Illusion

Peter Steele

2010-04-15T00:14:00.000-07:00

Back in 2005, many people were shocked when they logged into the TYPE O NEGATIVE web site and saw a gravestone with the words "[P]eter Steele - 1962 - 2005 .... Free At Last" carved on it. According to Epinions.com, there were rumors at the time that Steele was sick (with anything from cancer to AIDS), was on his deathbed, attempted suicide ... and the list goes on. Needless to say, it turned out that Steele was very much alive and the gravestone was merely a joke, albeit one the wasn't viewed as being in particularly good taste.

Revolver magazine's editor-in-chief Brandon Geist also posted on Twitter that he has heard reports of Steele's passing. "Hoping [the rumors] are not true, but the source is good," he wrote.

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE Peter Steele of Type O Negative

by: Alex Zander

TYPE O NEGATIVE - /tip/o/neg-ative/-1. Blood type which is not traceable in semen samples after a rape; 2. NYC-based goth metal quartet that plays emotional, over the top music that destroys trends.

They have been called Sisters of Mercy meets Danzig meets Destroyer era Kiss. They've been called racist, Fascist, Pro-rape, Sexist. Suicidal. At some point Type O Negative have been called everything from beautiful to repulsive. And depending on your views, they are.

In my words, I'll sum them up as dark and brilliant. My friend Justin, a skinhead, turned me onto TON, He liked their debut Slow, Deep & Hard, a collection of hardcore songs that are considered by many as misogynic. The LP was written in four hours by singer/bassist Peter Steele while he was drunk and getting over a relationship turned sour. Justin knew I'd like TON because of their latest effort sounds a hell of a lot like Sisters.

I first witnessed Type O Negative at Graffiti last spring. They were mean, drunk, (singer Peter Steele pounded 22 beers during the set), and offensive. But at the same time they played one of the best sets that has passed through the Steel City (Pittsburgh) in recent memory.

The second time I was treated to TON, believe it or not Ripley, was at Star Lake when they were supporting the new and improved (?) Motley Crue. The band played a mere four song set, but four songs in 45 minutes. The average life span of a TON cut is 7-10 minutes long. Bloody Kisses boast 70 minutes of the most intense goth as it has never, and I stress never, been played. The production rivals anything Mike Oldfield has ever done. Thus creating the trademark sound of Type O Negative. Songs like Christian Woman, which is a song telling the tale of a 13 year old girl who being a Christian was told sex is bad. She goes to sleep every night looking at the nearly naked son of God on her crucifix until she eventually begins to have sexual fantasies about Christ. Black No. 1 (little Miss Scare-all) is an ode to a goth girl Pete once dated. "She was so into herself," he explains, "she once had me hold a mirror over my face so she could see herself climax." One line says, "She's got a date at midnight/with Nosferatu/Oh baby, Lilly Munster ain't got nothing on you."

The title track, Bloody Kisses, is a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet. "A crimson pool so warm and deep/lulls me to an endless sleep/take your hand in mine/I will be brave/take me from this earth/an endless night/this, the end of life."

Now, as much as I am devoted to Sisters, I must confess that their covers of Gimme Shelter and Knockin' On Heaven's Door have nothing on TON's reworking of Seals and Crofts' "Summer Breeze." Steele originally changed the title and lyrics to Summer Girl, but Seals and Crofts abruptly put a halt to its release. Bloody Kisses is 70 minutes of suicide anthems, loneliness, and beautiful blasphemy. It is definitely the most honest expression of emotions recorded in a long time.

I met Mr. Steele after their set, backstage before the Crue show. After introductions and small talk, I sat with the nearly 7 foot Lerch of a vocalist who possesses a set of incisors guaranteed to be the envy of the most bloodthirsty vampire. In the company of the band and with the presence of Motley's Tommy Lee, we began to talk about sex, suicide, bad press, and Peter Steele's wish to disappear into the woods of Iceland.

The first question was directed at me.

Pete Steele: Is that a Sisters Of Mercy tattoo?

Alex Zander: Yea.

PS: I like it. It's cool.

AZ: Actually, my undying love for the Sisters is what turned me onto your music.

PS: Thanks.

(Mike, the green-haired manager, interrupts and asks me again where they can buy beer. Sunday in Pennsylvania--and obviously the venue hasn't accommodated the needs of the band. I tell them to go to West Virginia. Steele replies, "West Vagina.")

AZ: The first thing people ask whenever the topic of TON comes up is if you guys are serious. Are you?

PS: We're completely unserious. As you see, a lot of what I say is like cornball stuff. On stage and off, we certainly don't take ourselves as serious as people seem to think we do. This is what we like to do. It isn't that we're trying to sell albums. We like slow and emotional music. We will never become trendroids.

AZ: A few years ago a review of Slow, Deep & Hard said something to the effect that if TON is serious, they should rot in the maggot filled filth of the gutter that their lives are. They should be cooked alive with their genitals shoved in their mouths. How does negative press like this affect the band?

PS: Sells albums. Negative press is better than none. And I'd like to point out that I wish the guy that said that (David M. Earle) would say it to my face (At this point, Steele's eyes widen and bulge while his face becomes red with rage.) because I would ram my fucking genitalia down his throat. Anybody who ever slams this band never has the balls to say it to me. Never! It's always some dick 5000 miles away with a big mouth. And I will catch each and every one of them and kill them with a Bic fuckin' pen.

Tommy Lee interjects, "There are some questions you just don't ask." laughter all around.)

PS: The pen is mightier than the sword. Suck my dick you fuckin' cunt! If I lose a fight, no big fuckin' deal. I have a lot of blood to shed. Political correct fuckin' cunts! Sorry Alex!

AZ: For those that don't know, why did TON stir up so much controversy in Europe?

PS: I did an interview one time with a German magazine and they were asking me how popular I thought TON was becoming. I said at this point I think TON is more popular in Germany than Adolf Hitler. And it was much the same thing Lennon said about Jesus Christ. I thought I was being a funny guy 'cause I am funny actually. But they don't get it there. (Steele mocks a German accent.) "Ah. so you are a fascist Mr. Steele!" Then there were protest, riots, and bomb threats; and it was great because it just sold albums for us. The label got bomb threats as well.

AZ: Why the change of attitude between Slow, Deep & Hard and Bloody Kisses?

PS: I think that 3 years would do the trick. We kinda grew up. We don't listen to hardcore any more, and shit like that. And when the band first got together I guess it's safe to say, was in the ashes of my old band Carnivore. We had to do a demo really quick so I wrote these songs in one night. So it was hardcore and sludge and shit like that.

AZ: You sound as though you regret the album.

PS: I do because it was only supposed to be a demo. I was drunk and pissed and I wrote the whole thing in 4 hours. Little did I know that demo would be pressed into an album. So we were pretty much trapped into something I wrote in a span of a few hours. That's why there's such a gap between Slow, Deep & Hard and Bloody Kisses. If I had to do it over, Bloody Kisses would be the first album. I gave the world a really warped idea of what TON is.

AZ: One time you said, "I don't think people who commit suicide are cowards. I think they are heroes because they are taking a journey that nobody has come back from, and nobody knows what's there." Do you consider suicide a solution?

PS: Definitely. I don't think that life is sacred. I think that life is pretty much a waste of time. And part of being successful at anything is knowing when to bow out. I'll never die of colon cancer or heart disease or of a brain tumor. When I become useless by my own standards, when I cannot function as a man, I'm going to do a swan dive off the World Trade Center-hopefully onto someone I hate.

AZ: What kept you from succeeding in your attempt at suicide?

PS: Didn't cut deep enough.

AZ: When you reflect on it, how do you feel about it now?

PS: Well, it was a symbolic death. The person I was is certainly gone. I don't consider myself that person anymore. See, here are the scars. Next time I do it, I'm ...

Josh Silver, keyboardist/composer, interrupts, "Next time he does it, I'm gonna do it for him.")

AZ: You have to cut vertically on the vein (I demonstrate.)

PS: That's what everyone tells me.

AZ: Since people have interpreted you as pro-rape, how do you feel about marital rape.

