Popped Culture

Space Invader Autopsy

2009-11-10T06:00:00.000-05:00

And here I thought they were ships. My bad. Alien Autopsy, from Threadless designer Chris Rowson.

So what's with all the Space Invader (and Pac-Man and Super Mario for that matter) references lately? Is my generation really getting that nostalgic? I suppose I shouldn't ask that without a solid look back at my postings.

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Single Female Lawyer Arriving Soon At Omicron Persei 8
Checkmate In Four Moves, Predator
My Little Pony Madness

Matrix: The Silent Movie

2009-11-09T22:08:00.003-05:00

Silent Era Matrix
Charlie Chaplin is The One in this Russian comedy troupe's silent film version of The Matrix. If you can't handle the six plus minutes (which is admittedly long for you web-addled monkeys) skip to about 5:30 and watch the Cream Pie Time filming technique, which was the cutting edge of 1920s film. (Link via Neatorama and spreading like wildfire, so don't get left out!)

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Used Hotel Mattress Sale

2009-11-09T06:00:00.000-05:00

My buddy Mike snapped this oh-so-wrong sale while wandering down King St. in Toronto. There is only one appropriate response: Burn it with fire!

Of course it also reminds me of Homer's Fort Adventure:

Homer: "Ooh! The Springfield Men's Shelter is giving away sixty soiled mattresses!"
Milhouse: "It smells funny in there."
Homer: "No it doesn't."

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Hot Chair-on-Chair Action
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Best. Couch Gag. Ever.

I Pity The Fool Who Doesn't Phone Home

2009-11-08T20:44:00.002-05:00

Mr. E.T. says "Be good, sucka." (b3ta.com via Agent M Loves Tacos)

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Mr. T Party
The Last Sucker
Pop Culture Saints

My God, It's Full Of Stars

2009-11-07T16:20:00.000-05:00

The Golden Age of Video

This video came, saw and kicked my ass. To the Idiotmobile!

I've been meaning to post Ricardo Autobahn's The Golden Age of Video for some time - it's a fabulous mash up of movies, TV and great lines that makes something greater than its parts.

Neatorama reminded me of it by posting the lyrics and a link to David Glover, who names all the almost 50 different references. If you've somehow missed it in your web travels, it's worth a watch.

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Everybody Be Cool - The Tarantino Mixtape
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Video Made the Internet Star

The Lolfather

2009-11-06T16:04:00.002-05:00

I can has offer you can't refuse? From designer jimiyo at TeeFury.

I know I've been posting a lot of tees recently, but they seem to be at the forefront of the kind of pop culture jokes I love. Sadly TeeFury only sells shirts for a 24-hour period, for some reason and I have no idea of they do reprints.

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The Frogfather
The Reinfather
Teh Lolcats Theme Song

Space Invaders Are Real!

2009-11-05T15:50:00.003-05:00

...and they are spectacular! Ok, that might be overstating it a bit, but I can't say the first part without the follow through. Damn you, Seinfeld! They're Real, from Jean Salamin at Threadless.

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Space Invaders Make Good Eatin'
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Invaders! Possibly From Space!

Pop Culture Character Alignment

2009-11-04T14:20:00.002-05:00

Rorschach is Chaotic Good? I guess so, but it's so hard to assign to assign goodness to his actions though I suppose he did think what he was doing was for a greater good.

Not sure who pulled together this character alignment chart, though I found it at Agent M Loves Tacos by way of @ToplessRobot.
I blame my Uncle Jeff for the fact that I understood it.

Top row: John Locke [Lost], Dwight [Sin City], Rorschach [Watchment]
Middle row: Indiana Jones, Niko Bellic [GTA4], Tyler Durden [Fight Club]
Bottom row: Darth Vader, Anton Chigurh [No Country for Old Men], Joker

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A Way With Words
The True Face Of The Watchmen
Schulz City

I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghosts

2009-11-04T06:00:00.001-05:00

It's not surprising, really, that Pac-Man would eventually tire of the cat and mouse game with Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde and call for some professional help.

