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Embiggen, the fauxcabulary word created for an episode of The Simpsons, has found its way into string theory. Here’s the usage from a recently published paper on Gauge/gravity duality and meta-stable dynamical supersymmetry breaking:
Here’s the original quote from The Simpsons episode, Lisa the Iconoclast:
A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
The uses are probably not related, but you never know.
Video comparing sequences from Family Guy that mirror earlier sequences from The Simpsons. (via cyn-c)
Music video for Rock Me Amadeus by Falco. Not to be confused with the Dr. Zaius song from The Simpsons.
Trailer for The Simpsons Movie. At this point, is there any reason to believe that this is going to be any good? (via fimonculosusis (sp?))
Alphabetical lists of jobs that Homer Simpson has held. (via cyn-c)
A pair of preview clips from the forthcoming Simpsons movie. (via waxy)
Update: The clips have been removed from YouTube by Fox’s request. (thx, bob & jon)
Some sweet soul has put Powers of Ten online. If you’ve never seen it, I can’t recommend it enough:
Powers of Ten is a short film by Charles and Ray Eames, whose work you may have previously sat in. The film starts on a picnic blanket in Chicago and zooms out 10x every 10 seconds until the entire universe (more or less) is visible. And then they zoom all the way back down into the nucleus of an atom. A timeless classic. (via youngna)
Update: How in the hell did I miss this Powers of Ten Simpsons couch gag? (thx, ray and jeff)
Videos of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons from the Simpsons. Get ‘em before Fox’s lawyers see them.
Update: If you’d like to automatically grab all the videos, here’s a curl command that’ll do it. (thx, matt)
The language of the Simpsons (beyond embiggens and cromulent). “You pressed YOU, meaning me. This is incorrect. You should have pressed ME, meaning you.”
The intro to The Simpsons, performed with real people. YouTube is almost endlessly diverting.
Fun with threaded comments…the denizens of Kuro5hin recite the lyrics of the monorail song (from The Simpsons) as a series of threaded comments.
Wikipedia has a list of made-up words and expressions from The Simpsons. “Cromulent” is my favorite and should find it’s way into actual use. “Car hole” is great as well. (via bb)
Patrick Pittman makes a good case for Homicide: Life on the Streets being the best TV show ever. I loved Homicide and am convinced it would have found a great audience in this age of TiVo and quick-to-DVD (it was a difficult show to catch on Friday nights). Re: best TV ever, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and M*A*S*H have to be near the top of the list…what are your favorites?
Nancy Cartwright says The Simpsons movie is now in production. Will one of the entertainment industry’s biggest pieces of vaporware actually get shipped?
According to this article, The Simpsons have some new writing blood and the episodes are getting better. I’m skeptical because the show has been marginal for years now…maybe I’ll have to give it another try.
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