PS: Oh god, that's a very complex question. I never really gave it any thought. Personally, when I'm with a woman, what gives me great pleasure is knowing that she wants me. I would never force anybody to do anything. I don't have to prove to a woman that I'm a man and that I have to jump on her and fuck her brains out. If she jumps on me and fucks my brains out, that's the ultimate compliment. So I wait till that happens. I will never force anybody to do anything. I mean, look at the callus on my hands, you think that's from working out? It's from jerking off. (Josh shows me his and I admit I'm impressed.)

PS: Look at the callus on his feet! That's from jerking me off. (Tommy Lee, who doesn't jerk off, leaves at this point.)

PS: Weeee! Athlete's dick!!!

AZ: The fact that people get turned on by your attitude on stage. Is it something you strive for or do you think that they identify with you.

PS: Let me say that we're trying to be anti-trend. We don't consider ourselves rock stars. If everybody is running one way, we run the other. We don't want to be grouped with anyone. We wanna do our own thing. It gives us our satisfaction. But are you asking me if my attitude is sincere?

AZ: Yea.

PS: Well, honestly, I don't think that we're the best musicians. But if people want to buy it, I'm not going to tell them not to. I just have to question if they have any hearing problems.

AZ: What about all the comparisons to you and Eldritch. Does it bother you, flatter you, or both?

PS: It certainly flatters me; however, I never meant to sound like him. Maybe he's trying to sound like me. But it's a compliment. Whenever you start to become successful in publicist terms, they try to describe you by comparing you to things that people know very well. So you're always going to be compared to something. I guess I'm proud to be compared to these guys.

AZ: Other than the Beatles, where else has TON drawn musical influences from?

PS: I guess it's obvious I should say Sabbath, although it's so trendy now to say that. I write the songs and pretty much let the guys add in what they want as long as it doesn't take away from the idea of the song. But the band is influenced by Sabbath, Beatles, '60's psychedelic music, Deep Purple, Zeppelin, bands like Judas Priest, and AC/DC; all the way up to Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance. Everything I listen to influences me.

AZ: Are you going back to Europe?

PS: We don't really know what's going to happen with this Motley Crue tour. We may do a headlining US tour which the label would love. Or we may do a support UK tour that the label would hate and we would love. So as much as we'd like to work with them, we have to work with ourselves first.

AZ: Are you anxious to go back?

PS: Yes, because as you know we have problems over there. I'm the type of person that when a problem exists I have to rectify it. I really want to go over there and get it over with--it really eats at me. I want to show people that I'm not really who they think I am. That we're just here to play lousy music.

AZ: Once you said you want to get away from everybody and build your home in the woods of Iceland and live with the wolves. Do you still want to do that or become the next big thing?

PS: I've learned to never say never. As much as I have to stick with what I said, I may change my mind. I would still like to leave with a woman I feel I could spend the rest of my life with and spend our days pleasuring each other.

AZ: How was your tour with Nine Inch Nails?

PS: The band will certainly disagree with me...As much as NIN treated us very well, their audience did not. As the band spokesman I did not have a good time on stage. I felt more like Andrew Dice Clay than Peter Steele. I was just up there insulting people. They were trendy, grundy industrial crowd that just wanted to hear 120 beats per minute, not 20 beats per minute, which we play.

AZ: Anybody that listens to the lyrics would understand that TON and NIN are the ideal combo for a tour!

PS: Well yea, I think Trent--when he requested us to go on tour--had sensed the emotion of the band. I mean, NIN is a very emotional band , which I can respect because I feel that we are the same way. But, unfortunately, I think the audience is more narrow minded than Reznor thought they would be, and just did not pick that up.

AZ: Iggy Pop told me that the strangest thing that he'd been hit with on stage was the fist of a 7 foot mountain man. What's the most fucked-up thing you've been hit with?

PS: A used tampon.

AZ: That's not so bad.

PS: It hit me in the eye. I've been hit with bottles of course, and lit cigarettes. It hasn't been that bad. No cinder blocks.

AZ: So what's going to happen after the tour?

PS: I had a meeting with the label last week and asked them when they wanted a new product. They said by September in '95. The problem with that, is when are we going to record this thing? Spring or Summer? But that's touring season. So I'd rather record around Christmas season. Hopefully, get the thing rolling for the summer review. So I'd like to come out with a new product. I'd like to play the U.S. some more, then Europe. Be home for the holidays. I really care about my parents very much and I'd like to spend the holidays with them and my girlfriend.

AZ: Are you and Josh going to produce the next LP or hire from the outside?

PS: Well, Josh and I work very close together. Josh has a lot of recording experience. He's a technician. I'm the guy with the ideas, and he helps me realize what I have in my head. So I don't think we'll hire out, because we're too cheap.

AZ: I think the production on Bloody Kisses is a phenomenon!

PS: You should be familiar with Lycia. It's dark, ambient goth music. The last album is called A Day In The Stark Corner. I would like our next album to sound something like this. It is the most depressing thing I've ever heard in my life. If I put it on in the morning when I get up...I'm useless for the rest of the day. Makes me feel like killing myself. It's like why even bother getting dressed when I can just slit my wrists. Such simple hypnotic beats, everything is drowned in reverb. Yet, the emotion comes through so loud and clear. It's just devastating, as beautiful as it is devastating. That's how I want to come through.

Dedicated to the memory of David M. Earle.

R.O.C. thanks Alex Zander, Type O Negative, and Mike Amato. Mike, you're one of the best! THANKS

Mith Connor fulfill my wishes

2010-04-14T22:24:00.000-07:00

"Don't be fooled by all my money,
I still like to eat tacos honey.
So crispy on the outside
so super good and yummy."

I am Mitch Connor. I'm your run of the mill con man, I've been moving from town to town scaming people since I was 15, but I'm tired of running. Now I am a semi profesional Jennifer Lopez impersonator.

Thanks Herman Cain

2010-04-14T22:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks to his parents sacrificial saving, and his hard work, Cain was able to earn a degree in mathematics from Morehouse College in 1967 and later earn a master's degree in computer science from Purdue University (while working as a mathematician for the Department of the Navy.) He then worked as a business analyst for The Coca Cola Company. In 1968, he married his wife, Gloria. They have two grown children.

In 1977 Herman Cain joined The Pillsbury Company and within five years, at the age of thirty-four, rose to Vice-President of Corporate Systems and Services. Instead of settling back into his executive position, Cain, reflecting on his father's drive to seek greater challenges, set his sights for corporate presidency.
To begin this road Herman Cain, at the age of thirty-six, resigned his senior position and began learning the restaurant business from the ground up by making hamburgers at Pillsbury's Burger King division. Nine months later, he was managing 400 Burger King units in the Philadelphia region, the company's poorest performer. Within three years his region became the company's best.

Business Speech Topics

Leadership: Herman Cain's most popular speech topic, this is based on his Three Plus Three principles of leadership.
Happiness is Leadership of Self: Cain's views on personal happiness. Leading one's life to achieve happiness is no different than leading an organization.
Save The Frog: A compelling speech on the state of American free enterprise and the impact of excessive government regulations on business as we enter a new millennium.
Key To Happy Customers: This speech highlights Herman Cain's potent principles for legendary customer service.
Success Is A Journey: Cain's dynamic and inspirational story of how he achieved his American Dream.
America's Winning Attitude: A reminder of what has made America great and what we must do to maintain its greatness.

