Cool Shit 6/13

New trailer for Terry Gilliam's Zero Theorem. I want it to be good, but I'm afraid that the whimsical mixed with the seriousness is going to sink it.



Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a smart man that more people should listen to. Here are 7 of his talks that you can start with.

And speaking of crazy movies form visionary directors, here's a new trailer for Birdman. And no, I have no idea what it's about, but it looks like it's got a crazy good cast.



Amazon is getting into the music streaming business, though this first iteration seems a little weird. It seems that it's going to use data to find out what it should offer its listeners, instead of giving them total choice. I'm not a huge fan of that.

I don't know, I didn't know all of these classic rock act facts, so I thought it was mildly interesting. I did at least have a sneaking suspicion that Axl Rose wasn't born with that name though.

And now, here's 20 minutes of Michael Winslow recreating the sounds of different typewriters from the last 100 years. You're welcome.



If you've been struggling through life because you're possessed by a demon, this link is probably going to help you. You're welcome again.

Cool Shit 1/28

If you were around in the 90s and liked television, odds are you enjoyed the X-Files. And if you liked the X-Files, then you will like this list of links that explore what the X-Files meant. (The show, not the actual existence of X-files.)

Follow the math in The Simpsons. There's a lot more of it in there than you might think.

Think your house is haunted by demons? Call the police, they might believe it too!

I bet you didn't know that your extra virgin olive oil is most likely not extra virgin. Or even 100% olive oil to begin with. Well, be a sucker no more!

A hot sauce taste test. Of course, I think this one only tested a total of ten brands, which seems ridiculously small.

Asparamancer. I don't even care if the idea of predicting the future with asparagus is complete hooey, I love that it at least gave us that word. Hello new dog name.

Here's one of those lists of facts that I certainly can't verify, but they sound cool.

Reviews from Sundance are starting to come in. Here's a look at one that takes on the best and worst, and another one that just focuses on the best.

If you're a fan of Terry Gilliam's work, you'll be excited to watch the new trailer for Zero Theorem, which looks very Terry Gilliam-ish. Seems to me it will be one of those movies that are lauded by a few, seen by fewer and raved about years from now. Just like all of Terry Gilliam's films.