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Dig Dug: Rise of the Pookas
They can never make enough video game-themed movies for my taste (that is, if you disregard Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, and Street Fighter).
This one, by Black20, however, achieves instant classic status.
Speaking of Mashups…
I’m in a trailer-y mood, having spent the better part of the weekend on Smith & Zod. Here’s an amazing MacGuyver/Star Wars union that I missed the first time around…
Beatles Rock Band Cinematic
Wowza! Incredible psychedelic renderings in the new opening sequence of this Guitar Hero spinoff.
Madison Avenue Blues
This ad man’s ballad is almost as touching as the original.
Apatow Bicycle Frolic

Terrific illustration depicting what a warmup exercise must be like at Apatow film camp. This piece comes from the mind of Dan Park, who is responsible for all sorts of insightful artistic mischief…

Doing Away With “Gateway” Semantics

Anti-weed advocates are slowly being painted into a corner. Realizing that the good old modes of propaganda and fear mongering aren’t fooling teenagers anymore, crusaders are turning to circular logic in an attempt to confuse and disorient those still on the fence. Gateway Theory is an old standard, along these lines: If smoking pot makes you more likely to shoot pure anthrax into your left ventricle, then clearly it should be kept illegal, right?
Star Wars: The Backfilling Continues
Admittedly righteous trailer for new game, Star Wars: The Old Republic.
That’s not to say I can’t nitpick a little. I mean, aren’t these Boba Fett-gadget types getting a little bit overpowered (a la Iron Man on steroids)? The one in the trailer seems like she could take out the entire Jedi brigade by herself.
And does every Sith Lord have to have the full-body cybernetic breathing suit? Is there no other way to use the Dark Side without suffering full-body disfigurement? Meh.
You can watch the trailer here.
(Removed the embed because it was annoying as all get out.)
The Great Firewall of China

According to TechCrunch, China has really ramped up its censorship fervor recently. Visitors have reported blockages on Twitter, Flickr, and Hotmail, in addition to the well known kiboshing of YouTube.
Users speculate that the new wave of intolerance is in anticipation of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, coming up on Thursday.
I suppose one way to demonstrate your evolution as a nation is by petulantly denying any wrongdoing by your former notoriously oppressive regimes. It must be, since our own debonair and worldly President has adopted similar practices, in protecting and preserving Bush administration abuses of yore. All that’s left is to rope off the Bush family archives and sequester all relevant commentary. Done and done.