Royce Gracie master of jiu-jitsu

2010-04-14T22:06:00.000-07:00

Schedule

05.29.10 - 05.30.10

London, England
Excel London

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05.28.10 - 05.20.10

London, England

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05.27.10

Colchester, England
Colchester Police Academy

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05.24.10 - 05.24.00

Nottingham, England

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05.23.10

Barnsley/Doncaster, England

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05.22.10

Hartelpool, England

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05.22.10

Cleveland, England

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05.08.10 - 05.09.10

London, Ontario Canada
Wilfred Jury Public School

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05.02.10 - 05.03.10

Memphis, TN
Chilcutt's Premier Martial Arts & Royce Gracie Jiu-jitsu

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04.30.10 - 05.01.10

Cleveland, TN
Cleveland MMA Academy

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04.25.10

Grudge Training Center, Wheatridge CO
Grudge Training Center

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04.24.10 - 04.24.14

Loveland, CO
Infinite Mixed Marial Arts

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04.23.10

Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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04.22.10

Los Angeles, CA
Universal Core Karate Academy

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04.17.10 - 04.19.10

West Hartford, CT
Jim Hughes and ROyce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

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04.16.10

Bedford HIlls, NY
Premier Martial Arts

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04.14.10 - 04.15.10

Dallas, TX
http://www.peakbjj.com

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04.13.10

Beaumont, Texas
Texas Punishment Crew

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04.12.10

Lake Charles, LA
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04.12.10

Southend, England

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04.11.10

McAllen, TX
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04.10.10

Brownvile, TX
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04.03.10

Raleigh, NC
CrossFit NC

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04.02.10

Goldboro, NC
Triangle Jiu-Jitsu

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04.01.10

Greenville, NC
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03.31.10

Chapel Hill, NC
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Charlotte, NC
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03.29.10

Concord, NC
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Forest, VA
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Alexandria, VA USA
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03.17.10

Nottingham, England
Warrior Martial Arts Academy of Excellence

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03.16.10

Nottingham, England
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tags;In the early 1900's, a Japanese jiu-jitsu instructor by the name of Esai Maeda went to the state of Para in Northern Brazil. There, he befriended Gastao Gracie, an influential businessman, who helped the Japanese get established. To show his gratitude, Maeda, also known as "Count Koma," offered to teach the traditional Japanese jiu-jitsu to Gastao's oldest son, Carlos.

The youngest son of Gastao and Cesalina Gracie's eight children, Helio was always a very physically frail child. He would run up a flight of stairs and have fainting spells. Nobody could figure out why. So, after completing second grade, he convinced his mother that he shouldn't go to school any more.

When the family experienced some financial hardships following their move to Rio, some of the children were scattered to live with other relatives. Helio was sent to live with some aunts and through these family contacts, he found work as a coxman for a popular local rowing team, eventually moving into the team dorms. His indomitable spirit, great sense of humor and tireless aptitude to drive people nuts, earned him the nickname of "Caxinguele," which means "squirrel." He raised hell!

After a couple of years, when he was about 14, he moved in with his older brothers who lived and taught jiu-jitsu in a house in Botafogo, a borough of Rio de Janeiro. He would spend the next few years limited to only watching his brothers teach, especially Carlos, since doctors had recommended that they keep Helio away from any physical activity.

cinematic titanic

2010-04-14T21:51:00.000-07:00

With nine feature-length episodes available on DVD and for download, and an ever-growing schedule of live shows, the CT crew is reconnecting with MSTies around the world as well as bringing new fans to the comedy art form first introduced by this group 20 years ago on television. Sign up for the email club and find out what’s new on DVD, where you can see Cinematic Titanic live, and all the latest news.

Performed in a theater, the five cast members take the stage and riff on a feature film in front of a live audience. Lately Cinematic Titanic has taken over some of the most beautiful theaters in the country with some of the cheesiest movies ever made, making for a hilarious evening of entertainment.

After each show, we’re fortunate enough to meet Mysties as well as new devotees of Cinematic Titanic. Just a note: We will sign pretty much anything with a smooth surface.

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4/15/10 8:00 pm	Calvin Theatre	Northampton, MA	get tickets
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4/17/10 8:00 pm	Nokia Theater Times Square	New York, New York	get tickets
6/11/10 9:30 pm	Showbox at The Market	Seattle	get tickets
7/2/10 7:30 pm	Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Michigan Theater	Ann Arbor	get tickets
7/2/10 10:00 pm	Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Michigan Theater	Ann Arbor	get tickets

Most Romantic Justin Gaston !

2010-04-14T21:47:00.000-07:00

Gaston soon signed with Premier Model Management and is quickly making his dreams come true. He has already modeled for a number of underwear and clothing brands for big companies such as "Hollister Co.," "2Xist" and "International Jock," as well as appearing in multiple editorial spreads which lead to his early assignments with renowned photographer Bruce Weber.

Only 19 years old, Gaston has only just begun his modeling career and is working hard towards becoming an international supermodel.

The cutie left home at the age of 17 to pursue a career in music and he's supported himself by taking off his clothes for money.

Justin Gaston is from Louisiana. He stands six feet tall and possesses a (hot!) 39-inch waist. Gason is a client of Premiere Model Management and reportedly does not drink or smoke.

It’s the way Brooke White deals with

2010-04-14T21:37:00.000-07:00

tags:It’s the way Brooke White deals with that damage that makes her music so inviting, her personality so compelling, and her company so endearing. Even meeting her in a crowded restaurant amidst the bustle of a Los Angeles lunch hour, she makes a connection that feels so personal, you feel like you’ve known her your entire life.

That is the magic of Brooke White, and that magic resonates within High Hopes & Heartbreak, the first full-length release since she became an “American Idol” finalist in 2008. During the seventh season of “Idol,” the Phoenix, AZ, native drew rave reviews for her passionate swirl of willowing soul and ‘70s flavored gold.

“The show was really big for me,” she explains, referring not to the exposure “American Idol” provided her, but rather the psychological impact of the larger-than-life reality surrounding the contestants. “Early on, I was really naïve about the process. You’re in this very protective bubble where you’re away from the media, you don’t look online if you don’t want to, and you just go out there and you do your best each week. It wasn’t until I got farther along that it started to become very emotional for me.”

For many, it was that emotion that made Brooke’s music so engaging. And for Brooke, it has always been the music that helped her keep her emotions at bay. She credits that to her upbringing. The oldest of four siblings, her parents passed their love of music on to their children, and that love has blossomed in Brooke. “My upbringing is entirely the reason that I am the artist that I am today,” she says. “My parents are big music fans, and we grew up in a small house where music was always playing. We’d go on drives just to listen to a Carole King tape, or Fleetwood Mac or the Carpenters. Music was the therapy that made us very happy as a family… I’m not an average music listener. I do this because I really do love it.”

High Hopes & Heartbreak is a remarkable testament to not only Brooke’s talents as a singer and songwriter, but also to her love for the music that shaped her. The album bristles with an airy warmth and humble resolve, her pitch-perfect timbre evoking modern day comparisons to Carole King and Carly Simon. What makes it even more remarkable is that White, now 26, was born more than a decade after the release of King’s Tapestry and Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” a song that Brooke made her own during “Idol,” leading Carly Simon to tell the Associated Press, “This girl is so talented, and she sings the song so much better than I ever did or could.” Brooke glows as she recalls the praise of one of her own idols. “That means so much to me, because from a young age I was attached to classic music. It was all so special to me.”

High Hopes & Heartbreak is a brilliant composite of contemporary styles, washing America’s love affair with singer-songwriters in a bath of bare-naked pop. The title track could follow James Blunt just as easily as it lends itself to a disco-dance remix, “When We Were One” and “Little Bird” unfold like country chart-toppers, “California Song” is an acoustic explosion of summertime pop, and “Sometimes Love” and “Be Careful” offer a silky weave of heart-on-a-sleeve vocals and stripped-down instrumentation that would make John Mayer stop and take notice.

Each of the twelve songs on High Hopes & Heartbreak has its own pronounced character, but they are bound by Brooke White’s voice, a beautiful blend of tone, texture and character. “Music is a sensory experience, that’s what it’s all about, and that’s what I really wanted to capture on this album,” she says. With that in mind, she decided to release this album through her own label, June Baby Records.

“After meeting with a number of labels and discussing which producers and writers they wanted to team me with, it just started to feel like I was losing myself. It was like, here I am, but there’s a record way far away that I can’t even touch. I was afraid there were too many layers, and I wouldn’t be able to create without all of this other stuff getting in the way of the music,” she says of the decision to start June Baby Records. “I knew in my mind the type of record that I wanted to make, and I think I would have come away feeling disappointed had I let someone else have that much say in the process. I felt like I was losing the vision and I just needed to go, so I did.”

As much as High Hopes & Heartbreak is unadulterated Brooke White, she is quick to credit producer Dave Cobb [Chris Cornell, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson] with helping to shape the sound. They co-wrote half the album together, including “Hold Up My Heart,” which was written within their first hour of working together. Their musical chemistry was immediate and undeniable.

“When he pressed ‘record’ and the band started to play, that moment was so poignant for me, it was like a drug. It was music happening in its purest form, so instantaneous, so human, so organic. I listened to it all night and called my dad in the morning and told him that he had to hear it – he started laughing, and I was crying. It was exactly what I wanted. I met with other producers, but in the back of my mind I knew for certain that this was the way to go. I had to have more of it, I was addicted.”

