‘The Simpsons’ On Drugs: 6 Trippiest Scenes
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
We re-cap some of the "high" points of what is arguably the world's foremost pop culture institution. By Don Vaughan
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The Prince of Gonzo Porn
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Senator Vitter’s Suppressed Statement
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
A handwritten draft of the statement Senator Vitter planned to give before the press conference about his involvement in the "D.C. Madam" scandal. By RU Sirius
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Don’t Call It a Conspiracy — the Kennedy Brothers
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
It was a government at war with itself. A new book claims that the Kennedy brothers conspired to make peace, and Robert F. Kennedy believed his brother paid the ultimate price for it. By RU Sirius Full article »
Sex Panic! — An Interview With Debbie Nathan
Friday, July 6th, 2007
Award-winning investigative journalist Debbie Nathan talks about "Satanic day care," the nature of pornography addiction, and controversial reporting on kiddie porn by the New York Times. By Susie Bright
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Steve Wozniak v. Stephen Colbert — and Other Pranks
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Steve Wozniak talks about his punking the Secret Service, ethical phone phreaking, and programming the Apple II by hand. by RU Sirius
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Expect Trouble Activating Your iPhone
Friday, June 29th, 2007
All those requests at the same time will put a huge strain on Apple's iTunes servers. But, at least then, they don't have to deal with a lynch mob at the retail level. By Jayden Devereux
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Hype Smackdown: iPhone v. Paris Hilton
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
It's a battle of pop culture titans as two empires -- one high-tech, one high-rise -- clash in explosive PR fury. By Jeff Diehl
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Anarchy for the USA: A Conversation with Josh Wolf
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Anti-globalist activism, anarchism, and his new projects to "Free The Media" and give prisoners a voice in the blogosphere. By RU Sirius
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YouTube, the 20-Year-Old, and Date Unknown
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
The stage is set for a flood of copycat bum-rushers who will no doubt lay siege to the Googleplex armed with nothing but their media and Gen-Y audacity. By Destiny
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How the Internet Disorganizes Everything
Thursday, June 14th, 2007
The author of Cluetrain Manifesto explains how "everything is miscellaneous" in a web-based society — we dip into the vast pool of uncategorized information and use it to make our own sense of things. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Scientific Laws of Romance
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
In a relationship, there exists a Constant Distance between two people that must be maintained at all times. By Ethan Todras-Whitehill Full article »
The Cartoon Porn Shop Janitor — Carol Burnett vs. Family Guy
Monday, June 11th, 2007
What happens when you draw a 74-year-old comedienne into a prime time cartoon on the Fox Network -- as the janitor at an adult bookstore? By Destiny Full article »
A Conversation with Justin Kan of Justin.tv
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
When Justin Kan clipped a mobile camera onto his cap, opening justin.tv, it was just another step along the way to the fully mediated life. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Secret Ending of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Does it take a real act of movie piracy to explain Pirates 3? By Destiny Full article »
Venezuela: Dispatch from a Surrealist Autocracy
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Hugo Chavez was once Venezuela's media darling. Now he is the media. A dispatch from a concerned Venezuelan citizen. By Rodrigo Arcaya Full article »
Raising Hunter S. Thompson
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
In the play, "Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis," performer and writer "B. Duke" incarnates the Last Free American Writer. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Celebrity Breast Conspiracy
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Five tabloid examples that make the case. By Lou Cabron Full article »
The Future of America Has Been Stolen
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Investigative reporter Greg Palast says 4.5 million votes will be shoplifted in 2008, thanks largely to the "Rove-bots" that have been placed in the Justice Department following the U.S. Attorney firings. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Dustin Diamond vs. Sgt. Harvey
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
VH-1 delivers a video beatdown to the former child star through an angry Marine drill instructor. By Lou Cabron
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Give Me Immortality Or Give Me Death!
