their vision. It would be a fascinating (albeit economic failure) to see what different auteurs would do with one character.

Get inside the mind of True Detective's Rusty Cohle. If you dare!

Enjoy this video of...reindeer herding?



Hannibal is back for season 2 - and boy did it start off with a bang (or slash, if you will). You should definitely be watching this show, dammit. Here's Bryan Fuller (creator) talking about what is in store for season 2.

Why visit Yosemite when you can watch a time-lapse of it here?

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!

New Wes Anderson Movie

Trailer for Moonrise Kingdom...

Hmmm.

Famous Director directs Stella Artois Ad

The retro look and feel. The perfectly balanced shots and set. The color scheme. If you can't guess the director behind this commercial for Stell Artois, you are not a fan of the #1 name in hipster movies. Answer below the video...

(Answer: Wes Anderson! Ok, so I guess Roman Coppola helped too, but c'mon.)

Links of Interest 11/24

Places you might want to check out in case the shit goes down.

What a cheery thought – praying for the death of others. In this case, Obama.

Interview with Wes Andersen.

Who doesn’t like awesome vans?

Super powers that were maybe uh, not so super.

This Thanksgiving the most important recipes might be for the drinks.

My new favorite thing: Backyard roller coasters.

1979. The year everything changed. I guess the Smashing Pumpkins were right.

?uestlove talks about his favorite Late Night with Jimmy Fallon moments.

That sushi you’re eating? Could be endangered. It’s like The Freshman only in reverse!

Links of Interest 11/12

The twenty most important tools ever, according to Forbes. Apparently, no one at Forbes is planning on outerspace travel, as the towel is conspicuously absent. I also agree with about 4 of the things on the list.

AV Club continues it’s decade of television retrospective by looking at the best shows of the decade (really there aren’t too many surprises) and the best single episodes of popular shows that aren’t on that list.

See what the city of Hong Kong looks like during the day and at night.

James Cameron has a new movie coming out called Avatar. I read the script roughly 10 years ago, so I’m sure there have been changes made. I hope there have been changes made. Please tell me there have been changes made. Because when I look at the multiple trailers, it doesn’t look like too many changes have been made.

Is anyone else frightened JC is going down Lucas Boulevard and ignoring story for technological wonder? Or possibly just making a big video game?

Another meme internet site that might have you intrigued – Waffle House People.

Interview with the 2 guys that make up the band MGMT.

Yeah that’s right. I’m linking to an Adam Lambert cover story.

A phantom town in England somewhere. Sounds about right.

Don’t think I’m not thinking about giving this out as Christmas presents.

Interview with Wes Anderson.

If you’re excited for the new Monopoly movie (and who isn’t!) check this out.

Links of Interest 4/3

How people survived during the Great Depression. You know - just in case.

Admit it, you’re curious just how Netflix works, and what ti looks like inside their hubs. Well, wonder no more.

Feeling down on yourself? Feel better immediately after looking at these terrible excuses for Star Wars costumes.

A-list celebrities weren’t always A-list celebrities. Remember, there are 26 letters in the alphabet.

Concept cars that never really got off the ground.

Lists are cool you know. Here’s a list of the top pop culture heroines.

Here’s a great example of what branding can do – both good and bad – for your product.

A look at the many influences director Wes Anderson has.

A conservative film festival that at least one conservative didn’t find too good.

Do you think if I show this to my boss his reaction would be positive or negative?

Cool site that collects pictures from cookbooks found in thrift stores. It’s not surprising these things were donated.