The AV Club Blog The AV Club Blog The AV Club Blog is filled with all of the things we, the total dorks that we are, find interesting. We also post a lot of behind the scenes info on our current and upcoming videos, so there is a whole lot to see in here. Articles
WWWTF? Only Cool Wrestling Video Ever.
2008-07-28 20:50:00 I’ve watched this video a few times in a row now, it’s so absurdly awesome that I couldn’t not post it for you all. I have never liked “wrestling”, it doesn’t really speak to me, but this video is amazing. God, I just watched it again! So good. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "WWWTF? Only Cool Wrestling Video Ever.", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/wwwtf-only -cool-wrestling-video-ever" });
Spared no expense!
2008-07-22 23:00:00 The Los Angeles Natural History Museum is bringing dinosaurs to life with a combination of animatronics, puppetry, and costuming. The above video shows one of their dinosaur suits roaming the halls of the museum, picking off children that stray too far from their parents. (ok… it really just meanders around “sniffing” things) /Chris SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Spared no expense!", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/spared-no- expense" }); More About: Science , Entertainment
Glow = Boringman
2008-07-22 03:50:00 photo credit: Random1976 On Saturday night I had the immense displeasure of attending “Glow ” in Santa Monica. If you did not know about it or attend, you are extremely fortunate. The event was hyped as the first event of its kind in America (incorrect: there is a tiny festival held every year called Burning Man, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Glow = Boringman", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/glow-borin gman" }); More About: Design
Another Item For My Wishlist: Wall Cleats
2008-07-15 01:09:00 Look at that image. Just freaking look at it. It sells itself, you don’t need me to tell you how cool it is. I want one of those on at least 3 of the outlets in my bedroom right now, damnit. Jess, when you read this post, go try to convince the creator of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Another Item For My Wishlist : Wall Cleats", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/another-it em-for-my-wishlist-wall-cleats" });
A Mug For The Morning Person In None Of Us
2008-07-15 00:57:00 I hate mornings more than most things. My ideal life would be noon-2am, but the working world does not operate that way, so I must suffer through morning after morning of annoying “being awake and not dreaming”-fulness. This mug pretty accurately expresses how I feel until mid-afternoon on most days. I especially like the butterflies ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Mug For The Morning Person In None Of Us", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/a-mug-for- the-morning-person-in-none-of-us" });
Bloglight: Unclutterer
2008-07-12 01:53:00 It has been a while since I sent you guys over to check out a blog that I enjoy, and I am in a super “get my life in order” mode [yesterday I literally mopped my bathroom ceiling with bleach], so this one seemed extremely appropriate. Unclutterer is a blog dedicated to making your life ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bloglight: Unclutterer", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/bloglight- unclutterer" });
Xmas One Day Early: iPhone 2.0 Firmware Leaked
2008-07-10 19:22:00 photo credit: oskay Do you have an iPhone? Are you sick of waiting for v2.0 to come out [even though it actually comes out tomorrow?]? Are you a tiny bit brave? Go here and download v2.0 of the iPhone firmware and follow the easy and detailed instructions on installing it. All I can say is ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Xmas One Day Early : iPhone 2.0 Firmware Leaked ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/xmas-one-d ay-early-iphone-20-firmware-leaked" }); More About: Iphone
4 Week ?Staycation? For Andy
2008-07-08 03:08:00 photo credit: muha… I have extended my contract at work through December, but I requested a month off after Benjamin Button, and I got it, so July is a No Work Zone for me. So what the heck will I be doing with 4 whole weeks with nothing to do? Quite a lot actually (a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "4 Week “Staycation” For Andy ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/4-week-sta ycation-for-andy" });
Only Good Thing To Come From ?Wanted?:
2008-07-08 02:35:00 I saw “Wanted “. It is really bad. So incredibly laughably bad. I invented a word to describe it: “Rawful” Rawful = ROFL + awful. I enjoyed my time watching this film, but not in the right way, and not for the intended reasons. I will not give this movie the time it would take to tell you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Only Good Thing To Come From “Wanted”:", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/only-good- thing-to-come-from-wanted" }); More About: Movies
Chinese Police? Hell on wheels
2008-07-03 23:14:00 In preparation for the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese Police practice not looking scary. Now all they need is loudspeakers playing Wagner’s “Flight of the Valkyries” as they roll down the street, Segways clutched betwixt their knees… /Chris SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chinese Police… Hell on wheels", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/chinese-po lice-hell-on-wheels" }); More About: Politics , Technology , Travel
Read The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Online
2008-07-02 21:32:00 As a follow up to my previous post about my personal involvement in this upcoming film, I give you a link to a painstakingly proofread and typeset version of the short story that started it all. Jonathan McNicol has taken it upon himself to take the time to bring us a really beautiful set ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Read The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Online ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/read-the-c urious-case-of-benjamin-button-online" });
Want To See A 747 Get Hit By Lightning?