Friday, May 18th, 2007
According to transhumanist Michael Anissimov, there's an even chance that we're looking at immortality or existential destruction in the next 20-40 years. By RU Sirius Full article »
7 Worst Mother’s Day Gifts
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Mom loves you already -- so what have you got to lose? By Lou Cabron Full article »
Air Guitar Nation Rocks On
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
The road to airy stardom is covered in the hilarious film Air Guitar Nation, which is opening this weekend in movie theaters around the country. By RU Sirius Full article »
Keith Henson Back in Jail – Space Elevator Will Have To Wait
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Just before his epic conflict with the Scientologists, Henson was scheduled to talk at a European Space Agency conference on how Space Elevators could completely solve the carbon and energy problems. By RU Sirius Full article »
Ten Worst Spiderman Tie-Ins
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Spiderman 3 has to earn back the $250 million it cost to make. Here's the ten strangest and stupidest products that they hope will make it happen. By Destiny Full article »
Closing Pandora’s Box: The End of Internet Radio?
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Tim Westergen from SaveNetRadio.org is trying to keep Internet Radio alive and diverse. By RU Sirius Full article »
Pulp Fiction Parodies on YouTube
Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Web pranksters have kicked down the door for a surprise attack on the 1994 film, re-imagining its dialogue in a series of surprising parodies. By Destiny Full article »
Pregnant Nympho Sex
Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Nobody told me pregnancy entailed passionate, crazy, kinky boinking like this -- truth is, I feared my wife would just get fat, bossy, fetid, weepy, and frigid. By Jayden Devereux Full article »
Create an Alien, Win A-Prize!
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
The A-Prize offers to reward the first person who creates an "artificial lifeform" or reveals that one has been created. By RU Sirius Full article »
New Tool for Bloggers: Technorati Incoming Links Visualizer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
There's a new way of seeing a web site's popularity. Now let's have some fun with it. By Destiny Full article »
Should YouTube Hear Me?
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Is this the latest craze -- storming a corporation's headquarters and demanding that they listen to you? By Destiny Full article »
When Kurt Vonnegut Met Sammy Davis
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
In 1999 Kurt Vonnegut remembered "the golden age of magazine fiction." But a strange twist leads to a historic moment with young Sammy Davis Jr. By Destiny Full article »
Homeland Security Follies
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Security expert Bruce Schneier says that nearly everything the government is doing about terrorism is wrong. By RU Sirius Full article »
David Sedaris Exaggerates For Us All
Thursday, April 5th, 2007
As long as the reader has a good time, and as long as the writing is good, anything a creative writer does to get over in today's publishing environment is justified. By RU Sirius Full article »
5 Best Videos: Animals Attacking Reporters
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
They perform a public service by enlightening us about our cousin creatures. So why is it so fun when they get mauled and humiliated? By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Prescription Ecstasy and Other Pipe Dreams
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Have you ever walked into a pharmacy with a prescription for Acid and Ecstasy? You will. By RU Sirius Full article »
EFF Attorney Jason Schultz vs. Stephen Colbert
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Starting with a whiteboard and a teacher’s instincts, Jason Schultz makes the Michael Crook free speech case as clear as a flowchart — days before Colbert poorly attempted the same move. By Jeff Diehl
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Six Freakiest Children’s TV Rock Bands
Monday, March 26th, 2007
After the 1960s, both cartoons and live-action children's shows began including rock bands, and Saturday morning would never be the same. By Destiny Full article »
Google Heard Me, Now What?
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Why is 25-year-old Aaron Stanton hiring programmers in Boise? After he wheedled a summit with Google, what's his secret project? By Destiny Full article »
Official Launch: 10ZM.TV
Monday, March 19th, 2007
Have you checked out MondoGlobo's new video show? You may have, and don't even know it! By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Twittering the Twitter Revolution
Friday, March 16th, 2007
Is Twitter a revolution -- or a doomed new technology for interrupting you? By Lou Cabron Full article »
Drugs and Sex and Susie Bright
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
It's everybody's favorite topic: Drugs, sex and chicks. As promised a few weeks ago, we now present part two of our interview with "sexpert" Susie Bright. By RU Sirius Full article »
“Dear Internet, I’m Sorry”
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
Even while delivering a video apology "to all bloggers, webmasters and other individuals" as part of a settlement agreement with 10 Zen Monkeys, he somehow seems determined to be the most hated man on the internet. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Whatever Happened to Virtual Reality?
