“Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

--Albert Einstein

Did Albert Einstein really say this? I don't know. But it's a nice quote, so I choose to believe that he did. Oh, before I forget, here's another great Einstein quote:

"Doogie Horner has a great blog. Er, what I mean to say is, he will have a great blog, 57 years after I die. I can see into the future because I'm a scientist. It's something all of us can do, but we don't tell normal people, because they would fear us if they knew how much power we actually wield. I love cheese."

--Albert Einsteinberg, my old landlord

Untitled—Keith Haring,1989. via Cave to Canvas

"Yeah, I called you a sorcerer. What are you gonna' do about it?"

Alexander the Great

I bet people who didn’t like Alexander the Great tried to get away with not saying his whole name.

“Hey there, Alex.”

[Alexander the Great just stands there.]

“What ho, Alex.”

[Looks around.] “I’m sorry, but who are you talking to?”

[sighs] “What ho, Alex the Great.”

“Alex the Great, who’s that? That sounds very similar to my name . . .”

“Hello Alexander the Great.”

“Oh, hello! Hi. Nice to see you. So—are you ready to be beheaded?”

“Yeah, great.”

In this photo: Dr. Peter Venkman, Bob Wiley, John Winger, Raleigh St. Clair, and Steve Zissou.

Oh, Buster.

Liquid Television is back—sort of

Liquid Television was a TV show that used to air late, late at night on MTV during the 90s, back when MTV didn't suck. Each episode was made of a couple animated shorts including recurring features like the Maxx, Aeon Flux, and Dog Boy. It. Was. Awesome. I remember watching it as a 14 year old and having my mind blown. "Am I allowed to watch this? That chic in the leather bikini just killed a hundred dudes!" Will the shows seem as cool now? Does it hold up? I'm about to find out, because now the entire series is available to watch online at Liquidtelevision.com.

A plucky little independent film called The Avengers

Over at the AV Club, Sean O'Neal wrote a hilarious review of the new Avengers trailer. Excerpt:

Sneaking in under the radar next year is The Avengers, an ensemble piece featuring indie-film favorites Robert Downey Jr. (Two Girls And A Guy), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right), Samuel L. Jackson (Coach Carter), Scarlett Johansson (Match Point), Chris Hemsworth (A Perfect Getaway), Jeremy Renner (The Town), and Chris Evans (Puncture) teaming with cult television director Joss Whedon (several episodes ofDollhouse) for an intimate story about the fragile bonds forged between headstrong individualists under difficult circumstances. Asking the question, “What happens when we are so conditioned to be alone that we can no longer recognize a kindred spirit?” the film revolves around people who are so used to being ostracized, they’ve managed to turn it into an asset. In their world, being told to "assemble" means more than just getting together in one place, such as a super-secret military headquarters. It means picking up the scattered pieces of themselves.

via Everything You Love to Hate