I don't play a lot of video games. I never really have. There was one phase where I played a ton of NBA Jam TE (What up, Charlotte?), and I've always enjoyed Mario, but other than that, you'd be hard-pressed to catch me sitting down with a controller in my ... Read more »

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Their music is good but their music videos are great. The first, for She Said, directed by the UK's Daniel Wolfe: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQjh9H-ymK4[/youtube] And the second, the extended version for their newest single, Prayin', again directed by Wolfe: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMau-D9mYNM[/youtube]Related posts: I have just discovered The Kooks Quite likely the greatest footage ever. Sabzi’s remix of Macklemore’s The Town ... Read more »

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This is what a trailer should be. Mark Romanek, one-time director of The Wolfman, hasn't directed a feature film since 2002's Robin Williams-starrer One Hour Photo. I remember having seen that film when it came out on DVD, and although it was certainly memorable, maybe because of Williams' performance, it didn't stand ... Read more »

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Here's a mysterious teaser for a new (unannounced) Mortal Kombat movie, directed by Kevin Tancharoen, with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall, and starring Michael Jai White as Jax, Jery Ryan as Sonya Blade, Lateef Crowder as Baraka, Ian Anthony Dale as Scorpion, and Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage. Also featured ... Read more »

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He's back. So, so, so back. My God this is good. It's a leaked track off Kanye's forthcoming album, believed to be titled "Good Ass Job," and it includes a verse that reveals his feelings about Saturday Night Live and "the whole cast." Petty or not, it's an amazing song. Enjoy: [audio:http://www.pardisparker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Kanye-West-Power-feat.-Dwele.mp3]Related posts: Mr. Hudson ... Read more »

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I was clicking around the intertubes and came upon New York-based writer Edith Zimmerman's delightful blog, where it appears she shares a mixture of random thoughts and her own pieces of short fiction. I particularly liked this one piece, Hospital: Do you ever wish you woke up in the hospital? All your loved ones ... Read more »

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