Friday, March 9th, 2007
In the early nineties, Virtual Reality was all the rage. What happened? VR maven Jaron Lanier tells. By RU Sirius Full article »
Who are Second Life’s “Patriotic Nigras”?
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
In their first interview, online pranksters reveal the secrets of their attack on John Edwards virtual headquarters with flying penis monsters. They explain their philosophy about Second Life, how they operate -- and who they're voting for. By Lou Cabron. Full article »
John Edwards’ Virtual Attackers Unmasked
Monday, March 5th, 2007
The attackers who hit the Democratic candidate's Second Life headquarters have been identified. And they're gloating. By Lou Cabron Full article »
SF Writer Rudy Rucker: Everything Is Computation
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
In this interview, Rucker leads us through complex, technology-rich, multi-leveled worlds that teach us about how the world works through the eyes of a mathematician, a scientist, and a humorist. By RU Sirius Full article »
Sexy Adult Secrets in “Little Children”
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
The Oscar-nominated movie shows adultery in the suburbs. But did it lose its fire when moving to the big screen? By Destiny Full article »
When Lego Goes to War
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
As an educator who's been using Legos to teach kids for over a decade, I feel an urgent need to express where Lego has gone wrong. By Lego King Full article »
Sex Expert Susie Bright Lets It All Out
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Interview with Susie Bright: "avatar of American Erotica," sex scene choreographer for the Wachowski Brothers, and editor of The Best American Erotica 2007. By RU Sirius Full article »
5 Freaky Muppet Videos
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
The five-year run of The Muppet Show set the weird tone for a tradition they've continued to this day. By Destiny Full article »
Leaving “Lost” Limbo
Friday, February 16th, 2007
What's "Lost" are the viewers -- down 10% this week, after dropping 20% the week before. Something new at 10 Zen: "bubble commentary." By Destiny Full article »
How The iPod Changes Culture
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
When I sat down to interview Steven Levy, author of The Perfect Thing, I realized that most of the questions I'd prepared were about my ambiguities. By RU Sirius Full article »
Is Yahoo/Flickr DMCA Policy Censorship?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Photographer and blogger Thomas Hawk tells the story of his Flickr stream vs. Michael Crook. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
The 5 Sexiest Apple Videos
Monday, February 12th, 2007
Are Mac users sexier than other people? Or are they just flaunting their computer's superior video editing capabilities? Either way, these videos should bring a smile to your favorite Mac-loving gal or guy. (NSFW in parts.) By Lou Cabron Full article »
When Cory Doctorow Ruled the World
Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Science fiction writer and Boing Boing contributor talks about his new book, Overclocked. By RU Sirius Full article »
Keith Henson Talks about Memetics, Evolutionary Psychology & Scientology
Monday, February 5th, 2007
Given his battle with Scientology, this interview presents a broader view of Keith Henson. By RU Sirius Full article »
7 Things I Learned from Superbowl Ads
Monday, February 5th, 2007
Some much-needed commentary and perspective. By Destiny Full article »
“Scientology Fugitive” Arrested
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
On Friday, Arizona police arrested a 64-year-old man -- a fugitive since 2001 in a bizarre war that mixes free speech, copyright law, and the Church of Scientology. By RU Sirius Full article »
I Want Your Stump!
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Acrotomophilia, or amputee love, is rare. These folks, sometimes called devotees, feel a sexual, ecstatic joy when fantasizing about or faced with a limbless person. By m. christian Full article »
Girls Are Geeks, Too
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Are women geeks the exception that proves the rule, or the vocal edge of a phenomenon that gets suppressed or ignored? Interview with the editors of the book, She's Such a Geek. By RU Sirius Full article »
Jimmy Wales Will Destroy Google
Monday, January 29th, 2007
Interview from The RU Sirius Show with the founder of Wikipedia. By RU Sirius Full article »
20 Secrets of an Infamous Dead Spy
Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Watergate mastermind Howard Hunt lived for nearly 90 years -- enough time to pile up a lifetime of spy stories. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Did Bush Spin Like Nixon?
