Posts tagged “movies”

Hey, hey, Hollywood. I’ve got an idea. Instead of re-releasing the craptacular and uninspiring Clash of the Titans in 3D, why not re-release Star Wars: Episode IV in its original format? (i.e. no walking Jabba, no Greedo shooting first) In fact you really should simply do this every five years or so. Get on that, okay?

• Potholes are a serious and dangerous road hazard in Los Angeles. Designers in Italy are promoting the idea of a brightly-colored second layer of asphalt which would turn roads into a sort of skin, so you can easily tell when there’s a pothole to avoid.
• It’s so very hard these days — but so very important — to remember that the email address on the other side of the screen is a real person, a lot like you.
• There is much to be learned from analyzing photos of Michael Bublé being stalked by a velociraptor. But you might have more fun looking at a few dozen movie posters recreated to feature Garry Shandling.
• There are only a few single English word domain names still available to register.
• Grab the Airplane and Go: True Tales from the Airplane Repossession Business
• The Los Angeles Department of City Planning audited itself and learned that it does a very poor job of planning.