The Konami Code: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A — and Christ rises from the dead. From Dueling Analogs So Dark the Contra of Man. And that wraps up the week of geeky Last Suppers.
Kermit as Christ pretty much goes without saying, but I wonder about Gonzo as the Judas figure. Sure, he's a Weirdo, but would he betray Kermit? He performed his art for arts sake (if also for the love of a good chicken.) Fozzie on the other hand always wanted to be the star of the show but always failed. Maybe with Kermit out of the way...
Were the Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde really disciples of Pac-Man? Is this showing that the pellets are the transubstantiation of Pac-Man and he want them to eat him, turning him into a Holy Ghost? Could it be that I am giving this far, far too much thought?
While it is only a small scene of the A-Team Last Supper, it is a packed vignette. While as a team, John 'Hannibal' Smith was the leader, as a show and a pop culture phenomenon, Mr. T's B.A. Baracus was clearly the breakout star and therefore the Christ figure at this table.
The Last Basselope is no more, thanks to the over-enthusiastic bow of Legolas. Stupid elf. From artist Ryan Dunlavey, who has done a dozen modern mashups of classic comic strips, including Fantastic Family Circus, X-Nuts and The Dark Side. (Link via Neatorama)
Created using 4050 cubes as pixels and measuring 8.5 feet x 17 feet, the Rubik's Cube Last Supper was created by artist(s) at Toronto's Cube Works. It has apparently been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records at the largest work of its kind, though I couldn't find it on the site, nor a photo of the work anywhere, just this news report. Too bad, I'd love to see one. Anyway, another Last Supper for the meta list.
Just in time for Halloween comes the Jason hoodie from designer Marc Ecko, which is stylish enough to use on your next convenience store robbery, once you're done terrorizing your neighbourhood as a masked lunatic, of course.Channel the terror of Crystal Lake in this "Jason" hoodie from the Friday the 13th series by Marc Ecko.If that's not quite psychotic enough for you, there are also version of The Joker, Jigsaw, and somewhat incongruously, Gene Simmons.
Cartoonist Dresden Codak sums up the most used third act twists in movies, with special attention to M. Knight "What a twist!" Shyamalan. You've got to love an infographic that makes me look up words like peripeteia and anagnorisis.
So they finally found Waldo? I suppose it was only a matter of time. From From Daniel Lecky who is also trying to get it made at Threadless. (Link via The Daily What)
At least we'll go out in a stunning fashion. Speaking of which, Threadless is selling their Halloween t-shirts (like the one above by Travis Pitts) for a mere $10, but only until tomorrow at 10 am CT, so you'll have to hurry. Gotta look your best for the UFO, zombie, vampire, dinosaur apocalypse.
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A Shel Silverstein character being Nazi curb stomped? Oh that's just so wrong. From Screen Junkies 8 R-Rated Movies as Kids Books, which aims to desensitize the little tykes so they can be ready for Hollywood fare.
Turn off the computer and the TV for a couple of hours and the whole place goes nuts. Of course reading about Balloon Boy after it had all passed make the whole incident seem like, well, hot air.
Previously on Popped Culture...
Sure, it all looks fun, but then you have to pick up all the little bits of flesh from all over the bed when you're done. (Link via Geekstir)
Marge Simpson is going to be on the cover of Playboy? This is wrong, wrong wrong. The Devil in Marge Simpson? Ew, ew, ew.... On a related note, don't do an image search for Marge Simpson naked. You can't unsee that stuff. (Link via The Ampersand)
Update: We've Got Some Work To Do Now is now for sale. Sweet!
So Quentin Tarantino has decided to make a third installment of the Kill Bill series. Sure, it won't be for another five years, but why bother, Q?
Domo-kun is one of those strange marriages of Japanese and web culture... wait, I suppose I don't really need to add that qualifier as it really goes without saying. I had seem images of Domo all over the web before I actually knew what it was, a mascot for Japan's NHK television station that has become a harbinger of doom in his online incarnation. Know Your Meme can tell you all you need to know.Star Wars: Uncut Trailer from Casey Pugh on Vimeo.
The Last Supper is the image that keeps on giving. Today's iteration, evil, murderous clowns. Here's who I can identify:
It appears that She-Ra, Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake all grew up and went to work at Coyote Ugly. I totally saw that coming. By comic book artist Greg Land. (Link via Unreality, originally from Toyfare)
