Death Note

Many theaters around the country will be featuring screenings of the live-action adaptation of the popular manga/anime series Death Note tonight and tomorrow -- and if you're a fan of the genre, it's definitely worth a look.

For the uninitiated, Death Note is the story of a Japanese university student who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it, that person will be killed. Initially the student decides uses the power of the book to kill criminals -- but as you might expect, things soon become much more complicated.

The film will be released to DVD fairly soon (should you miss these screenings), but even with the recent rise in popularity of manga and anime, this is a rare opportunity to catch what looks to be a really good one in a theater setting with other fans.



Or if you're like me, it might be a good way to remove the bad taste Speed Racer left in your mouth, and give you something hopeful to think about while you read more and more stories about the live-action adaptation of Akira that Keanu Reeves is reportedly working on.

Now THIS is how Twitter should be used

Twitter is a program that lets you tell the world what you're doing or thinking at any given time. It is largely inane, and people will often make an announcement about things that should not be documented.

However, mad genius Jhonen Vasquez has figured out how to make 140 character updates worth following. Here's a sample:

Bought a 12 pack of toilet paper. Danced around while the woman at the checkout rang me up. Leaned in and said "This is just for today."

Bar-Toons

Bar-Toons consists of Tim Harrod's contributions to the Museum of Drunken Art. Tim is one of the many free-floating geniuses who haunt Freddy's, the best bar on the planet. He's written for The Onion and Conan O' Brian.

He also knows way more Star Wars trivia than me, which is really saying something.

My favorite bar-toon is still on display at Freddy's. The cartoon depicts masses of people bowing down to a gigantic statue of Weird Al. The caption: "Earth, 1,000 years from now. You know it. I know it."

Go, check out some of the funny.

Old Spider-Man

Can he swing from a thread?
..No.



If nothing else, this clip serves as proof of web animation law #5:

"If you sense the joke wearing thin, go for the chipmunk voice."

Peanuts, by Charles Bukowski

Partially Clips

Continuing on today's theme of group sex, here's a great strip from the long-running brilliant web comic Partially Clips. Robert T. Balder has been bringing the funny for years, based on what otherwise would be unused bloatware hidden in Word.

Thanks to n'Drew for the original link.

The Unofficially Official Rules of Calvinball

The things you come across when you're not looking for them...

So today, while Googling for some er.. vitally important business information regarding Rebecca Romin Stamos, I came across this:

A list of specific rules for the game that has no rules -- Calvinball.

Enjoy!