Family Guy Disney

Haunted Mansion 40th Birthday Video

Tron Lightcycles in LEGO

Link: Tron on - 2x4 -'s photostream | Flickr via MicroBricks

Neatorama Facts: Pirates of the Caribbean

Neatorama has posted an article on some of the neatest facts about the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. I didn't know they changed the voice of the talking skull at the beginning of the ride and that Jack Sparrow has been added.

See the full article HERE.

-Matt


Link: Neatorama Facts: Pirates of the Caribbean | Neatorama

5 new things you don't know about Tron Legacy

Tron Legacy takes place mostly in 2010, the year of the film's release, in a world that has progressed beyond the events of 1982's original. In particular, the digital world has evolved in the last 28 years to become something new: photoreal, sleek, dark, shiny. Sam (Garrett Hedlund), the son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), must return to the digital world of lightcycles and gladiatorial disc games to solve a mystery. Here are five ways Tron Legacy will take us into a new digital realm. The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski, opens Dec. 17, 2010. | SCI FI Wire

See also: Tron Legacy: Comic Con Trailer | mattmaison

Surrogates

Here's the trailer for Disney's "Surrogates", starring Bruce Willis, which opens today.


In the near future, humans live in isolation and only interact through robotic bodies that serve as surrogates. When several humans are murdered when their surrogates are destroyed, a cop (Bruce Willis) investigates the crimes through his own surrogate. After a near fatal encounter, the cop's surrogate is destroyed and forces him to bring his human form out of isolation and unravel a conspiracy behind the crimes. | IMDB

Sounds like a Blade Runner rip-off, but I'll see it.

-Matt

Counter-Strike: Source - "Disney's Haunted Mansion"

Goin Back to Cali

UPDATE 10/12: There are 0.87 hot chicks in this video.

Don Draper's Guide to Picking Up Women

Why you should raise your kids to be scientifically literate

Neil Degrasse Tyson explains why people should raise their kids to be scientifically literate.


Via: Geeks Are Sexy!

Rain in Atlanta

A friend of mine who lives in Atlanta sent me this picture of the flooded freeways there. Pretty crazy stuff...

-Matt


UPDATE:

Here is a pretty crazy shot of Six Flags underwater....

Athletes With Illegitimate Kids

This was updated in January, but I'm sure the list has only grown longer by now...

Athletes With Illegitimate Kids: The Comprehensive List

-Matt

Inside the Inbox of straight.tetris.piece@gmail.com

Check It Out

System of a Down - "Toxicity" (on Violins)

Round round get around I get around

Man Abuses Child Quietly Out Of Respect for Other Diners

FORT SMITH, AR—Hoping to avoid rudely interrupting the meals of nearly two dozen other patrons, James Larson lowered his voice while quietly scarring his 7-year-old son emotionally, sources at the Dodson Diner reported Thursday. "You shut your damn mouth," hissed Larson in the small boy's ear, while being careful not to upset those in the restaurant's dining area. "Just wait till we get you home. I swear I'll slap that stupid smirk right off your face." Worried that he may have overstepped his bounds, Larson then repeatedly apologized to his waitress and politely excused himself and his whimpering son so that he could administer a proper chastising. | The Onion

If Video Games Were Realistic

A little realism would make some games way more awesome. Others, not so much. We asked you to show us what would happen if video game makers started adding a little realism to their games. | Cracked

13 Things a Burglar Won't Tell You

From Reader's Digest:

• Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.

• Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

• Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste … and taste means there are nice things inside.

• Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway.

• If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house.

• If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don’t let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it’s set.

• A good security company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom—and your jewelry.

• It’s raining, you’re fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door—understandable. But understand this: I don’t take a day off because of bad weather.

• I always knock first. If you answer, I’ll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters.

• Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer?

• Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms.

• You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it’s not bolted down, I’ll take it with me.

• A loud TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system.

Link: 13 Things a Burglar Won't Tell You | Reader's Digest via Clark Howard

@shitmydadsays

When Justin Halpern moved in with his 73-year-old father, he started a twitter account called shitmydadsays where he posts all the stuff his dad says. It's hysterical. He now has over 300,000 followers and a book deal, but he still only follows one person.

-Matt


Link: Justin (shitmydadsays) | Twitter

See also:

Interview: Justin From Twitter's ShitMyDadSays | Maxim.com

When moving in with your parents can land you a book deal | Los Angeles Times

Phoenix on Conan 9/15/09

2010 Cadillac SRX Commercial (feat Phoenix)

UPDATE: This post is getting a lot of hits for some reason, so I'm going to link to another post.

Tron Legacy: Comic Con Trailer _ mattmaison

50 Things Being Destroyed By the Internet

The Daily Telegraph ran an article last week covering 50 things that the internet has killed.

