You've got to love the mind that combines Flashdance with Star Wars.

See, Andrew, I can find Star Wars clips, too!

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Do you think Grandma and Grandpa were doing this just to please the kids?

And if they practiced this before recording, why aren't they all better coordinated?

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That's what John McCain alleges in his new ad.

Until Barack Obama gets arrested for DUI, or gets into a bizarre and bitter custody battle, or starts his own perfume line, I think the comparison might be a bit of a stretch. But watch and judge for yourself:

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So Criss Angel is going to be in Florida to escape an exploding building on a helicopter on live television.

Interesting.

A co-worker came into work the other day, stating she had watched Criss Angel on his show Mind Freak and was just astounded. The late hour combined with sleep deprivation made the magic tricks seem all the more impressive to her, I think.

"Do you know anything about him?" she asked. "Did he sell his soul?"

Wait, what?

"You know, did he sell his soul to the devil to be able to do all that stuff?"

In response, I sent her some YouTube clips. Just do a search for "Criss Angel" and "revealed" and there are thousands of videos of clips from his show that have been dissected and analyzed to figure out how he did it. Some people dip into parody, some admit they are only speculating, and some use professional tools to detect computer composite shots.

"Wow, now I feel silly," she said after she watched the clips.

So don't watch these clips if you don't want to become disillusioned.

After the jump, David Copperfield talks about how he deals with so many people on YouTube trying to explain his many acts.

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I happened upon the trailer for the so-anticipated-it-was-on-the-cover-of-Entertainment-Weekly movie "Twilight," which is timely because the fourth and final book in the popular girl-and-her-vampire series comes out on Saturday.

I haven't read the books, but they've been touted as the Second Coming of Harry Potter. There seems to be just as much hype: "Breaking Dawn," the aforementioned final book, already is the best-selling book this month on Amazon.com, the author's web site (which I've linked to above) has a countdown to the book's release, while the MTV News features "Twilight Tuesdays" with updates about the movie.

Make sure to mark your calendars now -- the movie comes out Dec. 12.

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I was at a comic book store a few years ago and the conversation went from "Iceman vs. the Human Torch" to "What kind of superhero would George W. Bush be?"

The store owner made a compelling argument for how Bush was Batman. A rich guy with tons of tools at his disposal driven by revenge but seen by most people as a vigilante. But this video also adds the argument that they might have the same dialogue coach.

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The first full trailer for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" appeared on YouTube this morning. Here it is:

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Darth Vader playing golf. Boba Fett sipping espresso. Tusken raiders at the office.

You don't have to be a fanboy to appreciate these Spike TV commercials.

(Ahem, Kathy, bring on the So You Think You Can Dance? clips or Care Bears movie trailer)

Spike Star Wars Spots

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Having a bad day at work? Check out the video below (at the :15 mark a guy face plants into a track hurdle) and then cruise on over to www.failblog.org. Think Lolcatz meets ultimate failures.

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A collective sigh was heard across blogs, status and Twitter updates when people discovered that Scrabulous has disappeared from Facebook. It's gone!

So long, we will miss you.

The turn-based application modeled almost exactly after Scrabble developed a huge following among word-philes, procrastinators, and even smutty chatterers.

The Scrabulous application was a smooth program with great features (built in dictionary+list of two letter words=win)

The alternative, a beta application from the Scrabble game makers, is slower and doesn't have nearly as many players as Scrabulous. But what other choice do we have? As long as they don't take away Text Twirl.

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The life of President George W. Bush, as interpreted by Oliver Stone. This trailer references a lot of what was listed in the script review found here. The trailer's definitely got me intrigued.

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A couple of weeks ago, it was The Dark Knight. This week, Comic Con, the big comics convention in San Diego. It's set the Watch This Now fanboys a-twitter with glee.

So, as promised, here's my latest attempt at providing something for everyone who doesn't like clips of grainy "Lost" teasers and grown men dressed as superheroes: The official trailer for Brideshead Revisited. It has scandal. It has betrayal. It has passion. It has Emma Thompson.

