Borat, my favorite character from Da Ali G Show, is the star of an upcoming movie; check out the trailer here (YouTube video) most of the video links I’ve come across have the trailer removed, so I’ll add a link as soon as I find a working one. Looks pretty damn funny…
Skating Citroen Transformer
Citroen has another cool commercial, this time featuring a skating Citroen Transformer.
Happy Birthday, Google Earth
In celebration of the one year birthday of Google Earth, Google has released version 4. Among other new features, this new version includes a “streamlined” UI and a four-fold increase in global coverage. It is definitely worth the free download.
Robert Donner Dead At 75
Movie and TV actor Robert Donner died last week at the age of 75 from a heart attack. Donner was perhaps best known for his character Exidor in Mork and Mindy (seen at right), but he played many other roles in TV shows and movies, including The Waltons, Bonanza, and Cool Hand Luke.
IMCDb
The Internet Movie Cars Database is “one of the most complete lists on the web about vehicles seen in movies,” thoroughly cataloging by make and model and classifying them according to how central a role they played in the movie.
Point Mugu Photos Part II
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I’ve finally gotten around to posting pictures of my second recent trip to the Point Mugu area. Check out my DrikoLand Point Mugu, CA Gallery or my Friends And Family gallery, where I’ve posted a couple of pictures taken of me. I also have a flickr photoset with most of the photos.
Iron Age Braumeisters of the Teutonic Forests
Beer Advocate has a really interesting article entitled Iron Age Braumeisters of the Teutonic Forests that explores early European brewing history, specifically concentrating on how Roman invasions of Germanic and Celtic “barbarian” tribes influenced the art.
Superhero Renaissance Art
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The recent Worth1000 PhotoShop contest Superhero Renaissance Art 2 was pretty fun. One of my favorites, a parody of Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending Staircase, is above.
Simpsons “Powers Of Ten” Couch Gag
One of the best Simpsons couch gags I’ve seen in a long time is this one (direct link to QuickTime video) that parodies the Powers Of Ten site. Deep. 😉
Men’s Synchronized Swimming
One of my favorite Saturday Night Live skits of all time is Men’s Synchronized Swimming (Google Video), starring Harry Shearer, Martin Short, and Christopher Guest. 🙂