In an era that leans heavily on technology with every passing fad and fleeting sensation, Brooke White wants nothing more than to embrace music in its purest strains. Rather than sucking the soul out of a song, she wants to let its spirit run free. Like all the music she grew up loving, it’s the essence of the human being that keeps the songs from sounding the same. And that essence, that emotion, is what she captures vividly on High Hopes & Heartbreak.

“I’m a very emotional person,” she concludes, bringing the conversation full-circle, and back to the vulnerability that drives her art. “I definitely feel like I have certain scars from exposing myself that way, but it’s the way I am. And I’m sure it’s the way I’m going to keep being.”

As we get up to leave the restaurant, she flashes an uncertain smile: “I hope there’s some stuff there for you to work with.”

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Animotion
Put down various goodies and sprites and make your own animation.
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Answering Machine
Select the different messages and play them back for your phone.
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Anti Shanti
Bounce and juggle the three balls back and forth but don't drop one.
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Ants
Ant killing game..
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Arkanoid
Destroy the barriers with your orb.
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Baffotron
Beat the hell out of this guy for no reason, using your fists, foot, knuckledusters and baseball bat
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Ballistic Biscuit
Jump as many objects as you can for maximum points.
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Banana Barrage
You're Donkey Kong in this fantastic aim and fire banana game. Your aim is to throw the bananas in t
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Barb Jump
Jump the barbed wire in this amazingly funny skipping game. Choose your character and when the barbe
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Bassteroids
Similar to asteroids, but with fish and a worm as a shooter.
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Bear Drop
Move the colored bears over their respected color position on ship to save them.
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Beat The Meter
You're Stelios in this excellent game against the clock. Fill up the gas meters, but dont let the co
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Beermat
A game about fliking beermats.
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Blackjack Fever
Blackjack Las Vegas style - Double Down, Split, and More - Get your practice in before making your t
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Bot Arena (Beta)
Upgrade your bots, buy them better cannons and nailguns and go against enemy bots to win money.
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Boxing
This boxing sim is quite alot of fun, try not to KO!
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Bubble Bobble
A replica of the classic arcade game!
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Bubble Truble
Very origional game, very addictive
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Bug Juice
Help the bug get as many of the pulsing dots before the predator gets the bug.
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Bugz
Creepy Crawly things....Eat the green bugz but avoid the red ones.
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Build a Face
Re-arrange diffrent parts of the head to build a face
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Build-a-Blood Shed Guy
Create your own blood shed character change armor face hands guns uzi sub machine gun pistol
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Build-A-Robot
Build your own robot in this excellent dress-up game. Instead of those 'doll-dress' games, we have a
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Bullet Dodge
You're on top of a building and completely at the mercy of 3 terrorists with guns. Dodge them in eve
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Bulls Eye
A really cool online darts game. Not easy though.
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Bunny Grab
Help the Nesquick bunny grab the glasses of milk before time runs out!
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Buoy Ahoy!
Sail around the rocks and islands as you aim to collect all of the buoys that are on-screen. This is
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Busy Burger
This is another cool resteraunt type game. You work in a place similar to McDonalds, and it's your j
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Canyonglider
Glide as far as possible, getting as many points as you can
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Car (Beta)
Drive around the field in your sports car, fly sky high when you run over mines, use turbo boost and
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Cat-Vac
You have been assigned once again to rid the Medieval Castle of the pesky cats, but this time you're
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Catch A Crab 2
You have four days off of school. You're going to your Grandmas, and its your aim to catch and sell
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Catch a toy
Try and catch that toy that you have always wanted! You don't need to worry about how much change yo
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Catch the Turkey
Get the turkey before it runs off the screen.
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Cave Problems
Guide your faceless friend around the cave, collecting all the gold you can. When you've collected i
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Chicken
A very funny chiken game!.
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Chicken Attack
The chickens have influenza and gone crazy. You need to shoot the chickens before infection spreads
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Chocks Away
Fanny's dad has just caught, dick knobbing his daughter
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City Jumper
See how far you can jump! Great fun, very addictive game.
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Classic Roulette
Money, money, money!!! And even more money, when you’ll feel you have enough – get MORE money. Using
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Retro Games

2010-04-08T11:04:00.001-07:00

3D Frogger
Frogger takes on a new look in this 3 dimensional version of the classic game. Make your way across
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5 Spots
Find the differences between 2 images. Move your mouse and click on them before the time runs out.
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7up Pinball
Play a classic game of pinball in this excellent 7up version of the classic arcade game. Use the lef
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Asteroids
The classic arcade game from 1979.
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Asteroids Duel
A two-player version of the arcade classic!
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Asteroids Revenge
This is a cool twist on the classic Asteroids retro arcade game, but only now, you're the asteroid!
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Ball Dodge
Yeah, just erm... dodge the balls. Hmph.
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Balloon Duel
Flash version of the popular 1984 NES classic game, Balloon Fight. In this game you have to fight yo
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Bounce Back
Mouse guides paddle, There are 5 types
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Bouncy Ball
Guide the bouncy ball around all the levels, collecting all the coins you can. But be careful to avo
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Bumper Ball
Air Hockey + Bumper Carts = Bumper Ball!
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Cell-Out
Weird bounce game, check it out!
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Chasm: Tunnel
Get across the tunnel if you can. Further you’ll get, the higher score you’ll receive. Try not to hi
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Chicks
A strange game where you have to guide the duck around onto the hearts to make them happy. Don't str
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Curveball
This is the classic pong only in 3d!
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Fall Down
The object of the game is to keep the ball from going off the top of the screen. Sounds easy?
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Gem Mine
Detonate a group of 3 or more similar colored gems. Try to clear up the grid before the time runs ou
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Gift Grab
This is fun and this is easy, all you need to do is gather presents avoiding snowmans and coal sacks
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Halloween Mario
Another great Mario remake, this time a Halloween version! Dodge and kill the ghosts, shells and oth
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Ice Breakout
A modern version of breakout. Little penguins, aww.
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Jungle Escape
Escape the jungle in this mario-like platform game
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Knockers
Remember this old game? Well, I do, even if you don't. Collect all the gold you need to advance to t
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Lucky Ladybug
Guide the ladybug to the end with as few clicks and as little time as possible to set a high score
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Mario Rush Arena
Help Mario in this little game to kill the evil Goomba and Koopa in various levels and finally defea
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Mastermind
Play the classic game of Mastermind as you try to figure out what color combination you have to use
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Naughts and Crosses
Play a classic game of Naughts and Crosses. Tic Tac Toe!
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Notepad Invaders
Another remake of the classic Space Invaders game. But what's the twist in this one, you say? No, th
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Pepsi Handball
Drop different colored footballs on to the stack below and group them together.
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Ping AI
This is a quality, updated version of the classic pong game. Battle your way through the levels, usi
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Pyoro
Guide the bird around, eating the plants falling from the sky. Avoid being hit by them, as you try t
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Rock, Paper, Scissors!
The old, classic game of Rock, Paper, Scissors! Pick your throw before the count of 3. It's the firs
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Sonny
A modified version of Pacman. Guide Sonny the dog around chomping on the dog bones, trying to avoid
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Space Bugs
This is a newer version of the classic vertical space shooters, with an promising new look. You've g
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Star Fly 3
Your task is to clear all the zones from asteroids and other space junk. Collect power-ups for extra
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Super Flash Mario Bros
This is a nice flash remake of the classic Super Mario Bros, with an option to play as Mario or Luig
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Super Mario Mushrooms
This is yet another Mario game, in which you race around collecting all the mushrooms you can withou
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Super Mario Power Coins
Dodge the falling obstacles such as the classic angry-rocks, bomb-bullets, american footballs and fi
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Super Mario Revived
Play as the revived Super Mario in this exciting retro flash game. Guide Mario through another fanta
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Super Mario: Rampage
Super Mario has had enough of headbutting blocks and foolishly jumping on enemies. Now, Mario has a
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Thunder Plunder
Borg has a viking liking for plundering. Help him on his mission to collect treasure and keys to ac
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Tobby Smash
Help Tobby dodge all of the sliding, rotating blocks, while collecting the gems and various other it
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UFO Rescue
Guide your spaceship through the air, and use your picker thing to pick up all the purple UFOs, and
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Ultimate Ping
Play pong against yourself and try to keep the ball inside the field using both the paddles! Move yo
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Whack-A-Beast
Whack those beasts in this classic version of Whack-A-Mole. Try not to hit those Neopet... things!
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Fighting Games

