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Inquiring minds at Albany Medical College played music to a group of unsophisticated rats, who preferred Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” over Miles Davis’s “Four” and preferred silence over any music at all. When they sweetened the deal by adding cocaine to their least preferred options, however, they found that rats would reverse their preferences, even choosing jazz over classical. (continue reading…)

Elvis totally wins (in more ways than one): (continue reading…)

The diva duo “Hot Problems” with their music video “Double Take”. The question isn’t whether or not this is bad, the question is were they TRYING to be bad, or did they actually think this was a good idea?

The Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (I know I have used this pic before, but google couldn’t find anything better) is going to be ruining comic books, much like he ruins television.  Thanks Wizard World!  According to the press release:

The series of comic books based upon stories by Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his family will be written and drawn by some of the comic book industry’s leading artists and writers. In addition, the Sorrentino family members will be making appearances at several Wizard World conventions to promote their characters and greet the fans in attendance.

Proving without a doubt that the recesion has hit some of the comic book industry’s leading artists and writers.

Speaking of insane tornadoes . . . the pro wrestler known as “The Human Tornado” proves he is a multi-tasker and a two sport athlete: (continue reading…)

Methinks many movie concepts these days are taken by taking known concepts, creatures, characters, and genres, putting them in a bowl, pulling out two, and voila! There’s your movie idea. Piranhas and . . . Anacondas. Okay, let’s make Piranhaconda! Abraham Lincoln and . . . Zombies! Along those lines: This Saturday, the SyFy Channel original movie is Alien Tornado. Baton down the hatches, bad movie lovers!

Watch the trailer, if you dare! (continue reading…)

An oldie but a goodie. Former Atlanta Braves pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine know what women like:

I saw the new sci-fi action flick Lockout. 
It was a solid hit, albeit not quite a knock-out. 
It’s the near future inmates take control of a prison in space
During a visit from the President’s cuter daughter played, by Maggie Grace. 
The situation looks grim, the opposition looks fierce,
Time to call on him — that’s right, Guy Pearce?! 

Pearce plays a covert operative turned convict,
Jailed for a crime he did not commit. 
He’s a wise-crackin’, Snake Plissken anti-hero
Perfect for battlin’ baddies in gravity zero. 
Now his ticket to redemption
Is a save-the-damsel suicide mission.  (continue reading…)

Do it. Do it. Do it. (continue reading…)

Another must see movie (for me, at least) is Looper, from writer-director Rian Johnson (Brick, Brothers Bloom) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Jeff Daniels. Awwwwwww, snap! (continue reading…)