New trailer for The Old Republic

Good looking trailer for The Old Republic. Via.

Hair Cubed can't possibly be real, can it?

I saw this commercial last night - - watch as a man pretends he's Jewish to hide his bald spot, and then uses "Hair Cubed" to spraypaint in the thinning hair.

Here's Ellen making fun of it:



The commercial's apparently the work of mad geniuses 4sitevideo.

Catwoman stars in the new Batman: Arkham City trailer

Catwoman (and her assets) stars in the new Batman: Arkham City trailer. Also, I cropped a widescreen wallpaper showing off Arkham Batman:



I'm guessing the trailer's by Blur Studio. Courtesy of, here's a wallpaper-sized still from the first Arkham City trailer:



And since I'm talking about Batman, check out this outstanding Joker illustration by Jock (apparently to be a Detective Comics cover):



Via.

*Buy Arkham Asylum toys at eBay.

Nighttime kayaking down waterfalls

New Red Bull video - - nighttime kayaking down waterfalls.

Jedi ***holes

Some jedis are douchebags.

Here's the making of - - it's pretty funny:



And from the same video-making geniuses, watch what happens when mere mortals try the first stages of the Ninja Warrior course:



Here's the behind the scenes video:

The Immigrant Song by Trent Reznor

The Immigrant song by Trent Reznor. (Oh yeah, and the red band trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (NSFW)).

Alice: Madness Returns Hysteria Mode

Via Kotaku, the screenshots show how Alice looks when she enters Hysteria mode in Alice: Madness Returns. And the video below shows the mode in action (35 seconds in):



*Buy American McGee's Alice toys at eBay.

Video of a boy playing with an otter

Video of a boy and a playful otter at Sea World. Via.

Disney imagines the future of highway transportation

From the 1958 Disneyland TV Show episode entitled Magic Highway USA, check out wildly inaccurate predictions about the highways, cars, and cities of the future. Via.

*Buy The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past at Amazon.

Kool-Aid Man mentally prepares for ritual suicide

The Kool-Aid Man mentally prepares for ritual suicide by Jon Rafman.

Also, the Kool-Aid Man in Second Life:

This guy hates Canoga Park and Van Nuys

Anti-tourism videos for Canoga Park and Van Nuys (relatively close to where I live) in Los Angeles. Via.

The River

Wow, the new tv series The River looks great:

The River follows the story of wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole. Emmet set course around the world with his wife, Tess, and son, Lincoln, while filming what would become one of the most popular shows in television. After he goes missing deep in the Amazon, his family, friends and crew set out on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him.

Via.

Walkthrough of the new Star Tours

Find someone to shake your chair and enjoy these videos of the new Star Tours:





*Buy Star Tours collectibles at eBay.

Plush Randy the Macho Man (plus more)

Plush Randy the Macho Man by K&B creations, who has various plush characters on sale at Etsy.

Here he is being very funny on Arsenio Hall in 1992:



Via.

Relatedly: An overview of Ms. Elizabeth's life.

The weird and wonderful world of bioluminescence

"In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea life."

Buffoonery turns free kick into a goal

Watch as two soccer players trip each other to distract the other team during a free kick. Via.

Snickers ad featuring Joe Pesci; MAXX Energy ad featuring a frozen lake

Snickers "Party" ad by BBDO featuring Joe Pesci and Don Rickles.




"Icy Dream" by JWT for MAXX Energy Shooter.

*Buy Snickers at Amazon.

Surf competition videotaped by toy helicopters

Surf competition videotaped by toy helicopters:

This footage is from the finals day of Rip Curl Pro. This Aerial Photography footage was shot Sunday 25th April 2011 at Bells Beach. Check out Kelly Slater's massive aerial also Mick Fanning plus other pro's ripping it up. This aerial photography was shot with a remote control quadrocopter using a Gopro by Extreme Aerials.

Via.

Advertisement for Sarif Industries' body enhancements

Clever ad for Sarif Industries and its body enhancements. It's a promotion for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Via.

*Previously: Deus Ex action figures; Deus Ex viral site.

Terrific TED talk about Antarctic Ice and the fearsome leopard seal (narwhals, too)

This presentation by Paul Nicklen is possibly the best TED talk I've watched - - funny, fascinating, well-delivered, and supported by tremendous photographs. Among the interesting factoids: The ice he regularly dove in was so cold that he typically vomited each time he hit the water. National Geographic's informal motto is "we publish photographs, not excuses." And unless I heard wrong, one of the whales pictured in the video is believed to be 250 years old.

But most of all, the leopard seal stars as a fearsome (as in, sometimes they eat people), but sometimes charming creature.

*Buy National Geographic back issues at eBay.