retro ad: 1990s “What is… The Internet?” infomercial
Yes, kiddies, this used to be so incredibly cool that we thought we had finally arrived in the space-age future.
web video of the day
watch it: “Athena Encounters the Technology of the Ancients”
John Scalzi’s 13-year-old daughter encounters her first vinyl LP…
watch it: lonely AIs are lonely
Robot romance for the silicon hearted…
watch it: “John and Sherlock, Pinky and the Brain”
More Sherlockian fan-made madness for you today…
cute animal video: “Happy dog vs. Meadow”
Behold the happiest dog you will ever see…
retro ad: 1990s MCI commercial with Star Trek actors
Not a single phone without a cord! Not exactly a Star Trek vision of the future.
watch it: “The Muppets Rock Out in a Google+ Hangout”
Kermit and Beaker lip-synching to Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen…
watch it: “The 2012 Oscars and The Bechdel Test”
A smart and nuanced look from Feminist Frequency at how poorly women are represented in even the “best” films.
watch it: General Aladeen — aka Sacha Baron Cohen — dumps the ashes of “Kim Jong Il” onto Ryan Seacrest
On the Oscars red carpet last night.
cute animal video: “cat hug rabbit”
Cats and rabbits living together! Mass cutesteria!
