"The Karate Rap" is a 1986 rap song by David and Holly Seeger that helped promote their then-fledging media production company. As they explain on their website: While idling on… Read the rest of the article: White people in the 80s rapping about karate

The second installment of Chanan Beizer's The Golem of Venice Beach is available to pre-order via Kickstarter. The Golem of Venice Beach is the debut graphic novel from writer Chanan Beizer,… Read the rest of the article: "The Golem of Venice Beach Vol. 2" boasts an all-star artist lineup

52-year-old Michael Smith of North Carolina was indicted on federal charges on Thursday, September 5, 2024 for allegedly making millions of dollars off of streaming services by using AI-generated music… Read the rest of the article: Actual human indicted for making millions off of AI music

Now That's What I Call Music! is the umbrella title for a series of compilation albums comprising songs already huge hits. Created in 1983 by Virgin Records and launched in… Read the rest of the article: A playlist of every "Now That's What I Call Music" compilation

The Great When is the new novel from acclaimed comic book creator and wizard Alan Moore—supposedly the first in a quintet, though the book stands well enough. It's a magical… Read the rest of the article: Alan Moore's new whimsical, wonderful, and wordy novel

Hugh Rance is a Cork-based flute teacher—who, according to The Irish Times, recently filed a whistleblower report over getting paid too much. Specifically, Rance said, the state-funded music program that… Read the rest of the article: Flutist punished for blowing whistle

Last week, a massive swarm of redheads descended upon the unsuspecting village of Tilburg in the Netherlands. The reason for the season was the annual Tilburg Redhead Days Festival, an… Read the rest of the article: Small Dutch town invaded by gingers

Back in 2021, I wrote about a custom DOOM mod that introduced a new Big Bad into the game that was even more horrific than a Martian hell beast: Margaret… Read the rest of the article: Margaret Thatcher-themed DOOM mod removed

As summer ends, I always think about my favorite episode of my favorite kids' TV show, The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Titled "What We Did On Our Summer Vacation," the fourth… Read the rest of the article: Watch "The Strongest Man in the World" beat up the ocean

Marketing professionals are often desperate to mimic the seemingly natural virality of Regular Kids Using The Internet. So someone in the marketing department at Curry's department stores had the brilliant… Read the rest of the article: A department store sales guy let Gen Z-ers write the script

As the name suggests, The Legendary Lynx is the stuff of legends—a 70s feminist superhero classic whose pages were long believed to be lost in a labyrinthine conspiracy of murder,… Read the rest of the article: A "long lost" 70s superhero comic is finally being published

National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, is an annual online literary festival that is celebrated every November. As the name suggests, the idea is to write a novel… Read the rest of the article: NaNoWriMo endorses AI, faces backlash, and struggles to clarify

Asbestos Records is the longest-running independent record label based in Connecticut. That alone might sound like a strange accolade. But more importantly, it also has a lot of deep history… Read the rest of the article: Iconic ska record label archives destroyed in climate disaster

We Called Them Giants is an upcoming graphic novel written by Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine) with lusciously painted pages by artist Stephanie Hans. The duo previously worked… Read the rest of the article: "We Called Them Giants" is a gorgeously haunting graphic novel

Marvel Comics just released the first issue of its new Aliens vs Avengers miniseries—which, as the name suggests, is a complete unnecessary cash grab of two iconic Intellectual Properties mashed… Read the rest of the article: Marvel's new "Aliens vs Avengers" comic is fun

While some aquatic mammals have recently gotten busy by attacking billionaires in yachts, others have been a bit more desperate for action. Or at least, that's the leading theory behind… Read the rest of the article: Horny dolphin blamed for incident that left 18 people injured

The AI Risk Repository is a new, publicly available database system compiled by MIT researchers that catalogs the over 700 (and counting) risks of using generative AI. From the abstract:… Read the rest of the article: MIT's AI risk database exposes 700+ ways AI could ruin your life

Over on X-Formerly-Known-As-Twitter, 3D modeling artist Kensyouen Y posted this fascinating animation of an anime character reaching through the screen to interact with the UI of their animation software to… Read the rest of the article: Anime character breaks free: Watch her hijack 3D software in video

This delightful mashup combines the melody of "The Rainbow Connection" with the words to Snoop Dogg's "Gin & Juice," sung in Kermit the Frog's iconic voice. It's the mad brainchild… Read the rest of the article: Kermit the Frog covers "Gin & Juice" by Snoop Dogg

Who could have predicted that the last few years would see such a vast increase in social media spam? Certainly not professional tarot card readers, whose identities have become ripe… Read the rest of the article: How psychics and tarot readers use software to fight online scams