2010-04-08T11:03:00.001-07:00

Ad Tick Fighter
A strange game where you beat the heck out of some guy in this sumo wrestling game based on internet
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Bloody Rage
Mortal Kombat style fighting game. It's a bloody rage!
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Bush Vs Kerry
Play as either Bush or Kerry and knock the living daylights out of each other
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Downing Street Fighter
Take on other political party members as you battle to become the leading member of parliament on th
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Dragon Fist 2
Chinese style fighting game.
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Knockout
Travel around the world trying to knockout all of your opponents in this awesome 2D knockout game. T
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PC Breakdown
Has your PC ever crashed just as you were about to save a crucially important document? Has it ever
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The Legend Of Dragon Fist
The aim of this beat 'em up game is to defeat 10 opponents. All of which progress in difficulty as y
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Tifosi
Sports just isn't the same without the odd riot! In this game you take on the role of a football pla
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Towel Fighter
I have no idea who makes these game ideas, but this is a really clever and fun one! Whip your oppone
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Whack Your Boss
Find the 7 different ways to whack your boss in this painfully funny office simulation. Did you know
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Shooting Games

2010-04-08T11:02:00.003-07:00

2D Shootout
Draw your pistol revolver magnum and shoot down the cowboys in this desert town.
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3D Shooter
Shoot down the targets within a limited time reload your rifle.
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Aderans Forest
Aderans Forest is under attack. Shoot all the enemies before they destroy it! Click the mouse to sho
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Aim & Fire
Shoot the selected cans out shown in the top left
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Air Defence 1
Defend your communications plan as you shoot down all the enemy planes that try to bomb it. Use the
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Aircraft Lander
Fly the plane around with left and right arrow keys and land it on the airport runway when all your
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AirFox
You've left the mothership, now make your way up the screen taking out all the enemy ships you can!
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Alien Invasion
Use your movable cannon to fire missiles at invading UFOs move the cannon to move the guidance rocke
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Alien Invasion 2
Fly your space cruiser through the urban streets of this city shoot down UFOs and little green alien
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Alien Showdown
One man stands alone. Take out all the aliens coming after you, then all the alien nests as you try
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Alloy Tease
Fight the street thugs and their animals for maximum points!
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Amok Madman
Get tought by an expert in this fun shooting game.
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AO-War On Iraq
Shoot down Iraqi Terrorists, Jeeps, Grenaders and hostile villagers using AK Machine guns.
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Area 41
Shoot the cybernetic machines, collect objects and cash for points.
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Art of War
The Sovient Union has reformed and they're attacking the US! Take them out before they can launch th
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Attack of Infections
Fly your ship around the planet shooting down ugly strange aliens.
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Attack of the Influenza Birds
Shoot down those infectious turkeys.
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Bad Guys II
The enemy has occupied the area. Its up to you to waste as many as you can before they take over the
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Bank Robbery
The town bank is being robbed. Shoot the robbers before they shoot you.
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Base Defense 2
Defend your base against enemy soldiers, tanks, robots, and aircrafts by shooting them with your can
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Basted in Blood
This town is blah shoot the turkeys but avoid shooting the babies.
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Bean Hunter
I'm not entirely sure what you're supposed to do here. Oh well, have fun. :)
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Bin Laden Liquors
Launch a successful counter terrorism attack on Osama Bin Ladens liquor store, secret HQ of the al-q
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Bleed
A portal is transporting demons into our world. Go on a quest to find the first piece of an ancient
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Bleed: The Game
Go through dark corridors and rooms of this haunted house kill deadly poisonous bats and zombies.
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Blinking
Shoot the cats in armor with your cannon
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Blood Shed
Use your pistol colt magnum revolver to shoot down the green men reload and avoid hitting yellow
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Border
Shoot down the army from your helicopter gun ship.
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Boxteroid
Boxteroid is like a retro version of asteroids.
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Bughunt
The aim is simple, kill bugs! Load your weapon, gather powerups and health recovery to survive. Figh
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Bush Shootout
Terrorists are invading the Whitehouse planning to kidnap Bush, you have to go through several level
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Camper Strike
Shoot the targets in this cool target shooting game. Press scope to zoom in on your targets and shoo
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Cannon Commander
Defend your castle by firing your cannon at anything that approaches.
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Capture The Flag
A...weird game. You don't even have to capture a flag. :/
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Castle Defender
This is a cool arrow game where you have to launch arrows at all the enemies that are rushing toward
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Castle Under Fire
Defend your castle from attacking enemy. Destroy all hostile units. Be the most powerful ruler in th
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Celebrity Hitman
Shoot down some of your favorite celebrities george bush osama bin laden saddam hussein and more.
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Clay Pigeon Hunter
Shoot down the clay round frisbee discs that are shot into the air with your rifle.
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Clown Kill
This is an awesome shoot'em up game in which you have to kill as many clowns with your pistol guns a
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Commmando Arena
Space shooter game, fast paced action.
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Contra
A very old and great shooting game!!
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Counter-Strike
Shoot down enemies as they pop up before they shoot you first.
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CounterStrike Training
One of the best online games ever now has a flash version!
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Crazy Castle
Purchase crossbows, pistols, UZIs, lasers, plasma guns and more to destroy the enemies approaching t
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Crazy Kimono Doll Assault
Rotate the camera around and fire at the dolls with knives using your hand gun.
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Criminal Intent
Your girlfriend has been kidnapped, do odd-jobs shoot down people drive by and earn money.
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Cub Shoot 2
Use a baby for target practice. Use your bullets to shoot him across the room to the target for maxi
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Cutie Quake
Shoot those cute looking things as well as the deceiving cute like bad guys who shoot at you.
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Damnation: Preview
Shoot down the hords of demonds in this classic doom remake.
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Death Ride
Hop on the 3 wheeler of death and run people over or shoot them!
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Racing Games

2010-04-08T11:02:00.001-07:00

3D Car Driver
Driving game, avoid hitting the red pedestrians..
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4x4 Rally
Drive around the circuits in your 4x4 off roader. Customise the look of your car, by way of editing
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Ace Racer
Ride on your skidoo water boat over the waves, jump over dolphins and pull tricks by flying off ramp
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Asteroids 2000
Another great asteroids game!
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Asteroids 2k3
New and improved asteroids game.
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Autobahn
Speed down the autobahn avoiding other cars and stay alive as long as you can.
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Badger Race
Just like betting the horses, only your jockey is riding a Badger.
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Banger Racing
Race the bangers around the breakfast table. Kind of a Micro Machines V3 copy.
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Boat Race
Race your boat around the ocean as fast as you can, steering yourself around the buoys and helping a
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Bumper Cars Championship
Bumper Cars at their best. Drive into the other dodgems at full speed so they lose health, and ultim
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Camera Killer
Camera Killer - Ever wanted to take out your frustration on those annoying speed cameras at the side
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Chase 2000
A great racing game from the tail-view angle. Try not to get too competitive!
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Chevy Racer
Race around in a hot Chevy! Use 4 and 6 on the keypad to steer, try and miss the obstacles and keep
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Cone Crazy
Knock over as many cones as you can in the given time limit. Red cones are worth 10 points and the y
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Crazy Bike
Complete all three levels as fast as you can to be the best in the world! Get the highest score. Be
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Crazy Cars
Congratulations, you have won the lottery and have cashed your cheque in at the bank. But on the way
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Crazy Cats
Hooray! You've just won the lottery, but, when you were driving down the road, you dropped your big
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Disco Racer
Disco racer is driving, it's not easy!
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Drag Racer v2
Shift into gear and floor the pedal as you dragrace against the computer tune up your car modify eng
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Drag Racer v3
Drag race other cars, modify your car, buy parts, change internal and external look.
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Drunk Driver Championship
Another classic Helicopter like game. You're drunk, and the more drunk you get, the harder the game
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F1 Chinese GP
Test your engines in this fact-paced Formula 1 racing game. You're the red car as you bomb it around
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Goosehead Racing
Race your dragster and win money to upgrade it.
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Grand Prix Challenge 2
Beat the clock and the obstacles as you race your laps across multiple levels!
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Gravity Ball
Use the mouse to control the paddle.
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Jungle Patrol
The bus is heading towards the bombs… what do you do?... what do you do!?! Take your jeep and save t
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Kore Karts
Race your mini-car around the 3 circuits as you try and complete the race in first position! Be care
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Krazy Kar
This is a rather strange racer that requires Flash 8.
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MiniClip Rally
Ninja, Monkey, and Zed challenge each other to race it out on their home tracks... let the rally be
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New Car Net Racer
Mouse controlled racing track game. Great design and excellent game. Try the New Car Net Racer!
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NFS Underground
How fast can you finish the 1/4 mile?
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Pedal To The Metal
Excellent Scaletrix game where you have to race around the magnetic track without derailing your car
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Police Bike
This is a police simulator game where you're an officer patrolling on a bike. You have been informed
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Pure Adrenaline
Driving on the wrong side of the road at high speed.
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Rocket Bike
Race around the course with your choice of driver as you look to take control of the track. Use your
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Skidoo TT
Wicked cool snow-surfing game.
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Spy Hunter
Rave down the highway in your equipped car blasting through enemies and avoiding danger.
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Stai Ruere
Protesters have gathered around a barracks area! It's your duty to control them and maintain peace a
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Stay The Distance
Great horse racing game. Easy but a bit harsh.
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TGFG Racing
Race around the track smashing into your opponents to knock them off and picking up turbo so you can
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The Paper Cup
The original Paper Cup racing game! You're the rider of a classic paper aeroplane! Use your mouse to
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Weird Bicycle Game
I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like! Speed down the hill avoiding the teddy be
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Wheelers
Race around this track on your motor bike. 2D game for the dedicated gamer.
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WOW What A Race!
Use the arrow keys and the spacebar to guide your little red car round each track a few times until
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Puzzle Games

