When Stephen Colbert shows a photo of someone in the news, he routinely gives an alternative description based on how they look in the picture, as in “Senior policy advisor and young Gargamel Steven Miller.” Here’s a collection of them … Continue reading
When Stephen Colbert shows a photo of someone in the news, he routinely gives an alternative description based on how they look in the picture, as in “Alabama Senator and albino Smurf Jeff Sessions.” Here’s a collection running just over … Continue reading
Dr Lynn Owens, a lecturer in broadcast and electronic news at the University of North Carolina School of Media and Journalism, was driving home Tuesday evening when she felt something moving on her foot. She looked down and saw a … Continue reading
Here are a few more items from the folks at Engrish.com. A hairbrush package from Taiwan: Helpful signage from a Shanghai airport: Also from Shanghai: On a pirated DVD from China: A notebook cover from South Korea: Of course, if … Continue reading
Glove & Boots is a YouTube channel featuring couple of puppets. Awhile back they spun off a gaming channel (called Glove & Boots Gaming, cleverly enough) where you can watch them play various video games and comment on them, often … Continue reading
Near Nashville Tennessee just off I-65 one can see what may be the single most bizarre and unintentionally hilarious statue in the world, supposedly depicting Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Reportedly made of injection-molded fiberglass possibly covered with foil (though … Continue reading
I’m a huge fan of Gwyneth Paltrow and have been since Shakespeare in Love. She’s one of the best things about the Iron Man movies, for just one other obvious example. She’s a good actor with remarkable screen presence, and … Continue reading
Popular English comedian Peter Kay plays some easily misinterpreted song lyrics during a live show. (Some are mildly naughty, not suited for prime-time broadcast in the U.S.) Link: https://youtu.be/UMYorpYNMKc A little over five years ago I posted a link to … Continue reading
From Thursday night’s prime-time episode of SNL’s Weekend Update, two pretty funny bits inspired by the current debate over Confederate statues and related matters. They feature the return of three former SNL regulars, including Tina Fey, my personal all-time favorite: … Continue reading
In this two-minute bit, Stephen Colbert points out that once more and more people turned out to have taken part in Donald Trump Jr’s meeting with the Russian attorney, the cast started to look a lot like that of an … Continue reading