I love this video.
Aetheists & Agnostics Know More About Bible Than Christians
Somehow, this doesn’t really surprise me:
Researchers from the independent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life phoned more than 3,400 Americans and asked them 32 questions about the Bible, Christianity and other world religions, famous religious figures and the constitutional principles governing religion in public life.
On average, people who took the survey answered half the questions incorrectly, and many flubbed even questions about their own faith.
Those who scored the highest were atheists and agnostics, as well as two religious minorities: Jews and Mormons. The results were the same even after the researchers controlled for factors like age and racial differences…. Fifty-three percent of Protestants could not identify Martin Luther as the man who started the Protestant Reformation.
Yu(c)k – Automatic
Yu(c)k – Automatic from Yuck on Vimeo.
This is still my favorite video of the year. Beautiful in its simplicity, especially in contrast to some of this year’s less subtle videos.
The Biggest Spinoff Product Failures of 2010
The Morning News just posted a new one by yours truly:
DawnQuil & DuskQuil
Time-specific alternatives to Vicks’ popular DayQuil and NyQuil brands for those days when you want your cold and flu medications around the clock. Executives at Vicks are hopeful another spinoff, the NyQuil 40 oz, which comes pre-wrapped in its own brown paper bag, will do better when introduced in 2011.Cap’n Chewy
A spinoff of the popular Cap’n Crunch cereal line for those who prefer their sweetened corn and oats with more chew than crunch. As it turns out, nobody did.Grand Theft Auto: Burlington, Vermont
The follow-up to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas featuring a stolen Toyota Prius, with character voices provided by Alan Alda, Terry Gross, and Bill Moyers. In this family-friendly spinoff, the guys from Car Talk helped thieves troubleshoot problems they encountered with their stolen hybrids while trying to convince them to turn themselves in. Players missed the carnage.Violin Hero: Legends of RockRead the rest at The Morning News.
A Guitar Hero sequel for fans of Kansas and, well, Kansas. A similar ill-conceived game, Flute Hero, featuring the music of Jethro Tull, was discontinued in 2009.
TV Recap Spoof
If you’re as tired of those ubiquitous TV recaps as I am, you may enjoy this spoof I did over at The Awl.
Last night on “Three’s Company,” there were hijinks. Hijinks, wacky scenarios and sexual innuendo. And, spoiler alert, somebody overheard a conversation while standing outside of a door and misinterpreted it as somebody else having sex. (Well, that happened!) In fact, the whole episode was a comedy of errors.
After months of all of us devoted recappers being stuck watching “Rhoda” reruns and nonstop hostage hysteria—and are we the only ones who think the way Jane Pauley whistles the s’s in Syed Ruhollah Moosavi Khomeini is sexy?—America welcomed the return of its favorite platonic trio: Jack Tripper, Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow. Wait a minute, let me adjust the antenna. That’s not our ditzy Chrissy in terrycloth short-shorts tripping over her own long legs at the Regal Beagle! It’s her klutzy cousin, Cindy!
Check out the whole thing at The Awl.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- …
- 22
- Next Page »
