Be Well: The Last Murder in LA Took Place Last Saturday

That is, according to 1993 masterpiece Demolition Man.  In the movie, society is drastically reconstructed for complete interpersonal peace and commercial benevolence within a period of 1 generation.   Anything that’s not good for you is illegal, although somehow Otho from Beetlejuice still manages to fill out that kimono with his impressive  figure.  In a [...]

Mega Kombat

Not much needs to be said here, it’s another Mega-Mashup and it’s lookin pretty, pretty, pretty good.  These pixelated pugilists were assembled in bead form by Flickr user ShampooTeacher, and are the 10 karakters from the original Mortal Kombat with their updated looks from MK2.  Although if you’re wondering why Shang didn’t get the updated [...]

You Can’t Force Genius: Happy Accidents Gave us Great Inventions

As part of their ongoing “Celebration of Invention,” Gizmodo put together a nice top 10 list of accidental inventions, which ranges from everyday consumer products like Sweet ‘N Low and Super Glue to medical breakthroughs like the Pacemaker and x-ray machines. Before being found ground into the rugs of child-rearing homes everywhere, Play-Doh was ironically [...]

Rory McIlroy Shoots Record Round in Day 1 of British Open

Rory McIlroy, whose name I will never get right due to my affinity for the movie Tin Cup, has made history today, shooting a 63 (-9) in his first round at St. Andrews.  Second place is owned by Louis Oosthuizen (-7), and 5 players are tied for third (-6) including John Daly, who led the [...]