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The Inexplicable Adventures Of "Zombie vs. Ninja"
So schlockmeister Godfrey Ho got these white guys together, tied scarves on their heads that say "ninja," and made them exchange scintillating dialog after fighting with swords. And it only gets better in Zombie vs. Ninja. More »An Industrial Lady Machine Menaces Our Heroine! [NSFW]
If you've never seen The Perils of Gwendoline In The Land Of The Yik Yak, then allow me to enlighten you about this glorious moment in the history of exploitation cinema. More »American LARPers Are Useless!
This wins the prize for Best Rant Ever. A German live action role player (LARPer) named Kalle yells at Americans for being poseurs when they LARP. It devolves into Kalle beating the photographer with a stick. More »Gay Transformers From An Alternate Dimension [NSFW]
Imagine an alternate world where porn stars are actually Transformers who fight lesbian rabbits in steamrollers, all while zooming down a road at a zillion kph. Now you don't have to imagine it - just watch this bizarro Japanese machinima. More »Economists Suggest Mind-Reading As a Way to Determine Public Good
A bizarre experiment carried out at CalTech has led economists to an even more bizarre assertion. Governments allocating spending for public goods like education should use "neurotechnology" - mind-reading via fMRI brain scans - to determine who should be taxed. More »"Gamer" Is a Sex and Violence Epic With Balls
The awesomeness of exploitation flick Gamer is going to surprise you. Packed with insane violence, decadent sex, and (yes!) musical numbers, the movie is a blood-dark satire of futuristic videogame culture that will push all your buttons. Spoilers ahead! More »Let's Not Do The Time Warp Again: Rocky Horror Remake On Hold
The Weirdest Giant Worm Monster You Have Ever Seen
Imagine some kind of unholy combination of the worm scene in Galaxy of Terror, the Cremaster movies, Pink Floyd, the feminist art of Cindy Sherman, and that bean orgy in Tommy. Then you're ready for this snippet of The Worm. More »Mickey Rourke Is The Master of Satanic Sex [NSFW]
Getting excited for Mickey Rourke's bondage outfit in Iron Man 2? Let us entertain you while you wait for its unveiling by taking a little trip back to an out-of-control movie called Angel Heart. More »Zombie Mermaids Are The New Cyborg Unicorns
The brilliant Japanese wrestling movie Oh! My Zombie Mermaid is finally coming to the West in July, raising all kinds of intriguing questions that aren't answered in the most bizarre way possible in the trailer. More »Amazons Rescue Pervirella from the Giant Masturbation Monster! [NSFW]
Imagine if you crossed Barbarella with Benny Hill and slapped them down in a steampunk universe. You'd get weirdo British flick Pervirella, an epic about a damsel who can sex you so hard you explode. More »A Fish With a Transparent Head
Model for future space-going animals with built-in helmets? This is a fish whose eyeballs sit in the middle of its transparent head, getting a wraparound view of the universe. via Monterey Bay AquariumReally? Watchmen Condoms?
Please tell me this isn't real. Plus, isn't Dr. Manhattan's sperm like atomic or something? Can latex really withstand that? More »Futuristic Ninja Fashion Will Confound You
Fashion week is sweeping Europe, and the main benefit to you is a chance to see how ninjas of the future have become part of today's haute couture. More »Chart Reveals Future of the Air Force Lies in the Blogosphere
As part of a new campaign to interact with bloggers, the Air Force has issued this complicated flow-chart to teach officers how to comment on blog posts. More »Executive Koala Has Some Personal Problems [NSFW]
Executive Koala is the simple tale of a koala executive at a Japanese pickle company - who goes completely insane and tries to murder hot office ladies! More »What is the Jejune Institute and Why Are They Recording Your Thoughts?
I've been seeing a lot of fliers around San Francisco advertising something called the "Aquatic Thought Foundation," which promises to give you dolphin therapy by hooking your brain up to a dolphin. Really, the fliers weren't all that much kookier than the usual Marin County yoga levitation psionics stuff you see. But finally I decided to check out the dolphin therapy website because, well, it was just SO weird. And it turned out to be one of the coolest and most mysterious ARGs I've come across in quite some time. More »Did We Really Need a Robo-Serial Killer? [NSFW]
Best Unsung Filk Ever, in Honor of Star Wars Holiday Special
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An Aviation Show That Will Warp Your Brain
This crazy shot of aeronautics insanity with multi-colored exhaust smoke was just one of the many weird sights last week in Guangdong Province, China, during the 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition. Check out the planes up close, and see what the experience did to one extreme fan. More »