Enjoy.

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"Hello, this is Marvin Candle and I... you know what, forgive me. There's no point in games anymore, right? If you're watching this now, then you know my real name is Pierre Chang,"

He appears about a minute into the video and sets up some intriguing direction in which the show may go.

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Apparently, it involves a lot of yelling and explosions. They get sort of close.

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Did you happen to catch today's episode of "The View"? Holy cow. If not, you missed a good one.

The highlight of the show was Katy "I Kissed a Girl" Perry's appearance. After Perry's performance and short interview, Perry and Whoopi Goldberg exchanged a kiss. Following the kiss, Whoopi says "I liked it."

Check out the kiss here:

Check out the full performance here:

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The first trailer for Pixar's next film "Up" debuted last week at Comic Con. You mind as well set aside money now to take the kids to it next year.

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I don't know, but if you ever see me dressed up as Wolverine, you can use my own claws against me.

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One of the incredible joys of viral video is the joy of discovery. Art is no longer limited by geography, and we are no longer just getting our media filtered through the lenses of Hollywood and the Big Apple.

Every so often we at WTN stumble on something so bizarre, so original, that I'm compelled to post it immediately. This is one such post.

I don't know much about this guy yet, but I hope he's going to art or film school. I have the sense that I'm watching a young Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam.

I also hope this kid has some very understanding and supportive parents:

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My question: Who cleans the balloons out of the tree?

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Raise your hand if you've ever been in a meeting like this:

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A classic sketch from The State for your weekend:

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For the 20th anniversary of the music label Sub Pop, comedian Eugene Mirman recalls the days of grunge.

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I was perusing ViralVideoChart.com when I happened upon this video with the headline, in all caps, IS THIS WHY NICK BROKE UP WITH MEANY MILEY CYRUS?

Now, I have no idea who Nick is, and have little interest in Miley Cyrus, given that I am nearly two decades older than her and most of her fans. But put something in all caps -- you've got my attention.

I watched parts of the video, which is Miley Cyrus and her friend Mandy doing a "parody" of two other Disney starlets, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez.

I may not know much about the parties involved, but I do know parody when I see it. This isn't it. This seems more like mocking to me -- not to mention a bit mean -- but judge for yourselves:

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This is reason no. 982 that I couldn't handle live television. Because there would be a whole reel of these, just from me.

Until that happens, enjoy other reporters' broadcast mistakes, and hope yours never get caught on tape:

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What's that old saying? "You teach a man to play guitar, and he can play guitar with hundreds of other people and have it broadcast on the Internet..."

Big ups to my colleague, desk neighbor and Facebook friend Juan Ortega, who posted this link on his Facebook page this morning, triggering an alert to his Facebook community (and prompting me to watch the video).

Juan doesn't know that I saw this yet, so we'll test him to see if he ever really reads the blog and notices the shout-out.

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Someone was a little too eager to make his stage entrance.

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I guess the McLaughlin Group is finally pursuing that ever-elusive younger demographic?

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You've got to admit... they've got a point.

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"The Daily Show" recently came to South Florida to investigate how state Sen. Jeremy Ring and some Jewish retirees feel about Barack Obama.

It went about how you might expect.

Here's the clip:

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This one goes out to all my design nerd pals. Fonts as people? If that was the case, I know graphic designers who would like to take Sans Serif into a dark alley to beat up with a 2x4.

Check out Wingdings. Seriously, who uses that font?

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Did you know nearly every great movie since "The Graduate" had a slacker dude in it who was cut?

Here's the proof:

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Cell phones should be banned from trivia nights at pubs. People should be able to recall the lyrics to Xanadu from their memory, not by Googling it through their phones.

Anyway, there's been this service out for a while for cell phone users who can text message a question to 466453 ("Google") and some college student will look up the answer and reply back with it. It costs no more than a few dimes. The other night, a friend showed it off for me and asked the Googlebot what he/she had for dinner. (Left over pizza-- definitely a college student).

Here's a video that shows what can happen this brave new world we live in:

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What? Why did no one tell me there was a VH1 reality show in the works where people compete to work for His Diddiness?

