• There were a lot of weird headlines this week, and most of them were featured on the Coast to Coast AM website. Like this, for example, about a rare jellyfish that “looks like it should be on your breakfast plate.” Why? Because it looks like a poached egg. Uh…I’m pretty sure if I saw one of those slimy translucent things on my plate I would not want to eat it. It would look like an uncooked egg. I would start to think about salmonella. Breakfast over. [story]
• Here’s a fun article I found that photo nerds and science nerds can enjoy. Thanks to the power of the Internet and high-resolution photography, now you can zoom in on the top 8 ultra-high-resolution panoramas taken by scientists. My personal favorite is the one with the bugs on it, because it’s helping me overcome my fear of bees. Maybe it can do the same for you. [story]
• Of course, the “bizarre squidworm” described in this article (and the attached photo) is much more horrifying than a big beetle or cockroach. [story]
• Every time I see a news story about the new Tron movie I think about my old friend Brian Klugman and I kick myself for not pushing myself to get together with him when I first moved out to LA. The last time we spoke he was standing next to Barbra Streisand at some exclusive art opening somewhere. I couldn’t be happier for him. Plus, he wrote the story for the new Tron movie, apparently, with Edward Kitsis — a LOST writer. Nerd boner!
• This is an amazing article…”Wildly Improbably Natural Disasters – And How They Would Happen.” What the hell is the point of reading an article about how something that could never in a million years happen could happen. It seems like a waste of a few minutes. “What if the moon disappeared,” “What if the earth stopped spinning.” Come on. What if my dick fell off? What if animals learned to shoot guns. What if a journalist came out and said he couldn’t think of a story idea instead of wasting my time! [story]
• This sound safe. A 1,000mph car. I’m not saying I wouldn’t want to own one, I think I’d just be nervous that I wouldn’t know how hard to tap the gas pedal in order to go, say, 65mph. [story]
• I wanted to get this done in the morning before work because I have very big, important plans tonight. That didn’t happen, but I finished it early enough that I can still go out to dinner and enjoy myself before…well…I’m finally getting to see a screening of The Room tonight! It’s at that theater on Sunset which shows all the art-house movies. If you don’t know about The Room, you don’t deserve to be reading this.
Sorry, that was a little harsh. The Room is a dramatic film that is widely believed to be one of the worst films ever made. It has developed a cult following and usually warrants midnight screenings across the country. It’s like the Troll 2 of drama. It’s like Manos: The Hands Of Fate or Plan 9. It’s this generation’s worst movie ever. And I’m going to see it. Right now. In four hours.
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