What? What makes them disposable? And how often do you find yourself needing disposable underwear? Why would you ever want disposable underwear when you could buy permanent underwear? Are they for male prostitutes? Anyone have any ideas?
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On a package of WetNaps given to me on the plane from Nanjing to Guangzhou. Hygiene Wet Turban Needless Wash? I’m having a hard time figuring out what that’s even supposed to say. Hygiene I understand. Same with Wet. But Turban? Needless? Just odd.
From the breakfast buffet at our hotel. Corn on the Cop? Sounds like some sort of kinky Village People game…
So loyal PCWEI readers, you may or may not know that Sean (our fearless leader) is in China for the next week or so channeling his inner Mao. So your’s truly has decided to actually post something for the first time in well…. who the hell knows how long!
I saw the teaser trailer for “Ocean’s 13” last night and I’ve got to say I’m intrigued. I absolutely LOVED Ocean’s 11 when it came out in 2001. It was well written, had a great cast and took place in one of my favorite places of all time….. That’s right VEGAS baby!!! Come to think of it I believe I saw Ocean’s 11 shortly before my first visit to Sin City. Anyhow then a few years later Ocean’s 12 came out. Same stellar cast, funny moments (The whole Julia Roberts being Julia Roberts thing comes to mind) and an interesting story, but there were some plot holes and it was quite as exciting as the first.
Now coming to a theater on June 8 we get the next installment of this powerhouse franchise. I’m not sure what the plot line is, and frankly it’s better that way. But I do know that the cast is back pretty much intact, with the exception of Julia Roberts I believe. However the addition of Ellen Barkin could prove interesting. However the biggest name to be added to the list is Michael Corleone himself…… That’s right Al “Hoo-Ah” Pacino is in the flick as well.
So will I go see this latest George Clooney/ Steven Soderbergh crime caper? You’re damn right I will! Will it live up to Ocean’s 11 (one of my top 10 favorite movies from the past 10 yrs or so?)? That remains to be seen. So here is the teaser trailer…. and I’ll see you at the theater on 6/8/2007
For nostalgia here ais the trailer for Ocean’s 11
This is just weird, yet oddly funny. The folks over at SadKermit.com have put together a video of Kermit covering Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt”. Very strange. As they explain on their site:
Soon after the death of Jim Henson, Kermit the Frog turned to a life full of drugs, alcohol and sex. His fall to rock-bottom was quick and unrelenting. These songs document Kermit’s pain during these years…and years to come.
Also check out the Audio section of their site for more goodies, including this little update of a classic:
Sad Kermit - Rainbow Connection
Ok, ok, it’s not a Chuck E Cheese. But come on, doesn’t it look like they should start moving and singing bad songs (sorry for bringing up any bad memories Aaron…). Actually they are figures a the Zhonghua Gate, a piece of the wall around the ancient city of Nanjing, built in the 1300s. More pictures here. These characters represent the four mythical folks who traveled to India to study and bring back ideas. Or at least that’s what our guide said. I think they’re there to entertain children at birthday parties.
I fully admit my mind is usually in the gutter, but I can’t even think of a non-gutter explanation for this one…The only thing I can come up with is that it’s a Chinese diorama depicting the Aristocrats joke: the filthy joke that comedians would tell to each other, with their own improvisations, that was chronicled in the documentary The Aristocrats. If you’re unfamiliar with the joke, here’s Bob Sagat’s rendition from the movie.
Given the joke, I can only assume that’s what’s going on in this photo. Only question is where the rooster came from…
The sign over the seafood restaurant around the corner from our hotel. I’m glad to see Americans aren’t the only ones that screw up the translations. This should make all the frat boys with “Stupid White Person” tattooed on their biceps feel better.
In the underpass we took on the way to Wal-Mart there were dozens of restaurants and snack stands. Everything from noodle bowls to McDonalds. Plus these tasty little guys: Little baby bird kabobs. That’s right, baby birds, deep fried whole, shoved on a stick. With your choice of two seasoning mixes. Now what could be better than that?
Ok, so I didn’t actually try the baby bird kabobs. Instead I had a pork kabob with some kind of sweet & sour sauce. It was very good, and cost a grand total of $.08. Gotta love exchange rates…
Poor Howard. Hate to see him go that way. He was sure tasty though. Mmm mmm. He was very tricky to eat with chopsticks though. In case you can’t tell from the picture, it was a whole duck. I don’t mean a whole duck like you see in the States. I mean a WHOLE duck. Head, feet, bones, guts, and all. Hacked up with a cleaver and thrown into a wok with sauce, then served over sterno. It tasted very good, but the bones it very tricky, even for our Chinese guide.
