District 9's crustacean aliens may be the first extraterrestrials to experience South Africa's apartheid, but they're hardly the first species to feel the sting of oppression. We list science fiction's other downtrodden, enslaved, and dehumanized (so to speak) species. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Some are accidentally whimsical, others grossly out of place, but they're all pretty bad. picked by coldbladed 3 months ago

That's not a firehose and you aren't fooling anyone. Also, your girlfriend has known all along that you are cheating on her, but she's staying with you because she doesn't want to have to pay for her own dinners and/or movies. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Sometimes in a kid’s movie a death scene is required. Whereas Arnold Schwarzenegger movies have desensitized adults to on-screen violence and death, children aren’t used to emotions more complex than hunger, tiredness, and the ever-present fear induced by Sarah Jessica Parker’s face. Which makes death in a kid’s movie about ten times more poignant and potent. picked by 1krazykorean 3 months ago

Don Hewitt, recognized as a father of modern television news and the creator of the medium's most successful broadcast, 60 Minutes, died of pancreatic cancer. He was 86 picked by suebe 3 months ago

Sony corporation has released information on it's new and slim PlayStation 3 model due this fall. It is almost a third smaller in size and weight and has a 120GB HDD with a slimmer price too.

Also, Sony has reduced the price of the existing 80GB model ($399 down to $299) and the 160GB model ($499 down to $399). picked by punthe 3 months ago

Your dissertation. As a single haiku.

Marine microbes eat
polysaccharides, except
that sometimes they don’t. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

We've got to be honest, we're not entirely sure what wild string of thought led the overly cavalier reporter to deem it appropriate to ask the former Meadow Soprano, "In real life, do you think that beautiful women do or would date fat dudes?"
*w/video* picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

A new study says the average age of video-game players in the United States is 35, and oh, by the way: They're overweight and tend to be depressed. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The Woodstock Festival ended forty years ago today, on August 18, 1969* -- and roughly, um, two years later, Marvel Comics was there! picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

In case you were wondering, the ultimate revenge gift for that skank that broke your heart WORKS!! This is the 2009 version of putting Nair in someone's shampoo. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Candyland is evil. picked by suebe 3 months ago

From this weekend's major releases, the movie generating the most excitement: District 9, a relatively low-budget thriller about human-alien relations in South Africa. But it - like many films like it - has a heavy theme: goddamn aliens! picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The mystique of the electric guitar is as durable as anything in rock ’n’ roll. Whenever the power chord or the screaming solo seems destined for oblivion, it’s rescued and revived, either by a new generation of players or, as has been the case more recently, by a video game. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Are you constantly looking for something fresh and interesting to link to from your MySpace or Facebook account to intrigue and fascinate your friends? There is one remaining, very powerful way to provoke a reaction from your half-asleep friends. Link to one of the following top 10 disgusting websites, and watch what sort of response you get. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Advertising is one of the most powerful forces shaping our lives. From the day we are born to the day we die, for every waking hour, we are bombarded with exhortations to buy. Advertising is the enabler of the consumer society, keeping factories open and people employed, and giving everyone a reason to get out of bed in the morning so they can work ever harder for more and more things that they d... read full post picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Zombies are a popular figure in pop culture/entertainment and they are usually portrayed as being brought about through an outbreak or epidemic. Consequently, we model a zombie attack, using biological assumptions based on popular zombie movies. We introduce a basic model for zombie infection, determine equilibria and their stability, and illustrate the outcome with numerical solutions.*PDF FILE* picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Squirrels are now bombing everywhere, clogging the tubes and interrupting many a classic moment. There’s even a Twibbon to help you show your support for the venerable portrait-crashing rodent. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

We got a tip that the people behind Real Housewives of Atlanta, are casting a gay version of the franchise—in New York!. And watch your back, Housewives, the straight boys are coming for you too. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Michael Jackson had an arsenal of glittery gloves. But on November 21, the glove — the handmade, rhinestone-encrusted left-hand glove the late singer wore when he stunned the world by uncorking the moonwalk during the "Motown 25" special in 1983 — will be auctioned off at a Music Icons event at the Hard Rock Café in New York's Times Square. picked by muppet 3 months ago

An unemployed Arkansas woman offering the opportunity to name her seventh child to the highest bidder on eBay says she lost nearly $15,000 when the Web site removed her first three auction attempts.

update: picked by muppet 3 months ago

When you travel through time and space, you're bound to run into yourself occasionally. These meetings can be awkward, embarrassing, or lead to uncontrollable fainting, but there are some things your future self can teach you better than anyone else. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The symbolism surrounding Lady Gaga is so blatant that one might wonder if it’s all a sick joke. Illuminati symbolism is becoming so clear that analysis like this one becomes a simple exercise of pointing out the obvious.

*I promise this is an interesting read! picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

... well think again. A Flash game that puts your multitasking abilities to the test. Make sure you're in your EXTREME mode! picked by killerbean 3 months ago

Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.

He was hospitalized just a few miles away from where I live. R.I.P. Les picked by suebe 3 months ago