Al Qaeda-linked militants captured considerable ground this week in the African nation of Mali, forcing the French to launch air strikes to push back the insurgents. The government in Mali has been crippled by two recent coup attempts against incumbent prime ministers. This has created a power vacuum that the al-Qaeda surrogates have sought to exploit.
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After Mel Gibson is killed by monsters, the United States builds the National Monster Refuge, nestled deep in the mountains. One night, Gerald Cromwell, a young hipster, slays a monster that has strayed off the refuge, saving the lives of several diners and attracting the attention of the beautiful Bethany. Gerald’s roommate Tucker is wary of the girl, but Gerald is smitten. Soon, he will be sorely tested by encounters with athletic d-bags, a blogger and a public access host and his puppet. Worlds collide as Gerald learns about life, trust and love in a time of monsters.
Written and directed by Jeremy Warner, Gerald has played at the Black Hills Film Festival and the Yellowknife International Film Festival. Visit Warner’s website at http://jeremywarnerclassic.com
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A robot mix from Eclectic Method. Bidi bidi bidi bidi.
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COCO FRAMBOISE
This pint-sized dynamo is known for her outsized stage presence and large signature props. She takes audiences on a thrill ride from the saucy to the surreal to the sublime. Based in Toronto, Canada, where she founded and runs the Coco Framboise School of Burlesque, she was the invited Canadian headliner for last year’s Australian Burlesque Festival tour, and has shared the stage with such megastars as Catherine D’Lish and Immodesty Blaize. Here she is at Harrah’s Casino for the 3rd Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival.
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Her act, Proud as a Peacock, from the 2010 Toronto Burlesque Festival.
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Her website: http://cocoframboise.com/
In the wake of the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Obama has said that restricting access to guns will be one of his highest priorities. But as Reason TV underscores, the new push for gun controls disregards many salient facts. To wit:
1. Violent crime has plummeted drastically over the last 20 years.
2. Mass killings peaked in 1929.
3. Schools are getting safer.
4. More guns are in circulation than ever before.
5. Assault weapons bans are generally ineffective.
Of course, the facts might all be stacked one way, but how many politicians can resist a power grab when the opportunity arises?
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Let’s get started…America’s unemployment went up to 7.8 percent last month. “Which can only mean one thing,” says Jodi Miller. “The election’s over.” In this episode of NewsBusted, Miller also touches on a New Hampshire lawmaker who wants to ban conservatives and growing evidence that fracking is environmentally safe, never mind the protestations of Matt Damon and the usual assortment of leftist Hollywood dingbats.
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What would happen if you were cast adrift in the vacuum of space? Would your head explode? Would you freeze to death? Or quickly reach a boiling point? Hank Green as explors all of the most pressing alternatives he answers a SciShow viewer’s question about what happens if the human body gets exposed to space.
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Christians should not get hung up about rock’n’roll or bikinis. Chill.
At least, that’s the advice of Christian political activist Alfonzo Rachel, who explains that he has encountered some resistance from fellow believers upset over a new video by his band 20 lb. Sledge, featuring women in two-piece bathing suits, dancing, a pool party and — heaven forbid — the imbibing of ginger ale. H/T PJTV
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British police have concluded their months-long investigation into the sexual shenanigans of the late Jimmy Savile, the BBC’s most famous DJ who used his celebrity status to prey on young girls, many of them institutionalized. The final count: Savile has been implicated in 214 sexual assaults stretching out over a 54-year period. His youngest victim: Eight years old.
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Welcome to Chapter Twelve from Manhunt of Mystery Island, our current Saturday Matinee serial. In this chapter, our hero Lance Reardon catches up with the sinister Captain Mephisto at a beach shack. Enjoy and return next Saturday for Chapter Thirteen: Bridge to Eternity.
