SI.com presents its list of the 10 Greatest Sports Songs. I’m sure they missed some good ones, but I can’t think anything good at the moment; what are your picks? Although it’s a local (Baltimore) favorite, for now I vote for John Denver’s Thank God I’m A Country Boy.
Darth Smartass
The YouTube video Darth Smartass isn’t quite as good as the Austin Powers scene it’s obviously inspired by, but it’s still pretty funny…
YES.com
YES.com is an awesome map-based site that tells you what songs are currently playing/have recently played on radio stations, searchable by ZIP code.
Orange Sings “Carmen”
Am I the only who got a little freaked out as a kid watching the Sesame Street video in which the stop-motion animated orange sang Carmen?
The Golden Age Of Travel Posters
The Los Angeles Public Library has a beautiful gallery entitled Far and Wide: The Golden Age Of Travel Posters. One of my favorites is above…
Fatboy Slim – The Joker
Fatboy Slim’s video for The Joker (Steve Miller Band cover; YouTube video) is performed by kittens. Maybe a bit too cute, but fun…
OK Go – Here It Goes Again
The video for OK Go’s Here It Goes Again (YouTube video) is entirely performed on six treadmills. It’s a lot cooler than it sounds. Really.
Classic Tom Petty Opening Lines
In honor of Tom Petty’s latest release, Highway Companion, The Onion’s A.V. Club presents 14 Classic Tom Petty Opening Lines.
Scorched 3D
Speaking of nostalgic drunken college computer games, check out Scorched 3D, an extremely faithful three-dimensional rendering of the Scorched Earth (which you can download here) tank shooting game. This version has a lot more eye candy, but they retained the cheesy quotes the computer tanks utter after getting destroyed as well as the different types of explosions/implosions. And it’s free!
Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager (Episode 2)
Check out the hilarious Episode 2 (YouTube video) of Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager.