This new DC Nation Wonder Woman short not only looks gorgeous and reveals an alternative mode of transportation to the Invisible Jet, but also makes us excited that a modern, nuanced, and totally badass Wonder Woman like this could be showing up in her own something-something sooner rather than later.

That car is awesome, and that hairflip is epic.

(via DC Women Kicking Ass)

Previously in

• Things We Saw Today: Gina Torres Is Our Big Damn Hero Wonder Woman Fan Art
• Joss Whedon Talks About Wonder Woman, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, And Original Work On The Saturn Awards Red Carpet
• Wonder Woman Is Getting A Second Ongoing Comic At DC Comics. It’s Called Super Man/Wonder Woman

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This is an actual class badge from Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma, once again proving that there's nothing unmanly about showing your love for pink cartoon horses. And if you say there is, they can probably kick your ass or drop a bomb on you. An Equestria Daily commenter named charelz is being quoted everywhere as confirming it's for real (though the website linked above looks legit too). Anyway, here, let's quote him again anyway... I couldn't take pictures because it would have embarrassed my stepson if I got all fanboy squee in front of his buddies. (He is in 14-04; this is 14-05's patch and they were present for the Track Select for 14-04 where trainee pilots are told what kind of planes they're going to be flying - my kid could have taken T-38 fighter track but he wants to be a commercial pilot so he picked T-1s which is the transport/tanker track.) Also the impression I got is that they vote on the patches and they have to get approved by the brass. This was their third try, so I don't know how much was genuine and how much was irony but there was at least one non-brony who straight up refused to wear it and I overhead another complaining to his mom about it. But the flight instructor (who was a captain) was wearing it and he had no problems with his masculinity... For Mom, country and Apple Jack... Those of you regulars who have served - would you have worn this with pride?

Bay area news station KTVU is the new Moe’s Tavern, apparently. Yes, that station really did report this afternoon that the pilots of of the doomed Asiana flight 214 were named “Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk,” and “Bang Ding Ow.”

Watch the report for yourself…

Now, if you thought this couldn’t be any worse, well you were WRONG! That’s because an NTSB official actually confirmed those names to the station as being the names of the actual pilots, according to an all-caps statement put out by the station.

EARLIER IN THE NEWSCAST WE GAVE SOME NAMES OF PILOTS INVOLVED IN THE ASIANA AIRLINES CRASH. THESE NAMES WERE NOT ACCURATE DESPITE AN N-T-S-B OFFICIAL IN WASHINGTON CONFIRMING THEM LATE THIS MORNING. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS ERROR.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

UPDATE: The NTSB is taking responsibility for the whole thing. Well, sort of — they say that an intern is to blame.

What is life even, but one long, perpetual movie-night slumber party.

Classic Sectionals

Get this sectional in a soothing slate gray for classy canoodles. Starting at $6,024, from Bassett Furniture.

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From Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.

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From Pottery Barn. On sale now for $6,000!

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To promote Pacific Rim, the Warner Brothers website has a Jaeger designer app which lets you create your own giant robot design, name it, and stick it in a poster. But could fans come up with names as unique as the film’s robots Gipsy Danger, Striker Eureka, and Crimson Typhoon? Oh yes.

Kris Straub (via Angelophile) came up with the picture above, the perfect use of a promotion like this. Straub’s other designs were just as magnificent:

We were so inspired, we made some Jaegers of our own.

Ah, the halcyon hipster-ribbing days of 2010. Many of you are too young to remember, but back then you could mockingly use phrases like “mainstream” and “before they were cool” with reckless abandon and everyone in on the joke nodded and smiled. Then larger media outlets started churning out hipster exposes and you heard your mom use the term once and it was all over. And the best sitcom take on the phenomenon isn’t even a sitcom anymore. We have to go back!

Well, thanks to the internet’s mandatory recycling program, Molly Lewis’s brilliant “Hipster Dinosaurs” are making a comeback on Tumblr, Twitter, and various other places in a holy-sh*t-remember-how-funny-hipster-jokes-were-I-never-saw-this-inspired-coloring-book-before-check-it-out sort of way. And it’s really hard to deny they’re still pretty wonderful.

First timers, sit back and enjoy. Return appreciators of the finest in web culture, sit back and re-enjoy in the most meta of fashions.

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Thanks to non-stop repeats on Adult Swim, King of the Hill is finally getting the recognition it didn’t receive when the series was first on. For 13 seasons, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ animated look at small-town life in Texas quietly hummed along; it was never as showy as its “Animation Domination” counterparts like Family Guy, Futurama, and The PJs, obviously, and was often delayed by NFL games running late, but with the exception of The Simpsons, no Sunday night comedy, on Fox or otherwise, stayed as dependably solid for as long as King of the Hill did.