2010-04-08T11:01:00.001-07:00

12 Swap
Move 1 at a time, and match 3 together
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2D Memory
Old maid style card game flip over cards and match up two.
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2D Paintball
Shoot down the rolling smilies in this office conference room.
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3D Reversi
Flank the opponent`s pieces with yours to turn them over and own the most pieces to win.
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3D Sudoku
This a revived version of the classic japanese game Sudoku. Use your brains to solve the puzzle, but
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4 Balls
Play against the super intelligent computer in this re-styled version of Connect 4! Try and get 4 of
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8up
This is a great game similar to Where's The Ball? where you have to follow a certain box through 8 l
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AB: 30K Starfighter
Fly through space as star fighter shoot down alien ships using lasers and upgrade your ship.
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Absolutist Jetpack
Here is an excellent puzzle game in which you have to collect the parts to build the rocket, then, i
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Add Like Mad
Add the tiles to match the number on the right side of the screen. Eliminate as many tiles as possib
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Addem Up
Place the next tile from the queue on the board. If all surrounding tiles add up to that number they
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Aga Maze
A mazing game
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All Out
Get all the lights out by making up the sequence
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Aqua Energizer
Push the red energy dots into the blue tube to energize it and escape from the level.
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Atomine
Click on the bulbs and mirrors to locate the whereabouts of the atoms. Minesweeper type variation ga
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Bad Apple
Minesweeper type game. Very colourful and quite difficult too!
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Ball Bounce
Ball bounce is an addictive game of skill and strategy. Guide a small black ball to the other side o
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Battleships
Come and play the classic game of battleships
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Beaver Blast
Aim the cannon and fire to shoot the beaver into the water tin.
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Before The Storm
Rearrange the pieces of this quiet prairie side puzzle, containing grass and trees.
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Blob Wars
Great fun is to be had by all in BLOB WARS!!
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Blobs
Blobs! Like that frog jumping game you played in 2nd grade...
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Block Buster
Break the blocks run over the bombs and avoid being destroyed.
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Bloomin' Gardens
Pick up a plant and replant it to make a row of five plants and remove them.
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Blow Up
Similar puzzle game to bust a move shoot the ball at others to explode them.
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Blox
Move the blocks over and match them up to remove them.
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Blox Forever
Place similar colored gem blox together to remove them from the board. Remove all blox to get to th
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Bomb Defusal
There's a bomb in the basement. The whole building will go up in flames if you don't find it and def
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Boobs, Butt or Shoulder
Being shown a cropped image of a woman, you must pick which part of her body it is.
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Boobs, Butt, or Shoulder 2
Guess which female body part you are shown on the girl models.
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BR III: Andromeda
Guide your ball through corridors, against wind blowing fans, lasers and more to get to the exit.
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Brainiac
Learn a weird alien language flip over the cards memorize and match two to remove them.
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Break
Remake of classic arcanoid break out use two paddles to bounce balls and destroy bricks more bricks
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Break Down
Click on the bricks to destroy them try to remove all bricks from the area.
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Breakout
I am sure you have all played the bog standard “breakout” before… it’s a pretty good game. We took t
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Bubbles
Bust a move type game shoot bubbles at others match up colors to destroy the bubbles before they fil
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Bunch
Cool puzzle game, very addictive!
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Candy Tetris
A new style for the Tetris game.
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Cartoon Quiz
Answer different questions about people from Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama and other shows.
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CC Fight Club
Choose your clock character bio clock and others ice super attack combo hits and fight against your
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Celebrity Dustbin Marvelous
Guess which celebrities the things belong to, which has a TV, glove, collections and more.
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Celestria's Challenge
Guess the answers to Celestria's questions to get her into different clothing.
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Chain Reaction
Clear the grid by crossing off all the colored symbols, moving from similar color or shape.
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Chaos Theory
Use the left mouse button to set off an explosion and create a chain reaction.
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Cherry Bomb Tetris
Yet another Tetris game, objectives are obvious – but with some differences. U can collect fire crac
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Chinese Checkers 2D
Jump the pegs over each other on the board to remove them and get rid of all to win.
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Cityscape
Build your city residential, industrial, commercial, airports, and more to become the best Mayor.
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Clock Sim Valentine
Find out who your clock lover is for valentines day.
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Collapse
Click on the bricks that match up atleast two or more before the time runs out remove all to win.
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Comboling
Link all the marked fields either horizontally, vertically or diagonally
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Sports Games