Get these tees at Glennz Tees, which is having a sale this week.

If there's something weird and it don't look good. Who ya gonna call? Ghost Dustbusters!

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Princess Robot Bubblegum!

2009-11-02T16:19:00.003-05:00

Princess Robot Bubblegum
It's a world where robots reign supreme and radiactive, nymphomaniac plants sleep with scarily mature women dressed as school girls... Only a hyper-sexualized nerd's fantasy can save humanity by sleeping with it.

Topless Robot says it is a parody of anime, but I dunno, seems pretty dead on to me. Not sure what the fine folks at Sociological Images would think of this one.

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I Play, You Play, Cosplay
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The Life Of A Disney Princess

2009-11-01T14:00:00.005-05:00

Disney Princesses, Deconstructed: From Snow White to Bell, if you're hot a man will save you. I feel for all the parents who shepherded little princesses around last night. I just trailed around a pirate. Not a Somali pirate, but still.

From Sociological Issues, who took a nice bit of satire and killed it with treatises on patriarchy, monarchy and Disney as a "force of evil in the world."

Anyone seen the original of this? I looked, but everyone is just referencing the last site they saw it on. Ah well, I tried.

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Twisted Sisters
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Through The Remixed Looking Glass

Heeere's Johnny!

2009-10-31T16:30:00.001-04:00

Heeere's Johnny

The Shining is my all-time creepiest movie. More than Psycho it has made me afraid of shower curtains. To this day I leave them open in any bathroom I'm in. It is Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson at their best.

I won't be watching it tonight. Thanks to my pal Rachel Sklar at Mediate for pulling together all the clips and Shining mashups :) but boo for spreading it over 15 pages :(

Happy Halloween everyone!

The Lego Shining
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Heeere's Cookie Monster!
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Konami Code Last Supper

2009-10-30T09:00:00.000-04:00

The Konami Code: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A — and Christ rises from the dead. From Dueling Analogs So Dark the Contra of Man. And that wraps up the week of geeky Last Suppers.

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Muppets Last Supper
Pac-Man's Last Supper
Rubik's Cube Last Supper
The Last Sucker
Suddenly Last Supper

Muppets Last Supper

2009-10-29T17:52:00.001-04:00

Kermit as Christ pretty much goes without saying, but I wonder about Gonzo as the Judas figure. Sure, he's a Weirdo, but would he betray Kermit? He performed his art for arts sake (if also for the love of a good chicken.) Fozzie on the other hand always wanted to be the star of the show but always failed. Maybe with Kermit out of the way...

Part Four of this week's geeky Last Suppers is The Last Mupper, from multi-talented artist Jesse Rubenfeld, who I had a chance to meet briefly at this year's Toronto Fan Expo and saw this on his display wall.

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Pac-Man's Last Supper
Rubik's Cube Last Supper
The Last Sucker
Suddenly Last Supper

Pulp Audio Fiction

2009-10-29T00:01:00.000-04:00

Pulp Fiction Audio Mix
A mashup of scenes from Pulp Fiction using the sound effects of the clips. How it was done, I have no idea, but I do love me a Pulp Fiction mashup, so I'm just going to sit back with a tasty beverage and enjoy. (Via everywhere it seems, but initially Urlesque)

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Pac-Man's Last Supper

2009-10-28T09:00:00.000-04:00

Were the Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde really disciples of Pac-Man? Is this showing that the pellets are the transubstantiation of Pac-Man and he want them to eat him, turning him into a Holy Ghost? Could it be that I am giving this far, far too much thought?

Part three of my week-long Geek's Last Supper comes from a t-shirt design of graphic designer vonplatypus, though I couldn't find it for sale anywhere.

