Chris’ favorite hottie finally does some decent acting.

Seriously.
What the fuck.
Chris Angel blows pretty much all other illusionists away.

No screenshot. ‘Cause, well…I have to go change my pants.

There might be some NSFW-ish ads on the page. There weren’t when I watched, but I saw some potential.

I got this in my email today. I don’t know where they came from. I laughed out loud.

[thanks clare.]

I’m coming back to NY for a few days this week, and I need a drink. There’s no way I’d be able to see you all individually, so i figured anybody who was free could show up at the same bar at the same, and we can make an event of it. I have no idea how many of you are around, but I guarantee it will be fun. I’ve been in Dubai for over 3 months. There is rage and randiness that need to be unleashed.

Under the Volcano is a great bar where a few of my friends work. It’s centrally located, and should be fairly empty on a Saturday night – we’ll have it all to ourselves…

You know the drill. Everyone is invited. Everyone.

See you soon.

Saturday, June 17th, 9pm

Under the Volcano
12 E 36th St (bet. 5th and 6th Ave)
New York, NY
(212) 213-0093

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With the small exception of Jackie Rogers Jr’s $100,000 Jackpot Wad, this short mockumentary about Men’s Synchronized Swimming may be my favorite Saturday Night Live skit of all time. In this one, Harry Shearer and Martin Short are a syncro-swimming duet, and Christopher Guest is their totally gay coach. Martin Short is basically retarded, can’t swim, and wears a giant orange life preserver or “swimmies”. I can’t tell you how funny this is. Simply genius.

Unfortunately, this is not the whole skit, just about 2 minutes from the beginning. At the very least, I hope it brings back some memories. I’ll post the whole video if I find it.

“I know you, I know you.”

[via screenhead.]

Just in time to be shown for the opening of Cars, the teaser trailer for Pixar’s next blockbuster has hit the web. Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles and The Iron Giant (not Pixar), will direct Ratatouille, about a food-snob rat living in Paris. This trailer looks fantastic, and Pixar has proven time and again that they never miss. I can’t wait to see Cars next week in NY, and I can’t wait to see Ratatouille next summer.

[via kottke.]

Not funny. Could be me.

“Uhh… we could use some, uh, spackle. Over.”

[thanks witold.]

I must admit, I am hooked on “So you think you can dance?” and after watching this clip you will know why. PS – Keep an eye on the yamaka.

EDIT (Chris): I got this in my email as a crappy animate GIF file. I am so glad you found it on YouTube. I embedded a player to make it easier to watch. I LOVE this clip.

I would gladly replace my television with a large format digital picture frame that played this over, and over, and over, forever.

Please, please look at the guy’s face in the orange shirt in the background… Priceless.

[thanks clare. this made my month.]

About a month and a half ago, I broke down and bought a US spec, NTSC, deluxe edition XBox 360. I knew I was courting the enemy, but frankly I was preparing for the long summer cooped up in the apartment, and I played Call of Duty 2 on a friends system and nearly shit myself from the realism and intensity. So, I paid way too much for the machine, and I bought all the best rated games: Call of Duty 2, Tomb Raider, Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion, and (just yesterday) Project Gotham Racing.

I am going to pause here to insert a “more” link because the rest of this post is likely to only interest the nerdiest of readers. I am going to talk in detail about some video games, my habits, my experiences, and what I believe will be the future of all of this. Please, please do not read further unless that sounded VERY exciting.

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On Thursday afternoon, here in Dubai, it was over 40° Celsius, or 105° Fahrenheit for you Yanks. Instead of taking in the melanoma at the pool, I went skiing. For those of you who don’t know, the very rich and very futuristic leaders of Dubai build a giant refrigerator and put a ski slope in it. If you haven’t seen it, there’s an awesome Discovery Channel “Modern Marvels” about how they did it. Of all the cockamamy things I’ve seen here in Dubai, from Palm-shaped islands to 7 star hotels, this is by far the most well thought out, enjoyable, excellent use of time and resources. It is actually awesome, and I am not kidding at all.

Some of you know that I have been learning to snowboard, one trip at a time, one trip per season, for about 6 years. NOT the way to do it. Well, 20 minutes from my desert apartment, in the middle of the Middle East, for about $50 including equipment AND clothes rental, I can snowboard for 2 hours, under ideal conditions, without wind, with a bunch of Arab beginners, in a Mall. Fucking surreal.

It’s impossible to take a decent photo in this place, but here is the “mountain” from the bottom looking up. Down the middle is the lift, and to the left is the steeper, advanced run. On the right is the more beginner run, where I fell a few times, but actually did better than ever before. Click for larger version (no flickr).

Here is the “mountain” from the top. You can see the lift and Snickers rail obstacle. They are building a half-pipe down the left side, but only a small section is currently open. Eventually it will run down most of the length of the slope. Click for larger version (no flickr).

In case you’re wondering how long it takes to get down this “mountain”… the answer is, not long. For anyone who doesn’t fall, it is no longer than 2 minutes top to bottom. For me it was more like 6 or 8 minutes, but even when I don’t fall, I go pretty slow. The lift lines were very short, and the lift haul takes about 5 or 6 minutes. But you can do that over and over and over again, until you get tired of doing your bindings, seriously the most exhausting part of the experience.

Rumor has it that they are now building a new HUGE facility, with literally a mountain in the middle. I don’t know how many runs there will be, but if common sense is abandoned as usual, you can bet they’ll find a way to have a black diamond in there somewhere.

Only in Dubai.

Literally. This is why you HAVE to love Dubai.

That IS what you think it is. It’s a ticket pasted to the window of a big, dirty, green SUV (Nissan Petrol, I think) for being, yes, “dusty,” and “disfiguring the public view and beauty of the city.” Hahahahahahaha.