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My Big Break | This American Life

Linking to the segment of This American Life about the husband-and-wife comedy team who got their big break on Ed Sullivan ... the same night as the Beatles' American debut ... and had to go on right before the Beatles' encore performance.

Hey, it's the anniversary of their debut, too!

If you ever want to sample the KTMA episodes (aka Season Zero) of Mystery Science Theater 3000, "Phase IV" isn't a bad one to start with. The movie (the only feature directed by Saul Bass) is interesting enough to carry through the gaps in the mostly improvised riffing and slow enough so the jokes help when they hit.

Having just played through Mass Effect 1, I understand this with a vengeance.

Running in any game that has stamina 

Two thoughts:

1. Superman is a dick.

2. How the heck does Jimmy Olsen walk on those not-stilts? He's going to get some swollen ankles from that.

Goddammit Jimmy, I had a plan!

Farewell Astrodome

Farewell Astrodome. You will be remembered for hosting a kickass social-satirizing, "Bullitt"-parodying, Shelley Duvall-introducing, existential modern-Icarus-mythologizing Robert Altman film. At least that's what I'll remember it for. They held sports events there, right?

(B. Kliban)

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I miss this magazine so much.

VG&CE November 89’ - Software That Will Give You Nightmares!

In another time, this would be the script for an Adult Swim pilot.

…

You know what? It’s been a long day and I do not have the energy for your hypothetical dream bullshit, Super Dictionary.

I wish I had this hedgehog's moves.

A hedgehog dancing to Lily Allen’s “Fuck You.” I did it in like 10 minutes, don’t judge me.

Happy anniversary Comics Curmudgeon!

(I always hear the Price Is Right theme whenever I see this panel.)