I guess it's too late to get on this season of the show and land what I'm sure will be a coveted job working for Diddy (like Farnsworth Bentley, best known as the valet guy who carried Diddy's umbrella). But if Donald Trump, Flavor Flav and Bret Michaels have taught us anything, it's that you can always return for another season if the ratings are high enough.

Here's a preview to the show, which I will have to watch at least once to see if it captures my attention like Making the Band 2 did all those years ago. Whatever did happen to Da Band, anyway?

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This is good, but it would be great if they'd used the Swedish Chef.

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WTN-ers, there isn't much time -- get out your video cameras and start asking people who they're wearing!

The folks at People.com and YouTube are running a contest that runs until midnight on July 23 (that would be this Wednesday), and the winner gets to do some red carpet work for People.com.

I'm not sure which red carpet they're talking here. It's a "major Hollywood event this September," according to the contest page on YouTube.

People.com and YouTube contest organizers, could you be more vague? I'm thinking it's the Emmys but I'm not motivated enough to go hunt down the information.

In case you're interested, here's a video giving you everything you need to know for the contest (except which event you'll be covering). Good luck, and make sure to plug Watch This Now if you win:

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I think sometime last week, the Dark Knight took over our blog.

Yes, the Dark Knight is a huge pop culture event. It was definitely the biggest movie of the past weekend, and probably will be the biggest movie of the year. Someday, I will probably see it.

But every week, one of the comic book fanboys on this blog is posting some new trailer for some movie that I have no intention of seeing. Earlier today, Jon put up "Terminator 4."

So I'm doing a bit of counterprogramming. Every time one of the fanboys posts some sci-fi movie trailer, I'm going to post that movie trailer's polar opposite.

Today's entry: The official trailer for "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2." Enjoy.

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Presidential candidate TV soundbites + drum machine = great video.

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The movie isn't even out yet and the people behind Step Brothers are already releasing deleted scenes with Rob Riggle online. The movie comes out Friday, so that probably means more viral videos for us to enjoy with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. I predict some sort of musical number.

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The Terminator franchise will get a reboot next summer with Christian Bale playing John Connor.

The trailer is solid, but not one of those spine-tingling ones like Dark Knight or Iron Man.

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When we look for new clips to post on Watch This Now, we often check out www.viralvideochart.com to see what's popular with the YouTube set.

We've long hypothesized that we could get thousands of hits for the blog if we simply posted cat videos. And if you check out Viralvideochart.com, it would seem to confirm that -- seven of the top 10 clips feature real or cartoon cats.

Here's the clip at no. 1 for now. Enjoy:

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I was tempted to post yet another Dark Knight clip, but decided against it -- another Batman video and we may have to rename the blog. So I'm bringing you this from Black20.com instead:

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Or, a PSA for why you should always wear a helmet.

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What happens when the Dark Knight blows up your car while he's chasing the Joker?

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Bat gets in restaurant. Employees go crazy, shriek loudly. Hilarity ensues.

I almost suspect a fake here, since I'm not sure surveillance cameras have audio. But I hope it's real, if only because I love this exchange: "Is that a bat?" "Go git it." "Is that a bat?" "Go git it." Repeat.

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Something about the Dark Knight brings out the inner fanboy in people. Here's another redone trailer, this time completely in Legos (and some Play-Doh, I think. I also included the six-minute intro to the movie. (And here's our coverage on the latest Batman movie)

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The first movie trailer for "Watchmen"- the greatest graphic novel of all-time- debuted last night with the midnight showings of "Dark Knight".

The trailer looks great. So far Zack Snyder hasn't disappointed as a director. I'm a big fan of his "Dawn of the Dead" remake and I thought "300" was a solid popcorn movie.

I've been waiting months to see "Dark Knight" based on its trailer. Now I have to wait months to see "Watchmen." When will the cycle of geekdom end?

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What happens when a Sesame Street character goes bad?

