Culture Buzz Although it seems like it would be fun to be the most famous plumber in the world, being Mario has its ups and downs. This “video webcomic,” is surprisingly touching, and was well worth my 90 seconds. (via brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com)
Culture Buzz You may have seen some of these before, but never like this. And never in such [delicious] quantity!
I'm sorry, Mario, I didn't know! I didn't know! (Bizzy B Blogs, via Laughing Squid)
Well, the Wicked Witch of the West dancing on a stripper pole is an image that is now seared in my brain.
Food Buzz Yoshi sweetbreads taste like vicious betrayal and regret. They go well with roasted carrots. Plenty more where these came from on artist Jude Buffum's site. (Via.)
Culture Buzz Mario had his 25th birthday party yesterday. Let's celebrate a quarter century of the video game icon by looking at a bunch of his homoerotic fan art. Of which there is plenty. This is all safe for work, by the by (unlike the freaky Luigi-on-Yoshi action that's floating around out there).
This is how it starts. First he takes over the school board in Pleasanton, CA, then the whole damn Mushroom Kingdom. VOTE BOWSER!
Tech Buzz Hey, nerds! Here's one that's like that show Undercover Boss, except with video game bosses instead of stupid boring real people. Yay! (Via.)
This extinct species of turtle was five-feet wide and weighed half a ton. It also looks a lot like a certain Nintendo villain.
Bad pun? Check. Web design reference? Check. Old school video game reference? Check. Yep, I think my work here is done.
This fan-made Mario Kart movie trailer has everything: drama, action, humor, romance, and even drug abuse. We can only hope that one day this makes it to the big screen.
FINALLY. This comic should put Mario's crimes against turtles in perspective for you. Make the moral choice, and play Zelda instead. (via)
The Ladies of Nintendo go punk rock. Peach, Zelda and Samus took a wrong turn somewhere between Hot Topic and the Mall of America parking lot. Awesome tattoos on Peach though. I could go for a Bowser ink job any day.