Kucinich Rankles Opposing Dems at Debate

I had a dream last night where I wondered about the state of our politicians and why none of them have recently aligned themselves with the founding principals of our nation, of protecting the rights of citizens as put forth by the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Aren't we supposed to vote for someone who represents us?

Christian Art Protest Results in Classy Comeback (NSFW)

You'll want to turn your audio way down if you're at work. **Warning** Explicit Language.

Extreme Ping-Pong Pointage

No words....

Extreme Bunny - NSFW

My new favorite cartoon character. I think I'll have to get a tattoo of this guy!



Here's a link to the uncensored version. Beware. Highly Offensive and hella funny.

Creepy: Blogger Predicts V. Tech Shooting

[The Copycat Effect]

The Art of Book Sculpture

One of my favorites.

Simply Beautiful. More pics at the link.

[Fun Forever]

Video: Weng Weng Rap

Aw Yeah!

Interactive Gun Crime World Map

In light of the Virginia Tech massacre, here's some perspective on gun crime around the world.


[World Gun Crimes]

What's Wrong with This Picture?!?!

WTF?!?!?

There are too many problems with this photo for me to even comment.

The 100 Unsexiest Men of 2007

Ann Coulter's in there!

[The 100 Unsexiest Men of 2007]

Off the Hook! MC Nutz Busts Some Wordsworth

Bettah ask somebody!

[Wordsworth]

More Addictive than Hot or Not - Famousr

Who is more famous?

Getting a streak going can be difficult. On the hardest setting, I made it to 31 and was titled as someone who "Reads the Tabloids" with 419 points. Maybe I need more practice.

[Famousr]

The Most Controversial Films of All Time

Excellent list. Having seen several of them, I will say it's a pretty good list.

[Most Controversial Films of All Time]

Video: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

It's unfortunate that her reputation is so negative because I truly think she is one of this decade's greatest artists ever. The marriage of those old style sounds with her modern lyrics create something entirely timeless.

TV: Painkiller Jane (SCI)

Time to embrace the suck. The Sci-Fi channel has been so busy gushing over this program that it was bound to be a disappointment. Kristanna Loken, though pretty, just doesn't have the wherewithal to be the ball buster her role demands. Her face is simply not expressive enough, so her acting was nowhere near superb, and her double-lazy-eye trick has already grown tiresome after the lame-ass pilot episode. Are you flirting with me or are you just tired?!?!

The story is formulaic as hell, with the typical tactical squad composed of the brute, the hacker, the nerdy doctor, and the boss. The black guy, who was supposed to be some sort of backup/support agent has already been killed off. How many ways can you say cliché? And none of these blokes has an ounce of a personality! With characters this boring, it's obvious this show won't make it to a second season. Hold off on buying that condo in Malibu, guys.

Last but not least, just how successful can a story be about a heroine with the powers to heal herself?

So she's indestructible. Big Freakin' Deal!

I would be more interested in a character who could spontaneously make burritos out of his own toe jam. What on earth could make these guys at the Sci-Fi channel grasp at so tenuous a straw? Seriously.

In a city with a thousand stories, why can't Hollywood find one that's even mildly entertaining anymore?

The Landlord

I need to get my drink on!

Hilarious World of Warcraft Comic

This is totally hilarious.

[World of Warcraft Comic]

The Power of Makeup

Astonishing.

[The Power of Make-Up]

Imus Shows Us the Strength of the 1st Amendment

I confess, I'm not a fan of shock radio. Imus has never graced the airwaves of my radio or television. Quite frankly, his words hold little meaning to me or most of the members of my generation (x), which has generally moved on from listening to radio or giving it much weight in our daily lives.

So I'm a little awestruck over the reaction his silly, racist comments have conjured up. Certainly, I think it's an awful overreaction to evict him from his job. I don't respect CBS or anyone else involved in taking away this man's livelihood. This is America, after all.

I think Americans have lost their perspective when it comes to discussions of race, sex or homophobia. Now, even a lighthearted comment can mean the end of a person's career. And while it's certain that the "awful white male" has had his day of suppressing others, I think this backlash is overboard.

It's time to put this in perspective. To be blunt, Imus' stupid comments don't hold enough power to change the life of a single little black girl who dreams of joining the WBA. His comments don't hold enough power to do more than make most people chuckle in discomfort. But the 40 million dollars his yearly Radiothon raised for good causes hold much more sway in the real world of little black girls. These are 40 million dollars that will no longer be there to help humanity.

We need to stand up for our right to say whatever we choose, be it racist, ignorant, homophobic, anti-authoritarian, or sexist. And just as I would not support a company for firing someone because of religion or sexuality or race, I can't support a company that terminates a man's position because of a dumb-ass comment. Not this time. Especially not after he apologized! I don't see CBS's decision as noble. They have decided to eliminate 40 million dollars for needy people, just to make themselves look good.

Imus said nothing more demeaning than what has been uttered by 4 scores of rap stars since the early 80's. Yes, it can be argued that rappers evoke an artistic license when spouting their provocative lyrics, but what is Imus if not just a mild form of entertainment (one most people would say is less influential than rap)? His was never the realm of political activism. The invective he conjured up was merely intended to be vitriolic and condescending (to many people, mind you, not just black women). While he was certainly wrong (yet again), I think the good he did for people far outweighs the momentary slip of judgment he made this time around.