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I thought this was just a weird YouTube clip -- like a hip-hop takeoff of the old Blind Melon "No Rain" video with the Bee Girl -- until I clicked the "more info" link on the clip and discovered it's actually a public service announcement of sorts for this effort to save honeybees.

You can watch the clip here, and find out more about what's happening to the bees by clicking this link.

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Some fresh (and funny) political parody from JibJab. Republicans and Democrats share in the insults, but what about the other parties? No Libertarian jokes?

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This is a behind-the-scenes video about the shooting of Radiohead's House of Cards video. First the making of, then the actual product. (Note the Florida tie-in):

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The movie isn't out yet (one more day and then midnight IMAX showing, baby!) but these guys have already done an almost shot-for-shot remake of the trailer. That's some geek love.

Check it out, it's really done well. (and also our Dark Knight news)

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Exhibit A for why you don't go to the beach on a windy day.

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Apparently you get points for recovering from a fall like this one. Do you think they practice for these contingencies at beauty school?

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You may not know the name, but you'll recognize Leslie Feist's rewrite of her hit song for Sesame Street:

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For some reason, this TV news segment on the standard "Check out these people waiting in line for XXXX" took a mean-spirited turn by the reporter. Fortunately, KTLA Reporter Eric Spillman zeroed in on the wrong man on the street to interview.

"This is journalism?" Indeed, it isn't. But it sure is viral.

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In case you're like me and can't go to Ireland this year, check out this Travel Channel clip that takes you through the Guiness factory in Dublin. It's educational and it makes you want a beer, all at the same time.

Just curious -- is the beer free at the end of the Guiness tour? Because I seem to recall getting free beer at Busch Gardens.

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More proof that there's a lot more I could be doing with our computer than uploading pictures of our son and downloading songs on iTunes:

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Look, I think iPhones are spiffy and all, but I'll be damned if I can afford one. I'll hold onto my old Nokia until iPhones became far less hip (and therefore cheaper).

In the meantime, I've got to imagine a lot the people who rushed out and bought an iPhone last year are feeling sort of like this guy.

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Here's a viral video you can send to grandma: an adorable bunny opening mail.

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My fellow WTN-ers are quite fond of bringing you the latest in comic book/action-adventure/sci-fi movie trailers, but I will bet you this new preview for High School Musical 3 will crush the Dark Knight trailer on YouTube.

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To understand the following Japanese comedy clip all you really need to know is that many Japanese horror films of late feature pasty faced dead children. They usually do horrifying things, but what if they were just annoying, especially during their own funerals?

This is from Down Town, one of the most famous comedy groups in Japan, and probably best thought of as a sketch team like the Saturday Night Live crew:

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Texting while driving a car is dangerous enough, but on a motorcycle?

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I admit I'm a fan of the SciFi Channel's "Scare Tactics." I know the pranks are cheesy, but some of them have made me laugh out loud.

The show's third season began last week with Tracy Morgan hosting. The first prank involved a "Rosemary's Baby" scenario.

Quick thoughts on the clip:
1) That dark priest is really tall.
2) She had to have known it was prank once she saw the devil's baby was born wearing a Speedo.

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Vern, one of the personalities at the AICN film site, has written a book on the art of being Steven Seagal. To promote the tome, called Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal , he has sponsored a YouTube contest on the merits of Seagalogy. Basically, the core of the philosophy seems to be an unfettered ass kicking in the name of all that is good: the old neighborhood, your partner's honor, and the earth's natural resources.

Take a look at some of the top entries. This is Vern's winner, "Killing Time:"

And then there's this, in which a grandmother offers her love to Steven:

And

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Tom gets a new iPhone 3G. He "accidentally" turns it into a heap of black particles and smoke.

Is it me, or in this clip does Tom not seem to get as much joy from turning electronics into dust? I think he's just phoning it in.

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Wichita Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp is either: a) going absolutely bonkers or b) auditioning for an underarm deodorant commercial.

What is going on in his head?

"I don't like that call so smell my pits, ump!"

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Mini-episode for the web! And none of this can-only-watch-on Verizon cell phones business like the Lost webisodes. This is the first of many to come this summer.

