It’s a sad day in music land: Les Paul, inventor of both the electric guitar and multi-track recording, has died at 94. We are all mourning the loss of this music-changing innovator, who was as responsible for rock ‘n roll as Elvis (not to mention pretty much all other music you listen to these days). So since we kind of suck at playing the guitar, we decided to honor this guitar legend in the way we know best: with pictures of super hot chicks holding Gibson Les Paul guitars! R.I.P, Les. Now, go play Jesus a face-melter.

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We know, we know – Michael Jackson has been dead for less than a week, and reducing his life down to a smattering of kid-toucher jokes does not do the man or his musical contributions justice, in anyway shape or form. But since when were jokes supposed to do someone justice? Never. And because this is the last time you’re every going to get to tell these jokes, we thought we’d put together some of our favorite Michael Jackson jokes for your cold-hearted pleasure. Sure, they’re tasteless and wrong – but that’s what makes it funny! Jeesh… (more…)

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the death of comedian Bill Hicks. Known for his vicious, insightful no-holds-barred style, Hicks has posthumously become one of the most popular comedians of all-time. And in these strange, f**ked up days, we miss the funny son-of-a-bitch even more. So to honor the this fallen hero of comedy, we’ve put together our picks for the 10 Best Bill Hicks Stand-Up Moments. We also found a place where you can get t-shirts of Bill Hicks and any of your favorite comedians. Cheers! [Warning: NSFW Language - so put on some headphones.] (more…)

If you like Rambo, which you do, then this is basically the best thing you’ve ever seen.

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Have you ever wondered if Hollywood studios reuse the same scream effect over and over again? If you have, it’s with good reason.

The infamous death scream – “aaaaaaiiiyyeeeeaaaaaahhhh” – is called the Wilhelm Scream. The scream was actually a stock effect used in the 1951 film Distant Drums; it has been used in over 200 movies since, ranging from Star Wars to Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

But forget history: why read about the Wilhelm Scream when you can see and hear it in all its glory?

The Wilhelm Scream Compilation:

This is one cat you may not want curling up next to you. Oscar, a two year old stray that was adopted as a kitten by the third floor dementia unit of the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island, reportedly has an uncanny ability to tell when a patient is about to die.

In over 25 observed cases, Oscar the Death Cat (they’re calling him that, not me) goes into a patient’s room about two hours before they kick the bucket. Sometimes he even sits down next to them.

One doctor was “convinced of Oscar’s talentâ€? during his 13th case. A patient the doctor was tending to showed many common signs of approaching death, but Oscar wouldn’t stay inside the room. The doctor thought the feline’s correct prediction streak was over, until 10 hours later. When the patient passed away a few hours after doctors expected, Oscar was right there with her. (more…)

Sometimes I look up dead people on Facebook. Not, say, Thomas Edison or Washington Irving or George Washington Carver. If they had Facebook, I wouldn’t be here– but that’s a different story.

But maybe I’m watching the six o’clock news and there’s a story on how Randy Rappelstein, a junior at Rutgers, crashed his RAV-4 into a lightpole. Hop on over to Facebook, type in Randy’s name, and boom: a picture of him at his Sig Ep formal with his date cropped out. A remnant of his life when death seemed an abstract possibility.

It’s a creepy habit of mine, yes, but the Facebook has emerged as a virtual graveyard for such real – life situations, and it’s hard not to pay attention to the amount of dead matter on the site. (more…)

New “John Rambo” (2008) Trailer

• Bill Gates no longer world’s richest man!
  • Overtaken by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim whose fortune is now at an estimated $67.8bn ( £33.6bn) – equivalent to 8% of Mexico’s gross domestic product – compared with $59.2bn for the Microsoft mogul, putting him in the lead by a decisive $8.6bn.

• Chris Benoit’s Personal Doctor Faces Federal Drug Charges
  • The personal doctor of a pro wrestler who killed his wife and son before committing suicide was charged Monday with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs to other patients. The seven-count indictment said Dr. Phil Astin, physician to wrestler Chris Benoit, dispensed drugs including Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen.

• ‘Single’ euro train fare planned
  • Some of Europe’s biggest train companies are teaming up to compete directly with airlines. Railteam is an alliance of nine high-speed train companies across seven European countries. (more…)