2010-04-08T11:00:00.001-07:00

3D NetBlazer
Have a nice relaxing game of basketball online! Come on basketball fans!
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9 Ball Pool
Play a classic game of 9 ball pool against an opponent or the computer. A nicely animated, and relax
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A Game Of 3 Halves
This is a fantastic rugby game where you have to leg it up the field and score as many points as you
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Adventure Golf
Show off your golf skills on this 9 hole mini-golf course.
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Air Ball
You've played Kickups, right? Now try and keep all the balls up! Try and keep the multiple sports ba
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Air Hockey
You all know how to play this one, inspired by pong!
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Amazing Golf Pro
Shoot the golf ball with your putter pick up the golden tiles and then hit the hole.
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American Football
1...2...3...HUT! Throw the ball to your chums in Rugby for cissies.
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Anna Tennis
Help Anna beat Serenna in a game of Tennis. If you miss her skirt will flip up, and if you win she
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Aski
Move the mouse left and right to guide the skier down the slope.
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Aspen
Ski down the snowy-slopes of Aspen. Mind out for that tree!
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Baseball
Have a nice relaxing game of baseball online! Come on baseball fans!
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Baseball Shoot
Pick beginner amateur or professional get ready for the pitch and swing your bat and score points.
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Basketball Rally
Shoot some hoops throw the ball into the basket and score points.
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Basketbots
7up play basketball !? weird..
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Bat and Mouse 2
Run away from the bat as a mouse pick up the cheese and get the stop timer.
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Batting Champ
Get set up and hit a home run to score many points.
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Battle Pong
Classic arcade pong action with added fire power.
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Beach Tennis
Lovely ladies playing tennis down the beach.
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Beer Golf
A really cool and fun mini golf game.
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Blast Billiards
This is a cool version of the game of Billiards where you've to pocket bombs instead of balls! Use y
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BMX Stunts
Do as many stunts as you can on our BMX bike!
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BMX Tricks
Are you good in biking? Well test yourself here!
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Board'n
Pick your Skate Boarder and grind the streets!
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Boom Boom
Play Beach vollyball with half naked ladies, woo!
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Bowling
Here you are. A superb bowling game. Turn your speakers up!
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Bowling 2DP
Are you good in bowling? Test yourself with this great game!
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Bowling Master
Power up the meter hold the mouse button down and let go on the green area to bowl a strike.
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Brown Cow Curling
Play a match of curling against your friend or the computer, and you've got to get the curling stone
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BV Ball
Volleyball type game hit the ball and bounce it over the net.
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California Skateboarding
Cruise around as Eddie Murphy on your skate board, jump up, ollie, do tricks, grind off rails.
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Canyon Glider
Glide through the hoops in the canyon to get points then try to land without being killed by the bi
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Cat Bowling
A new bowling games, with the cats!.
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Cat Bowling 2
10 Frames of bowling in this Halloween themed game.
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Club Tennis
Click on the ball as it comes toward you defeat the girl and get a bonus.
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Copter
Drive the copter for as long as you can without crashing
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Crab Volleyball
Crabs....playing volleyball? Scientists said it couldn't be done, but here we are. Crab Volleyball.
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Cricket Challenge
Cricket Challenge is a fantastic game that lets you play cricket matches in a 3d environment. Choose
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Cricket Craziness
Realistic cricket game.
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Darts!
Just fire as many darts as you like at the bored.
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Disc Golf
Play a game of disc golf. Your target: hit the flag.
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DNA Golf
Play 5 holes of challenging golf in an alley!
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Dodge Those Balls!
How long can you dodge the dodgeballs for? Guide the head around, staying inside the circle, but whe
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Dodgeball
Dodge the balls and throw them back to knock the hell out of your opponent.
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Drift Battle
Try and beat the computer in this really cool race game.
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Drop Off
Select a trick while sliding down the mountain, then control the spin and flip while you try to land
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Euro Headers 2004
Pick a soccer player, bounce multiple balls out of your net to score points.
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Extreme Mini Golf
I can't stop playing this game! its such a good mini golf 'em up! Very addictive.. once you start yo
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Field Goal Challenge
Power up, aim and kick the rugby ball through the metal posts to score points.
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Flash Gol
This a cool free-kick and penalty soccer game, in which, according to the wind and other elements, y
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Action Games

2010-04-08T10:57:00.000-07:00

12 Holes of X-Mas
Pick your putter and go out to putt a hole in one.
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2D Knockout
Box the top ranked boxers in the world and try to win it all
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3 Foot Ninja
Cool online fighting game, great fun is to be had by all
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3D Space Skimmer
Fly around through space but avoid the asteroids and alien ships that shoot at youm
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A Navle Battle
Watch the wind, and fire your boats cannon to hit the enemy
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AB: Spermicide
Fly around in the inside of a woman shoot down the sperm trying to get through and evil bacteria.
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Action Fishing
Catch as many fish as you can within the allocated time limits.
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Adventures Of A Space Cowboy
Take on the role of Space Cowboy as you navigate a distant planet, shooting all the aliens and other
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Agro Vacations
A neat adventure game where you have to jump up the platforms, take out the spiky hedgehogs and snai
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Air Adventure
Help Stuart fly through Central Park and return to the Little's house. Avoid birds and cats, but col
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Airborne
Play against another person shoot down your player usng the heli avoid hitting certain things.
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Alchemy
Your task is to place the magical runes on the board to turn it to gold. Great puzzle game
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Alias 2
Guide your alias through the building which is guarded by a very high tech security system. Can you
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Alien
"DEFEND THE BASE" from evil aliens!
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Alien Attack
Attack the aliens before they kill you!
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Alien Bounce
It's your job in this catapult game to bounce the Alien as far as you can down the planet, making su
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Alien Clones
Move your robotic leg machine around and shoot down the strange legged aliens moving towards you.
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Alien Commander
Destroy wave after wave of alien fighters, drones, bombers and buzzers in this classic arcade game.
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Alien Hominid
Run away from the FBI
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Alien Terminator
Missions will be fail once you run out of smilies so beware to use them.
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All Hallow`s Eve
Shoot down the zombies overrunning your house before they get to you and eat your brains.
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Alpha Bravo Charlie
Destroy all practice targets and pickup soldier marked with flare.
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Alpha Force
Shoot your enemies, you have a good plane so don't loose!
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Alpho Bravo Charlie
Guide your helicopter through the missions destroying all enemy targets and picking up lost soldier
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Alpine Escape
Catch the brides falling from the airship, but don't shoot it down - shoot down the fighter plane in
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Altex
Be fast and shoot them all!
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America Fights Back
Think you can do better in the war? Well heres your chance.
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Angel Fighters
A tekken theme to this game, with some angel fighters!
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Animal Hunter
Walk through the forest with your bow and arrow shoot rabbits ostrich and eagles flying by.
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Ant City
Have fun but watch out for that lorry!
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Ant Ken-do
Knock you're opponent ant off the wire, try not to get hit
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Antarctic Adventure
The ice has seperated you from your friends. And now the killer whales are circling. Save yourself a
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Anti Terrorism Department
Use fists, knife, machette, katana and guns to kill terrorists pick up weaponry and go on missions.
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Apple Hunt
Bounce your way up the tree to collect apples for points.
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Apples
Click the apples to discover who is behind them....This game has nude images.
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Appliances Run Amuck
Jump around as a toaster avoiding things on the street.
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Aqua Massaqua
Row your way as fast as you can toward the checkpoints in Aqua Massaqua! Avoid the sharks, and vari
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AquaField
Guide the mother fish and little fishes to the tasty worms. Remember that the baby fishes are hurt b
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Aquarium Sprengischen
Drop sticks of dynamite into an aquarium to try and blow up fish.
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Archery
Shoot the targets to score as many points as you can.
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Arm Wrestle My Ego
Press spacebar as fast as possible to arm wrestle the guy.
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Baghdad Bowling
Use your bowling bombs to kill Saddam, UDay, and Qusay!
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Balloon Bomber
Throw bombs out of your ballon to destroy the barrels
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Balloon Hunter
A very nice game, you need to shoot the ballons to win the game!
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Balloony
Accumulate points by shooting almost everything that flies or floats or glides or whatever.
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Bat Punch
You have 60 seconds to punch out as many bats as you can!
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Batman
Wow, finally... a Batman game! Batman is in pursuit of the mysterious Batwoman! But before he can ca
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Battle of Helms Deep
Shoot as many servants of the enemy as you can to protect the village. Based on the lord of the ring
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Battle Tanx 2
Drive your tank around and shoot down the opponent through the urban streets of this broken city.
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Beachball Control
Can you keep the beachball under control? Navigate your way underwater past the fish and sharks and
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Free Online Games

2010-04-08T10:25:00.000-07:00

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The Skin-Crawling Spiral

2010-03-24T10:27:00.000-07:00

Please wait a moment until the spiral has finished loading.
When it's spinning smoothly, stare at the center of the spiral
for about a minute. Then look at the back of your hand...
It will appear to be twitching and moving, as though
bugs were crawling under your skin!

Short-Circuit Your Brain

2010-03-24T10:25:00.000-07:00

Look at the chart above and say the COLOR of the word,
not the word itself.

Why is it so difficult? Because the right half of your brain
is trying to say the color, while the left side of your brain
is trying to say the word.

Looks like a spiral, right?

2010-03-24T10:22:00.001-07:00

Wrong... It's a bunch of independent circles

The Pool

2010-03-24T10:19:00.001-07:00

Self Portrait

2010-03-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

New Mona Lisa

2010-03-24T10:13:00.001-07:00

Baby

2010-03-24T10:11:00.001-07:00

Moving Sircles

2010-03-24T10:09:00.001-07:00

Stare at the cross and quickly move your head
forward and backward, towards and away from the
screen. The circles will appear to be moving.

Spinning Wheel

2010-03-24T10:06:00.001-07:00

Focus on one wheel, and you see it's not moving.
But move your eyes around from one wheel to the
next, and all of them appear to be spinning.

