July 2011
54 posts
June 2011
43 posts
Fellowship of the Ring bad subtitles →
Trufax: I knew the woman who originally posted these on her website, long ago on a site that is now sadly defunct. If I remember correctly, they were taken from some ill-gotten Asian bootleg DVD that came out before the official DVD release.
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Nickelodeon used to show some really weird shows...
Probably the vast majority of Tumblrites are too young to remember this stuff, but I have to imagine some of the people in my immediate circle of followers might.
The thing about 1980s Nickelodeon is that there was only so much programming to fill all those hours of cable TV back then—in fact, Nickelodeon used to shut down at 9pm or so and switch over to whatever else wanted to use that slot in...
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Random and pointless thing that is annoying me.
Dear Portal fans: It really should be “Turret Aria”, not “Turret Opera”.
An opera is an entire dramatic work. An aria is a self-contained piece for one voice with musical accompaniment.
Here endeth the lesson.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-19) →
Elvis Costello & The Attractions (14)
Franz Ferdinand (1)
Gary’s Gang (1)
JOHNSON HAWKINS TATUM & DURR (1)
David Bowie (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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The Security Blog: Steer Clear of the Tumblr IQ... →
In case you, like me, have been followed by someone whose Tumblr consists of nothing but this ludicrous “Tumblr IQ Society”, here’s some info on it.
Short version: don’t follow back, and don’t click.
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“Oh my sweet summer child. What do you know of waiting? Waiting is for the long...”
– Youtube user: HOLYtheKNIGHT (Reply to people complaining about a year’s wait for season 2)
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“Half the reason I like the Lord of the Rings movies and I own them is because I...”
– Mo Ryan, from today’s Talking TV With Ryan and Ryan podcast.
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Perry for President FML →
From the site: “As Conservative TX Gov Rick Perry begins to explore a Presidential bid, it is important to remember the lasting legacy he will leave for Texas. After 25 years in public office and 10 years as the Governor, Perry has dramatically changed what Texas looks like for future generations. Below are just a few of his accomplishments.”
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First ever direct English translation of Solaris... →
Seriously excited by this. I’d heard that the current English translation was flawed, but I didn’t know how flawed.
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This should not amuse me as much as it does,... →
Fan comic. What happened to Rorschach after his last confab with Dr Manhattan at the end of Watchmen.
…no, I don’t know either, but I can’t stop laughing at it, for some reason.
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WatchRed-band trailer for Attack the Block. Can’t wait to see this thing. I liked Super 8 a lot, but I have a feeling this is going to be my preferred “kids vs. aliens” flick for the summer.
“Welcome to London, mo’fucka!”
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“So is this ascent from jaw-dropping badness to mere mediocrity a step upward?...”
– Ben Brantley, “1 Radioactive Bite, 8 Legs, and 183 Previews” in the NY Times.
Brantley’s really had the knives out for this thing, and the putative improvements have made his knives no less sharp.
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“8. And so it came to pass that Freddie Mercury did write ‘Crazy Little Thing...”
– John Doran, “Queen’s Back Catalogue — The Authorised King James Version”, in The Quietus.
It was hard to pick just one quote from this epic (and epically hilarious) overview of Queen’s career up to 1984, so just go read the whole thing already.
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Watchtumblrofthrones:
This is behind the scenes rehearsal footage of Syrio Forel fighting the Lannister guards. This is the video I used to make some Syrio fighting gifs last week, and it’s also the source of the still I use for my tumblr’s banner. :)
The interesting thing about this rehearsal footage is that without the fancy cinematography, Syrio’s Unstoppable Fighting Technique actually...
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Reposting this for anyone who feels like they need it right now.
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Warning: extreme weather ahead →
The Guardian on the new normal of extreme weather conditions.
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Alamo Drafthouse: Them's the Rules - CNN.com →
In which Tim League elaborates on the rules of the Alamo Drafthouse. We here in Austin and Houston already know about this, but I imagine these may seem rather novel elsewhere.
On the pre-show: “At the Alamo, instead of ads, we create customized video “preshow” content that is fun and entertaining and themed to the movie you are about to see. If there is ever an ad, it will be...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-29) →
Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory (22)
Keren Ann (7)
Ladytron (2)
Rachel Goswell (1)
Elvis Costello (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Watch
“Brawndo’s got what plants crave!”
“Yeah! It’s got electrolytes!”
“What are electrolytes?! Do you even know?”
“It’s what they use to make Brawndo.”
“Yeah, but WHY do they use them to make Brawndo?”
“‘Cause Brawndo’s got electrolytes.”
GVOY, some days at work.
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“What is different about the contemporary retromania is the aspect of total...”
– Simon Reynolds, “Total recall: why retromania is all the rage”
One of many insights from this piece that I’ll be chewing on for a while. 