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A winter wonderland battle in Superjail! involves lasers, yetis, severed limbs, and getting your tongue stuck on a frozen co-worker’s boob.
Superjail! is Adult Swim’s look at the harsh reality of prison life. Superjail! is home to the worst criminals humanity has to offer, but their violence pales in comparison to the bubbly sadism of The Warden, who delights in inventing whimsical death machines to control his inmates.
Visit Adult Swim’s website to watch full episodes of Superjail!
Driven by simple curiosity, Louis C.K. does some investigative reporting and finds some surprising things about the Catholic Church.
This is a pretty old clip (2007) and certainly doesn’t reach Louis’ current level of comedy, but it’s worth watching.
It’s super tongue-in-cheek (or is it dick-in-ass), but it actually raises some valid points. Regardless of your religious beliefs, we can all agree boy-fucking blows.
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot.
Stephen Colbert documented Colorado’s booming cannabis industry in a hilarious segment on “Ganjapreneurs,” as the news media has termed the people making cash from marijuana.
Colorado–or “potsylvania,” as Colbert put it–has made $14 million in the first month that pot became legal in the state and could make up to $600 million a year.
“The market has spoken and the market is toking,” Colbert said. His “bears and balls” segment on pot looked at marijuana infused edibles and the growing ganja tourism industry in the state.
He also mentioned how pot profiteers are having a tough time with finding banks to take their cash. For some reason, Colbert noted, banks are worried about violating the law if they take drug dealers’ money. On the other hand, that’s exactly what HSBC did when Mexican drug cartels used the banks to launder money–and HSBC got off with no criminal penalties.
> Colbert on Colorado: The Market Has Spoken and the Market Is Toking | AlterNet
Neil deGrasse Tyson in slow motion may go down as a pivotal moment in our history, the kind of revolutionary action that changes the course of human civilization forever.
Or it may just brighten your day and entertain you and your friends for a few minutes, no one can say for sure!
We’ve featured one part of this series before, but now it’s time for the rest of the animated shorts.
The Zen series is animated by Matt Stone & Trey Parker and combined with transcendent audio taken from Alan Watts lectures.
The wisdom in Alan’s words shines through brightly as the audio is enhanced by the accompanying animation.
I just want you to enjoy a point of view, which I enjoy. – Alan Watts
You cannot get an intelligent organism such as a human being, out of an unintelligent universe. – Alan Watts
This natural universe is neither prickles nor goo exclusively, it’s gooey prickles and prickly goo! – Alan Watts
Both poetry and music lead us to the understanding of what this world is all about, which is, is a dance, a rhythm. – Alan Watts
I’ve always been tremendously interested in what people mean by the word “I”, because it comes out in curious lapses of speech. – Alan Watts
Mr. Bean and his quirky characteristics are beloved throughout the world.
The first episode of the original Mr. Bean series starring Rowan Atkinson was first broadcast on 1st January 1990. Created by Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll, there were only 14 episode of the live action series ever made.
Bean and Teddy go into the loft in search of an umbrella. Whilst looking, Bean uncovers various items that cause rib-tickling flashbacks of his past exploits.
| Item | Episode | Segment featured |
|---|---|---|
| A drawing of an open mouth with 9.00 written under it | The Trouble with Mr. Bean | Bean goes to the dentist |
| An angel and two Christmas balls | Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean | Bean’s Christmas with the turkey on his head |
| Bean drops teddy through the hatch and is afraid to jump down. | The Curse of Mr. Bean | Mr. Bean at the pool, and later at the parking garage |
| Bean fishes Teddy out with a vacuum cleaner | Mr. Bean Rides Again | Bean packs a small bag for his holiday |
| A broom and a mop tied together | Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean | Bean drives his Mini from the roof |
| Black trousers with a stuck zipper | The Return of Mr. Bean | Bean prepares to meet the Queen |
| The remains of his damaged mini | Back to School Mr. Bean | Bean suffers as his Mini gets crushed by a tank |
The psychedelic experience can be a magical one with the right environment. However, an unsettling environment can be equally detrimental. Make sure that when you take your psychedelic trip that you are surrounded by loving energy.
The videos below may increase your experience since they are highly artistic visual creations accompanied by appropriate musical scores. That said, if you get a bad feeling from any of them, just stop watching and watch something you do enjoy. Environment is key, and I don’t want anyone to have a bad trip.
If you aren’t tripping, don’t worry! These videos are pretty awesome regardless. Just remember to watch in High definition.
You can find more psychedelic videos here, here, and here.
