Animal Control in Jefferson County, Colorado will be encouraging residents to pick up after their dogs by clearing up The Myth of the Poop Fairy. The campaign runs from July 9 -17 during which volunteers wearing blue “Poop Fairy” T-shirts will greet patrons of local parks to break the news to them that "There is no poop ... [Read More]

Aimi Eguchi seemed to come out of nowhere. The 16-year-old went from "trainee" in the Japanese idol group AKB48 to spokesmodel for Glico candy. Too good to be true. Aimi is actually a computer-generated composite of 6 of the group's most attractive members. Glico released a video showing the face tracking software used to ... [Read More]

Futurama experiences "Reincarnation" in the season finale with 3 unique animation styles: a black-and-white Fleischer style, a low-res video game style, and an anime action style. Creator David X. Cohen says it's one his favorite episodes of the season. "Our supervising director, Peter Avanznio, did an amazing job of ... [Read More]

There are entire websites devoted to gender bender fan fiction and artwork (so I hear) but fans no longer have to imagine after last night's Futurama episode, "Neutopia." The men of Planet Express bankrupt the company so it's only fair that they raise money by forcing the girls to do a calendar. Just one problem: actual girls. ... [Read More]

Even the most doting parent sees their child in a different light come bedtime. Go the Fuck to Sleep is a children's book that "captures the frustration of being in a room with a kid and feeling like you may actually never leave that room again, that you may spend the rest of your life in that dark room, trying to get your ... [Read More]

Have you thanked a programmer? It's Video Game Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and to celebrate the opening credits have gone 8-bit with a digitized Jimmy running across the screen à la Ninja Gaiden. Jimmy is showing off his video game skills each night with demos of Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3, Uncharted 3: ... [Read More]

Keeping track of the weather can seem like a full-time job but Subaru's new marketing campaign suggests "It doesn't matter what the weatherman says if you have a symmetrical all-wheel drive Subaru." The commercials feature bloopers of weatherman Pete Mertz standing in front of the wrong map, wearing green in front of a green ... [Read More]