Adam Sandler filled in for an ill David Letterman on The Late Show the other night, and had on Don Cheadle as a guest. The two are promoting their new movie Reign Over Me which hit theaters this weekend. So how close did the two of them get while making the movie? Check out the video:
Here’s the final trailer for the latest installment of the wacky wall crawler. The movie hits theaters May 4th.
Seen so far in Nanjing: 4 McDonalds, 4 KFCs, a Subway, and the graddaddy of them all, Wal-Mart. I’m not sure if this is comforting or saddening. The homogenization of global cultures brings about some definite perks. For instance I was able to replace my broken memory card reader for $6 at Wal-Mart. But the more we homogenize culture the more risk we run in losing the things that keep our cultures distinct. This is what jet-lag makes me think of…
Which way to Albuquerque?I’m in China for a couple of weeks, so updates will be sporadic. I’ll post anything cool I see here though. So check back.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
via Superdickery
StromDotCom has posted a photo gallery of toys that should never have been created. There’s some seriously messed up toys in there, including this Garfield Super Sodomizing Scooter. WTF were these people thinking?
Finally someone has mixed The Beatles with Zombies (no, not The Zombies, just Zombies in general). This glorious movie mashup mixes The Beatles’ classic A Hard Day’s Night
Why is it so much fun to talk about bad tv? That’s a question to ponder on another day. For today we’ll just take advantage of it. Case in point, Celebrity Hack’s list of the 10 Worst Spin-Offs Ever. I have to admit I hadn’t even heard of some of these, but they do sound unspeakably bad.
I do remember Joanie Loves Chachi though, and it was godawful. It was the worst kind of sentimental tacky crap. Trite, sugary, and ill-conceived, JLC lasted only 17 episodes, showing that America does have taste. But hey, at least it gave us a great theme song:
Or maybe not. Who wrote that? Air Supply? REO Speedwagon? Is it the least inspiring TV theme ever? Excuse me, I need to go find an icepick to poke out my eardrums…
On a different note, what’s the best spin-off ever? I’m going with these ladies:
And they knew how to rock a theme song:
The Facts Of Life
This clip from This Film is Not Yet Rated explains it all (NSFW):
It’s always refreshing to hear a solid, polished debut album. And The Broken West’s I Can’t Go On I’ll Go On
The group formed in LA in 2004 under the name The Brokedown. They independently released an EP called The Dutchman’s Gold in 2005, then signed with Merge Records (hmm…that’s a surprise…whoever is finding these bands for Merge is a GENIUS), changed their name to avoid confusion with another band, then released their first LP I Can’t Go On I’ll Go On in January of this year. Here are a couple of the highlights:
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This. Is. AWESOME! A band called No More Kings has made a song all about the climactic scene in Karate Kid (or more specifically what’s happened to Johnny since), and they got Johnny himself (William Zabka) to star in the video! Also making an appearance is Martin Kove, who played the evil Cobra Kai sensei. Kove’s appearance pays homage to Tex Cobb’s biker character in Raising Arizona. So you’ve got the sensei from Karate Kid playing Tex Cobb playing a biker in Raising Arizona. PLUS Ralph Macchio in the car from My Cousin Vinny. Awesome.
NCAA Tourney time is here, but you’ve obviously taken a break from checking your brackets and immersing yourself in the two-day orgy of sport that is the opening round. So here’s a topical diversion for you: Drivl’s list of the 25 Worst Mascots in College Basketball. I have to say, the folks at Drivl are my new heroes because of this scathing criticism of Miami’s Sebastian the Ibis:
Dude, that’s a duck…with what appear to be either eyelashes or Eugene Levy eyebrows. It’s wearing a sailor hat and giant cartoon shoes, for crying out loud. You just can’t make a duck look bad-ass. Need proof?
Bravo Drivl. Bravo.
In a related note, here’s Slate’s list of their most Hated Teams in the Tournament (Dook sucks).
Yes, Captain America is dead. But take heart True Believers, the Captain’s legacy lives on. Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada bequeathed the Captain’s iconic indestructible shield to the only living American worthy of it: Stephen Colbert.
Congratulations Stephen. But don’t take this lightly. Remember, with great power comes great responsibility. Excelsior!
