Dance against Slave Leia in Star Wars Kinect

Dance for Jabba's amusement in Star Wars Kinect, which you can preorder for $50 at Amazon. Via.

Video of Sacha Baron Cohen at the Oscars

Ryan Seacrest interviews Admiral General Aladeen on the red carpet. Aladeen certainly left his mark on Seacrest.

Survival Straps - - bracelets that turn into 25 feet of rope

This promotional video was made by Funny or Die, right?

I'm Coyote Peterson, when braving the wilderness I go up against unforgiving environments and the deadliest of animals. To survive it all, there's one thing I don't dare venture off trail without: Survival Straps. Made with 550 military spec paracord, all you habe to do is unravel it and you're ready to go. Wether you're wrangling a prehistoric size turtle or snaring the bone crushing jaws of an alligator, survival straps help me tak eon nature's worthy nightmares. Wear It, Unravel It, Survive It. Don't brave the wilderness without survival straps.

The strap apparently has a starring role in the brilliantly-titled Steve Austin flick Hunt to Kill:



Here's another really good video featuring Coyote Peterson:



Infinitely better than The River.

Little boy piloting an armored suit

Mecha for kids. Via.

Link roundup

Admiral General Aladeen's video demand to be allowed at the Oscars worked. (I hope Hillary Swank is his date.)

And a few more links:

1. Deadspin on the new Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavor:

Available only at their Harvard Square location, Ben & Jerry's is selling a limited edition "Taste The Linsanity" flavor, which includes delicious little crumbles of fortune cookie. This, despite the Asian American Journalists Association's clear warning that there's no "compelling reason to draw a connection between Lin and fortune cookies, takeout boxes or similar imagery."

Also, "Taste The Lin-Sanity" features lychee, which is a fruit native to Southeast Asia, which is not the part of Asia that Jeremy Lin comes from. (The part of Asia that Jeremy Lin comes from is Northern California.)

Update: They've removed the fortune cookie bits.

2. Rick Santorum shook Ron Paul's hand like a madman after this week's debate.

3. The new SSX demo (PS3) is a wonderful return to the series, and I've liked every song I've heard so far. My 6 year old instantly fell in love too. Here's the SSX soundtrack lineup and individual downloads at Amazon, and if you preorder the game you'll get a $10 Amazon credit and bonus snowboard.

4. Just added as preorders at the BBTS, DC Universe All Stars Series 02-03 (Flash, Red Robin, Supergirl, Superman, Hawkman, Steel, Batman, Batgirl).

A couch full of white pug puppies

Three minutes of pug puppies. Via.

New red panda cub video

New red panda cub video courtesy of the Perth zoo. Via.

Jerry Seinfeld on Benson

Jerry Seinfeld as a bad comedian on Benson.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is now available as a digital download.

Walking the keel

"Alex Thomson attempts what he calls 'The Keel Walk', a stunt that has become infamous throughout the world thanks to the iconic image of Alex 'riding' the keel of his 60ft yacht 'HUGO BOSS'." Via.

Dr Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game

Victorian adventurers go big game hunting on an alien planet in Dr Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game - - A short film from Media Design School based on the sci-fi world of Dr Grordbort created by writer and artist Greg Broadmore from Weta Workshop. (The video starts a little slow, but has several delightful twists.)

Here's the making of:



*Buy Dr. Grordbort laser pistols at Amazon.

Five minutes of Far Cry 3

Five minutes of Far Cry 3 gameplay - - kind of like playing as Arnold in Commando. If you missed it, here's the excellent cinematic trailer by Blur:



It's available for preorder at Amazon. Via.

Video of Tie Fighters over Copenhagen

It's the Death Star over Copenhagen in this advertisement by Advance for Toys R Us. It's nice to see an advertising company find some inspiration, and instead of ripping off the artist, ask him to work with them. Via.

New advertisement for Nike's Fuelband

Hope Solo, Paul Rodriguez, and Ndamukong Suh show off the Nike+ Fuelband. (How does it tell when Paul's skateboarding, as opposed to riding in a car?) Via.

*Buy Nike sportbands at Amazon.

The Secret World of Arrietty was terrific

I'd heard The Secret World of Arrietty was good, but I hadn't expected to enjoy it so much. As good as any other Studio Ghibli movie I've seen. My 5 and 7 year old boys liked it too.

Far Cry 3 trailer by Blur

Intense new trailer by Blur for Far Cry 3 (adult language). There's not much at the official site, other than a desktop wallpaper.

Tim League discusses the origins and growth of the Alamo Drafthouse

Tim League recently spoke to Google about the origins and growth of the Alamo Drafthouse. Lots of failure before success. (The Mondo poster series gets a brief mention 33 minutes in.) Via.

*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.

Awesome Ninja Warrior tryout video

Funny and motivational Ninja Warrior tryout video. Via.

Link roundup

1. The Oakland A's were the talk of the sports world on Monday after signing Cuban slugger/outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who put out a truly outlandish promotional video. If you're not convinced it's worth your time to watch, read this detailed description.

2. A lengthy analysis of why the Death Star's trash compactor makes little sense.

3. Bonsai tree houses.

4. Gyroscopically stabilized pool table for cruise ships.

5. Neverwhere, maybe my favorite Neil Gaiman novel, is currently a $3 download at Amazon.

40 minutes of Mass Effect 3

40 minutes of Mass Effect 3, including (very brief) character creation and the opening cinema, and a level from later in the game. Via.

*Buy Mass Effect toys at Amazon.