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Popcultmag: Expert geeks reexamine their experience!

I got a good story about that! Maybe some other day!

Can you believe how incredibly lame that show "Heroes" has become? Don't you want Sylar and the immortal englishman to kill' em all? Invincible cheerleaders and flying emo-kids first please!

Let's get real, if people woke up with superpowers they wouldn't become super-boyscouts or super-cheerleaders. They would rob a bank! Or they would try to conquer the world of course!

So, read all about the european tradition of superhumans. Except for the archetypes James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, Europe hasn't produced a single superhero. But we have a long tradition of criminal masterminds with masks.

Diabolik is probably the most interesting one. Mario Bava's film version "Danger: Diabolik!" (1968) is one of the coolest movies ever made.

Have a look at the trailer again:

This is pretty great!

I can't believe how much time I just wasted with this one, but it's got videos of nerds in costumes asking the questions. And nerds in costumes are always funny! Always!

One of the funniest short videos ever is Triumph the Insult Dog from Conan Obrien interviewing Star Wars nerds standing in line to see "Attack of the Dorks". I could watch it over and over:

Here's a Quick Time Version

More: It's all about Star Wars

Mashable found the 30+ “Funniest” Places on the Web

"Satire für Hurensöhne."

-Ganz lustig, die Fotos...

"This documentary chronicles the making of the original Star Wars trilogy from start to finish. We get some background on George Lucas' start in the business and then continue with the making of Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). The visual/special effects and financial problems are explained as well as casting, editing, scoring and releasing the films with tons of archival footage and interviews with plenty of cast & crew members. "

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Interesting story about the influence of superhero Capt. Marvel Jr. on Elvis Presley.

Dial B for Burbank: ""The Shadow Knows" is a ten-chapter, two-hour long video documenting the history of the original Master of Darkness. Now, for convenience, here's every chapter all on one page, plus the entire documentary in a single gigantic 587MB file. "

Dial B for Blog has a great article on the origins of Scooter which includes many pictures of the Fab Four guest-starring in comics like "Archie", "Batman" or "Teenage Romance".

I'll follow the sun - Episode 11 of the Beatles Cartoon series.

More Beatles Cartoons on Youtube

Here's a good one from the Youtube-comments:

"RZenbach (1 week ago) I can't believe how stupid the Beatles are for ripping off Oasis. They are the "Greatest Band" ever... when they are only famous for sounding like Oasis and getting the same hair cuts.

8WSUD (1 week ago) Um Dude... the Beatles formed 30 years before Oasis did."

Blog of the week

Found by Sean

I don't know, which one is better?

THIS ONE BY WEIRD AL:

OR THIS NICE LITTLE VERSION OF BILLY JOELS "PIANO MAN" BY SOME UNKNOWN DUDE:

And then there is this: Maude Versus Cantina Band (from that awful 1978 Holiday Special

Hey, your hotdog is screaming at you!

ModModWorld has more of those!

WFMU has the story.

Plus: The Mike Douglas Show - with guest Muhammad Ali. The greatest of 'em all vs. Sly Stallone! Unbelievable!

Uncomfortable Questions: Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?: "We’ve all heard the 'official conspiracy theory' of the Death Star attack. We all know about Luke Skywalker and his ragtag bunch of rebels, how they mounted a foolhardy attack on the most powerful, well-defended battle station ever built. And we’ve all seen the video over, and over, and over, of the one-in-a-million shot that resulted in a massive chain reaction that not just damaged, but completely obliterated that massive technological wonder.

Like many Americans, I was fed this story when I was growing up. But as I watched the video, I began to realize that all was not as it seemed."

-Pretty funny!

Kim mentioned this last night when we were talking about Denny O' Neill. Turns out this issue was written by Frank Robbins though. Anyway, this is a real classic! The whole issue is online: Scans of Batman#222

Wikipedia - Paul is dead ""Paul is dead" is an urban legend alleging that Paul McCartney of the British rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike and sound-alike. (...) The June 1970 issue of the DC Comics title Batman parodied the rumour with a story entitled "Dead...Till Proven Alive" in which it is rumored that "Saul" from the band The Oliver Twists was deceased and replaced with a double. Also, the cover of the album that Robin is holding in the comic's cover (after which the story was named) seems to be a play on the back cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (in which the seemingly deceased member is facing backwards, like Paul was); the album's title on the cover (Dead Till Proven Alive) matches the title of the story. Frank Robbins' story concludes with the interesting twist that Saul was drawing attention to himself, because he was the only one who was still alive."

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