Too Much Dune?

Just saw this photo of an explosion in Libya from The Hindu on Google News.  Is it me, or does this look like a sandworm?

Speed Dating with Werner Herzog

This is, of course, merely a reenactment.  I'm not sure they could've found someone who looked less like Herzog.

The Serious Science of Psychology

See, even if this is a goof, it not only could be real, it probably is somewhere.  Some of the crazier people I've known studied psychology.

Via BuzzFeed.

Arrakis. . .Dune. . .Coloring Book

From the all-marketing-people-are-totally-batshit-insane department comes one of the weirdest moments in merchandising history: Coloring and activity books for kids promoting the premiere of David Lynch's Dune.  Conceptually, there's nothing necessarily disturbing about doing this, but whoever made the decisions about the contents of these books was chewing semuta.

Here are some of the pages (from Coilhouse via Neatorama):

No big deal--just some old woman telling a kid to endure the pain or, well, die.  What color is a gom jabar, anyway?

Yep, mind and time-rending spice cookies--must've been before the War on Drugs, huh?

Ah, some wholesome regicide--fun for the whole family!

Hey, kiddies, what color is the pallor of death, anyway?

Coilhouse has more questionable scans of the books, along with some amusing commentary.

And You Will Continue Exercising With the Urkobold

ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF EXERCISE WITH THE URKOBOLD AND HIS PERSONAL TRAINER! STRETCH! FOCUS! STRETCH! MAKE THOSE GLUTES HURT!

VIKING MINION! GET OUT OF YOUR BUNK AND GET TO WORK!

Sulu Friday: Today with Takei Stand-In, Stephen Fry

With George unable to participate in this season's "An Evening of Klingon in Shakespeare" (Washington Shakespeare Company), Stephen Fry (pictured above) has gladly taken on the role.  

Fry, best known for his comedic acting gigs, such as A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder and various film roles, is apparently a bit of a Trekkie himself: "Fry wrote an essay at Cambridge about Nietsche's theory of tragedy — 'Niet-shee, as you all say" — and Star Trek. 'I'm a Trekkie, quite.'"

Film Wars: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars

From Clerks II by way of Hit & Run commenter sloopyinca:

Just a quick comment: When it comes to the stories--that is, the Star Wars universe (movies, books, games, etc.) versus the Lord of the Rings books--there's no comparison: Lord of the Rings by a million farthings. 

However, I do think that the first three Star Wars films (I'll chastise thricely anyone who thinks I mean Episodes I, II, and III) were much better movies than any and all of the Lord of the Rings films.  To me, the latter just didn't quite make it, although I think they were well done, all told.

Off topic on my own post (is that even legal?), I learned some German today: Soylent Green ist Menschenfleisch!

The Joys of Libertarianism

Credit to the artist (image is signed).

Finally! Dune as a Children's Book!

Prepare your young man-children and girl-children for the gom jabbar through this new on-line children's book: Goodnight Dune.

Via io9.

Today We Settle All Coyote Business

Image via The Chive.

***Update***

As a motivational poster:

You Will Exercise with the Urkobold

YESTERDAY, A RUDE GENTLEMAN YELLED AT THE URKOBOLD, "GET YOUR FAT ASS OUT OF MY WAY!" AFTER DETAINTING THIS JOLLY FELLOW, THE URKOBOLD THOUGHT TO HIMSELF, "DOES THE URKOBOLD INDEED HAVE A FAT ASS?" THE URKOBOLD LOOKED IN A MIRROR, BUT HAD TROUBLE DETERMINING THE GIRTH OF HIS REAR. HE ASKED THE WEIBSKOBOLD, BUT SHE THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HER ASS, WHICH SHE REVEALED TO THE URKOBOLD IN ALL ITS GLORY, THEN CERTAIN FESTIVITIES THEREBY INTERVENED, LEAVING THE QUESTION UNANSWERED.

INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO ASK PEOPLE THIS QUESTION, THE URKOBOLD HAS DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HIS OWN SUPERBLY CAPABLE HANDS AND HAS HIRED A PERSONAL TRAINER. IN A BURST OF NEARLY ORGASMIC BENEVOLENCE TO HIS MINIONS, HE HAS DECIDED TO MANDATE THAT EACH OF YOU SHARE IN THE LUNCHTIME EXERCISE.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET US COMMENCE BUTTOCKS-REDUCTION CEREMONIES! MISS MAXIMUS, WE ARE READY!

From BuzzFeed: Charlie Sheen Quotes As New Yorker Cartoons

I have to say that I friggin' love Charlie Sheen.  He's starting to sound like either his dad or the Photojournalist in Apocalypse Now.  Which is awesome.

Below are a few of my favorites.  See the rest at BuzzFeed.

 

I just hope there's a way to harness and preserve the greatness that is Charlie Sheen right now.  A reality show seems too tepid and ordinary for him.  Maybe a webcam implanted into his forehead?

***Update***

A Tale of Two Charlies (from Jimmy Kimmel, via Guyism):

Be sure to take The Guardian's quiz: Charlie Sheen v Muammar Gaddafi: Whose Line is it Anyway?  Full disclosure--I got only two correct.

Monkey Tuesday: Monkey Holiday Innovations

Monkey Tuesday: The Godrilla

Fight the Episiarchical Pizza Influence!

Episiarch, well known to H&R readers, has long advocated NY style pizza - to the point of refusing to even call anything with bread fatter than a communion wafer by the name pizza. I have known several NY / NJ types like him, who demand pizza so thin it could be put between slides for microscope analysis.

The Chicago connections of Urkobold and his minions are well known. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to refute this NY-style nonsense and stand up for pizza that can't be seen through when held up to the light. It is our duty to fight for pizza that contains less grease than the average universal joint of a semi.

Therefore, I give you Lou Malnati's. for those of you outside the range of their over 20 Chicagoland locations, they ship anywhere in the country.