Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

From the people who brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, comes this tale of Honest Abe ... and the evil undead.

Shouldn't that make him Dr. T?

At Least He Drew The Line Somewhere

NWA: "Help" The Police

Think it's Tuesday? Wrong! It's NWA Day. So sit back and learn how it goes down in the hood (more or less).

Don't Be Short Changin' Your Business Cards

Beyond the critical importance this dude places on his business cards, you just know this dude considers his hair an important part of his "brand."


Hmmm. This reminds me of something ... maybe it was a movie ...

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Don't Leave The Present Without It

Say you've finally cracked that whole "space/time" thing and since you have a bit of spare time on Saturday, you knock out a time machine. So you're heading back a couple of hundred years, maybe more, just to have a look around, maybe pilfer some antiques. But, uh-oh, your "Return To Present" button is on the fritz and you're stuck.

Not to worry, thanks to this handy dandy poster (also available as a t-shirt), you'll have the 4-1-1 on a few of the major advancements you can wow the locals with. Just don't go too hog wild and get condemned as a witch.

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The Story of Little Red Riding Hood, No Words Required

If you've ever flown in a commercial airliner and either out of fear or boredom have looked at the safety instructions "located in the seat pocket in front of you," you've seen "informational design." It's concerned not with style, but with communicating information as clearly as possible, often without words so that language isn't an issue. While that information usually isn't a fairy tale, in this case, it is—the story of Little Red Riding Hood. If you dig this, you'll want to check out the music video for "Remind Me" by Royksopp, which obviously inspired it.


Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.

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"Cops For Kids" Is Felonious Fun for the Whole Family.

Watch as the fuzzy bunnies helps save the world from the bad dogs.


COPS for Kids! from Sunset Television on Vimeo.

(Warning: some suggestive blurriness)

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Mel Gibson Is "The Colonel"

Finger lickin' dead.

"If I had a nickel for every time I woke up rolled inside a carpet" - Nick Nolte on Twitter

Yeah, yeah, it's not really Nick's Twitter (or is it?). Of course, it still doesn't approach a Gary Busey level of crazy.

What Exactly Is The Coach Telling My Kid?

With three kids 10 and under and a likely misbegotten belief that sports are an important part of their development, I've been to many, many youth sporting events––an intentionally vague word I use as so many of them have been some kind of practice/game amalgam where there are two teams, but no actual competition.

All that to say I can see where the author of "What Parents Must Assume I'm Saying To My Youth Soccer Team" is coming from. Youth sports coach is one of the more thankless jobs there is. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago myself and the two other coaches of our daughters' basketball team had been a little more "verbal" than usual (okay, we may have yelled variations on "Hey, are you paying attention?" once or 15 times) and one of the players turned to another and said "I'm glad my dad isn't a coach."

When Series Colide: The Star Trek A Team

Though this is a very well done mash-up, the parallels beyond Kirk as Hannibal are a bit of a stretch. And wouldn't Scotty be a little more Murdoch-y? And while not one to throw down, Doctor McCoy always seemed to be the one with the bad attitude.

I'm The Villain With The Most Babe

You know, now that I seem them together, perhaps the makeup for this year's odds-on Oscar favorite does owe something to this 80s classic.



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Mark Gromley: Rock God

I've never been a fan of the "power ballad." Though I'm strangely drawn to the song (or at least the video) for "Without You" from Mark Gromley. Actually, I'm not sure it's a power ballad, or really what it is.

And while I appreciate Mr. Gromley's effort (if not his charisma), I have to say I'm a little creeped out by the video's presenter, who also looks to be the video's producer. I'm sensing a scam whereby Mr. Gromley paid Mr. Katt several thousand dollars to make him a star. Though now, despite his cable access beginnings, he's on his way.

Daddy, Where Do Jam Band Fans Come From?

It's A David Lee Roth Runnin' With The Devil Soundboard Aaaaahaaaawhoooaayeeeahhhh!

Until I checked out this awesome David Lee Roth soundboard, I never realized how few actual English words were in Van Halen's "Runnin' With The Devil."

And after you give a listen, I dare you to try and make the case that Sammy Hagar could have come close to making these ... sounds. To say nothing of Diamond Dave's leg kicks.

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Answer The Question Franken Berry!

If you're a fan of 80s movies–and the cereals of your youth–you'll appreciate The Breakfast Cereal Club. I wonder who Principal Vernon would be? Sugar Bear from Sugar (now Golden) Crisp? And maybe Sonny the Cuckoo Bird from Cocoa Puffs for Carl the janitor?

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Samesies!

I was born in 60s and had my formative years in the 70s, but fortunately up in my little berg on the frigid Canadian prairie, we seem to have missed out on the whole families wearing matching outfits trend. The image to the right from the '75 Sears catalog would seem to indicate that you could also purchase matching wallpaper.

Avoiding matching outfits requires constant vigilance. My wife always seems to want our family to wear similar wardrobe for important family pictures. I always refuse by saying, "We're not the Osmonds, dear."

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Make Your Self Respect Disappear

Chicks dig magic. At least they did in the 80s. That's the premise behind the "Flirting With Magic" video below at any rate.

Be warned, the video contains some none-to-subtle double entendres which, while they may not offend your sense of decency, will undoubtedly make you feel offended on behalf of the English language.



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Leonard Nimoy Is ... Baffled!

When you think of TV from the 70s, you naturally remember the big, popular shows, like "All In The Family" or "The Rockford Files." But of course for every show that became a classic, there were probably 10 that flopped and were forgotten. Or at least they were until the magic of YouTube.

Take, for example "Baffled." This 1973 show starring Leonard Nimoy is perfectly titled, since, to judge by the opening credits shown below, it's completely baffling. It's mostly Leonard driving around in strange vehicles and running in slo-mo. Still, it does have a seriously kickin' soundtrack.



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