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It’s Back to the Future’s 25th anniversary (goddamn, that’ll age ya), and here is a list of 25 little known things about the film, like the fact that it’s a documentary.  Just kidding!  Or am I? (gunaxin)

Mel Gibson is an asshole.  Oh, and here is a list of 10 mind-bendingly racist/sexist things from that awful Aussie.  (ranker)

Some 13-year-old kid bought a couple vacuums and some suction cups and now he’s able to scale walls.  Guess he didn’t hear they already cast the new Spidie.  (youtube)

I can’t believe it’s taken so long for someone to design these…but now you can own sneakers just like my main man Hermes had back in the B.C.’s!  Mount Olympus represent, yo!  (albotas)

Mad Max sequels?  Good timing, Mel.  (iwatchstuff)

These condoms aren’t real, which is good because I don’t believe in condoms anyway, but they’re pretty cool looking.  However, I find it ironic that the guy who designed the packaging made it so nerd-friendly, when we all know nerds never get laid.  (thedailywhat)

10 most badass vampire slayers of all time.  Buffy!  (ranker)

6 people you’ve never heard of who have probably saved your life.  Y’know, like Jesus Christ an’ shit.  (cracked)

Bobcat Goldthwait is directing a Kinks-inspired musical based on a character they created long ago.  My hopes is the character is nervous, sweaty, sputtery, and going through some weird eternal puberty — just how Bobcat acted when he was cool.  (slashfilm)

I don’t know what “Shaqtion” is, but if you want to calculate it, I suggest you go to this site immediately.  Sidenote: Shaq is a tall motherfucker.  (shaqtion)

13 memorable movie hookers.  It’s too bad Max’s mom has never been in a legit movie; she’d be at the top of this list.  (screenjunkies)

It seems that Mattel needs to take a few pages out of French artist Nils Guadagnin’s book because he has created the closest thing to a real Hoverboard so far.  The fabled device debuted in “Back to the Future II”, along with flying cars, auto-lace Nike’s, inside out jeans, and “Jaws 19″.  This video shows just how awesome a job Nils has done reproducing what Mattel hasn’t (come on Mattel…this is a French guy we’re talking about!).

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Unfortunately it’s more of an illusion of a Hoverboard than the real deal since it can’t support any weight and is tethered to it’s magnet base.  But look at the precision and craftsmanship when Nils pushes on it at the end of the video!  That’s how a Hoverboard should bounce.  With BTTF:II set in 2015 there is still time left to make this happen and not make the movie a liar about the future (sadly, it seems that “Jaws 19″ won’t make that 2015 cut…something to do with the shark not looking real).  Just remember that these boards don’t work on water.  Unless you have power of course.

Fresh from the newly released film, Back to the Future 2, you can now fashion yourself after Marty McFly from the year 2015 by owning your own styleish rainbow hat. Luckily one size fits all on this so everyone can own one. After this you just need the drying coat and fancy Nike shoes…oh and a hoverboard (which by the way, hoverboards don’t work on water….unless you got the power). Anyway you can pre-order your hat at amazon.com for only $25 bucks.

I can’t wait to see what adventures Doc and Marty have in the wild west when part 3 comes out.

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These customs from Pablo in Argentina are particularly cool because they’re based on the classic MOTU figures from the 80’s but painted in the style of the hyper-realistic mini statues that The Four Hoursemen have released over the last few years.  These pieces are being made available by Argentostore, a great e-bay seller that not only carries Pablo’s MOTU customs, but also an amazing selection of MOTU-based bootlegs from Argentina.

To bid on these figures, go to Argentostore, here.

To check out more of Pablo’s work, go to his fotolog, here.

I know this is usually Mike’s territory; I don’t mean to be toe-steppin’ or thunder-stealin’…

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