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Rubik's Cube Last Supper
The Last Sucker
Suddenly Last Supper

Kazoos Are So Underrated

2009-10-28T00:01:00.000-04:00

One Man Band
One man band leader Cigo Man Band lets loose with such an infectious energy that it will get in your head and stay there. Plus midway through he plays my favourite song from The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tu Vuo' Fa l'Americano. (Link via Presurfer)

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The Last Sucker

2009-10-27T00:01:00.000-04:00

While it is only a small scene of the A-Team Last Supper, it is a packed vignette. While as a team, John 'Hannibal' Smith was the leader, as a show and a pop culture phenomenon, Mr. T's B.A. Baracus was clearly the breakout star and therefore the Christ figure at this table.

While it might make sense to portray Colonel Roderick Decker, who was the team's nemesis throughout the series, as Judas, it is Templeton 'Faceman' Peck in that position. He is both in the right position, is wearing a similar robe and, more to the point, he is hiding the drugs that B.A. suspects are in his milk.

The painting is from pop artist Jim Hance of Strangly Drawn, but that site appears down. You can see more of his work at his Flickr page. It's worth a visit.

This is my second entry for this week's geek Last Suppers.

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Suddenly Last Supper
Rubik's Cube Last Supper
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Orlando Bloom County

2009-10-26T16:20:00.003-04:00

The Last Basselope is no more, thanks to the over-enthusiastic bow of Legolas. Stupid elf. From artist Ryan Dunlavey, who has done a dozen modern mashups of classic comic strips, including Fantastic Family Circus, X-Nuts and The Dark Side. (Link via Neatorama)

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Always Be Cartooning
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Rubik's Cube Last Supper

2009-10-26T00:01:00.003-04:00

Created using 4050 cubes as pixels and measuring 8.5 feet x 17 feet, the Rubik's Cube Last Supper was created by artist(s) at Toronto's Cube Works. It has apparently been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records at the largest work of its kind, though I couldn't find it on the site, nor a photo of the work anywhere, just this news report. Too bad, I'd love to see one. Anyway, another Last Supper for the meta list.

Question: Do you think they arranged the sides by hand, or just removed the blocks and/or stickers to arrange them the way they wanted? Not that I ever did anything like that.

Update: YouTube has pulled the video, but Josh Chalom of Cube Works sent me an HD photo of the masterpiece! Click on the pic to see all its cubed glory. And check out the rest of the week's geek Last Suppers.

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Suddenly Last Supper
LegoFellas
The Breakfast Cereal Club

Sexy Costume Warehouse

2009-10-25T12:30:00.002-04:00

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

People are likely figuring out Halloween costumes for next week, but there really is only one choice for women, with some variations: Sexy witch, sexy nurse, sexy 1900 steel conglomerate tycoon and frog. Come down to Nick's Girls's Costume Warehouse and he'll take care of all your sexy needs.

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Friday The 13th: Jason's Closet

2009-10-24T14:00:00.000-04:00

Just in time for Halloween comes the Jason hoodie from designer Marc Ecko, which is stylish enough to use on your next convenience store robbery, once you're done terrorizing your neighbourhood as a masked lunatic, of course.

Channel the terror of Crystal Lake in this "Jason" hoodie from the Friday the 13th series by Marc Ecko.

If that's not quite psychotic enough for you, there are also version of The Joker, Jigsaw, and somewhat incongruously, Gene Simmons.

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The Dreaded Double Shyamalan

2009-10-22T00:01:00.000-04:00

Cartoonist Dresden Codak sums up the most used third act twists in movies, with special attention to M. Knight "What a twist!" Shyamalan. You've got to love an infographic that makes me look up words like peripeteia and anagnorisis.

I especially agree with the Eagles Dues Ex Machina in the Fantasy column. Stupid Lord of the Rings. (Link via Unreality)

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MC Trebek In The Hizzouse

2009-10-21T14:19:00.004-04:00

MC Trebek MASHUP (Tronovitch remix)
Alex Trebek busted in and said "What's that noise?!" (Link via BuzzFeed)

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Bunnies Howl At The Moon

2009-10-21T10:00:00.000-04:00

The 30-Second Bunnies are back with a classic, if short, take on The Wolf Man. All movies should have precis like this.

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