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Archive for August, 2009

This is probably uncharted Blogbdon area, but it’s entirely too amazing to not post about. I guess if I had really thought about it, I would have come to the conclusion that Hellen Keller had to have been able to communicate with someone in order for her story to be told. But I had no idea that she was able to talk, let alone that what is depicted in the following video, a 1930’s newsreel featuring Helen and her famed instructor Anne Sullivan, was even possible. This is truly incredible stuff:

[via Kottke]

Tarantino with Gun

“So, are you ready to see some Basterds?” [Mild applause]

“I said, are you ready to ready to see some Basterds fuck up some Nazis?” [Louder applause]

“Yeah, motherfucker!” [throws microphone on the floor]

Just pretty freaking badass.

BONUS: From another article on Vulture, here are Tarantino’s 20 favorite movies of the past seventeen years (in alphabetical order, no less) (or watch the video here):

Reservoir Dogs

Anything Else (2003)
Audition (1999)
Battle Royale (2000)
The Blade (1995)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dogville (2003)
Fight Club (1999)
Friday (1995)
The Host (2006)
The Insider (1999)
Joint Security Area (2000)
Lost in Translation (2003)
The Matrix (1999)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Speed (1994)
Supercop (1992)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Unbreakable (2000)

[via Vulture & Hollywood Elsewhere & Movieline]

Meet the Samsung DualView TL225 - Yet another example of technology making the world a better place, this time for the girl who goes out at night and ends up taking 1,000 pictures of herself and her BFF from an arm’s length away, lens pointed towards them, a.k.a. all girls:

Samsung LCD(get it? there’s a screen on the FRONT too, so you can take those perfect pictures of yourself every single time)

[via Book of Joe and Samsung]