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Friday, July 31, 2015

Modern medieval-style knight fights


Are traditional MMA fights getting too boring for you? What if we threw some armor on the competitors and tossed a couple of swords into the ring?


As our parents used to say, "It's always fun until someone loses an eye."

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Friday, July 17, 2015

Healthy seaweed that tastes like bacon: The perfect food?

Researchers at Oregon State University have created and patented a new seaweed.

Uh-huh. Sooooo...what's the big deal?

It just so happens that what looks like translucent red lettuce tastes like bacon when you fry it. It's easy to grow, and it has twice the nutritional value of kale. It's full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, protein...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. You say it tastes like bacon?

Thursday, July 16, 2015

When offered a bar of chocolate or a bar of silver, these people chose chocolate

No wonder our economy is in the shape it's in.


And to think that these people are allowed to vote. Heck, even Homer Simpson had more sense...


Sunday, July 12, 2015

Behind-the-scenes look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Here's the sneak peek of Episode VII that debuted at this year's Comic-Con in San diego. The most exciting aspect for me is to see this new production trying to remain true to the originals by, as Mark Hamill notes, "keeping one foot in the predigital world."

Thursday, July 02, 2015

Stephen Colbert guest-hosts local show on public access TV


You've never heard of the local public access show Only in Monroe. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that most people in Monroe County, MI, have never heard of it. But that didn't stop Stephen Colbert from stopping by to guest-host the entire 40-minute show. Featured are interviews with the show's regular hosts, Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson and Michelle Baumann, and Michigan rapper Marshall Mathers. (Hey, wait. Isn't that...?)