The classic Rube Goldberg device is one that performs an absurd number of complicated steps in order to achieve a relatively simple result.  It was named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg who lived from 1883-1970 who drew cartoons depicting these complex devices.
Probably one of the best-known commercial examples of the Rube Goldberg device [...]

Yes, I’ve  seen Collisions and no, I didn’t really care for it, mostly because I’m getting sick and tired of listening to religious drivel and that’s all Douglas Wilson had.  This is part of an interview with the two of them in the Joy Behar Show and Wilson gets spanked once again, both by Hitchens [...]

I’m really loving a lot of the Muppet videos that are going up on YouTube, they’re genius and they show that the gang really understands what the net is all about.  This is an especially good one, where Beaker tries to do a song and immediately gets trounced by ridiculous comments.  They have YouTube pegged!

What better way to enjoy Christmas Eve than with a classic rendition of the Night Before Christmas, this time done in the 1950s by the Mabel Beaton Marionettes.  It predates all of the classic Christmastime TV shows that most of us grew up with and it’s still well done, even by today’s standards.

Don’t stay up [...]