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I'm on Team Conan. How Conan O'Brien has shown integrity, sincerity and humor throughout The Tonight Show fiasco. by Raikus

The largest entertainment news for the past week has been the future shuffling around of NBC's late night TV lineup. For those not in "the know" here's a quick recap. Jay Leno officially handed over the reigns of The Tonight Show to...

Filed under: conan o'brien, craigslist, david letterman, david zucker, fiasco, humor, integry, jay leno, jimmy kimmel, nbc, sincerity, team coco, team conan, the tonight show

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The Top TV Commercials of the Decade by Raikus

Adweek recently came out with their "Best of the Decade" list which included a "Commercials of the Decade" section. Watching some of these brought back some great memories. As a former advertising creative myself, I've always paid...

Filed under: best commericals, bud light, cog, gorilla, halo 3, honda, in the air tonight, last ten years, levi's, nike, of the decade, tag, terry tate, top 10, top ten, top ten best commericals

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Is the Higgs Boson Particle Traveling Back in Time to Kill Sarah Conner? by Raikus

It's there... somewhere. Popular models of known physics say that it has to exist, but no one has found it. Can the elusive "God Particle" ever be discovered or is Higgs Boson the universe's ultimate "reset" button? For those...

Filed under: cern, fourth dimension, god particle, higgs boson, large hadron collider, lhc, particle theory, sarah conner, time travel

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The Best Places to Buy Your Limited Edition and Custom Shirts Online by Raikus

Are you the type of person who scoffs at tee designs in Target and Wal-Mart? Do you dislike the mainstream designs that you see in stores comprised mostly of skulls, birds and trees? Do you have a unique style and like to wear interesting and even artful...

Filed under: cheap, cool shirts, custom shirts, daily shirt, daytee, dbh, emptees, limited designs, limited edition, ript, ript apparel, shirt a day, shirt fight, shirt.woot, teefury, teemagnet, teetrade, teextile, threadless

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The Revolution will be Twittervised by Raikus

Click on the picture to see the astounding larger version. There is a monumental piece of history going on right this moment. Most people are familiar with the controversy of the Iran Elections that happened last week. Incumbent "President"...

Filed under: direct news, iran, iran election, news, protestors, revolt, revolution, revolution will be twittervised, riots, sources, tehran, tweets, twitter

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The Top Prosthetic Weapons and Users in Film by Raikus

There's no denying that prosthetic weapons are cool. Who hasn't dreamed about replacing your hand with a Stihl chainsaw in the middle of a painful workday? Or having helicopter blades pop out of your head so you could just fly away? Well we're...

Filed under: ash, best users, best weapons, candyman, captain hook, claws, edward scissorhands, evil dead, gun for arm, gun for leg, hellboy, hook, inspecot gadget, jaws, machine girl, planet terror, prosthetic weapon, prosthetic weapons, red right hand, riderman, right hand of doom, weapon appendages, wolverine

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Who Said It: Kayne West or Derek Zoolander? by Raikus

Voluminous windbag Kanye West is at it again. This time, he's not out to assault your ears with stupid quotes, outrageous comments and nonsensical rhyming. Nope, this time he's out to assault your eyes with the written word. Kanye, who says he...

Filed under: blank pages, book, derek zoolander, kanye west, kanye west's new book, kanyeism, kanyeisms, quiz, thank you and you're welcome, zoolander

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Are Japanese Restaurants the New Chinese Restaurants? by Raikus

It seems to be the latest restaurant fad -- Japanese Sushi Bar and Steakhouse restaurants. When most think of Japanese food they recall their times sitting around a flat grill with a dark haired, mildly Asian looking gentlemen throwing out poorly timed...

Filed under: burger, chicken, chinese restaurant, combo, crab, food, hibachi, japanese, japanese restaurant, shopping center, shrimp, steakhouse, sushi, sushi bar, tempura, teriyaki, udon

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A Guitar Hero's Best Kept Secret - Souldier Straps by Raikus

The best way to find a secret is to not be looking for it. And so was the case when I first started my fan-driven, borderline stalkerish task of tracking down the guitar strap of Jeff Tweedy. For those not familiar with the rock scene, Jeff Tweedy is...