Here’s a new pic from the upcoming Spiderman 3 (due in theaters May 4th) that actually shows Spidey fighting Venom. Despite my feelings for the second one I find myself actually getting excited for this movie…
via /Film
This remix takes the voiceover from the trailer for the original Friday the 13th movies and plays it over clips from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, to hilarious effect.
Some dude from Peru has created a genius gaming mashup: Mario characters in Doom II. Check out the video:
Via BoingBoing
Here’s a follow up to the all-Fuck edits of Pulp Fiction and The Big Lebowski. It’s this year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, The Departed
Because winning an ill-defined war, against a vaguely defined enemy, takes an indefinite amount of time…
Unlike their fellow Raleighite Clay Aiken, The Rosebuds‘ Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp have talent AND good taste. While their music doesn’t strain any indie rock boundaries, they have a knack for creating infectious melodies and hook-filled choruses. They’re not redefining a genre as much as they are perfecting it.
Howard and Crisp formed The Rosebuds in 2001 while in college, though they didn’t get a break until Merge Records signed them in 2003 and released the band’s first full length album The Rosebuds Make Out. (Just another excellent job Merge. Can I come work for you? Seriously.) Since then the band has released two more albums and assorted EPs, singles, etc.
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Stumbled across this list of the Top 20 Comic Weapons today. It’s hard to argue with the list (though if I had actually read a few comics in the last 15 years I suppose I might be able to…). Any of the comic nerdz out there care to weigh in on the subject?
I vaguely remember being creeped out by this as a kid. I know the point of this is to get kids to eat breakfast, but it really just leads to a ton of questions: What is this Timer dude? Is he a half-digested cheese puff? Bile ball? Mrs Peanut’s creepy uncle? And what’s he doing in my stomach? Does that mean I ate him at some point? Is he really advocating eating a chicken leg for breakfast? I just don’t get it.
In the “I like each of these things separately, but together?” category, the twisted folks at Nosheteria bring you Bacon Popcorn. The basic process seems to be frying up some bacon, then cooking the popcorn in the bacon grease, then crumble the bacon over the popcorn (with a little salt & pepper).
Popcorn is something of a blank canvas for flavors, so in theory this could be good. But for some reason it just seems wrong. Now maybe if you add some cheddar cheese powder to the equation…
via Serious Eats
(Note: even if this tastes terrible it’s good to have around just to irritate vegetarians. Hooray meat!)
Seriously people. What the fuck is going on here? Sanjaya is fucking terrible! He would get booed at a karaoke bar. Even he’s surprised he’s still around. Can we make a deal next week and just not vote for him? Please. This is really bothering me. I’m afraid that America ACTUALLY THINKS HE CAN SING. If that’s the case I’ll just give up and start listening to Pat Boone records…
Um, this just seems like a bad idea…The creepiness factor goes up when you realize this guy looks like the love child of Uncle Jesse and Boss Hog.
So here’s an alleged list of the Ten Biggest Nerds in TV History. Not to ruin it for you, but Richard Dean Anderson’s greatest achievement doesn’t appear on the list. Patty and Selma are NOT going to be happy. And quite frankly neither am I. How can MacGyver not be one of the top nerds on TV? I just pray that he doesn’t hear about this, then take down the whole internet with a toothpick, a piece of gum, pocket lint, and his ubiquitous Swiss Army knife. Anyway, check out the list, if you still want to, and feel free to let them know about their mistake.
Just because I know how folks on the internet can be, I’m going to say SPOILER ALERT right now before I earn the fanboys’ ire.
Captain America may not be the most popular comic book character ever. He’s nowhere near the level of Batman, Superman, or Spider-Man, but he’s still extremely well known. I’m sure most everyone has at least heard of him, and if you haven’t, then get your ass to Wikipedia and learn something. Anway, today in issue #25 of Captain America’s own comic, he was assassinated. That’s right. Captain America is dead. Why? Let me enlighten you.