Let us know in the comments which other videos you like to watch when you’re tripping.
Armadillo is a band that sprouted out of a creative coincidence in Valledupar, Colombia (the land of Vallenato). Mauricio Álvarez (Cero39) and Diego Maldonado (DeJuepuchas & La MiniTK del Miedo), met up with a bunch of local musicians in that town and started a jam session. The result, an album with 9 tracks, a musical journey through the sounds and timbres of vallenato, mixed with electronic and IDM beats and sequences.
The video centers around symbols and elements inherent to the culture and imaginarium of the Valle de Upar (later called Valledupar). Animals, colors and textures appear throughout the video undergoing change and evolve, as life does. ‘It’s a metaphor about culture in life’ says RAMA, it’s creator. More about Armadillo here. – Boing Boing
A clip from the movie Renegade (aka Blueberry) in which the main character drinks Ayahuasca which contains dimethyltryptamine, and has a mind blowing trip.
From Blockhead’s album ‘The Music Scene’ – released 18 January 2010 on Ninja Tune.
From the new Gong album 2032 – You can buy the CD (with lyrics booklet) from http://www.planetgong.co.uk A wonderful manga animation of Daevid Allen’s drawings by ace Japanese team Mood Magic, who also made System 7’s Hinotori.
From 1999 and the album “Another Mellow Winter.”
Chimpanzees are our closest relatives but dogs have figured out human behavior better than our primate cousins.
This video gallery shows awesome examples of the communication and emotional intelligence that dogs use to cooperate with a different species.
Strange things were happening at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home when dogs were found wondering free in the night. They fitted CCTV and they found the culprit, a dog who just wanted his homies to party with him.
Don’t worry guys, the dog has an owner. He wasn’t homeless. This was taken in Kobe, Japan for those wondering. – Ryan Faw
Scientists could soon have the answer to what exactly goes on inside the brain of man’s best friend, with scans to canine brains.
Many dog lovers make all kinds of inferences about how their pets feel about them, but no one has captured images of actual canine thought processes — until now.
Emory University researchers have developed a new methodology to scan the brains of alert dogs and explore the minds of the oldest domesticated species. The technique uses harmless functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), the same tool that is unlocking secrets of the human brain.
Jesse tackles chores that most humans wouldn’t find enjoyable, complete with his award-winning smile. All taught with positive reinforcement =o) – Just Jesse
Ever wondered what it’s like to trip on acid while at The Westminster Dog Show? Me either, but the combination is actually oddly entertaining. Brayden does a great job of handling the throng of people while enjoying his very first trip on acid.
The Westminster Dog Show is a hellscape packed to the gills with Midwesterners and dogs who receive more attention and have better lives than at least 40 percent of the world. The amount of misplaced love and resources funneled into these pooches on a daily basis is enough to make a stone-cold sober person uneasy. But recently I discovered that being thrust into the middle of the whole ordeal, while tripping acid, is a great way to kill an afternoon.
“The difference between a dog and a cat show is that at a cat show the women are really heavy.” – Gentleman in the hat
> Westminster Dog Show | VICE
Using the same sarcastic tone as Tim Meadows when he warns Dewey Cox about all the awesome benefits of smoking marijuana in Walk Hard, the creator of this video combines a bunch of anti marijuana propaganda to point out the obvious.
You have to go to ridiculous lengths (Reefer Madness) to try to paint something so positive in a negative light. The propaganda worked for decades but people are now informed about the bullshit myths surrounding cannabis.
Check out this awesome animation of Louis C.K.’s standup “Live at the Beacon Theater” done by JRoneyMedia.
If you enjoyed this clip, you can purchase the whole standup for $5 at Louis CK’s website.
The glories and pitfalls of immersing in vices are the focus of Jordan Vogt-Roberts‘s short film, Successful Alcoholics, which structures a young couple’s weekend meltdown into a perfectly timed dark comedy.
The drunk couple, played by Lizzy Caplan (Party Down) and T. J. Miller (Comedian), manages to excel at work, get out of tickets, and live without a care in the world, despite or because of the fact that they’re permanently shit-faced. The two drink, break shit, vomit, undress, curse, and still do better than everyone else. They manage to please everyone in the face of pretty ridiculous altercations, but when just for a night they lose their buzz, they start to question their own happiness.
With a premise that keeps the couple out of trouble, successful, and out of the humdrum of the everyday, Vogt-Roberts gives himself room to explore the real emotions regarding alcoholism. 
> I’m Short, not Stupid: Succesful Alcoholics | VICE Shorts
