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10 Ways Darth Vader Might Be Spending the Money He Stole

By Corey Humphress at 7:00 AM on July 30, 2010

The man who donned a Darth Vader costume and knocked off a bank is still at large and in possession of a whole lotta cash… cash he obviously really needed. That means that right now, in a galaxy far, far away, Darth is laying down some serious dough on something. But what?... read more

World Class Soccer in the U.S.A.

By Josh Jackson at 5:20 PM on July 29, 2010

I’d like to say I’ve been a Manchester City fan since they played the Atlanta Chiefs back in 1968. But I wasn’t even born then. Truth is, I’ve been a Manchester City fan for exactly one year, when I went to the Manchester International Festival and just, well, sort of decided to pull for them. I’d assumed I was going to run into a bunch of Manchester United fans, but my hosts explained that everyone in the city was a City fan. I said, offhandedly, that I was now a City fan too.... read more

Seven Foreign Films to Look Forward to in August

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on July 29, 2010

August would be a good month to skip the multiplex and opt instead for an art-house theater that's not scared of subtitles. Here are seven foreign films opening in August that look worth your while. read more

Moogy Blues: Ten Quintessential Moog Songs

By Michael Saba at 7:00 AM on July 28, 2010

It’s no secret that here at Paste, we love ourselves some moog. (Pronounced “mohwg,” not “moo-g.”) And why not? It’s one of those super-versatile instruments that has endured for decades, by dint of its one-of-a-kind sound and some unique applications that stretch beyond just prog-rock. The Decemberists are probably the most recent moogsters who come immediately to mind at the mention of this ubiquitous synthesizer, but the instrument has been in use for more than four decades’ worth of pop, rock and prog. For your consideration, then: The ten quintessential songs featuring moog lines, guaranteed to have you scrambling to... read more

Open Sound: A Sound Map of New Orleans

By Caroline Klibanoff at 12:33 PM on July 27, 2010

Now you don’t have to visit Louisiana to grasp the vast array of sounds that fill New Orleans. You can hear them from a map. Open Sound New Orleans is a wiki-style project led by Heather Booth and Jacob Brancasi that allows anyone to upload sounds recorded from their daily lives or notable moments in the Crescent City, including music, background noise, interviews, and conversation.... read more

Nine Nostalgic Nintendo Games to Secretly Play at Work

By Nick Marino at 7:00 AM on July 27, 2010

Just when you start to contemplate your mortality, longing for your lost youth and the simples pleasures of 8-bit gaming, knowing that you’ll never get your childhood back and weeping softly as you realize that those days are gone, gone, gone forever…. a little website like this sends a rush of nostalgic energy through your creaky old joints. Thank you, Nintendo8.com, for allowing us to play our old favorite games on your site without even so much as a download.... read more

San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Photos Ft. Wil Wheaton, Joel McHale, Pauly Shore and Tons of Awesome Costumes

By Paste Staff at 4:16 PM on July 26, 2010

Photos by Ryan Ingram... read more

Download Cheyenne Marie Mize and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's Album, Among the Gold

By Paste Staff at 3:10 PM on July 26, 2010

Download Cheyenne Marie Mize and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s Album, Among the Gold. Mize is on tour now.... read more

Nine Movie Pitches Based On Facebook Apps

By Paste Interns at 7:00 AM on July 26, 2010

Hollywood seems bunk for movie ideas with reboots of recent franchises (Spider-Man), remakes of popular ‘80s movies and/or TV shows (The A-Team) and the release of yet another Twilight movie. Recently, rumors have circulated throughout the blogosphere that the money-making movie machine was developing a film based on popular Facebook application Mafia Wars (and why not, when there’s a forthcoming movie based on the social network itself?) Although The Hollywood Reporter proved these rumors to be false, we decided to save Hollywood some work and develop movies around some other popular Facebook apps. You’re welcome, suits!... read more

Sixteen Significant 1964 Moments Mad Men Might Tackle in Season Four

By Corey Humphress at 7:00 AM on July 25, 2010

The setting for AMC's hit series, Mad Men, it brims over with big events for characters to reference between mid-afternoon sips of their Old Fashioneds... read more

Seven Hilarious Mad Men Parody Videos, Plus One Simpsons Opening

By Whitney Baker at 7:00 AM on July 24, 2010

This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — The overwrought drama of AMC’s Mad Men has enthralled many a viewer for three seasons; the highly-anticipated fourth season premiere has generated a lot of hype for the ’60s-set tale of advertising executives and all the drama that being one brings. But the successful show—which has garnered an impressive amount of Emmy nominations this year—is not impervious to parody, whether it be intentionally funny or ironically so. Indeed, the show sets itself up for jabs at boldly-drawn... read more

Awesome of the Day: Betty Draper, Mommy Blogger

By Lindsay Eanet at 1:27 PM on July 23, 2010

We’ve already compiled rather exhaustively what would happen if the Mad Men dramatis personae tweeted.... read more

Ten Ridiculous 1960s TV Ads

By Caroline Klibanoff at 7:00 AM on July 23, 2010

This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. — The 1960s saw the onset of mass consumerism in America, aided by the fact that many households owned television sets by the start of the decade and corporations were eager to manipulate commercial breaks to their advantage. While the men of Sterling Cooper work to make successful advertising campaigns on Mad Men, the 1960s left us with some memorable television ads, many of which seem ridiculously outdated now. From PSAs to the introduction of the Ken doll, below are 10 TV ads we are glad went out of fashion... read more

The End of History: A 55% ABV Beer Packaged in a Dead Squirrel

By Josh Jackson at 6:03 PM on July 22, 2010

Germany may have beaten England at the World Cup, but English brewers have taken their revenge, reclaiming the title of Most Potent Beer in the World. The British champions are Martin and James, a pair of twenty-something Englishmen who had a dream. In 2007, part of that dream became a reality when they launched their own Brewery and called it BrewDog. But that dream was both more ambitious and, well, stranger than most would have guessed. Their latest move is the most potent beer in the world—The End of Times —which they stuffed into a dead rodent.... read more

The 10 Best Books About Writing

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on July 22, 2010

Writing is hard. Not for everyone, mind you, but there are some people that land triple axles or swallow swords, and we don't consider this the norm. Thankfully, the following gifted writers have shared the secret that their best words weren't a gift at all, but the fruits of frustrating, wearisome work. read more

Music Philosophy Prints

By Caroline Klibanoff at 11:41 AM on July 21, 2010

Some song lyrics lend themselves especially well to visual representation, a fact that graphic designer and illustrator Mico Toledo has taken advantage of in his Music Philosophy prints.... read more

The Nine Best Movie MacGuffins

By Michael Saba at 7:00 AM on July 21, 2010

Mac•guff•in: In cinema vernacular, an object of great importance that serves as the primary motivator for the protagonists, and their antagonists. It’s actually not a made-up word! Originally, it was coined by the venerable Alfred Hitchcock: “In crook stories it is almost always the necklace and in spy stories it is almost always the papers.” These days, it can be damn near anything. Here’s nine of the very best movie MacGuffins, arranged in no particular order (since we all knew the Maltese Falcon was the best one anyway, right?).... read more