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The legend of Doc Ellis’ LSD induced no-hitter while pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates comes to hallucinogenic life courtesy of New York’s dopeness dealing No Mas crew. Intensely drawn and animated by James Blagden, the psychedelic short features a moment by moment account from a non-tripping Do...

Yes, you read that right, free money! Courtesy of my bearded graphic designer buddy Keith Scharwath in commemoration of the grand opening of his blog Carwash, Keith will be giving away 100 free Gocco prints on dollar bills with a special message printed on each hand numbered bill. In addition to des...

What this weekend’s events and openings may lack in quantity they more than make up for in quality.

Another new mesmerizing music video from my N.A.S.A. homeboys (Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon) as they unleash the Kool Keith/Tom Waits collabo “Spacious Thoughts” from their debut banger, The Spirit of Apollo. One of many original art-meets-animation music videos spawned from the N.A.S.A. project, ...

My Academy of Art brethren once again making music videos as a team, this time hitting the Vegas strip with Academy Award winning rappers Three 6 Mafia featuring electro maestro Tiësto, crooner Sean Kingston and the chart topping Flo Rida in the party starting clip “Feel It”. Beautifully shot in S...

You remember Project Mayhem from that film where the first and second rules are to not to talk about some sort of club right? Well it seems as if mayhem is coming to Los Angeles at midnight tonight. RSVP to Project Mayhem LA here for something cheaper than a movie as well as free coffee.

Zach Galifianakis’ unsettling brand of humor continues to bring Hollywood’s biggest stars to their knees, with the exceptions of Charlize Theron and Natalie Portman who flipped the ferns on the bearded one. This time Zach gives Conan O’Brien the Zach treatment with an assist from Conan’s Tonight S...

Manny Pacquiao, the peoples’ champion. In winning his unprecedented and record setting seventh title in seven different weight divisions (112-147 lbs.) in dominating fashion over a courageous Miguel Cotto Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Manny has proven once again that the world’s best...

Dancing, fighting, opening, auctioning, speaking, signing, arting. Many a great things happening this weekend, but for me and my Friday the 13th birthday weekend, the best present I can receive would be an exciting Manny Pacquiao victory. Hope you have a fun filled Filipino weekend!

Two very special movie screenings tonight in Los Angeles both featuring art, violence, outlaws and some wild and dirty guys: the art doc on a mad Chinese man Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe and Sam Peckinpah’s brutal western masterpiece, The Wild Bunch.

Yet another film from our youth gets the remake treatment as an updated version of 1981’s Clash of the Titans comes to theaters sometime next year. One of my favorite adventure/fantasy movies as a kid, the mythological tale of Perseus’ quest to save Andromeda features a robotic owl, a flying horse...

The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax hosts the Los Angeles premiere of The Carter, a documentary on the cough syrup drinking, lollipop licking, Cash Money rapper who turned into an international rock star known as the one and only Lil’ Wayne.

Back to work and time to do stuff. But hopefully you'll be much more productive than these people doing ordinary, yet somehow slightly mesmerizing stuffs in Koki Tanaka's Everything is Everything.

I'll leave this week's posts where I started them, in the trusty hands of Jon Stewart and his Daily Show taking on those mother foxers at Fox News. With Glen Beck on leave to take care of some internal organ issues, Jon does his best to step in and supply America with the classic Beckisms we so rich...