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
The great question now regarding the Iraq debacle isn't: Should we stay or should we go? The more important question is: Have we learned anything? By RU Sirius Full article »
Why Chicks Don’t Dig The Singularity
Friday, January 19th, 2007
By focusing on technology, sex and relationships, author Joe Quirk is broadening the audience for the study of the genetic roots of human behaviors. By RU Sirius Full article »
Kneecaps, Eyeballs and Livers for Sale: The World Organ Trade
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Worried about bodily decay? If you're starting to notice the effects of beer, grease and couch-potatohood on your longevity potential, no need to wait around for human cloning. By Etelka Lehoczky Full article »
A Selection of Obscure Robert Anton Wilson Essays
Friday, January 12th, 2007
Links and excerpts. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Robert Anton Wilson 1932-2007
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
This time around, it appears that Mr. Wilson has actually left corporeality, appropriately on 1/11 (at 4:50 am -- you hardcore number freaks can get to work on the meaning of that one... I do see a five in there!). By RU Sirius Full article »
iPhone Debate: I’m a Mac vs. Bill Gates
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
48 hours after the iPhone was announced, is it a techno-revolution or just media hype? We imagine a fierce debate between the Mac guy and Bill Gates. By Lou Cabron
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Hallucinogenic Weapons: The Other Chemical Warfare
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
An Interview with Dr. James S. Ketchum, author of Chemical Warfare: Secrets Almost Forgotten, the story of how he helped the Army Chemical Center research psychedelics and deliriants for use as non-lethal weapons. By RU Sirius Full article »
Screech’s Sex Tape Follies
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
We discover holes in the Saved by the Bell sex tape story, but get answers from comic Dustin Diamond about its bride, her bridesmaid, and the wife he never married. By Lou Cabron
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The Web 2.0 Guide to Loving Neologisms
Monday, January 8th, 2007
Don't be a neologophobe! By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Paul McCartney On Drugs
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Lizzie hated babysitting for the McCartneys because they were slobs (messy house) and because there were "drugs all over the place." By RU Sirius Full article »
The Chicks Who Tried to Shoot Gerald Ford
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
As a nation eulogizes Gerald Ford, we remember the crazy 70s figures who tried to kill him. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Porn Star, the Diva, and the World Wide Web
Monday, January 1st, 2007
Singer Mariah Carey has challenged porn star Mary Carey in a trademark dispute. But the web would rather argue about which one is sexier. (possibly NSFW) By Destiny Full article »
Virtual Screech, Sexual Superstar
Friday, December 29th, 2006
In which we re-enact the sex tape of former child star Dustin Diamond. By Jayden Devereux Full article »
George Bush vs. Spider-Man
Friday, December 29th, 2006
Comic book superheroes are already giving speeches against secret government detention. We've arranged the ultimate cage match — between President George Bush and Spider-Man. By Destiny Full article »
World Sex Laws
Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Sex laws around the world are as diverse as indigenous spices -- an acceptable Scandinavian romp might get you barbarically executed in another region of the globe. (NSFW) By Hank Hyena Full article »
Ten Video Moments from 2006
Thursday, December 28th, 2006
2006 saw new issues emerging around sex, privacy, media and politics — sometimes, all at the same time. Those startling moments are captured in 10 online videos. By Destiny Full article »
Has Michael Crook Harassed You?