Marvel Comics, the publisher of Captain America, Spider-Man, and the X-men, has had a line wide crossover event called Civil War going on for the past year. In this event, the Superhuman Registration Act was passed in the U.S. and all superhumans (villains and heroes alike) were to either register with the government and work for SHIELD (global peace keepers) or become fugitives to be hunted down and held in a state of the art prison in another dimension. Iron Man thought the best way to handle the situation was to work with the government to make sure the transition was as peaceful as possible. He honestly believed in the Registration Act and felt that it was the future of being a superhero. Captain America felt it was a gross violation of civil liberties and the right to privacy. The Marvel Universe was divided and “war” broke out amongst the heroes. In the end, Captain America surrendered and was arrested. On the steps of the courthouse where his trial was to take place, a sniper shot Captain America in the shoulder. In the ensuing panic, Captain America’s girlfriend (more or less), while brainwashed, got close and shot Cap repeatedly in the chest. Because of the panic, no one noticed, and Cap was rushed to the hospital where he died.
Steve Rogers has been Captain America since 1941 (more or less, occasionally someone else filled in for him) and now he’s dead. Or at least as dead as a comic book character can get. Remember, Superman has died before. He got better. Just like the death of Superman, this story has been picked up by major news outlets online. This has been even bigger than the public unmasking of Spider-Man last year.
Folks who are even vaguely aware of the goings on in comics know that characters die all the time. What makes this one different? Well, Captain America was an icon. He was the quintessential American soldier (or supersoldier if you will). He fought communists and nazis. Hell, he even punched Hitler in the face! Now he’s dead. And I mean dead dead. Not “mostly dead.” Dead like “his cold dead body was lying on an autopsy table” dead. Killing off characters like Ant-Man(a real comic character, I kid you not) or Black Goliath (also real) don’t mean jack, but killing an American icon has impact. At least it’ll have impact until the inevitable resurrection.
There is hope though for all the sobbing fanboys. Steve Rogers may be dead, but someone will become the new Captain America shortly. Who will it be? Falcon? The Punisher? Bucky? Aunt May? My vote goes to the Weekend At Bernie’s approach and just take Captain America’s corpse around fighting crime.
Here’s a clip from a BBC show of a dad singing an NWA song to his kid, with some creative censoring. The description doesn’t do it justice. So without further ado, here’s “Help the Police”:
Close your eyes. Now remember all the way back to the early 90s. What was your favorite semi-educational cartoon starring creatures you couldn’t quite identify living on a movie lot? That’s right, Animaniacs. You know you can still hear the theme song…
I used to love the show because it was kind of a sillier version of Schoolhouse Rock (more on that some other time…). They managed to have completely absurd situations mixed with educational content. Here are a couple of examples of the educational stuff: Read the rest of this entry »
I admit I know very little about modern indie-rock-electronica. And quite frankly I’m fine with that. Most of what I’ve heard of it hasn’t interested me in the least bit. Except for this week’s Spotlight artist, !!!.
That’s right. Their name is !!!. Apparently it’s pronounced as any three repetitive sounds, but most often it’s “chk chk chk”. The story goes that they got their name from The Gods Must be Crazy, where the subtitles represented the clicking elements of the bushmen’s speech with “!”. However they came up with the name, it has rendered them very difficult to find on Google (because Google completely ignores “!!!” when you type it in…go ahead…try it…).
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Here’s a compilation of clips from Top Gun that “proves” it’s actually about a bunch of gay pilots. Introduced by a rant from Quentin Tarantino (from the movie Sleep With Me). Quentin, why do you have to screw with my favorite childhood movie? Funny shit though!
On March 2nd, 1959 Miles Davis held the first of two recording sessions for the album that would become Kind of Blue. Widely considered the enigmatic genius’ greatest achievement, Kind of Blue is the best selling jazz album of all time, and at the top of many critics’ lists of the best. With a powerhouse lineup of Miles Davis on trumpet, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, Paul Chambers on bass, Jimmy Cobb on drums, and Bill Evans on piano (except for “Freddie Freeloader” which featured Wynton Kelly), the albums represents one of the greatest confluences of talent in music history.
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As heard on the Tony Kornheiser show on Washington Post Radio this morning, ABC television is planning to produce a 30 minute sit-com featuring the Cavemen from the Geico commercials. It could be interesting, but it remains to be seen how well a 30 second skit can translate into a 22 minute television show. Lest we forget the numerous Saturday Night Live skits that failed as movies…..
Now that Chinese New Year has passed we’re trough-deep in the Year of the Pig. RetroCrush is celebrating by posting their Top 35 Pigs in Pop Culture. From the article: “The Three Little Pigs in their many incarnations have been shills for the brick industry since the late 1700s and have even inspired rock songs in their honor”. Funny stuff here, and it’s hard to argue with their selections (mainly because I can’t think of a single pop culture pig they left out…).
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