Herbie Hancock’s Joyous Soundtrack for the Original Fat Albert TV Special (1969)

Millions of kids grew up with the groovy yet educational cartoon comedy of Fat Albert, and millions of adults may find it difficult or impossible now to watch the show without thinking of the crimes of its creator. Such is life in the 21st century, but so it was too at the end of the […]

Herbie Hancock’s Joyous Soundtrack for the…

A comedian just became Ukraine’s next president

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/21/18507822/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-president-comedian…

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber are CGI animals in this generation’s “We Are the World”

Source: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/4/19/18507660/lil-dicky-earth-music-video-ariana-grande-leo-dicaprio…

Ukraine’s next president may be a comedian who played the president on TV

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/19/18411931/ukraine-election-zelensky-comedian-poroshenko…

Mission to Zyxx’s Third Season Is Bolder and Taking the Piss Out of Star Wars in the Freshest Way

In its third season, Mission To Zyxx—a sci-fi/improv comedy podcast about a squad of spacefaring ambassadors traveling around the galaxy on various diplomatic missions—is changing. With lore that’s getting deeper with each episode, the series is becoming bigger and more ambitious, all while staying true to its…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/mission-to-zyxxs-third-season-is-bolder-and-taking-the-1833439726…

What We Do in the Shadows Spotlights a Frighteningly Accurate Modern Monster

Three episodes in, it’s now confirmed that the What We Do in the Shadows series is every bit as wonderful as the film that spawned it. While the show taps into many of the elements that made the movie a success, it also brings some unique additions to the material—in particular, a new vampire that’s one of the most…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-spotlights-a-frighteningly-ac-1834036993…