Sherlock Holmes and Other Literary Action Heroes

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] I saw Sherlock Holmes this weekend and what the New York Times calls “intermittently diverting” I would reclassify as “wildly entertaining,” but then, I realized that perhaps I just have a fondness for literary-characters-turned-action-heroes. No, it’s not for the Holmes purist; we all know that Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes […]



Coolest Holiday Phone Video Ever

If nothing caught your fancy on our list of different things you can do to geekify your holidays, here’s something that ought to get your guests amazed and make your holiday party the talk of the decade. [Via [H]]

Something Something Something Darkside: Join the Empire today!

An awesome promotional clip for Something Something Something Darkside, Seth Macfarlane’s upcoming hour-long family guy episode, which was released on DVD just today! The Empire: Our ships are big triangles!



“Avatar” Grosses $242.5 Million on Opening Weekend!

By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] The title really says it all, but there are some other interesting details to share. Avatar, the big hit movie that has everyone talking, really scored big time as opening weekends go.  According to the latest numbers by 20th Century Fox, Avatar earned $77.0 million in America and $165.5 million in the […]

Monday Evening Humor: King Leonidas vs. Chuck Norris

Some interesting facts about Chuck Norris: When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants. There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live. Outer […]

Facebookers rage against the musical machine

The 1992 release Killing In The Name of by Rage Against The Machine was the best selling song in the UK last week. Why that came to be is an example of several ways in which the internet affects cultural life in 2009. For many years there was a long-standing tradition in the UK of […]

Panic Attack 2009!

Panic Attack 2009! is a 5-minute short directed and animated by Uruguayan producer Fede Alvarez with a total budget of $300. And thanks to this video, Mr. Alvarez was apparently able to secure a $30 million deal with Hollywood. Hmmm, doesn’t that remind anyone of Neill Blomkamp‘s story? Anyways, here’s Panic Attack 2009!, for your […]

Ok, Let’s Enhance That…

Crime dramas and other TV shows can sometimes be a bit boring. But someone on YouTube decided that it might be fun to “enhance” them. Check it out: