Dungeon Defenders is finally out on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. We've previously featured the tower defense RPG, and if you haven't had a chance to check out the PAX interview with Trendy Entertainment, now would be a good time.
Is Epic Meal Time a little too bro for you? If you're looking for something more extreme, with a hint of violence, headache-inducing screams, and endless rage, you have a couple options...
Looking for a unique Cajun dish that isn't gumbo or jambalaya? You found it - shrimp with grits and red eye gravy! For the grits, you will need: 1/2 pound butter, 1 cup grits, 1 quart milk, salt and pepper. For the gravy, you will need 1 1/2 pounds andouille sausage, 1 onion, vegetable oil, 1 quart chicken stock, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, Magic Seasoning blend, hot sauce, 1 cup strong black coffee, salt and pepper. For the shrimp, you will need: 12-15 small shrimp, olive oil and Mag...
This method gives the duck a firm and crisp skin. To make this, you will need: 2 ounces Hu-Kwa tea (or any black tea), 2 ounces black peppercorns, 2 ounces sugar, 1 pound kosher salt, 1 Peking duck, 4 oranges, 2 cups cure, 4 cloves garlic, 1 bottle white wine, 2 cups duck or veal stock, 1/2 cup sherry, 1/2 cup red wine, 1/2 cup bitter orange marmalade, 1/2 cup port or currant jelly and a handful of husk cherries. Make a Chinese duck with a tea and salt cure.
For the longest time, Dead Island seemed to be... well, dead. The intriguing zombie game was first revealed back in 2007 by its developer, Techland, with a subpar teaser trailer that compared it to already shelved games in the Resident Evil series and the upcoming Left 4 Dead. But since then, it's been a ghost, thought to be abandoned—until now.
Make a white espresso martini and a black one! This video shows you both. For the black martini, you will need: 1/2 ounce espresso vodka, 2 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka, 1/2 ounce Kahlua, 1/2 ounce Tia Maria, ice and a chocolate stick garnish. For the white martini, you will need: 2 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka, 1/2 ounce espresso vodka, 1/2 ounce white chocolate liquer, 1/4 ounce Kahlua, 1/4 ounce Tia Maria, ice, crushed Oreos and shaved chocolate to garnish. Make two different variations on the esp...
Attention complainers about non-original theatrical remakes and sequels: Mike will threaten you with physical violence if you don't go out to see Black Swan this weekend.
Black Roses are here! These are the first of Limited Edition giftable seeds that you can master! This was announced in the last podcast.
Soft and sexy vampires are a dime a dozen these days. If you're tired of the soft, romanticized Twilight look, go for hardcore, traditional blood and gore. Max Sparber's nasty, blood-caked DIY vampire makeup is a relatively simple process and calls for few supplies.
Forkable has posted an easy Halloween recipe for evil eye deviled eggs, inspired by the Great Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings.
Update! We've now sent 1 billion school supplies!
Harlem / The Black Apples / Audacity @ The Echo ($10) Here's your chance to check out Harlem before they begin their tour with the Dead Weather.
A radical art group of Russian political pranksters, who go by the name of Voina, have delivered a giant "Up Yours!" to the Russian government... in the form of a 213-foot-tall penis.
MS is having an Xbox live sale blowout during E3 week, up to half off in most games! And what's better is that these are actually good games, not the crappy ones!
The Job Board is a weekly entry of the most ridiculous Cinematography related jobs posted online. Note: This posting was from a year ago.
When your opponent throws down "AA", you tell them no abbreviations, but alas... it's not. They build "ZA" on the board for 64 points, and you say it's slang, but it's in the dictionary. Next is "EF", and you let them know that spelling out letters is not allowed and ridiculous... but it's totally legit.
You'll go bananas for the puppet project in this how-to video. Join expert puppeteer John Kennedy and his pal Tabitha as they make a really cool squeeze mouth Banana Buddy. Give it a squeeze to make it talk! You will need a permanent black marker, a permanent yellow marker, a pencil, scissors, glue, one 10”x 4” piece of 2” thick foam rubber, six 3/16” white pom-poms, two 3/8” white pom-poms, two 3/16” black pom-poms, and the step-by-step instructions in this video activity tutorial. Make a ba...
Have a blast with puppeteer John Kennedy in this how-to video, as he shows you how to create the coolest guy in town, Dancin' Snowman! He'll dance his way into your heart in no time. You will need white felt, 1 six foot feather boa, 6 paper plates -2 small, 2 medium, 2 large, 2 dowel rods – 36” x 1/2", 36” x 5/16", assorted pom-poms for facial features, 1 wooden bead, 2 necklace strings – 20”, 40”, 1” foam rubber cube, black sheet foam, one candle cup holder with 1/2" (15mm diameter hole), tw...
Cook like a pro with Food and Wine Magazine. Spanish restaurateur and avant-garde chef José Andrés makes hearty paella with seafood and blackened rice. Make black rice paella with Food & Wine Magazine.
Video walkthrough of the Action Speaks Louder Than Words mission in Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA IV), in which Gerry McReary asks you to plant a bomb on Tony Black's car. Beat Action Speaks Louder Than Words in GTA IV.
Viewer-crafter Jenn Docherty shares her technique for making adorable needle-felted chicks. Materials needed are foam mat, wool roving, felting needle, wood skewer, needle
There is a seemingly endless supply of games on mobile. While many of these games are fantastic, many are also, well ... garbage. And unfortunately, the platform as a whole has been dismissed because of those garbage games. This situation leaves gamers like myself wondering what can be done to develop a deeper public respect for gaming on smartphones.
Is your favorite black T-shirt starting to look a little old? To restore a faded black fabric color to its former glory, add two cups of brewed coffee or black tea to your washer's rinse cycle.
In this video, Highton Ridley shows you how to get artistic with HDR images and Photoshop. This tutorial covers how to use a mono conversion workflow to create high contrast, gritty, black and white images. You will need: RAW conversion software (this tutorial uses Pixmantec's Rawshooter Essentials 2006), High Dynamic Range imaging software (this tutorial uses DynamicPhoto HDR) and Photoshop CS3. Create high contrast gritty mono photos in Photoshop.
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: HELLEBORE [n] A hellebore is any of the approximately 20 plants from the genus Helleborus, many of which are poisonous. Hellebores are herbaceous perennial flowering plants from Eurasia related to the buttercup family, having showy flowers with petaloid sepals.
Undercover Crow -Sage I sit in a dim black bench
It's one of the greatest fears among parents and politicians the world over—video game violence spilling out into reality. The shooting at Columbine and the more recent tragedy in Utøya, Norway have touched deep nerves in Western consciousness. And that's why there's a giant pink, juggling elephant in the corner of every production meeting and press conference for each shooter game that comes out.
Demonstration of many ways to wear this hat.
This article will show you how to make a shutter release cable for a Canon camera. It took me about half an hour once all of my materials were gathered. I came in at a total of about eight dollars. It has three switches and buttons. The black button on mine triggers the auto focus. The red button triggers the shutter. Finally, the switch triggers the bulb mode, or long exposure. This can be used to take astronomical photos that show the movement of the stars in the picture. The release cable ...
Nothing is more relaxing than the sound of moving water in the garden. Here's how to build a one-of-a-kind water feature in a weekend.
You’ll have a blooming good time in the colorful costume in this how-to video! Dress up with some friends and go as a bouquet this Halloween! You will need a green long sleeved shirt, black leggings, black shoes, 4 sheets pink sticky felt, green pipe cleaners, yellow pipe cleaners, white glitter paint, a marker, a headband, scissors, a fake leaf garland, and the step-by step instructions in this video costume-making tutorial. Make a flower costume for Halloween.
