Fly in the Face of the Status Quo

gawkercreative · 10/05/10 01:59PM

Meet Red™, Virgin America's in-flight entertainment system. Red allows you to control what you watch, when and what you want to eat or drink, and what you want to listen to, via touchscreen or remote control.

Who Knew Obama's Elitist Voice Had Such Southern Twang?

Jim Newell · 10/05/10 01:35PM

Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul has released a pleasant ad in which an Obama impersonator signs "Bigger Government" bills and thanks Paul's opponent, Jack Conway, for his support. But the Obama impression? That's some Southern accent, for a Hawaiian nerd.

The Tempest: The Electric Shakespeare Acid Test

Richard Lawson · 10/05/10 01:15PM

Here's a trailer for artsy director Julie Taymor's latest film, an adaptation of cult playwright William Shakespeare's (supposed) final play, the melancholy magical desert island adventure The Tempest. It looks... disappointingly full of CGI muck and Russell Brand.

Rubicon's Kale Ingram Channels Winston Wolf

Chris Wyman · 10/05/10 01:15PM

Winston Wolf, of course, was Harvey Keitel's bad-ass problem-solving character from Pulp Fiction. In this scene, Will Travers has just survived an assassination attempt, and suddenly finds himself with an extremely incriminating mess. Who ya gonna call?

Circus Trainer Attacked by Pride of Lions

Matt Cherette · 10/05/10 01:01PM

If you need a reminder that wild animals are, in fact, wild, here it is. Watch as a pride of lions at Ukraine's L'viv Circus attack their helpless trainer—who survived, thankfully—during a recent routine gone awfully, horribly awry.

Google's Weirdest Investments

Ryan Tate · 10/05/10 12:50PM

Sending robots to the moon. Beekeeping. Genetic testing. A bicycle monorail. Google's investments sometimes lend the impression the company doesn't know what to do with all its free cash. Business Insider's Jay Yarow details the company's most bizarre investments below.

Men Rope-Climb Into the Heart of an Active Volcano

Matt Cherette · 10/05/10 12:36PM

This is amazing. Here's footage of James Reynolds (and colleagues) abseiling into the lava-spitting heart of the Marum volcano in Vanuatu in order to "document the raging lava lake up close." Once you pick your jaw up, watch the video.

Gossip Girl: The Past Ain't Through With Us

Richard Lawson · 10/05/10 12:09PM

Last night's installment of Edith Wharton's Kidz Korner was all about lies and betrayals, mistrust and secrecy. It was also about a new haircut and a red dress that were worse than all that other stuff.

Snickers Creates a Delightfully Freaky Halloween Commercial

Matt Cherette · 10/05/10 12:00PM

Halloween is a few weeks away, and you know what that means: holiday-themed commercials! This one for Snickers, which features a freaky woman in the grocery store who pushes the candy on an unsuspecting woman, is awesomely weird. Watch inside.