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Proof that Steve Perry's voice really is earth-shattering:

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In my book, there's two must-see comedies this summer, Pinapple Express and Tropic Thunder. A parody of all the angst that went into shooting Apocalypse Now, Thunder has a can't-miss premise and a can't-miss cast. Now, to carry the conceit further, they've done a mockumentary about the making of Thunder called "Rain of Madness." Fans will recall a great documentary on the makings of Apocalypse called "Hearts of Darkness":

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"Get a real job," are among the tough comments that people have been leaving at the bottom on my story this morning.

But really, what's so bad about trying to make money at something you love doing? Is it because people associate video games with children? Because that's not so much the case anymore. You've got more women playing casually, you've got the elderly in retirement homes playing Wii Bowling, and even the military trains on it.

Maybe people have a problem because video games is suddenly trying to proclaim itself a legitimate sport, like cheerleading and synchronized swimming advocates have been trying for years.

Here's some perspective, in South Korea, cyber-athletes, or e-athletes, have been making hundreds of thousands of dollars from playing competitively for years. Check out the 60 Minutes segment below:

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Smells like a winner.

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Steven Colbert has provided some speech footage and a green screen and he's begging videophiles to help liven up John McCain's image. You can get all the tools for the contest here. Here are some of the entries so far:

And, the Pulp Fiction entry:

And, the Wizard of Oz:

Finally, Star Trek:

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A few thoughts on getting texts from your mother, and the sad life of the telemarketer, from up and coming British comedian Matt Kirshen:

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Reality shows have bred the mother of all television cliches.

I can't help but wonder if it's sunk into the national subconscious though.

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This is a wonderful little film made off a little known (at least to me) interview with John Lennon by a high schooler. And quite frankly, it's as good as the Rolling Stone and Playboy interviews I'm familiar with.

Lennon, apparently was quite a nice guy to talk to this kid.

Favorite line: "Anything you hear is there" in a Beatles song.

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Enough with the singing. McCain is turning to his secret weapon, the product of a decades-old top secret military experiment.

Don't sing about Obama around her. It makes her very angry. And you don't want to see her when she's angry:

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Here at WTN, one of the goals has been to be on top of web memes when they develop. You know, videos like Turtle Boy and Chocolate Rain and Where The Hell is Matt?

Could Taxing Woman be the next? Anyone watching news TV Monday night couldn't escape her. Her tirade against taxes at a McCain event in Denver has apparently earned her a seat on board the Straight Talk Express.

I don't want to get too excited, but I'm salivating over mash-ups with Turtle Boy and Weezer.
Take a look:

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Which is the superior combination of thumping music and animals -- the techno kittens or a techno chicken? Watch and decide.

First, the Techno Kittens:

Now the Techno Chicken:

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Oh my gosh, the Steven Seagal Ultimate 90s Box Set just came out in Tokyo! I could buy it off of Japan Amazon, but who knows how long it'll take to get here. And what if it doesn't work on my region free Blu-Ray player. I mean, the chances are small, but why take the risk? Best to fly to Japan right now...

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The wacky kids from Improv Everywhere are at it again...

This time the Improv Everywhere folks recruited identical twins to sit on a subway car and freak people out. And they filmed it. Here's what happened:

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Those of you with very young children, say, about 1 or 2 years old, think of this as a glimpse into your future. About the year 2023, when your son or daughter is a teenager. Jazzed up on synthetic energy drinks, educated by media that gets faster and faster, and shorter and shorter, this is what they'll all sound like.

I read in Business Week recently that in the future, all resumes will be delivered on Twitter, in 140 words or less:

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This kid needs to get together with my 13-month-old and they can start their own church. The Church of the Incoherent Babblers.

Suggested donation: A chicken nugget. Cut up into tiny pieces.

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The first trailer came out last weekend for the big Hollywood remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

Not completely sold on it. Who straps an alien to a lie detector test? Those things aren't even admissible in court.

