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Five Philippines inmates escape while guard plays Plants vs. Zombies. In his defense, it is a very addictive game. (I just downloaded it again on my iPad.) [via] Children’s Pop-Up Books Flop as Learning Tool: Those exposed to the book with the photographic images were able to correctly identify their bird nearly 80 percent of the time. Those . . . → Read More: Tuesday various I see the dead Tauntaun wedding cake. And I see the zombie wedding cake. But what I don’t see is the obvious next step: the zombie Tauntaun wedding cake. Get on it, cake-makers! The movie(s) may still disappoint, but I’m genuinely excited by the new Harry Potter trailer. Martin Scorcese, meanwhile, has never seen the Harry Potter movies. . . . → Read More: Tuesday various Keith Phipps revisits Dick Tracy: “Inescapable in 1990, it’s become at best a hazy memory.” Doctor Hoo – Doctor Who In Owl Form. Because of course. [via] Well here’s something that might make me change my (mostly negative) thinking on 3D movies: Plan 9 from Outer Space in 3D? Great Literature Retitled to Boost Web Traffic [via] And finally, Winscape, . . . → Read More: Tuesday various The Library of Congress has acquired the entire Twitter archive. This is an interesting announcement, though I do wonder about the privacy issues, particularly with protected tweets, and just how the LoC is going to make these available. Meanwhile, maps of the Batcave and Krypton. [via] Frankly, with all the potential health problems 3D televisions can . . . → Read More: Thursday various If you’ve ever wanted to search the entire 137-year archive of Popular Science, well, now you can. [via] I like these re-imagined Stephen King book covers. [via] And this: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1988. [via] Zombie apocalypse survival flowchart [via] And finally, Todd VanDerWerff on why it doesn’t really matter if all the mysteries on Lost don’t add up. . . . → Read More: Tuesday various How to use a semicolon [via] A Muppet Wicker Man [via] A History of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things [via] Why DRM Doesn’t Work [via] And finally, how can you not like a short-short story that starts “Some time after sharks took over . . . → Read More: Monday various I don’t know, there has to be a better way to reform our failing public schools than by firing all the teachers. [via] Is it just me or is having Abe Lincoln say, “I’ve been a slave to vampires for thirty years” sort of in questionable taste? It feels like maybe it’s just me. Still, . . . → Read More: Wednesday various You meddlesome kids get off Richard Schickel‘s lawn! That, my friends, is one big bunny. [via] There was a lot of talk recently about a new law in South Carolina that would require “subversive” organizations to register with the state. This, of course, put me in mind of a line from Good Morning, Vietnam: “Well, we walk up . . . → Read More: Tuesday various Will singing “My Way” in the Philippines get you killed? Still, the odds of getting killed during karaoke may be higher in the Philippines, if only because of the ubiquity of the pastime. Social get-togethers invariably involve karaoke. Stand-alone karaoke machines can be found in the unlikeliest settings, including outdoors in rural areas where men can sometimes . . . → Read More: Tuesday various Instead of cutting Oscar winners’ speeches (and thereby any hope for spontaneity the whole ceremony might have), maybe they should start with some of the endless montages and interpretive dance numbers. Why not, instead of cutting the part that’s ostensibly what they whole evening is about, stop doubling the number of films being nominated? How to Succeed . . . → Read More: Thursday various |
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