2008-07-02 01:58:00 Watch this video at YouTubeThe title of this post is a stupid, stupid question. Of course you want to. A little science on what you see in this video: But why doesn’t the gigantic amount of current, which is in the neighborhood of 20,000 amps for a typical lightning bolt, harm the passengers inside ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Want To See A 747 Get Hit By Lightning ?", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/want-to-se e-a-747-get-hit-by-lightning" }); More About: Science
BoingBoing Overblogging Or Bloglines Borked:
2008-06-30 20:01:00 As I opened up ye olde Bloglines this morning I was greeted with 14,621 new unread posts from BoingBoing since yesterday. I’m just going to guess that this is a mistake :). Sometimes when technology goes “Boink” it’s funny to me, so I thought I’d share this little chuckle with you. Carry ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "BoingBoing Overblogging Or Bloglines Borked:", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/either-boi ngboing-overblogging-or-bloglines-borked" }); More About: Internet
UCB vs. IOWest Turfwar Just Got Real
2008-06-27 03:55:00 The above picture goes with this story over on Defamer. Basic gist: developing story, no word on anything other than the fact that nobody was hurt (hopefully). In the picture is the IOWest Theater, which is where the majority of our members trained and many still perform. One of the best bars in LA ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "UCB vs. IOWest Turfwar Just Got Real ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/ucb-vs-iow est-turfwar-just-got-real" });
Rapid Transit On Fire In LA Today
2008-06-09 22:28:00 I took the above picture about an hour ago between 6th and 7th on Wilshire in Santa Monica. That’s a bus. On Fire . It was one of those CNG natural gas buses so it was a tad concerning that it was in flames. The white dust you see all around the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Rapid Transit On Fire In LA Today ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/rapid-tran sit-on-fire-in-la-today" });
WWDC = World Wide Disappointment Conference
2008-06-09 21:13:00 So Steve Jobs just left the stage after announcing a bunch of things that everyone in the world already knew. Never have I witnessed (via Mac Rumors’ liveblog of the event) an Apple product release that did not hold a single surprise. Well there was one- the damn iPhone 2.0 OS is not ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "WWDC = World Wide Disappointment Conference ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/wwdc-world -wide-disappointment-conference" });
Splooginator Featured on TheDailyTube.com
2008-06-06 20:32:00 Watch this video at YouTubeCheck it out, yo, The Daily Tube saw fit to feature one of our first shorts, The Splooginator. Thanks guys! And thanks to Matt for the eagle eyes and the head’s-up. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Splooginator Featured on TheDailyTube.com", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/splooginat or-featured-on-thedailytubecom" }); More About: Videos
Choose Your Future Overlord: Monkeys or Robots?
