Flashbacks

Slayer: Reign in Blood (full album 8-bit cover!)

05.15.2013

In memory of Jeff Hanneman, founding member and guitarist for thrash metal legends Slayer, a fan has uploaded a version of the band’s seminal Reign in Blood album recorded in 8-bit form. The 8-bit version of Reign in Blood was created by YouTube user Potatobombs1 (self-described as “a nerdy metal-head who has no life”), who [...]

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This is Water (short film)

05.14.2013

“The most obvious important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” – David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Somebody’s taken the audio highlights from DFW’s classic 2005 Kenyon Commencement Address and put together a short film that’s just gone viral. Nicely done. Here’s the original unedited speech:

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Bionic dog!

05.10.2013

Gentlemen, we can we rebuild him. We have the technology. Nakio lost his paws to frostbite as a puppy, but thanks to his bionic limbs, he gets around just fine. =full story= While we’re on the topic:

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Happy May Day!

05.01.2013

There’s a sale at Penney’s! Johnny from ‘Airplane!’:

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Rod Serling and his Emmys

04.13.2013

(via www)

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Best movie studio logo intros

04.11.2013

Somebody’s put together a boatload of movie studio logo intros. You’ll be surprised by how many you recognize. Notice the trends. They’re doing a metallic effect with a reflection of stuff? Let’s do that with ours, too. Now they’ve got things flying through space? Let’s do that, too. I think my current fave may be [...]

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Happy 50th birthday, Quentin

03.27.2013

Quentin Tarantino turns 50 today. I’m optimistically suspecting his fifties will prove to be his prime. If asked to pick my favorite of his scenes so far, the first thing that comes to mind is this one from Kill Bill 2. “The Bride” Beatrix has just shown up to (ahem) kill Bill, only to find [...]

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Radiohead before Radiohead

03.26.2013

From about 1986, four of the five Radiohead members back when they were called On a Friday. From left to right: (a smiling) Thom Yorke, Phil Selway, Ed O’Brien, and Colin Greenwood. I especially love the subtext behind the not one, but two Iron Maiden posters on the wall. \m/ (via internet)

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The Twilight Zone: Shatterday (starring Bruce Willis, 1985)

03.21.2013

My most memorable episode from the ’80s TZ series. Stars a young Bruce Willis just before he broke. Directed by Wes Craven and based on a short story by Harlan Ellison!

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Metallica: Ride the Lightning (full album 8-bit cover!)

03.06.2013

Impossible not to smile. Hetfield in the style of Donkey Kong. Fight Fire with Fire 0:00 Ride the Lightning 4:29 For Whom the Bell Tolls 10:57 Fade to Black 15:22 Trapped Under Ice 21:59 Escape: 25:52 Creeping Death 29:48 Call of Ktulu 36:24

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