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Now is your chance to support the free speech rights of bloggers and webmasters by simply telling us your story. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Worst Vlogs of 2006
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Video blogging is a phenomenon so new, it's blazing a trail to new levels of awful-ness. Here's five vlogs that prove it. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Recommendations for Truly Last Second Gifts
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Sure, it's down to the wire, so online buying isn't an option, but that doesn't mean you have to be stupid about it. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Thou Shalt Realize the Bible Kicketh Ass
Thursday, December 21st, 2006
What if The Bible were happening right now? That's the question Douglas Rushkoff has been trying to grapple with in Testament, a series of graphic novels that transpose Biblical stories into contemporary narratives. By RU Sirius Full article »
Atheist Filmmaker Issues ‘Blasphemy Challenge’
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
If Brian Flemming has his way, we'll get a real War on Christmas, complete with atheistic shock troops confronting believers with the non-logic of their dearest religious beliefs. By RU Sirius Full article »
The Satanic Cosmology of Jack Chick
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Although the spewers of fire 'n' brimstone are not exactly rare nowadays, they focus only on small corners of a sprawling theological castle tended by Lord Chick. By Andrew Hultkrans Full article »
5 Retarded Online Christmas Videos
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
2006 was the year Christmas confronted "filmmakers" and "comedians" who began uploading strange new perspectives to YouTube and Revver. Aren't we blessed? By Destiny Full article »
Author Slash Trickster “JT LeRoy”
Monday, December 18th, 2006
Laura Albert, or, the woman known as the man JT LeRoy, is a simple gal who likes food, good friends and the odd, occasional, scandalously-complex, literative meta-performance; apparently in that order. By RU Sirius Full article »
ABCNews + Amanda Congdon – Rocketboom = Whuh?
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
When a busty blonde video blogger leaves Rocketboom for ABC News.com, anything can happen. Unfortunately, it didn't. By Lou Cabron
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A Christmas Conspiracy
Monday, December 11th, 2006
I had swallowed the blue pill and could see the plot for what it was -- a conspiracy to thin the population by driving the most emotionally vulnerable of us to blow out our brain stems when the Heat Miser shows up. By Steve Robles Full article »
Christmas 2.0: Subverting the Holidays With Re-dubbing
Monday, December 11th, 2006
Some very naughty children are defiling Christmas. Rudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown and A Christmas Story have been re-dubbed with X-rated dialogue and metal music. By Destiny Full article »
The Crooks of the World Hurt Copyright, Free Speech
Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Michael Crook himself is not much of a threat to free speech or copyright. However, the Michael Crooks of the world, are. By Jonathan Bailey Full article »
Wonderful Wizardry of ‘Woz’
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
An Interview with Gina Smith, co-author of Steve Wozniak's autobiography, "iWoz" By RU Sirius Full article »
The 5 Faces of Bush
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
Is the media telling a secret story by using carefully-selected news photos? By Lou Cabron Full article »
They’re Dreaming of a Boobs Christmas
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
Radio stations celebrate the spirit of Christmas by promising to enlarge women's cleavage. By Lou Cabron Full article »
Google is Trying to Get Into Your Pants
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Google is running ads with a jingle that boasts, "I've got Google maps in my pants." Is it deliberately bad, or is this a rare Google mis-step? By Destiny Full article »
Is It Fascism Yet?
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
I thought it would be interesting to ask a few folks representing a variety of views whether they think America is now a fascist state. By RU Sirius Full article »
Is Iraq really THAT bad?
Monday, November 27th, 2006
This roundup of YouTube clips is meant to give a sense of what it's like for the people who are killing and getting killed in Iraq -- a view that one can't possibly get from the mainstream newsmedia. By Jeff Diehl Full article »
Robert Altman’s 7 Secret Wars
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Robert Altman brought a disturbing magic to everything he filmed -- but it's the obscure and controversial films that are most interesting. By Destiny Full article »
5 Lamest Charlie Brown Cartoons
Monday, November 20th, 2006
Charlie Brown was still loveable, even when he failed, so let's appreciate his five lamest cartoons. By Destiny Full article »
Counterculture and the Tech Revolution
Sunday, November 19th, 2006
The connection between the contemporary global economy and the countercultural attitudes of the 1960s and 70s. By RU Sirius Full article »