Filed under: bright eyes, brooks and dunn, custom guitar strap, custom guitar straps, fleet foxes, guitar straps, jeff tweedy, panic at the disco, sheryl crow, snl, sonic youth, souldier, souldier guitar straps, souldier straps, souldier.us, strap, straps, vintage guitar straps, wilco

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The Best SNL Digital Shorts by Raikus

Through a completely subjective method (based on how many smiles, chuckles or laughs each short gave me) I have compiled the absolute best SNL Digital Shorts. This is it. No need to check anywhere else. If it's not on this list then it isn't worth...

Filed under: andy's dad, best digital shorts, best snl, best snl digital shorts, dear sister, digital shorts, extreme challenge, iran so far, japanese office, lazy sunday, natalie raps, people getting punched, snl digital short, the mirror

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My New Year's Resolietions by Raikus

It's that time of year where we say goodbye to the past and hello to the future. We greet this future the way we enter into any new relationship -- we lie. Very few people actually make resolutions. If they did we'd be a nation of fit, non-smoking...

Filed under: 2008, 2009, america, clean, diet, dishes, garage, gym, new years, oil, promise, resolietion, resolution, smoking

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Digital Copy Discs in DVDs - What are they and how do they work? by Raikus

You may have noticed a new trend when buying DVD movies lately -- an extra disc labeled "digital copy." Normally these come in the Collector's Edition or Special Edition of a new DVD release. I first noticed it when I had to buy "Nightmare...

Filed under: apple, are, copy, dark knight, dics, digital, digital copy, digital copy disc, digital copy discs, digital copy in dvd, disc, do, drm, dvds, handbrake, how, itunes, mac, pc, piracy, they, warner bros, what, windows, work

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Top 5 Commercials that Should be Shot in the Head and Buried in a Shallow Grave by Raikus

Here's a top 5 list of commercials that should have been killed during the testing phase, but somehow made it to our televisions to aggravate us and make us hate the products that they're advertising. #5 - Mucinex: All of Them I never grasped...

Filed under: at&t, burried, commercials, e*trade, grave, headline, mucinex, shallow, shot, top 5, toyota, walmart

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All Around Me are Familiar Faces... by Raikus

What had the largest opening week in the history of entertainment media? I know. Easy question. After all, it just happened and everyone is still talking about it. Few, if any, people I know haven't seen it. It had everything an audience would want...

Filed under: commercials, dark knight, dvds, gears of war, halo 3, madden, media, mercenaries 2, movies, music, video games

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Black Friday Deals 2008 - The Best Deals Out There by Raikus

I've compiled a list of some of the best deals in multiple categories. This year's "must go" store winners are Best Buy and Circuit City. The sales trend seems to be HDTVs, GPS and digital camera with a disappointing turnout for laptop...

Filed under: 2008, best, best buy, black, black friday deals, canon, circuit city, cvs, deals, friday, jcpenney, kmart, list, lowes, norelco, phillips, pricees, radio shak, samsung, sears, sony, target, toshiba, walmart

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I'm on Team Conan. How Conan O'Brien has shown integrity, sincerity and humor throughout The Tonight Show fiasco. by Raikus

The Top TV Commercials of the Decade by Raikus

Is the Higgs Boson Particle Traveling Back in Time to Kill Sarah Conner? by Raikus

The Best Places to Buy Your Limited Edition and Custom Shirts Online by Raikus

The Revolution will be Twittervised by Raikus

The Top Prosthetic Weapons and Users in Film by Raikus

Who Said It: Kayne West or Derek Zoolander? by Raikus

Are Japanese Restaurants the New Chinese Restaurants? by Raikus

A Guitar Hero's Best Kept Secret - Souldier Straps by Raikus

The Best SNL Digital Shorts by Raikus

My New Year's Resolietions by Raikus

Digital Copy Discs in DVDs - What are they and how do they work? by Raikus

Top 5 Commercials that Should be Shot in the Head and Buried in a Shallow Grave by Raikus

All Around Me are Familiar Faces... by Raikus

Black Friday Deals 2008 - The Best Deals Out There by Raikus