2008-05-22 07:33:00 It has been over a week now since we posted anything. “Why is that?” you ask. Because we are prepping for a HUGE shoot in just over a week. Details will be forthcoming on that, but I can say right now that it will be the biggest shoot of my life ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Choose Your Future Overlord: Monkeys or Robots ?", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/choose-you r-future-overlord-monkeys-or-robots" }); More About: Science , Internet
You All Suck And I Hate You
2008-05-10 20:11:00 Watch this video at YouTube “Gee, Sam,”, you may ask, “what’s with all the hate?” Well, if you think back to the simpler days of late 2007, you may remember this post by Chris, where he mentions “Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show”, one of the most brilliant pieces of surreal fake Engrishness this side of Tokyo ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "You All Suck And I Hate You", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/you-all-su ck-and-i-hate-you" }); More About: Hate You
Twitter: Revisited
2008-05-08 19:16:00 A while back I wrote this post about the web service Twitter . My basic gist was that the service offers little tangible benefit to most users and marginal benefit to self-promoters. Chris and Sam agreed with this assessment at the time, but it has been almost a year since that post, and opinions ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Twitter: Revisited", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/twitter-re visited" }); More About: Internet , Communications
Maker Faire 2008 - Day 2
2008-05-06 00:57:00 Day 2 of the Maker Faire was just as much fun as Day 1. For more photos, check out my Flickr gallery for day 2. One of the big highlights for me was getting the opportunity to attend a lecture by Adam Savage of MythBusters fame. His lecture was not only informative, but extremely inspiring. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maker Faire 2008 - Day 2", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/maker-fair e-2008-day-2" }); More About: Design , Entertainment
Maker Faire 2008 - Day 1
2008-05-04 07:56:00 Day 1 of the Maker Faire was a blast! I saw a lot of great exhibits, attended a few interesting lectures, and generally got my geek on. Photos from day 1 of my adventure can be found here. I’ll be adding titles and descriptions to the photo collection as soon as I can. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maker Faire 2008 - Day 1", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/maker-fair e-2008-day-1" }); More About: Design , Entertainment
Maker Faire 2008
2008-05-03 07:19:00 I just arrived in glorious San Francisco for the Maker Faire. For those of you who are woefully unaware of what the Maker Faire is, just picture the geeky lovechild of a Science Fair and Burning Man… minus the psychotropic drugs and nudity. The event was created by the folks at Make Magazine, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maker Faire 2008 ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/maker-fair e-2008" }); More About: Design , Entertainment
?Play The News? Will Make You Kill Puppies
2008-05-01 19:12:00 Watch this video at YouTube It looks like my previous post on GTA IV started something between a heated debate and flame war, and I have to admit the post was extremely biased towards the gaming crowd. So, in the interest of fairness, I should probably cover the negative impact of gaming. Case in point: Play ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "“Play The News ” Will Make You Kill Puppies", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/play-the-n ews-will-make-you-kill-puppies" }); More About: Games , The News
GTA IV Will Kill Your Children
2008-04-30 04:35:00 As some of you may know, Grand Theft Auto IV came out today, and as every piece of news media will gleefully tell you, it will do nothing short of causing your schools to become killing grounds full of deranged 10-year-old prostitute killers. Wait, did I say every piece of news media? I completely forgot NPR’s ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "GTA IV Will Kill Your Children ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/gta-iv-wil l-kill-your-children" }); More About: Games
Hold On To Your Butts; This Is Going To Hurt. A Lot.
2008-04-29 23:53:00 I took this photo on Friday. I don’t know what prices are where you are, but they are headed way higher soon. I know we pay less than most other countries, but they have smaller, fuel efficient cars and mass transit, both of which are not yet as viable in the US as ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hold On To Your Butts ; This Is Going To Hurt . A Lot.", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/hold-on-to -your-butts-this-is-going-to-hurt-a-lot" }); More About: News
Bloglight: The FAIL Blog
2008-04-25 20:32:00 Who doesn’t love “FAIL” images like the one above? If you don’t, then you are a hater of funny things, you might be reading the wrong blog right now. If you do love them, however, go check out the FAIL Blog , a site 100% dedicated to gathering and displaying all of the very ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bloglight: The FAIL Blog", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/bloglight- the-fail-blog" }); More About: Interesting
Coffee Kiss
2008-04-25 19:42:00 No word on who made this, or how, but it is so damn cool and beautiful that I knew you guys would appreciate it if I passed it along. Via Design You Trust (and you should, they find things like this on a daily basis). SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Coffee Kiss ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/coffee-kis s" });
Pangea Day 2008 Looks Like It Will Be Great
2008-04-24 19:39:00 Watch this video at YouTubeThis video is a promo for Pangea Day , which happens on May 10. The event is an attempt to unite the world through film in one night each year. Certainly a noble goal, hopefully one that they can at least make some headway towards attaining. I wanted to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Pangea Day 2008 Looks Like It Will Be Great ", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/pangea-day -2008-looks-like-it-will-be-great" }); More About: Movies , Design
Damn You, RSS
More articles from this author:2008-04-24 19:26:00 If you read the AV Club Blog on an RSS reader, then you probably think we stopped posting a while ago for no good reason- not true! Our RSS feed was totally fux0red due to a still-undiscovered error with a Mint plugin. We have been posting lots of great stuff, so click here ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Damn You, RSS", url: "http://blog.theavclub.tv/post/damn-you-r ss" }); 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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