Occasional Links #4

John K. defends Don Martin and his "juvenile" humor. Also, I was sent a New York Times article about Al Jaffee.

Cracked: 5 Horrifying Food Additives You've Probably Eaten Today, Hollywood's 6 Favorite Offensive Stereotypes, The 5 Most Ridiculously Overhyped Heath Scares of All Time, and The 5 Most Insane Celebrity Comic Book Cameos. Jay Leno fighting ninjas? Marvel Comics has never seemed so lame.

Big Fat Whale: Now that is some awesomely hardcore science geek humor.

Ken Levine: Pilot pitches, plus If a Major Studio Gave Notes on Juno.

Becca continues watching Wonder Woman (guest starring Debra Winger!), posts some more beautiful pictures of Dita and Aria, and shows what I personally think is her best drawing to date.

Johnny Yen has a wonderful post on Wrigley Field.

The AV Club interviews Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

The Consumerist: 10 Lies a Door to Door Salesman Tells

The Film Experience has some excellent Saul Bass posters.

Splotchy's steampunk bar of soap, plus his National Treasure 2 review.

MC posts an hilarious Bill Bailey video.

I Watched This on Purpose: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. I expect this kind of shit from Dustin Hoffman (sadly), but I think I hate Natalie Portman for doing this movie. Watch the clip and just tell me you don't wish you were dead.

Den of Geek on the planned remakes and sequels that Hollywood is going to inflict on us.

Pajiba has two hilarious bad reviews of douchy Morgan Spurlock's douchy movies Super Size Me and What Would Jesus Buy?. I fucking hate Morgan Spurlock.

Suzi Riot is also burned out on the idiot Democratic infighting.

Distributorcap on those two troublesome words in the American loyalty oath.

From Chance's keyboard to Democratic mouths, I hope. You have to read that post if you long for reasonable leadership.

P.J. O'Rourke's open letter to Europe.

Dr. Zaius has a Hitchcock film: Notorious. Block out some time; it's a movie you have to see once in your life.

And finally, Tron's lightcycle chase in cardboard and stop motion. And it still looks better than CGI! (Via Cartoon Brew)

Tron
by freres-hueon