'Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour' is the new series by the creator of 'Bo' Selecta!', Leigh Francis. In it he plays a character called Keith Lemon, a business man who is taking a gap year to travel the world. The series is highly entertaining and is kind of like a cross between 'Bo' Selecta!' and Borat.
This is part 1 of episode 1.
Have you ever wondered what a cartoon character would look like if they were real? Well the creator of Pixeloo has, and with the power of Photoshop he has managed to create some amazingly good renderings of what Homer Simpson and Mario could look like if they were real.
Suspended animation is often seen in science fiction but it may soon become a reality thanks to a group of scientists who have found that giving small doses of hydrogen sulfide to mice induced a state of metabolic suppression. The effects began soon after the gas was inhaled and the mice returned to normal within half an hour of their air supply returning to normal.
If this can be done to humans, without any adverse effects, then it could open up possibilities for long term space travel.
Wally Yachts has announced a new gigayacht called the WallyIsland. It's 325 feet long and can be outfitted with pools, tennis courts, mini soccer fields or a garden as pictured. It also has room for 24 guests, a crew of 40, two 45 foot speed boats and a helipad. Pretty immense, if you can afford it.
If celebrities moved to Oklahoma is an amusing gallery of pictures depicting what celebrities would look like if the lived in Oklahoma. The ones of Tom Cruise and Britney Spears are particularly good.
BigDog, created by Boston Dynamic, is currently the most advanced robot quadruped on earth. It is capable of walking, running, climbing rough terrain and carrying heavy loads. Its legs are articulated like an animals and it has compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. It has an on-board computer which handles locomotion and a wide variety of sensors.
Watch how well it regains its balance after slipping on ice at 1:28.
Hancock is a new film coming out in July. It stars Will Smith and is about an alcoholic superhero that is hated by everyone. Judging from the trailer, it could be good.
Ricky Gervais is working on a new film at the moment called "This Side of the Truth", it's about a world where no one has the ability to lie except for Ricky Gervais's character. During the making of this film Ricky has been keeping a video blog with several amusing videos posted so far. A must for any Ricky Gervais fan.
Gay Robot is a hilarious show that started off as a pilot for comedy central but they declined it and now it can only be found on the internet. Several clips of the pilot can be found on YouTube, here's the first, enjoy!
There's only so long you can keep a series going without either ending it or making a movie and it seems that Noel and Julian have decided to do the latter. They're working on the script at the moment and should start filming next year. Click here for more info.
The new Star Trek movie is under construction and due for release at the end of the year. It's being made by the same people who made Lost and Cloverfield and features the guy who played Sylar in Heroes, as Spock. It's apparently going to be a prequel to the original Star Trek TV series and is set when the original crew are either in or just leaving Starfleet academy. It sounds like it could be good, I just hope it doesn't suffer the curse of the odd numbered Star Trek movie, this being number 11, (If you're not aware of the curse it's basically that every even numbered Star Trek movie is really great and every odd numbered Star Trek movie is not so good). Anyway, the teaser trailer can be found here. Check it out!
Red Hot Pawn is a chess gaming site with a large community of chess players from all round the world. It's a correspondence chess site which means that the games are not played in real time. My username is 'okcomputer' if anyone wants to play me.
Command Shift 3 is "like hot or not for web design", it's a site where you're shown two sites and you have to pick which one you prefer. It's a great way to see good web design and also to get yours seen.
Radiohead are finally releasing there long anticipated 7th album. It's called 'In rainbows' and will be available for download on the 10th of October from there website at a price of your choosing.