Porn on Wheels
And you thought people driving while on mobile phones was bad.
A New York man is charged with public display of offensive material, driving with a suspended license, driving while watching a television, and forgery when officers pulled him over after seeing porn playing on screens in the car's headrests.
Warren Ellis on Ultimate Fantastic Four
Writer Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Global Frequency) will return to Marvel this June when he takes over Ultimate Fantastic Four.
Ellis (Planetary) with artist Stuart Immonen (Incredible Hulk, Shockrockets) will take over Ultimate FF with Junes issue #7 of the top-selling title. According to Ellis, whos already planned out two arcs for the book, the decision to return to the House of Ideas really came down to helping out his mates.
"Millar and Bendis had found themselves committed to big new things, and something in their schedules had to give," reveals Ellis. "Unfortunately, that thing was Ultimate FF. So Millar gets a hold of me and basically threw himself on my mercy. Which usually doesn't work, and I have those people carried away and sodomised behind the stables. But I've known Millar since he was a choirboy, so I let him speak. Mark and Brian were in a hole. I've known them both for years. You don't leave your mates in the lurch. Simple as that."
Pulled from Warren Ellis' newsletter 'Bad Signal'
Just Say No to Denglish
Denglish is a wacky wild combo of German and English. Problem is, a heck of a lot of people in Germany don't speak English - the result is ads written in English or Denglish are confusing the hell out of people.
The same went for Mitsubishi's slogan Drive Alive. Just 18 percent understood it as "lively driving" in German, the rest interpreted it as "survive the drive in our car" -- a potentially damaging promo for the carmaker.
Writing the Things We Say
An article in the Guardian has posed some insights into the written and spoken parts of how we present ourselves. The article attempts to examine how we can present ourselves through writing as opposed to speaking in the moment. How can we maintain voice through the written word without going into self-censorship and editing? Is there such a thing as real speech and how does this play into persona online?
Save Angel!
Religious fans of the soon-to-be- cancelled WB series, Angel, have started a petition in hopes of saving the show.
Click here to sign the petition.
Fans Rally To Save Angel [Sci-Fi Wire]
Monty Python On Broadway?
John Cleese tells Page Six today that there will be a Broadway version of the Holy Grail coming soon. Original cast not included.
"[Cleese] did mention that the original Python people would not be acting in it as they're too old and would have heart attacks performing eight nights a week," the insider noted.
Python Redux [NY Post Page Six]
Mickey's Taliban Adventures
Scottish art student, Alan Bennie, is underfire for his depiction of Mickey Mouse flying a plane into the World Trade Center.
The work, made of stuffed fabric, shows the Disney icon flying a toy plane near the leaning towers of the World Trade Center - depicted with eyes and eyebrows. One toppled building sheds a tear while another looks toward the airborne Mickey Mouse as he approaches in a plane.
Critics have conflicted views on the piece including one reviewer stating the exhibit depicts Disney as the,"...root of all the troubles in the world."
Mickey Mouse In Controversial 9/11 Art [Local 6 News]
Face Time
A guy I was going to be doing some work with told me the other day that he needed some "Face Time" with me. Now, for the right number of zeros on a paycheck I'll put up with a lot of crap and a lot of insanity from people, but there's not a number I can think of that would make that acceptable. "Face Time" is a slogan used by the sleazy manager guy in the movies when they want to make him look extra slimey. Until the other day I've never known anyone to actually use it with a straight face. I knew right then I could never work with this guy and backed out of the job. Yep. Face time.
Labyrinth - Bowie + Gaiman = Mirrormask
While wracking my brains on stories to get that new geek editor position an old memory surfaced of the only thing I'm looking forward to seeing in theaters besides Angelina Jolie in an eye patch.
Sometime this year will be the release of Mirrormask a film about a circus performer named Helen caught by a dark queen, and did I mention muppets? I can say this will be Labyrinth all over again and not fear the broad generalization police. Nearly 20 years after Labyrinth, Jim Henson Pictures excecutive producer Lisa Henson has begun a semi-sequel to it. The original was directed by the late Jim Henson and written by Terry Jones but Mirrormask has been handed to my favourite goth-comic duo Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman of Sandman fame.
Evil forces have given this film half the budget that Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal received and it might even go directly to video. I for one am tired of seeing Labyrinth on VHS, so band together we children of the 80's and cross our fingers for a theatrical release.
