Katy Perry Bounces Back from Sesame Street Snub

Just days after Katy Perry was censored by Sesame Street for showing too much cleavage, she appeared on Saturday Night Live bouncing up and down in a low-cut Elmo T-shirt. The skit made several direct references to Sesame Street and said she shouldn’t be embarrassed of her body but that maybe she should find herself a better bra. Don’t worry if you missed it, I’ve immortalized it with some sexy

Sesame Street a Grouch over Katy Perry’s Cans

Katy Perry has cleaned up the lyrics of her single “Hot N Cold” to sing a duet with Elmo but it seems the G-rated version was still too hot for Sesame Street, or at least moms, who complained Perry showed too much cleavage. Sesame Workshop has pulled the segment saying, “In light of the feedback we’ve received on the Katy Perry music video which was released on YouTube only, we

The Event is…

For months NBC has been telling us what the Event isn’t but last night we got some clues to what the Event is. The newly elected President learns 97 detainees have been held for years by the CIA at a secret base in Mount Inostranka, Alaska. He argues that they must release the detainees because “It’s not just about protecting the rights of the few. This is about protecting human

Boardwalk Empire – Review

Boardwalk Empire is HBO’s new series about gangsters in New Jersey. No, it’s not a Sopranos sequel. It takes place in “Atlantic City, 1920. When alcohol was outlawed, outlaws became kings.” Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is a pillar of the community. Publicly he promotes Prohibition, but privately he uses his connections, which include his brother the sheriff, to circumvent the law. The one person Nucky can’t seem to control

Mentally Ill Stuffed Animals

Children can be cruel, especially to their toys. “These creatures cannot defend themselves. They cannot run away only escape. Insanity is there there only escape,” explains Dr. Kindermann of The Asylum – Psychiatric Clinic for Abused Cuddly Toys (parapluesch.com). The German toymaker calls the toys therapeutic. “Children and grown ups like their vulnerability and find something in them that gives them a great sense of comfort in helping to heal

Top 65 Commercial Disclaimers * (update 2)

Commercial disclaimers are the fine print at the bottom of the TV screen that tries to dissuade you from mimicking what you see with phrases like “professional driver,” “closed course,” “dramatization,” “fictionalization,” “do not attempt,” or “don’t try this at home.” But sometimes these warnings are for things that no one would, or even could, do. Not surprisingly, they usually appear in American commercials, home of the lawsuit. The following

Zombie College

Smart zombies call for smarter survivors so the University of Baltimore is offering a course on the prolific monsters, taught by Arnold Blumberg, author of Zombiemania. Course objectives include: “get you ready for a zombie apocalypse.” Rather than write research papers, students get to create their own zombie story. Zombie academic. Students at the University of Baltimore aren’t the only ones with zombies on the brain. Columbia College in Chicago

Real World: Zombieville

This is the story of seven strangers picked to live in a house surrounded by zombies to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting eaten. The Real World: Zombieville is a 6 part “micro-series” (read: commercials) by the American Legacy Foundation, which is responsible for the “Truth” anti-smoking campaign. The commercials compare cigarettes to zombies, such as both kill millions of people. “The only difference

Love Hina One-Shot

The quintessential harem manga, Love Hina, returns with a 6 page one-shot! It appears to take place before Naru & Keitaro’s wedding, which was announced 5 years ago on creator Ken Akamatsu’s blog, unless Keitaro is still trying to graduate which wouldn’t surprise me. While soaking in the onsen, Kitsune asks Shinobu how far she’s gone with a boy on a scale of A – D, A being a kiss.