Thursday, April 30, 2015
Why I don't like standing barefoot in the ocean
From geekology, This is a video taken off the coast of Australia of a spider crab colony migrating in a giant pyramid (technically just a big lump) formation to better defend themselves against predators. If I was one of those crabs I would want to be the one in the very bottom middle. And I wouldn't even care if the crab above me had his penis resting across my eyestalks, at least I'm not getting eaten by an octopus.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
'Partridge Family' Star Suzanne Crough Condray Dead At 52
From huffingtonpost, "Partridge Family" star Suzanne Crough Condray died on Monday at her home in Nevada, the Clark County coroner's office confirmed to The Huffington Post. TMZ was the first to report the news and confirmed the news with her family members. She was 52 years old. According to the coroner's office, no cause of death was determined yet.
Crough appeared as tambourine-playing Tracy Partridge, the youngest member of the Partridge family, from 1970 to 1974, and also had roles on '70s TV shows like "Mulligan's Stew" and "Wonder Woman." Her last credited role was in "Children of Divorce," a 1980 made-for-TV movie.
She reunited with her former co-stars David Cassidy (Keith Partridge), Danny Bonaduce (Danny Partridge) and Brian Forster (Chris Partridge) on the "Today" show in 2010. “I’m an office manager for Office Max,” Condray told Matt Lauer during the interview. “I have two daughters, I’m married, I have a normal job.” At the time she joked about not really being able to sing while on the show. “I was very good at being Milli Vanilli."
Atari: Game Over
If you have the time, this documentary about the rise and fall of Atari is worth checking out. It delves into the E.T. game disaster, its burial, and exhumation, great stuff!
Monday, April 27, 2015
Box Office
From ew, Furious 7 has only been out for four weeks, but it already owns multiple box office accomplishments—and it has a new one to add to the list this weekend. Furious 7 is a bigger worldwide hit than Frozen.
The seventh Fast & Furious film topped $1.32 billion in global earnings this weekend, pushing it ahead of Frozen’s $1.27 billion total. That puts Furious 7at No. 5 on the list of highest grossing movies of all-time, right behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which made $1.34 billion.
In North America, Furious 7 is also doing pretty well: It’s still No. 1 at the box office, and this weekend made an estimated $18.3 million—just 37 percent less than last weekend’s earnings. The previous two movies in the franchise dropped about 50 percent in their fourth weekends, so Furious 7’s decrease further proves the film’s popularity.
Elsewhere, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 finished in second place with $15.5 million. Although the Kevin James-led sequel isn’t getting much—okay, any—love from critics, it’s still the only new comedy available in theaters. It’s also rated PG, which adds to its appeal—families haven’t gotten much new fare in recent weeks.
New release The Age of Adaline came in third with $13.4 million, and the romantic drama should have a fine (if unimpressive) run in the coming weeks thanks to its fantasy aspect (Blake Lively plays an immortal woman) and its status as one of very few female-led films currently available in theaters.
Home, now in its fifth week, proved it’s not slowing down by nabbing the No. 4 spot with $8.3 million, while horror Unfriended came in fifth with $6.2 million.
The top five has been fairly consistent these past couple weeks, but that’s about to change next week once Avengers: Age of Ultron opens wide and takes the box office title from Furious 7.
1. Furious 7 — $18.3 million
2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 — $15.5 million
3. The Age of Adaline — $13.4 million
4. Home — $8.3 million
5. Unfriended — $6.2 million
Outside the top five, the critically loved Ex Machina expanded to 1,255 theaters this weekend and brought in $5.4 million, while the critically disliked Little Boy opened with $2.8 million in 1,045 theaters.
I am not digging Jared Leto's 'Joker' Look from the upcoming 'Suicide Squad'
From cinemablend, We’ve seen hints and teases of what Jared Leto’s Joker looks like in the upcoming Suicide Squad, but director David Ayers just hit Twitter with our first full view of the Clown Prince of Crime, and it’s not like anything you expected. Even for the Joker, it’s totally nuts. Check it out for yourself.
The Suicide Squad wishes you a Happy Anniversary Mr. J!#Joker75 #SuicideSquad @WarnerBrosEnt @DCComicspic.twitter.com/LZXz0x947Q— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) April 25, 2015
Much like when we saw the first picture of Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight, Leto’s gives us a radically different version of the iconic villain. While he retains his trademark green hair and red lips, his pale skin looks more fleshed-toned compared to the chalk white hue from the comics. The purple glove adds more familiar color, while you’ll notice on his left hand he has a pinky ring. Evidently this is a Joker who likes the bling.
What really draws the eye are the tattoos all over his body. There are multiple "Ha Ha Has" on the left side of his chest and left arm, a demonic jester skull on the right side of his chest, a sinister smile on his right arm, several cards on his left shoulder, a target (or maybe another mouth?) on the top of his left hand, and the word "Damaged" on his forehead. There are a few others that are harder to make out, specifically the words on his abdomen and back, but overall it’s a very inmate kind of look, which is fitting given the reports that Joker spends most of Suicide Squadimprisoned.
However, the one thing the separates this cinematic Joker from the rest is his teeth. The bottom front half appear to caps, which has me suspecting that at one point he got those knocked out by Batman. It’s harder to tell what the deal with the top front half is, but it looks like those could also be caps, or he has somehow darkened them himself. Either way, just looking at his expression assures us that this Joker is just as insane as the previous versions.
Admittedly, this is a Joker look that might take some getting used to, but given that the DCCU’s version of the super villain has been causing chaos for years by the time Suicide Squad begins, it makes sense that he wouldn’t look clean-cut after all this time. It’s also weird not seeing him in his iconic purple suit, but when one is stuck in a prison full of superpowered and special criminals, fashion isn’t always a big concern. Regardless, with this image combined with that voice tease Leto gave earlier in the month, Suicide Squad’s Joker will assuredly be terrifying and creepy as hell. Personally, this just has me even more excited to see the first clip of him in theSuicide Squad trailer. With the whole ensemble together, this is definitely going to be a unique version of the character, and God have mercy on anyone who gets too close to him.
You can see the Joker, alongside a variety of other DC super villains, when Suicide Squad hits theaters on August 5, 2016.
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