Give Imus his job back and stop ignoring the true horrors of our world, like what happened in Iraq this past week. MSNBC and CBS, you ought to be ashamed of yourself, not Imus' stupid commentary. Either give Imus his job back, or give 40 million dollars to the poor, disenfranchised people you are alienating by getting rid of him.

Movie Review: Turistas (2006)

Okay, so we didn't watch this one with the in-law, which was probably wise, because my laughter during some of the murder scenes would have probably made her feel more than a little uneasy about me.

If you enjoy horror films, you'll probably like Turistas. No, it's not great. No, it's not even that good. But it's entertaining and, some would say, even plausible.

Plot: A group of young American backpackers in Brazil find themselves stranded after a bus accident. They hike their way to an amazing, secret club/bar on the beach and decide to stay, only to find themselves out of their element, victimized by the locals. Teaming up with one local, they end up at a house of horrors.

This film is, in fact, a modern-day version of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, only not as good. It stars a bunch of relative nobodies, save for Josh Duhamel (who is still a relative nobody, I suppose), and Melissa George (who does a great impression of a D'Abo sister circa 1986).

There is some hearty subtext going here, with plenty of racial overtones regarding class and globalization, but it's pretty light-hearted and never really coalesces into anything preachy or worthwhile.

Turistas wasn't a bad film. It just wasn't very good. And in a genre of ever-increasing kill rates and psychotic methods of dispatch, this was relatively boring. In any event, it's worth a rental, but I would laugh at you if I saw this one in your DVD collection.

Sifted: 5/10

Movie Review: The Holiday (2006)

A visiting in-law means I've been privy to watching movies I would normally not bother watching. One of these is The Holiday (2006), starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, and Jude Law.

First off, I want to distance myself from having a jaded viewpoint about this film simply because I'm not its intended audience. This movie, despite being a chick flick Romantic Comedy, sucked in an entirely new way. Not because I was not the intended audience, mind you, but because the forced plot devices and gymnastics involved rendered this film simply torturous. In fact, they should translate this into Arabic and force the people at Guantanamo to watch it repeatedly. Surely, that would force more than a few confessions.

The plot causes this movie to fall flat on its face. From the get-go, the viewer is expected to suspend their disbelief long enough to accept the unlikely scenario that there are two women on opposite sides of the planet who happen to be having relationship problems. They BOTH decide to go on vacation at a moment's notice. They BOTH happen across the same website offering home exchanges (and instant chat, mind you, which is not only implausible, but downright forcing a scene that would have been smoother had it taken place via long-distance phone call). They BOTH decide to exchange their homes on a moment's notice, (Kate doing so site unseen) deciding to switch pads THE NEXT DAY (without any exchange of contracts or paperwork, apparently). Okay, so if you manage to accept that implausible occurrence, then you're supposed to simply accept the fact that neither of these two bothers to alert their closest kin and significant others. This, of course, leads to Jude Law just showing up out of the blue to meet Cameron Diaz and Jack Black making an appearance to hook up with Kate Winslet.

Even if you're stupid enough to manage through that mangled plot, you're then expected to accept any number of impossibilities, such as these couples falling for each other in less than a week, the Screenwriter's Guild putting on a show for an old Hollywood writer in less than a week's time, and Cameron Diaz's spacey character actually being together enough to own her own business making movie trailers.

Speaking of Cameron Diaz, her acting is atrocious and over the top. It doesn't seem to be grounded in character at all. Jack Black plays himself, albeit with a more serious bent than usual. His performance is adequate, but nothing special. Jude Law is charming, but his chemistry with Diaz's character just seems forced and unnatural. Kate Winslet's performance seems to be the one valuable thing in the whole movie and that's a cloudy gem at best.

Chick flick doesn't even begin to describe this celluloid disaster. It's not even smart enough to be a good Romantic Comedy, frankly. In fact, it's somewhat insulting that Hollywood would level this to young working women, many of whom will probably enjoy it. I don't know. When I watch fantasy, I expect to see more than a few pointed ears and wizard's caps.

If you want a good romantic comedy, watch Bridget Jones' Diary, Sleepless in Seattle, Pretty Woman, Notting Hill, hell, even Serendipity has this wreck beat!

Sometimes it's called a Comfort Zone for a reason; I wish I'd never bothered leaving mine. Unless you want to waste 1:38 hours of your precious day (which inevitably felt like 3 hours, mind you), bypass this one and go watch the Spike channel on the upstairs television.

Sifted: 3/10

UFC 69 Videos

The dudes over at MMA Fever are at it again, this time showing all the UFC videos from last night's bouts. Spoilers? Let's just say, it's a disappointing Easter.

[MMA FEVER: UFC 69 Videos]

The World's Largest Cadbury Egg

Check out Pimp That Snack and see how to make a big-ass Cadbury Egg. Man, if I'd gotten one of these when I was a kid, I wouldn't be alive now.

Meal or No Meal

Fun, especially for fans of the show. I really don't enjoy the show much; it seems like it doesn't require much skill and is way too dependent on the luck of the draw. Personally, I'd rather throw Howie Mandel into a wood chipper than watch, but this online game is actually entertaining.

[Meal or No Meal]

Bill O'Reilly vs. Geraldo

No one froths at the mouth as convincingly as O'Reilly does. Even Geraldo seems to be taken aback by O'Reilly's insane ranting.

Too bad Geraldo didn't let fists fly this time around. I would pay to watch that match up on Pay-per-view!



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