Wacky Business Idea #9: Stockpiling Garbage

Last week I was getting bummed out about the impending ecological collapse that seems more assured with each passing day.  Then I had an idea that gave me reason for optimism.  What if, as the cost of...

InkubatorTV: Making The World A Little Less Safe With Comedy

Culver City based, InkubatorTV, http://www.inkubator.tv, just launched its beta video site. Striving to earn your attention for the next 2.5 minutes, this creative content site plans to turn out funny viral...

The Bobbleheads Teaser

Teaser for the August 1, 2008 of the comedy web series, The Bobbleheads. Created by InkubatorTV. Featuring Jesus Christ, William Shakespeare, Rosie The Riveter, Lula The Hula Girl, Harvey Shriner and Bobblehead Dog.

Sup, Emo and Homie: "WTF are kids talking about?"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAh, Yes, the Gansta Lexicon of Languages spoken by our Kids regardless that they would not know a Gangster if it slapped them upside the head.   My own...

Google your way to a wacky office

This sounds like the coolest place to work - I would love a slide to get to my desk or to quickly go downstairs and grab a cup of coffee. Alas, I am forced to take the stairs..." Dotcom companies were defined by...

"Danger: Avoid Death"

I knew I was forgetting to avoid something."DETROIT - Here are some words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning is the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning...

Critics take aim at Bin Laden musical

"LONDON (AFP) - A satirical musical about Islamist terrorism and Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has sparked protests in Britain, with critics blasting it as tasteless. "Jihad: The Musical," which features songs...

Say Goodbye to Japanese Content on YouTube

"Remember all of those great clips of wacky Japanese TV shows? What about Japanese anime and movies? According to ArsTechnica, the Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC), has ordered YouTube to remove around 30,000 unauthorized videos. This is...

Japan: Wacky, weird or wonderful?

"Last month, Kazuhide Uekusa, one of Japan's most celebrated economists, was arrested on the charge of groping a schoolgirl on a Tokyo subway train: it was the third time in eight years he'd been caught in cases involving pretty young girls in short skirts. The high-profile...

Protest outside of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Cathedral City : The Desert Sun

The lack of protein makes people do crazy things!"“Yumm. Yummmy,” a protester yelled sarcastically as he waved the poster in his hands at cars driving by Kentucky Fried Chicken on Date Palm Drive in Cathedral...

Man Lets Others Decide His TV Viewing

"Aric McKeown must be a glutton for punishment. For the past few weeks, the New Hope man has allowed people to vote on his Web site to determine which TV programs he'll watch Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 9...

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