3D Effect

2010-03-24T10:05:00.000-07:00

Russian roulette

2010-03-23T06:16:00.001-07:00

A wedding guest was arrested by police after a man was seriously wounded playing 'Russian roulette' in front of a horrified bride and groom.
The guest had been giving a toast when he pretended he was playing the deadly game with a gun that he claimed he thought was entirely empty.
But then he gave the gun to another guest - and it turned out that he had been tragically wrong.
The second guest also fired the handgun against his head - and dropped to ground as a rubber bullet exploded into his skull.
The first guest can be seen standing in shock for a split second after the shot is fired.

Candid camera: The groom's friend invites guests to play at a wedding in Astrakhan, Russia, by pulling out a gun and pulling the trigger without firing a shot

The film of the incident has sparked horror after being posted on the web.
The footage shows a friend of the groom propose a toast to the happy couple, pull out the weapon and pretend to shoot himself in the head.
Nothing happens and the man, who later said he believed the gun was empty, claims it was a ‘childish prank’.
Then he says: ‘Here - who wants to do it?’
A voice is heard saying: ‘Russian Roulette, yes?’
Another guest seizes the Russian-made IZH-79-9, points it at himself in front of dozens of guests.

Foolhardy: A guest takes the gun from the man after he jokingly offered it

Stop him: Another guest reaches out as victim points the gun to his temple

As another guest appears to try to stop him with an outreached arm coming into view, the man shoot a rubber bullet into his own head.
The TV report shows scenes of panic as the man falls to the ground and someone shouts: ‘Are you mad?’
The unnamed man's condition was later described as 'very poor' after doctors removed a bullet from his skull.
He suffered brain damage and paralysis, according to Russian reports.
The man who produced the hand gun at the Astrakhan wedding was arrested.
He said: ‘I wanted to perform my party trick. I expected lots of applause after I did it and never guess someone would repeat it.’

Too late: The man fires the gun and falls to the floor in front of shocked guests

He insisted he had taken out all the bullets before doing his party 'trick'.
The man is due to appear in court over the incident, say police.
Russian Roulette was thought to have originated in Tsarist Russia when prison officials would force inmates to play while betting on who would die.
Years later, during the Russian Revolution, Russian officers would play the game in front of comrades.
Some were suicidal, others – perhaps like the victim in this case – just wanted to prove their bravery.

The £80 'wee-lie bin' where you can drop your rubbish

2010-03-21T21:43:00.000-07:00

Tags;If you ever tempted to remonstrate with a drunken young man relieving himself by the side of the street late one night, be warned - he might just be doing his bit for the environment.
New 'wheelie bin urinals' are to be placed around a town which has been deluged by drinkers relieving themselves in the street.
The new breed of public toilets will allow men to urinate into a funnel that transfers the liquid into a compartment in the base where it is converted into bio-fertiliser.
Council bosses in Eastleigh, Hants, say the town has been blighted by people urinating in its streets, alleyways and shop doorways.

The modified wheelie bins have a separate section that acts as a urinal

Figures show that in just 12 months, 42 people were successfully prosecuted for urinating on the streets of Eastleigh and made to pay out £8,201 in costs and fines.
Hampshire Police Chief inspector Diana Boyles said: 'Urinating in the streets is considered to be a problem and both Eastleigh Borough Council and the police are looking at it.'
It has a separate area for rubbish.
Environmental services bosses have been asked to investigate the cost of the bizarre solution for the town where no public toilets are open late at night.
Dee Buffone, town centre partnership chairman, said: 'It is a superb idea and I hope it is brought in. I just hope people use them.
'To see someone going in the street is extremely unpleasant, particularly if you are a young lady.
'I cannot believe people are leaving the pubs without using the toilets and then going in the street. The alleyways often have a bad smell in them on Mondays.
'We are working with landlords to make sure what their customers drink in the pub stays in the pub.
'We may even end up putting up posters to remind people to use the toilet before they leave, as silly as that sounds.' The new units are the same size as a standard wheelie bin.
Designer Stephan Bischof says they will cost around £80.
He went on to suggest they are put in problem areas and emptied into a garden or park every two weeks to be used as compost.
The scheme will only target male drinkers and there are no plans to create a woman's version of the toilet.

Actresses with breast enhancements

2010-03-21T10:38:00.000-07:00

The treasure chests are sure to be bulging again but the vital statistics of the lassies aboard the next installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean may appear a little deflated.
For while the bodice-ripping antics of the female cast members may have helped make the trilogy among the most successful films ever, the director of the fourth movie has effectively banned enhanced breasts from the set.
Rob Marshall has sent out a request to casting agents in Los Angeles insisting only those with natural curves should apply for roles.

Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom in the original Pirates of the Caribbean. She says her cleavage was 'painted' to 'enhance' her breasts' size for the film

The film's makers say they are seeking 'beautiful female fit models. Must be 5ft 7in-5ft 8in, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller. Age 18-25. Must have a lean dancer body. Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants.'
And in case aspiring actresses with enhanced assets think their procedure was carried out so convincingly they might slip through, Marshall warns there will be a 'show and tell' day when applicants will be expected to pass a test specifically designed to detect false breasts.

Penelope Cruz takes over from Keira Knightley in the next Pirates of the Caribbean film

The women are needed for scenes to be shot in Hawaii this summer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
One actress who will not be required to jump through the hoops of the enhancement test is Keira Knightley, who, after appearing in the first three Pirates, is replaced by Spanish star Penelope Cruz for the fourth.
Knightley's cleavage, of course, has been the subject of much scrutiny in recent years.
She famously describes her assets as 'pecs' owing to their modest proportions and described how make-up artists 'literally painted in my cleavage' and then used a bodice to shrink her waist to 'up and out' her breasts' for the earlier Pirate films.
She was also taken aback to see her breasts digitally enhanced for a publicity poster for King Arthur.
Sources involved in the production of the new Pirates film say the 'natural only' rule has been introduced for the fourth film.
'In the last movie there were enhanced breasts to give that 18th-century whoreish look and men were pretty well padded to and no one worried,' said a former casting agent. 'But times are changing and the audience can spot false breasts.'

How Keira Knightley was enhanced for the poster to promote King Arthur

Sneak

2010-02-28T04:45:00.001-08:00

Orange or Banana

2010-02-28T04:44:00.001-08:00

Meet Luke Skywalker

2010-02-28T04:43:00.000-08:00

One Wheel

2010-02-28T04:42:00.002-08:00

Every 48 Seconds

2010-02-28T04:42:00.001-08:00

Kashmir

2010-02-28T04:40:00.001-08:00

Are we still human ?

2010-02-28T04:38:00.000-08:00

Wahga Border

2010-02-28T04:27:00.001-08:00

Man in black is a Pakistani, and other one is Indain, Indains are afraid of Pakistan, dont believe look at the picture.

MacDonald

2010-02-28T04:26:00.000-08:00

Fast Food

2010-02-28T04:25:00.000-08:00

Friends

2010-02-28T04:24:00.000-08:00

Smoking not kills

2010-02-28T04:20:00.000-08:00

Mehndi Tattoo Designs

2010-02-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

Mehndi is a form of temporary skin decoration that is very popular in South Asia. Mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes called henna tattoos. Henna is typically applied during special occasions like weddings and festivals. It is usually drawn on the palms and feet, where the color will be darkest because the skin contains higher levels of keratin which binds temporarily to lawsone, the colorant of henna. Henna was originally used as a form of decoration mainly for brides.

The term henna tattoo is inaccurate, because tattoos are defined as permanent surgical insertion of pigments underneath the skin, as opposed to pigments resting on the surface as is the case with mehndi.

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Tiny Real-Life Version of Flying Dragon from Avatar

2010-02-26T05:50:00.000-08:00

This little creature has features similar to that of Toruk, a fierce airborne predator almost impossible to tame. You'll see photos of its mini version in nature. Who knows, maybe Cameron was inspired by this little beast.

A Reddit user by the name of Biophilia_curiosus posted a few photos that he took in Indonesia. They show an amazing species of gliding lizard which basically looks like a miniature dragon. Fans of the film Avatar will be reminded of the flying Toruks

The crazy part is that those lines you see running through the wings like veins are actually its ribs! Evolution did a number on these guys. They can expand and contract their chests at will to glide great distances. We were only able to catch females as they were laying their eggs. All we could do is watch as the males soared overhead.

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