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the most recent article can be found here
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Its too bad about Bowie though, it would have been nice to see him on film without Tina Turner's hair.
Business Women 0wnZ in Russia
Reuters is reporting that women are included in the senior management of nearly 90 percent of Russian companies, the highest rate among major countries. That's up against 75 percent in the US, and 29 percent in Japan.
Fight Your Parking Ticket
BookOfJoe tips us off to ParkingTicket.com - a site that will help you fight your parking ticket (online no less), and is free of charge unless you'r ticket is dismissed, then you pay them 50% of what your ticket was. This could save some people I know a huge chunk of change.
Monkey Terrorizes New Delhi
AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! MMMONKEY!!!!
"I tried to chase it away but the monkey refused to leave. Finally my neighbours threw stones to get rid of it," said Sridhar...
"Till the time the langur was in the colony the monkey did not create troubles. But the animal came back when the Langur went away," Tomar said. He added that the residents fear coming out of their homes for a walk. "It has terrorised the children of the colony," said Tomar.
Family Guy Feed
The Family Guy Files.com is now offering an RSS Feed on all The Family Guy news and updates.
Click here to get hooked up.
The Family Guy RSS Feed [The Family Guy Files.com]
Hellboy Featurette Online
The Moviebox.net has posted a new 10-minute Hellboy featurette, divided in five parts, that is slated to be included on the upcoming Best Buy promo DVD for the film on March 9. The footage includes behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt, Mike Mignola and director Guillermo del Toro.
10-Minute Hellboy Featurette Online! [The Moviebox.Net]
American Online Idol
It looks like American Idol reject William Hung is hanging on to fame. Since getting the hook by judges for his horrendous rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs", he has become an overnight sensation and an online celebrity.
But rejection turned out to have a silver maybe even platinum lining. In the weeks since he got booted by the TV talent show, the 21-year-old Hung has become an insta-Net celebrity, sought after by talk shows, record producers and Idol dreamers everywhere.
Click here to check out his official site where you can hear his live peformance with Ellen Degeneres.
'American Idol' Reject Idolized on Web [Associated Press]
Chomksy Can Go Fuck Himself
Do you believe that language could be created from nothing?
A lot of theory has been created from this notion. In fact, a lot of people have created their entire reputations on this fact and have based a huge amount of their reputation on this fact. This debate has gone back to the first notions of how language works. People like Ferdinand de Saussure have posited the relation to words and things, as have contemporary philologists like Foucault and Derrida. At the basis of our culture is language, present (or as Derrida says Always already there and also elusive. Does our culture teach us our relationship with language and the world or is it hardwired?
It seems as though some have stumbled upon some wonderful responses.
So rarely does the opportunity arise to study how language is influenced by culture, and vise versa, without having to broach issues of inhumane treatment.
Scientists and linguists in Nicaragua have studied a group of deaf students and have related their internally developed language differs from older versions the national sign language. What they have found is surprising with very open and startling results.
Their initial hypothesis is that most of our language (or at least our relation with the external world) is based on a hard wired response in neural biology. Language, it seems, has a direct relationship with the world and is not a learned, cultural response.
This may mean that cogito ergo sum is no longer a valid thoery for solitary existence.
eCard just not good enough?
Need to send a message and sick of the usual eCard thing? Looks like personalized messages written on body parts are the next big thing. Rent My Chest has been around for a while, but Read My Boobs is brand new (and free). I can only guess what will be next. If you get a good message done, or know of other services like this, let me know!
Piper Ties The Knot
Holly Marie Combs, aka Piper Halliwell from Charmed, tied the knot in real life on Valentine's Day. Combs married her longtime boyfriend, David Donoho, in a quickie wedding in beautiful Santa Barbara, California.
"Charmed" Star Bewitches Beau [E! Online]
Pretty Tied Up
After being forced to call the police to untie him, a German bondish fetishest got a little friendly advice-don't try this at home, I mean like really, don't.
A German bondage fetishist got so chained up he had to call police to remove his cuffs after he was reduced to waddling around helplessly like a "penguin," authorities said Thursday.
Officers sent to his rescue in the Western city of Aachen told him he should use a specialized establishment rather than practice at home.
Police Tell Fetishist to Move Upmarket [Reuters]
