Ex Machina, another winner by Brian K. Vaughan
Some of you know I've been reading Brian K. Vaughan's Ex Machina since it first came out, waiting with bated breath for every new issue about Mayor Hundred, the superhero-turned-Mayor of New York City. Well, it finally reached it's dramatic conclusion, and boy was it awesome.
The story struck a strange balance between political discussion (but not commentary) and superhero adventure. Whereas most people gifted with green-eyes and imbued with the ability to control machines would have been happy to be a vigilante, saving what few lives they could in the real Gotham City, The Great Machine, after saving only one of the twin towers from collapse, decided to go into politics, so he could make a real difference.
Obviously, that's only the story as far as the first few pages of the first of fifty installments, and every moment that succeeds the one before it is better and better. If you like it, like me, buy it. It's worth it. And check out Y - The Last Man.
Thank you, Warren Ellis!
Without you, we would not know so conclusively that suicide gives you superpowers.
And for something completely awesome.
Seth Green and Mathew Senreich (of Robot Chicken fame) are developing a new interactive internet show in which the audience will decide the every move of a 20-something year old as he lives his life in real time. I guess it'll be sorta like life anyway, with a bunch of unconscious voices directing your every move, from what you wear in the morning to how you interact with the people around you. If it's done right even half as good as it could be, it will still be twice as awesome as we could expect it to be. I look forward.
The closest thing we have right now is Kris Straub and David Malki's Tweet Me Harder, a podblast that sometimes interacts with it's fans via twitter. Here's hoping that Seth and Matt make sure the show is a bit more interactive.
AI with his head in the Cloud
I just watched a TED talk describing a new game coming out for Microsoft Kinect, a video game system that responds to your body, and it looks awesome. Not only is this little AI boy named Milo based in the cloud, subject to evolving intelligence, but his connection with humanity--namely his 'matching' non-verbal behavior--is based on the principles of Neuro-Linguistic Programing. I feel like this is a win for the entire world.
The Yo-Yo Trickster
Ever wonder about the validity of the NEWS? Like, where do they get their information? What's their proof?
Well this guy, Kenny the Yo-Yo Master, decided to put that to the test... He travels the country getting onto news shows just to see if he can. It sorta reminds me of the string of guests Robin interviews on How I Met Your Mother...
If you find any more recordings of Kenny, please post them here.
Great custom TV schedule site...
I've been using this great TV Schedule website to keep track of what's on when for almost a year now. If you set up a (free) account, you get the ability to pick your favorite shows and get an easy reference for when there are new episodes and when their aren't. It makes it a lot easier to see your whole schedule than to search that horrible TV Guide magazine website.
For those of you that hate spoilers, or being remotely near them, the site has options to hide the episode titles and disable plot summaries. For those of you that use bit torrent to download TV anyway, there's also the option to hide which network the show airs on. And you get to choose a custom theme for your schedule to.
Enjoy.
The Gregory Brothers
There's a family of funny people tromping around the internet. They make cool music that you might have the opportunity to see live and they're responsible for a series of YouTube videos called "Autotune the News". Here's one of their more recent videos...
LOST Epilogue leaked...
If you use bit torrent, here's the quickest way for you to get the goods.