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Dear Hollywood, please stop making movie trailers. Why? The art of the preview was perfected 29 years ago in The Philippines by the 1983 horror movie The Killing of Satan. Does The Killing of Satan also win the best title of all time contest? I wouldn't bet against it. More »
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When Thomas Headland first met the world's longest snake, he was on the way to the toilet. He was living in the Philippine rainforest with a group of hunter-gatherers called the Agta. On the walk to the outhouse behind his hut, he stumbled across a reticulated python curled up on the trail. "The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and I shouted for help," he recalls. At his cries, six to seven Agta jumped up from the surrounding bushes… and started laughing. Their new American neighbour had fallen for the old previously-killed-python-on-the-path gag. "I didn't know what jokers these people were at the time," says Headland. More »
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To paraphrase Ray Davies of The Kinks, we all wish we could fly like Superman. Sadly, our stupid, non-Kryptonian DNA prevents mere humans like you and me from righting the Leaning Tower of Pisa, extinguishing the Olympic torch, and getting blotto and fighting the physical manifestations of our super-egos in junkyards. You know, all that fun stuff. More »
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One of the big questions you've probably had recently is where you'll get a decently-priced unicorn. They're essential, but who can afford one? Ed Geronia, who took this shot in Manila's Mandaluyong City, tells io9 via email: More »
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Military psy ops aren't limited to leaflets, propaganda broadcasts, and Korean pop music. In the past, the US military has played on their opponent superstitions of vampires, ghosts, and astrology. Here are some strange examples. More »
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It's not often that you see a superhero battling a giant crab — but Wapakman, the Philippines' new superhero movie features man-on-crab action, plus a sexy/deadly female pop star. Wapakman stars champion boxer and failed congressional candidate Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao. More »
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Anchorage-based videoblogger Elbert Paredes warns us about what the upcoming Filipino TV series based on vamp romance Twilight will be like, based on hard evidence. But first he tells us about his balls. More »
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