Wow!

What can I say? These officially-licensed Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows ($20) feature over 100mg of caffeine a piece, and come in a collectible, rubbery box. Who you gonna call?

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Can’t wait!

Every person should watch this before making a comment or presumption about the news of a Mosque being erected on the site of the World Trade Centre. Personally I didn’t have a problem with this anyway, but for those out there who did – here’s where the facts are straightened out for you.

I’ve never heard of Keith Olbermann before but he sounds like a very sensible man with an unbiased opinion, which is good for a change! I like how he is matter of fact, and saddened by the whole state of affairs.

I finish this post with a very poignant quote:

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

 

-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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I just stumbled upon this gem, thanks to Steven Fry’s Twitter feed.

This ten minute clip is drawn from the famous 1950s game show, and it’s quite surreal. I don’t use the word surreal loosely: the special guest is Salvador Dali.

I have recently noticed in a lot of new movies that advertising within movies is in abundance and, worryingly, so is subliminal advertising.
I started wondering when this trend began. Was it (as suggested by most production companies) since illegal movie downloads started eating into profits, thus causing them to have to explore new lines of revenue? Or is it perhaps something that has always been there and that piracy is just being made a scapegoat of?
Honestly it didn’t take long to remember ‘Ice Cold in Alex’ from 1958.
Plot summary:

A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria.

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I’m currently watching a marathon of The Big Bang Theory and this particular episode is without doubt my favourite

The guys but the time machine prop from the 1960 movie The Time Machine on eBay.

The years just fly by don’t they? In 1995 an episode of The Simpsons aired for the first time called ‘Lisa’s Wedding’.

They grow up so darned quick

In memory of Uruguay and their fantastic game against Germany in the World Cup, I give you HOMER SIMPSON!

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I just came across this illustration by an artist going by the handle ‘Bouletto’

Finally my two favourite animation studios are brought together in beautiful ink and watercolour

Artists Blog

Laputa: Castle In The Sky

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Firstly I want to make it perfectly clear that the British performers are largely not at fault. Josh Dubovie did a good job under the conditions he was forced to perform under. “What conditions”, I hear you ask? Here are five reasons that I think are hurting the British chances of every winning the Eurovision Song Contest ever again.

1. The British selection committee. It is the job of this panel to choose the best song and performer that matches the music style of the time in Europe as a whole. However they keep choosing songs that are standard British ditis and not Euro-hits. Music tastes on the other side of the channel are very different.
2. Prior promotion. The German winner this year (Lena) was all over European radio weeks before the final. Similarly maNga (the Turkish entry) are a well established Rock/Hip-hop/Techno group, known throughout Europe. In contrast, the first time I heard the British entry was on the final night because I missed the selection programme and I don’t listen to BBC Radio 2.
3. Experience. We seem to be opting for ‘newbies’. Performers who don’t have much experience at performing to large audiences. The whole of Europe is a pretty big venue and something a 19 year old doesn’t have the experience to handle. (Lena is an exception as she has been performing her song across Germany to promote her attempt). Otherwise the competition usually comprises of a dual/triple album rock band, a classically trained Violinist who plays for the Pope, and of course a Transvestite Diva with more confidence and charisma than 100 Lady Gaga’s! Suddenly our 19 year old saviour is a shrinking violet.
4. ‘Your Country Needs You’. Honestly I have a lot of respect for Andrew Lloyd Webbers’ legacy as a fantastic composer for theatre but he knows bugger all about Euro-hits. Mix that with the British public only being given a choice of 6 performances… and the fact we are relying on THE BRITISH PUBLIC!!! X Factor this aint!
5. We have no friends. I hate to admit it but the calls for Euro-fixing do seem to be true, especially when it comes to countries not liking Britain. This year was much better for fixing between Balkan States and Scandinavia, but it hasn’t helped our little island much. Perhaps because we haven’t got involved in The European Union as much as we were expected to, and that we are far too deep in the pocket of the US who, really, nobody likes.

So what can we do about it? The only way I can see Britain winning the Eurovision Song Contest is if we adopt the Euro, sack off Obama, and resurrect Michael Jackson to write a song for Take That to perform.

Possible?

Hell, if an Irish winner from X years ago can come back and still come in ahead of us, and a Welsh kid can perform for Cyprus and also beat us then I reckon anything is possible. Bring back Michael Ball singing a duet with Katrina. The Waves can play the music and Bucks Fizz can perform backing lyrics. Sure-fire win right there.

PS I think Graham Norton is a great replacement for Sir Terry. Its taken me a year to decide, but he can stay.