The trailer for season 3 of Eastsiders looks great (and even includes a stop in Pittsburgh)! But sadly, Colby Keller is in it, so I may not watch it because of that (although I think this was filmed before he was doubling down on his white privilege):
And if you want to follow along with the next state to debate (most likely Illinois), here is a good BINGO card.
The first promo for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which has been picked up for the fall. I don’t think the trailer is that good, but of course I”m excited for it:
I’m going to warn you about following the link in this article. The thinking of so backwards, and so full of logical fallacies that I almost got an aneurysm. Not to even mention the leaps of judgement and total void of logic. I think I may have already gotten a nosebleed.
It was a bad day for me, but this made me feel better:
So DC and Marvel own the copyright to the term “Superhero.” That’s weird.
Quick update for everyone, let’s see what we have today:
Adobe is showcasing their anti-blur technology. Really awesome, I have no idea how it works, but I’ll figure out some way to break it, don’t worry.
For those returning to college, here are the types of drunks you’ll be seeing:
I’m surprised this didn’t get more attention: apparently Padre Pio was using carbolic acid to fake his stigmata. I’ll have to go back and watch Stigmata, which I always get mad at because while it is set in Pittsburgh, they got a lot of details way wrong.
I forgot to post this before Christmas, but now that it’s finally snowy, it feels like Christmas, so enjoy it:
This week in human rights abuses, those who did not mourn publicly, or did not mourn enough, or were though to be faking their mourning in North Korea are going to be sent to labor camps. North Korean labor camps result in the death of about 25% of their inmates.
I tumbled down the rabbit hole on youtube, and this one explains the cost of the royal family:
First up, this came out a while ago, and it’s in French, but it’s Mika’s new single:
Gizmodo reports on an awesome free t-shirt which was given out to German white supremacists, which, when washed, revealed a message of equality. We had shirts over the summer that when they got wet the ink would disappear. Close, but not quite.
Unplggd has a cool article about integrating your TV into your decor. Check it out. Or check out their article about clocks. There are a lot of cool clocks out there.
Remember when the Pirates were doing awesome, and then we were the victim of a horrible call which sent us into a ten game losing spiral? Well, Benstonium put together this video:
Back before the split, Jason Alexander was trying to get humanitarian aid for those affected by the Netflix price hike.
A good friend is a huge Michael Buble fan, and I found this awesome bad lip reading of his video for “Just Haven’t Met You Yet,” which becomes “Russian Unicorn:”
Couple things for everyone real quick before I get back to work. Firstly, Mika sings the title track from the upcoming movie, Kick Ass:
Here’s a bunch of Glee spoilers, all kinds of awesome things in there, including the fact that Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris will be doing an Aerosmith duet, and this gem of a line cut from Sue’s part:
“I will kick you square in the vagina.”
And on a related note, Brooklyn has their own brand on condoms and recently the city voted (online) for a new design, the one I liked the most won:
Although to be fair, I did like the one with the manhole cover, and the one with a top hat, it was classy!
The Guild Season 3 is now being released on youtube (and DVD and iTunes), check out the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_5xcBUydP8
And on a related note, here is a great series on how to make Codex’s staff. Check out Felecia Day and her use of power tools! She makes the Sears’ Blue Crew proud!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJjJyq2yrf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se2hlrjAsp8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9if6jZs3nqQ
Best. Cuckoo. Clock. Ever.:
Would you like to know more about Daylight Savings Time? Of course you would!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48Mg0dl4Gw
The government is finally moving forward a little bit on the issue of gay blood donation. Here’s what I don’t understand. Why is it only if someone has had homosexual sex since 1977? What happened in 1977 that made blood after that unsafe? What if a couple was having sex at midnight from December 1976 going into January 1977? So many questions, so little thought. Also, hemophelia groups? I didn’t even know that was a word.
And finally, another video! This one for an academy award nominated movie:
I’m heading to Fort Wayne for Practice Thanksgiving, but before I go, I wanted to pass on a few things.
It’s a bit over the top at the end, but it’s a great trailer. It does remind me why I’m so scared of public protests, how crazy and violent they can get. And yes, it’s a bit one sided, and it itself is probably propogating hate, I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle, I just don’t know where it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upWb2jBk5xw
Disney is working on a new game, Epic Mickey. It looks dark and creepy and all kinds of cool. Even cooler: they traded an ESPN sportscaster for the rights to the villian…in 2006. Apparantly it’s been in development for that long. Hopefully it lives up to the hype.
The picture of the Pope at this article is frightening. But really? I find it very uncalled for, and quite frankly, detremental to any kind of honest eccumenical dialogue. Rowan Williams was suprised, but I think is handling it fairly well, for this to come out of left field at least. Shame on you Pope. Andrew Sullivan examines it here. My favorite line:
Now recall that the celibacy requirement has clearly contributed to the decline of the church in the US and the West and has led indirectly to the sexual abuse problems of screwed up celibates. Why would the Vatican make an exception for Anglicans but not for, you know, Catholics?
For now, however, it seems an almost baldly political move, made at a pace more reminiscent of modern politics and public relations than the traditional ecclesiastical creaking of the wheels. That is troubling to me. Churches are supposed to be about eternal truths and freedom of conscience, not what amounts to an unfriendly take-over bid for a franchise.
And it does not seem to have occurred because of some deep resolution of the theological disputes between Anglicans and Catholics, but merely by a shared abhorrence of women priests and openly gay ones. If you want to switch churches, prejudice seems a pretty poor reason for doing so. But this is so sudden it will take some time to absorb and it’s a little hard to take in. Stay tuned.
Fresh on the heels of “Blame it on the Girls,” comes the new video from Mika, “Rain.” Watch it here.
I first saw this video a few months ago. It is heartfelt, moving, and short, so there is no reason not to watch it. It’s making a huge resurgance right now since marriage equality is on the ballot in Maine:
These photos made me smile. A lot. Take old war photos…and add superheros. My favorite:
A few days old by this point, but crazy local politics. This is a direct quote from one of our elected officials in an e-mail calling veterans traitors for working against global warming:
Remember Benedict Arnold before giving credibility to a veteran who uses their service as a means to promote a leftist agenda. Drill Baby Drill!!!
I can get behind him saying whatever he wants, however big of an asshat he wants to be. However, when you end an e-mail with that many exclimation points, as well as the phrase “drill baby drill” I will laugh. A lot. Then weep for the state of politics.
