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So, you want to be an ARCADE champion? chronicles “one man’s quest to play all 4,000 games in the Twin Galaxies world records book alphabetically.” Worth a read, although it’s only sporadically updated, and he’s only up to Asteroids Deluxe so far.
You have got to check out this video for NBC’s 60th Anniversary Celebration back in 1986:
Here is a case-in-point when people say “they don’t make them like they used to:” a number performed by a variety of NBC’s “Family” members on their 60th Anniversary Celebration. This camp classic is a parody/homage/reworking of the song “Family” from the musical Dreamgirls and features Barbara Eden, Nell Carter, Charlotte Rae, Punky Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye), Alfonso Ribeiro, Marla Gibbs, and Bea Arthur.
Craptastically delicious!
The Star Wars universe is about to expand further, as there is going to be a TV series entitled The Clone Wars that will be preceded by a feature-length movie released in theaters. Supposedly they will take place between Episodes II and III, expanding on the events in the Clone Wars that happened between movies. The premise sounds good, but I’m not so sure about the CGI animation. Check out this video preview and see what you think…
In case you haven’t come across it yet, there is a new trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I’m really looking forward to this one, although we’ll have to see whether Harrison Ford can still carry an action movie…
Also, I came across a really nice web site for all things Indiana Jones, TheRaider.net. Check it out…
I’ve been psyched about a Harold and Kumar sequel ever since I first heard about it, but the poster above sealed the deal for me… 🙂
The 56 geeks poster is hilarious; check it out on flickr…
strange maps posts about The Reeves (Equinational) Projection map of the world, in which every country is the same size. Pretty interesting…
Virginia Heffernan of the New York Times noted something interesting about the DVD releases of Sesame Street: a warning reading “These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today’s preschool child.” WTF?! NPR also weighed in with a story. This is just wrong…
Steam Trek is a fun Steampunk interpretation of Star Trek…
The World Freedom Atlas is:
a geovisualization tool for world statistics. It was designed for social scientists, journalists, NGO/IGO workers, and others who wish to have a better understanding of issues of freedom, democracy, human rights, and good governance. It covers the years 1990-2006.
