Kung Fu Clown Commercial ... or Klown Kommercial

Not sure how I missed this one from a couple of years ago, but pretty cool. And funny. And not creepy, which is a refreshing change for the clown genre.

Why?

I'll be ordering this right after I pick up the director's cut of Howard the Duck.

Invention of Lou Begabot Officially Kicks Off Apocolypse

Just in time for Halloween, this may be the most frightening thing that I have ever seen. Forget Skynet becoming self-aware and launching preemptive nuclear strikes, this is the robot that must be destroyed––BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Vote Donuts And Bacon. For A Brighter, Tastier Future.

I may be constitutionally prohibited from voting in next week's election (and not because I'm a felon ... as far as you know), but fortunately this is exactly the kind of initiative that transcends nationality, color, and creed.

Via BuzzFeed

Robocop On A Unicorn: Why The Internet Was Invented

Sure, the Internet is responsible for billions of dollars in e-commerce. It also allows the near instantaneous dissemination of important news and critical knowledge. Big deal.

You know the DARPA uber-nerds who invented the Internet back in the day would be even more excited about this: Robocop on a unicorn. One man's ... obsession? Fantasy? Cultural commentary?

Hip Hop Sampling 101

The title of this article is actually 8 Most Over-used Samples In Hip Hop History, but given that most of the tracks are "old school," you don't hear them over and over again these days like you did back in the day. It's a good overview of the most popular samples, and shows that it wasn't all James Brown (though there was a whole lot of The Hardest Working Man In Show Business).

This piece also reminded me how much I used to like De La Soul. Remember?

I Vote For An Obama McCain Dance-Off

Let's just dispense with all that pesky voting business and decide the next presidential election by who's most jiggy. If only the Founding Fathers had been a little more krunk. And just think what could have been ... doesn't "President Swayze" have a nice ring to it?

Some nice motion-tracking work here. And a bit of PG-13 language and "adult themes."