That’s probably because the animators knew never to give Peggy Hill gigantic cans. UPROXX’s primate-in-chief Christmas Ape passed along a King of the Hill animation style guide that’s an interesting look at the do’s and don’t's of designing Boomhower (no smiling, ever), Dale (never flip his shades up), and Bobby (always acting deadpan). It even details the correct way numbers should be drawn on clocks, cash registers, and calculators.

One question left unanswered, though: what’s the best to animate POCKET SAND?

See the rest here.

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And they say Sarah Palin isn't a relevant trendsetter. Governor and ex-hilarious Presidential candidate Rick Perry— arguably the nuttiest nut in the legislative clusterfuck that is Texas — announced just minutes ago that he won't be running for another term at the helm of the Lone Star State after serving as governor for a record-setting 14 years. But why? Let's irresponsibly speculate!

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This is happiness.

This baby crocodile has been waiting for this moment his whole short life.

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A tiny owlet who just wants to be smoothed.

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The dog who can't even handle how much he loves having his chest scratched.

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A cat who, like all cats, has a secret spot behind her ears.

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This once again proves that astronauts are the coolest people around.

A seven-year-old boy named Dexter wrote this very adorable letter asking NASA how he could get to Mars.

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Dear NASA,

My name is Dexter. I heard that you are sending two people to Mars and I would like to come but I'm seven and a half and I can't. I would like to come in the future, what do I need to do to come an astronaut.

Thank you,
Dexter

And proving that NASA is the best, they wrote him back!

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And included a ton of cool space swag.

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Andry Rajoelina is the artist who brought us the “parents” of the DC universe walking their sidekicks to school, and if you didn’t think there could be anything sadder than Hal Jordan conjuring himself a child to walk with, well I have bad news for you, because Spider-Man.

Rajoelina’s art can be found here.

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$45 of materials = A ton of fun for everyone he meets.

Philip Romano is a 20-year-old artist from Armonk, N.Y.

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And this is his chalkboard car.

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He recently turned the 2004 Hyundai into a drivable chalkboard.

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He, also, changed his license plate to something a little more fun.

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I realize you're going to spend Independence Day happily drinking whatever cold adult beverage you're served, because you're polite and you're an alcoholic. And I trust you'll have a fine old time no matter what you drink. But that doesn't mean America's shitbrews are all the same. The list below breaks down 36 of them, from worst to least-worst.

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A couple of weeks ago, Jay-Z and Samsung released a commercial during the NBA Finals to shock the world with an announcement that his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, would be released on July 4th for Samsung users and nationwide three days later. Other than that, we don’t know much.

Jay and company have embarked on a quizzical rollout that only includes the lyrics to the album. It’s easily one of the most worthless forms of anticipation for an album in recent memory. Rap lyrics with no audible context? Why?

But have no fear. We’ve gathered some info that’s leaked over the last few weeks to come up with clues of what to expect from what will either be one of Jay-Z’s milestone projects or the rap version of Star Wars: Episode 1. Take a look.

1. It’s Already Platinum - Samsung bought a million copies of the album, which they’ll be distributing on July 4th. The RIAA had originally said that these won’t count towards album sales, but the ruling was reversed and Jay-Z already has a certified platinum album before anyone’s even heard it. I guess that’s what those #newrules were all about?

2. Fat Timbaland Is The Best Timbaland - We haven’t listened to the whole album, but the beats Timbo were shelling out for the commercial were nothing short of spectacular. When Timbaland was all musclebound and huge, he made Shock Value 2. When he’s fat he makes the classics. Stay fat, Timbo. And stay relevant.

3. Rick Rubin Didn’t Actually Work On The Album - Apparently Rick Rubin was just a prop to confuse people who thought Jay-Z knew Santa Clause. He recently revealed that he didn’t have any creative input on the album. Jay just wanted him there because he worked on Kanye’s album and any chance to upstage Kanye is a great opportunity. Probably.

4. It’s A “Traditional” Hip-Hop Album - Rick Rubin also revealed that he had a hard time getting into MCHG because he’d just finished Kanye’s album and the contrast in styles was too jarring since Yeezus was really experimental and MCHG was more traditional. Good. Jigga is better just staying in his lane.

5. The Jay-Z/Lil Wayne Feud Is On - A couple of years ago, Lil Wayne rapped that he’d kidnap Beyonce and hold her for ransom. Jay-Z kept quiet, but on “La Familia,” Jay finally fires back with some choice barbs. These two have had a cold war of sorts for almost a decade, so it’s time to take the gloves off and have at it.

