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Hunter S. Thompson's '90s Macintosh ad is exactly what you'd expect it would be
The '90s were a wonderfully odd time for advertising. We had beer-shilling frogs, parents who couldn't understand Bubble Tape and hoards of gangs armed with Nerf weapons prowling screens everywhere. But most importantly, subversive icons of the counterculture could be used to sell cutting-edge technology.
Breakfast Topic: If you could play WoW with anyone, who would it be?
I was sitting in my super comfortable chair the other night, staring out my window and taking in the view, when a question suddenly came to mind. I quickly rang my friend, and without taking the time to give a proper greeting, I posed the question: If you could play WoW with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be? "What do you mean?" he asked. "Like, the person would be in your guild. You'd be able to talk with them on Mumble and raid, PvP, or run 5-mans with them. Whatever you want." It was essentially the "if you could have dinner with anyone in human history" question but with a WoW twist. "Hunter S. Thompson," he replied, after taking a moment to think. "Or Morrissey. Poe would be fun to play with, too." "I could see Thompson doing all right, but I dunno about Morrissey." I told him. "He'd probably be terrible at the game. A keyboard turner." "Yeah, he'd probably refuse to heal the raid and just stand there asking what the boss had done that we had to kill it. Probably play a holy priest." We then went on to discuss what tier set Morrissey would transmog his gear to. (We settled on tier 3 because it's unobtainable.) Later, we considered whether George Washington would make a great raid leader. So who would you pick? Be sure to include your reasoning and what class the person would play.
Fear and Loathing in the Mushroom Kingdom
Whether you're a fan of the movie, the novel, or just a certain scene re-enacted by cats, Hunter S. Thompson's Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is one unique experience. Now, some person has gone and whipped up some great fanart, combining Hunter's world of drugs with none other than Nintendo's plumbers, the Mario brothers. It's not the greatest piece of art in the world, but it certainly brought a smile to our face when we looked upon it for the first time.[Via Kotaku]
HDTV Listings for December 12, 2006
What we're watching: If the Jim Carrey remake of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas didn't satisfy, check out the 40th Anniversary edition of the original tonight on ABC. Also premiering tonight is Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson On Film, featuring Nick Nolte as the narrator of this documentary on Starz HD. If you didn't get enough sports this year, be sure to take a look at SportsCenter's Year in Review on ESPN-HD.Our traditional high-def listings continue below.
