Jon tears CNN a new one (ok, all this footage is from CNN domestic, not international.) Good stuff on the ol’ Daily Show last night.

This pretty much sums up the issues with 24×7 news as sensationalism-in-the-name-of-ratings.

Had he chosen Sartre or Heidegger, we know this would have been complete bullshit. Alas, Camus is technically easy enough for an illiterate president to read and completely misunderstand.

Here are a few more 70s anime programs you might not have seen, all created by Tatsunoko Productions, who did Gatchaman. There is Hurricane Polymar, Space Knight Tekkaman but I think I like the opening to Robot Hunter Casshan the best. Dig that air ballet! And nothing beats a robotic man’s best friend…

And of course, [...]

Battle of the Planets, (adapted from Gatchaman) inspired many an adolescent daydream, once upon a time. Remember the day when you would wake up before school to watch TV?

There was another anime from either the late 70s or the early 80s that featured giant ships, pirate ship style, traveling through space. I can’t for the [...]

Bill Bennett, the quintessential gay-republican in denial, appeared the Daily Show last night, for a good old fashioned gay marriage bash. I applaud Bill’s courage for coming on the Daily Show, and Jon Stewart’s terrific job of showing the world what an absolute jackass he is.

Ok, I just upgraded the cabes mainly so I could get a DVR (VCR of the future for all you Luddite websurfers), and one of the added channels is BBC America, which is quickly becoming my favorite, with shows like “Look Around You,” a parody of old-timey educational programmes.
Maths:

Now, where can I get me [...]

Found some episodes of The Mighty Boosh on youtube. Overall, I love this stuff. It’s absurd and childish, like Sid and Marty Croft for adults. It doesn’t always work but I think the funnier stuff is a result of their willingness to try anything. Here’s the Spirit of Jazz episode:

If that one doesn’t do it [...]

A modern Don Quixote meets Knight Rider by way of Buck Rogers, the Heat Vision and Jack pilot was created in 1999, directed by Ben Stiller, and stars Jack Black and the disembodied voice of Owen Wilson as “Heat Vision,” the motorcycle. Not too difficult to see why it didn’t make the cut, although it [...]