6. There’s A Nirvana Sample - Courtney Love was recently approached to see if Jay-Z could use the lyrics for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the track, “Holy Grail.” This also reminded everyone that Courtney Love owns the rights to all Nirvana songs. You may now all shoot yourselves in the face.

7. There’s An Always-Welcome Nas Collaboration - Jay-Z and Nas were bitter enemies in 2001, but they’ve only made great music together since squashing the beef a few years later. With news that they’d be working together, we’re guaranteed at least one good song from the album.

8. Kanye West Has A Beat On It - Okay, this is less in the “for sure” category and more in the “I think so.” At the 1:40 minute mark it appears as though Jay is saying “Ye, you wanna tweak that?” As he says it we get a glimpse of a figure standing up. Is this Kanye West? Probably. He’s had a beat on every Jay-Z album since The Blueprint so it makes sense he’s on this one.

9. Here’s The Album Artwork - Well that’s something…right?

10. Downloading The Album Will Invade Your Privacy - As rapper Killer Mike pointed out via Twitter, the app to download the album on the 4th is asking for just about all the personal information intrusive sites like Facebook have access to. But Samsung also wants access to all of your phone calls once you make the download. Thaaaat’s pushing it a bit.

NPR featured a weird (or, as some who love Moscato might say, "wiggity wiggity wack") story Thursday about how black people love Moscato. The article, titled "Moscato: The Gateway Wine For People Of Color?," was produced by NPR's Code Switch blog ["news from frontiers of race, ethnicity and culture"]: The Gateway NPR For People of Color.

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NO SHIT IT’S HOT, IT’S FUCKING JULY. Pull yourself together, go find some shade, and kick back with Thug Kitchen’s citrus iced tea. Guaranteed to refresh your attitude and show your BBQ guests that you’ve got shit figured out. Even if you don’t.

SPIKED CITRUS ICED TEA

1 gallon of water

4 black tea bags

4 white tea bags (if you find white tea with ginger, lemon, and orange flavors in it, that would be legit)

¼ - ½ cup maple syrup (this shit can be expensive so feel free to replace it with agave or honey)

2 ½ cups whiskey (optional, but who are you kidding)

½ cup orange juice

1/3 cup lemon juice

 

Heat the water is a big pot on the stove until you see bubbles forming on the bottom. No need to boil that shit. Add the tea bags and let them chill out in the hot water for about 5 minutes. Pull the bags out and add the ¼ cup maple syrup, the whiskey, and citrus juices. Stir and taste that motherfucker. If you like it a little sweeter, add more syrup. Let the tea cool in the fridge until you’re damn well ready. Serve this shit with ice and slices of oranges and lemons because then it looks classy as fuck.

Makes enough for a party or just you on the laziest summer day ever

We made this for our friends over at FoodBeast.com and they fucking loved it

Packers rookie running back Johnathan Franklin grew up in Los Angeles and went to college at UCLA, so his familiarity with the great, expansive hinterlands of non-urban America is somewhat limited. How limited? Well, see for yourself:

“Oh my gosh, from Los Angles to Green Bay, Wisconsin,” Franklin exclaimed in front of his locker after the Packers’ final minicamp practice. “Boy, I tell ya. It’s like night and day.”

Franklin has never gone fishing or hunting in his life, and he encountered his first trophy mount in the team’s equipment room.

“I saw a moose head in a room the other day and I went crazy. I ain’t seen none of this,” Franklin explained while shaking his head. “I said, ‘Is that real? Did you really kill a moose?’ It’s so different here. I saw a porcupine the other day, I mean it’s crazy.”

“And the white people. Holy sh*t! So many! I mean, we have them in L.A., but not like this! They’re everywhere! And huge! Italian people are considered ethnic here! Italian! That’s just another type of white person!”

Good thing Franklin didn’t land in the CFL. Last I checked, a moose was still the commissioner of that league.

Watch as little girls show off their creativity and make their toys more innovative in this advertisement from toy creators Goldie Blox.  The company wants to put more engineering toys in the “pink aisles” of toy stores, and give little girls and boys the same options for toys that encourage creative thinking and problem solving as well as fun. The girls in the ad can be builders, thinkers, princesses, and tomboys in any combination they want, and Goldie Blox is giving them a toy with the adaptability to match. (via GoldieBlox on Youtube) Previously in Toys

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• Nerf Creates Merida Bows
• Hasbro’s Gender-Neutral Easy-Bake Oven

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My clairvoyant powers are telling me that chalkboard paint will outlive mason jars. Just look at all the things you can do with it!

