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The Simpsons’ Theme Sung By One Man Is Better Than The Original

3:30AM February 2, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

I’m a sucker for these multiple-track videos. This guy is Nick McKaig, and he’s extremely good at reproducing soundtracks with his voice. Here’s the proof: The Simpsons‘ theme sung a capella. It’s sounds so good and wacky that I like it better than the original. More »


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Julian Assange To Appear On The Simpsons

9:15AM January 31, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

The news just broke that Julian Assange will play himself on the 500th episode of The Simpsons, which is set to air on February 19. More »


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TomTom Adds Stephen Fry And Monty Burns To Voice Navigation

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10:30AM January 19, 2012 | Nick Broughall

TomTom has long been releasing unique voices to help guide you through the backwaters of Australian suburbia on its satnavs. But if you thought the pinnacle of awesomeness was having Mr T tell you where to go, the company has tried to trump it by releasing voice packs of Stephen Fry, as well as Marge Simpson and Monty Burns from The Simpsons. More »


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The Simpsons Already Making Fun Of Steve Jobs

10:00PM January 14, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

You probably missed this among the CES news: the Simpsons made fun of Steve Jobs on this week’s episode, titled Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson. As Homer is being interviewed on TV, “Steve Jobs unveils iGhost” crawls across the news ticker. More »


Science

Three-Eyed Fish Caught Outside Nuclear Power Plant

6:40AM October 28, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Fishermen in Córdoba, Argentina caught a three-eyed wolf fish in a reservoir fed by a local nuclear power plant, which will surely hinder the plant’s owner’s attempt to run for local office. More »


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Simpson Episodes Being Pulled Over Nuke Jokes

7:00AM March 29, 2011 | Casey Chan

Germany, Australia and Switzerland have pulled a few Simpsons episodes from airing because of potentially sensitive nuke jokes in light of Japan’s nuclear situation. More »


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The Sad Story Of The Real-Life Simpsons House

7:20AM March 17, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Back in the day before decent digital cameras, a Fox and Pepsi-sponsored competition was held with the main prize being a life-size replica of The Simpsons’ house. Unfortunately its winner chose a cash-prize alternative, and the house was stripped and sold. More »


Online

How The Internet (Wrongly) Decided It Was Bart Simpson’s Birthday

6:40AM March 1, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Did you hear on the Twitters how February 23 was Bart Simpson’s birthday? Netflix tweeted it! Rolling Stone tweeted! Some guy you started following a few months ago and instantly forgot about until now probably tweeted it! Only problem? They were all of them wrong. Here’s how it happened. More »


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This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: The Full McBain Movie

2:40PM February 5, 2011 | Splitsider

Did you know that if you put all of the McBain clips from The Simpsons back to back in chronological order, they form a mini-movie with a complete plot and story arc? They do, it’s here, and it’s incredible. More »


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Futurama And The Simpsons In Three Pixels

1:40AM October 19, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Imagine how much hard work and pain could be saved if they animated the series in three pixels. More »