Below we have compiled - in no particular order - 50 things that are in the process of being killed off by the web, from products and business models to life experiences and habits. We've also thrown in a few things that have suffered the hands of other modern networking gadgets, specifically mobile phones and GPS systems.

Some highlights include:

- The art of polite disagreement
- Listening to an album all the way through
- Photo albums and slide shows
- Delayed knowledge of sporting results
- Holiday news ignorance
- Knowing telephone numbers off by heart
- The nervous thrill of the reunion

A lot of things on the list really are dying and are really cool. I try to keep doing some of these things, but I think we should start getting back to some of them.

-Matt


Link: 50 things that are being killed by the internet | The Daily Telegraph via neatorama

Kanye West Interrupts Obama's Speech

New York's Golden Age: The 1940s

LIFE has a gallery up that features some classic pictures of New York City in tehe 1940s.


The 1940s in New York are often seen as a Golden Age -- a decade when America emerged from the second World War as the globe's undisputed superpower, and New York City became, in a sense, the Capital of the World. Sports, finance, music, art -- New York was where it was at, and photographers worked overtime to capture glimpses of the energy, rhythm, and optimism that powered the city that never sleeps.

-Matt


Link: New York's Golden Age: The 1940s | LIFE via Boing Boing

Sonic Youth - "The Diamond Sea"

Turning to Tie-Ins, Lego Thinks Beyond the Brick

The New York Times published an interesting article about the LEGO business model that has been put in place over the last several years. The new plan emphasizes licensed brands like Star Wars and Indiana Jones, while implementing new manufacturing and design techniques to cut costs, such as reusing the same parts for different sets.

The thing about the article I found most interesting is that LEGO, despite all of the recent changes, is still run like the family owned business it was started as and isn't focused on making profits so much as maintaining a break-even stream of revenue while still sticking to it's founding principles.

From the article:

Until recently it was hardly the case for Lego’s bottom line. But five years after a near-death experience, Lego has emerged as an unlikely winner in an industry threatened by the likes of video games, iPods, the Internet and other digital diversions.

Even as other toymakers struggle, this Danish maker of toy bricks is enjoying double-digit sales gains and swelling earnings. In recent years, Lego has increasingly focused on toys that many parents wouldn’t recognize from their own childhood. Hollywood themes are commanding more shelf space, a far cry from the idealistic, purely imagination-oriented play that drove Lego for years.

Read the full article HERE. Right now you don't need a login to read it, but if at some point they make you login, signup is free.

-Matt


Link: Turning to Hollywood Tie-Ins, Lego Thinks Beyond the Brick | The New York Times

Richard Howe - The Manhattan Street Corners

Richard Howe has posted images of every corner in Manhattan.


"The Manhattan Street Corners is my working title for a project to produce a comprehensive photographic portrait of everyday life at street level in daytime Manhattan. Between March and November, 2006, I systematically photographed each and every one of the island’s roughly 11,000 street corners." - Richard Howe

This guy was probably pissed when Google Street View came out...

-Matt

Link: Richard Howe - The Manhattan Street Corners via Boing Boing

Undercover Investigation at Hy-Line Hatchery

This video is pretty disturbing, but I thought it needed to be shared. Its informative value is a lot higher than the disturbing factor and it'll make you think twice before eating an egg again.


A Chicago-based animal rights group called Mercy For Animals shot the video above of baby chicks being ground up alive at an Iowa chicken processing factory.

-Matt


Links:

Hatchery Investigation | Mercy For Animals

Baby chicks ground up alive: animal rights video goes viral | Boing Boing

Chart of Caffine vs Calories

Link: Caffeine and Calories | Information Is Beautiful via NOTCOT.ORG

Here We Go Magic - "Tunnelvision"

Download the mp3 HERE.

I'm seeing them tonight with Chairlift at Bowery Ballroom.

-Matt


See also:

Here We Go Magic: Tunnelvision | Pitchfork

Album Reviews: Here We Go Magic: Here We Go Magic | Pitchfork

Here We Go Magic: Chasing The Scares That Live Inside With Warm Blood Flushes recorded May 25, 2009 | Daytrotter

New Here We Go Magic Video - "Tunnelvision" | Stereogum

Here We Go Magic: Fangela | Pitchfork

The Walkmen - "On the Water"

Caps Lock

SuperNews: Your Dad Asks Computer Questions

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

Megan Fox to Host SNL Season Premiere

Megan Fox will show off her funny side when she hosts the premiere of Saturday Night Live next month, according to Life & Style. Fox will also be joining forces with Andy Samberg for a digital short, according to the insider. | TVGuide

Lefthanded power off the bench has arrived!!!