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Say it isn't so! Bloggers have feelings, too! This little ditty was second on the viral video top 20 chart on Sunday:

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A serious topic doesn't show up often here. But I think this video released Wednesday along with a Vanity Fair article is going to spark some pretty interesting debate. Is waterboarding torture? Is there a difference between simulated drowning and drowning? I offer no opinion here. Just this video with Christopher Hitchins:

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The buzz on this is quite limited at the moment, The Dark Knight sucking all the oxygen out of the room. Has it been too long for an X-Files sequel?

I don't know, but the trailer has a great cast and it's been promised that it's not about the mind-numbing mythology that sank the show.

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I assumed this was a parody when I saw the title. I mean, the Domino's Pizza Trailer? I expected to see somone dressed up as the Joker delivering a steaming pie to a group of young men watching the NBA Finals.

But no, it's a terrific trailer. At least one sneak reviewer has compared this sequel to The Godfather Part 2. I hope so. This is Heath Ledger's last performance. Let's hope it's a great one:

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This is nice, but I think McCain's people need to find a song from this decade to reach the young people. I hear Obama's people are working with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.

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Send this to your friends and see how long it takes them to figure out.

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It's crass advertising, but very clever crass advertising. Hellboy is appearing in a series of short spoofs with NBC and Bravo personalities, including the Actors Studio's own James Lipton. (No, not Will Ferrell as James Lipton):

And check out these two with NBC's returning Chuck and American Gladiators:

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Should one country be held accountable for the racists stereotypes of another nation? A Japanese cell phone company has created an uproar by airing a commercial using its monkey mascot in a parody of a Barack Obama ad.

The problem here is that the Japanese generally aren't familiar with American racist stereotypes. They absolutely love Obama there. Nevertheless, they've apparently stepped in it.

Take a look:

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In case you're in need of hot dog eating tips on this July 4th holiday, the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council has posted this video. Seriously.

Someone should tell the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council that I can put ketchup on my hot dog after age 18 if I damn well please. So there.

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Now be careful with those fireworks.

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This is just weird.

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People walking around with these cell phone ear pieces are usually the focus of jokes, but not this time.

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Typically, I would write a flip intro, then post the clip. But I know Kanye West has ripped into much more important publications than our little blog -- I'm thinking of you, Entertainment Weekly -- for what they've written about Kanye, and honestly I just don't think I want that kind of controversy on a holiday weekend.

Because I'm sure Kanye West is a regular Sun-Sentinel reader. (Please note sarcasm)

So you just enjoy this hilarious clip and keep your comments to yourself.

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It all depends on the soundtrack at the time, I suppose.

Language warning, it's the non-radio version of the song.

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I guess this is why there's no British Gladiators? Or did some television exec steal that idea from British TV, too?

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This past weekend NBC went into the vaults and dusted off the first Saturday Night Live episode ever. It featured George Carlin and Billy Preston.

Now I can't get Billy Preston's classic tune out of my head.

This is neither timely nor useful, but it's a fun song.

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Folks, we're poised to lose a valuable resource and we can't just decide to drill off of Florida's coast for more.

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Entertainment Scientists Warn Miley Cyrus Will Be Depleted by 2013

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If you actually get these jokes, then congratulations, you spend way too much time on Facebook. But that's OK, because earlier this month, it was announced that Facebook has gained as much popularity as Myspace.

Also, there's some language. Just gotta throw that out there.

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What, no Adam West?

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Well, this explains some things. But not Beef-a-Roni.

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So Jay-Z opened his set at Nelson Mandela's birthday concert by sing-talking the Oasis hit "Wonderwall."

This to me seems an odd way to start the show -- he seems to forget some of the words, and he's sort-of playing a guitar, and really it's just Jay-Z sort-of singing along with Noel Gallagher's disembodied voice. You'd think Beyonce could have talked him out of his.

Then again, maybe I'm just grumpy that this song came out in 1995 when I was a junior in college, and it just hit me that 1995 was more than a decade ago.

For those of you eager for a nostalgia trip, here's the video for the original. And it still rocks as much as it did when I played it on the cassette deck in my Chevy Sprint.

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