Ripping DVDs and Blu-rays
Jason Snell at Six Colors wrote up a great article on how he rips DVDs and Blu-rays. This article came at the perfect time as I've been contemplating getting an external Blu-ray drive for my Mac Mini....
The '90s Tech Industry is Back
The Verge has an interesting article, Facebook is the new AOL, that discusses how the tech industry of the 1990s is back. The 90s were a decade of excess and mistakes and excessive mistakes. The rolli...
Stopping Data at the Border
Another article in the never-ending war against net neutrality and the fight against privacy. The ITC recently gave itself the power to rule on data as it crosses US borders, as a result of a complex...
SNL's Serial Spoof is Absolutely Brilliant
This past weekend SNL took on the popular podcast Serial with a brilliant digital short. Cecily Strong does a great impression of host Sarah Koenig. The spoof investigates the story of Kris Kringle, a...
Winter Breaks by Bop Alloy
My favorite jazzy hip hop group, Bop Alloy, released a new EP for the holidays. The album comes as part of their Kickstarter stretch goal for the last album, Another Day in the Life of. The new album...
Donate to Serial and Support Great Journalism
https://donate.chicagopublicmedia.org/serial/ If you're like me you are completely addicted to Serial, the podcast that tells one story, week by week, over the course of a season. They are looking for...
Epic Rap Battles of History: Ghostbusters vs Mythbusters
Two of my favorite busters, Ghostbusters and Mythbusters, are the subjects of the latest Epic Rap Battles of History video. This is probably one of the best battles yet.
An Oral History of Sports Night
Speaking of great Aaron Sorkin TV shows, Entertainment Weekly has a great article about Sorkin's first show, a 30 minute short-live comedy entitled Sports Night. Set in the high-stakes world of a live...
Rick Rubin Returns to His NYU Dorm Room for Def Jam's 30th Anniversary
Def Jam is 30 years old this year. Yes, 30. Rolling Stone sat down with co-founder Rick Rubin, returning to the very dorm room in which he started the label 30 years ago, to discuss how Def Jam began....
Serial Podcast
I love podcasts. I listen to hours upon hours of podcasts per week. I listen to everything from The Talk Show and ATP to Nerdist and You Made it Weird. It seems I can't get enough of them. The problem...
The Definitive History of The West Wing
The West Wing is one of my all time favorite shows. Every 1-2 years, usually between Thanksgiving and New Years, I will re-watch the entire series. With the exception of a few episodes (OK, maybe an e...
Ohio State Marching Band's Awesome TV-Themed Halftime Show
This performance was from a couple of weeks ago. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it. It's pretty awesome (as are all their performances). They cover everything from The Simpsons, to Dragnet to Game...
Jack the Ripper Unmasked
The British tabloid The Daily Mail is reporting that they have discovered the identity of famed serial killer Jack the Ripper. But now, thanks to modern forensic science, The Mail on Sunday can exclus...
Jon Stewart's Brilliant Take on Ferguson
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive He also makes light of the ALS challenge videos in The Ferguson Protest Challenge. The Daily Show...
The Lego Ghostbusters Movie
BrickFun.net paid homage to Ghostbusters in honor of its 30th anniversary and made a short film recreating the movie with Lego pieces. It's absolutely fantastic.
The World Can be Saved (by the Bell)
Today is the 25th anniversary of the airing of the first episode of Saved by the Bell (not Good Morning, Miss Bliss). In honor of this momentous occasion, I present to you a post I wrote in 2008. The...
John Oliver on #Ferguson and Police Militarization
Great summary of the situation in Ferguson, MO by John Oliver. I grew up in Dellwood, a city that shares borders with Ferguson, so this really hits close to home.
Teens React to Saved by the Bell
This is hilarious... and makes me feel old. Also, is it just me or are the clothes that these kids are wearing just as bad, if not worse, than the styles in the '90s?
Go Bayside
Anyone who knows me knows I'm a huge Saved by the Bell fan. I could go toe-to-toe with anyone on SBTB trivia (impressive, I know), that's why it was a big shock that there was a podcast about Saved by...
If Doctor Who were American
A couple of weeks ago Kottke posted a video showing the American counterparts for each British actor who has played Doctor Who. The video was based on the actors chosen by Smug Mode. Each actor is a p...