As a way to label open shelves.

A godsend in the kitchen.

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As a way to label cheeses on a tray.

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As a way to label wine glasses at a party.

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The President is in Tanzania, on the third and final leg of his Africa trip, where he was greeted different groups of local dancers. As he was watching their skilled and well-choreographed traditional dances, he felt inclined to share a bit of American heritage - by dancing like your nerdy uncle.

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Canadians are stereotypically a polite people. Having lived near Quebec, I can confirm this is true, albeit it comes with a tradeoff in that Canadian hicks are even scarier than the Trailer Park Boys would have you believe. So Molson decided to play off this stereotype to advertise their beer in Europe.

Molson took a beer fridge across Europe, in both busy locations and the middle of nowhere, chock full of Molson Canadian free for the taking. One catch: the fridge would only open for Canadians who happened to have their passport handy. Needless to say, eventually some Canadian shares mid-range lager with the world,

Molson is actually pretty good at playing off of Canadian national pride, although they’re not above making jokes about how all Canadians chase beaver. But it is kind of adorable how these tourists manage to make an entire crowd of Europeans happy and drunk just by being Canadian. And hey, it beats having to stare at the fridge for an hour to get the goods.

Mandela’s Conversations With Myself , a collection of decades of his personal correspondence, reveals that the former South African president has a fondness for a certain cartoon cat.

"Mandela notes the address of Graca Machel (who was later to become his third wife) on his personalized notepaper."

Source: Nelson Mandela: Conversations With Myself  /  via: nelsonmandela.org

Following today's DOMA ruling, Congresswoman/jewel-eyed snow witch Michele Bachmann released the following statement:

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As you may have heard, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis took to the floor of her state’s Senate chamber last night and filibustered her way straight into America’s heart, blocking a vote on a bill — one that was sure to pass — that would have enacted some of the most restrictive anti-abortion measures in the country. And if you spent any time at all on social media last night, your feeds were probably inundated with Wendy Davis-related posts, as her marathon effort became the talk of the internet. It was one of those rare communal moments late at night on a weeknight where it felt like literally everyone online was watching the same thing — in this case streaming footage of Davis’ speech — and sharing thoughts on it. It didn’t matter which side of the debate you were on, what was playing out before our eyes was utterly compelling and felt like a moment for the history books in the making.

But you know where it was absolutely nowhere to be found? Anywhere on cable news!

That’s right, as Davis’ filibuster was reaching its climax — between the hours of 11 and midnight central time — there wasn’t anything to be found about it on Fox News, CNN or MSNBC. Instead, each cable new network chose to rerun episodes of Hannity, Piers Morgan Tonight and the Rachel Maddow Show.

Meanwhile, over 150,000 people watched some of the best real life political theater in modern American history — complete with a heroic figure to many at the center, a chamber filled to the brim with screaming supporters and protesters, shady bad guy politicians engaged in real-time dirty shenanigans — play out live via streaming video. It was like something we usually see take place within the parliaments of foreign governments, completely atypical of the boring, staid political institutions we have here in the U.S. I had friends text/email/tweet saying that they were moved to tears at various points. It was, quite simply, a moment.

But if you weren’t on the internet, you likely wouldn’t have known it was going on. However, if there were a sh*t-filled cruise ship adrift at sea last night, you can bet your ass we’d have been treated to wall-to-wall live coverage of it. Because, you know, that’s just what we need, along with more people screaming at each other.

Take it away, kid…

But hey, on the bright side, at least we have Wendy Davis now!

(Pics via Wendy Davis For Senate)

Four things:

1) Singing/talent competition shows doing the “Whoa, how did that voice come out of that body?” switcheroo is nothing new. We saw it with Clay Aiken and Susan Boyle, and more recently with Travis Pratt belting out a little opera moments before proposing to his girlfriend. The formula is simple and effective, but it seems like these shows are going back to it more and more frequently to try to recreate that magic, and you can only pull the same trick on the audience so many times before you shout “TADA!” and they respond by yawning.

2) This clip from last night’s America’s Got Talent auditions features a 6-year-old girl named Aaralyn who walks on stage in a polka dot dress and pink stockings and proceeds to absolutely WAIL on a death metal song titled “Zombie Skin” that she wrote herself.

3) Ignore everything I said in my first point, because this is awesome.

4) I am terrified of her now.

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Artist J. Scott Campbell has once again created some incredible Disney Art.

Her Apple

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Her Sleep

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Her Hair

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Her Wonderland

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An unlikely turf war took place over the weekend in Boston, if former heartthrob and Backstreet Boy's brother Aaron Carter is to be believed.

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