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History That Likes to Party

Friday January 27, 2012

If you haven't seen Funny or Die's classic "Drunk History" series, you're depriving yourself of not just ample "lulz" but also of valuable lessons in American history! If Sarah Palin had watched "Drunk History" she could've said something sensible instead of rambling about Paul Revere and the not-yet-existent second amendment for twenty excruciating seconds. The series consists of (basically) factually correct accounts of the founding fathers, recited by inebriated "historians" and acted out by some of the top comic actors of our time, including Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and Will Ferrell. Educate yo' self.

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"Girls with Slingshots" Take On The Goliath of Male Hegemony

Monday January 23, 2012

"Girls with Slingshots" is a webcomic by Danielle Corsetto, who is a woman. There are plenty of things to say about the web comic other than that it's written and drawn by a woman, but damned if that isn't something, huh? You go around and read all these web comics, never really thinking about the fact that they're all by dudes, and then, bam. Danielle Corsetto. The strip contains many, many characters, most of them women, some of them dudes, a few of them lesbians. I have never seen any of them using a slingshot; I think it's a metaphor for their wit or something. With over seven years of archives, it could be your next big time-waster.

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Clark and Michael, Mockumentary Auteurs

Friday January 20, 2012

Before Clark Duke and Michael Cera were linchpins of cooler-than-thou Junior Hipster debate regarding whether they were "totes cute" or "mad played out", they were just a couple of young actors with a knack for playing awkward and geeky. In those simpler, more innocent days, CBS gave the two their own show! On YouTube. Clark and Michael follows fictionalized versions of Cera and Duke as they attempt to get a TV pilot on the air (not on YouTube) and fall victim to incessant mistrust and petty bickering. It may be a web series, but the two bring their acting A-games, and the end result is 13 very funny episodes that delicately straddle the line between realism and full-on Adult Swim-style ridiculousness.

Image courtesy of CBS, via YouTube

Funny Exam Answers: Freestyle Test Taking

Monday January 16, 2012

We're past the halfway point of January, so you college kids on winter break have to face the end of your days of non-stop binge drinking and sex and get back to your academics (while continuing to binge drink and sex in your downtime). But let's look forward a bit: In three months you're going to be back from your debauchery-laden spring breaks and sitting in a stupid desk looking at some jerk midterm that wants you to know stuff. That's not what college is about! Might I recommend following the example of Funny Exam Answers and being a smartass about it? Sure, you'll flunk, but you'll have a laugh and get to go back for another semester of binge drinking and sex.

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