The folks over at the website wonder-tonic.com have come up with an idea so awesome, it may very well change the way Netflix is perceived forever.
A very novel concept has been introduced called “Cage My Queue” and it combines two of the most awesome things in existence: Netflix and Nicolas Cage. Continue reading

With so many powerhouse series closing down for the final time, the search is on for what could be the next cool thing on the tube. Well, a while back one of the coolest and most well rounded new shows to debut was the FX network’s hit Justified. This series is as entertaining as anything on television, and one of the many aspects that work for the series is the cool music that is presented in the series.
Being that Justified is a modern day western set in Kentucky, the creators of the series set out to find a certain style of music that incorporates the bluegrass stylings of the south with the hip-hop vibe that is popular today. The creators of Justified uncovered quite a treasure in the musical stylings of a very cool and talented group that goes by the name Gangstagrass. Continue reading

If you frequent the Awesome Village, something that you may have noticed is they we, especially me, like to make lists. Whether it be a list of the top 10 best movies of a certain genre or top 5 worst of something, these lists are fun to read and they tend catch people’s eyes. Perhaps it has something to do with my love of High Fidelity, but, for whatever reason, I love to make these lists as much as I like reading them. Continue reading

In order to recapture some of the old memories of wasting your days away with classic NES games such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Contra, Castlevania, Mega Man, and Metroid a true fan has come up with a brilliant online game called Super Mario Crossover.
In this game, which is sure to steal hours from your day, the author has taken the original Super Mario Bros. and given you the option of playing it with the heroes of other classic video games. Continue reading

One area that Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has excelled in has been some great sketches involving Fallon’s hilarious impressions. Probably Jimmy’s most famous impression as of late is his funny take on Twilight star Robert Pattinson. It all started when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince made tons of money at the box office and Jimmy aired a funny sketch about an ongoing internet feud between Pattinson and Daniel Radcliffe… Continue reading

There are times when a woman exceeds the bounds of traditional “hotness” and becomes a sheer force of nature. For the geek world, that is particularly evident in the form of Ms. Olivia Munn. Munn co-hosts the G4 Network program Attack Of The Show every weekday, appears in magazine pictorials, acts in films, and makes your average geek want to speed up cloning science so there can be one of her in every home. She’ll get your Star Wars references and she has an unnatural love of pie…who am I kidding? Pie is delicious. Continue reading

On this particularly lovely Wednesday, it would be a shame to sit inside and play around on the internet all day. But who are we kidding. We all know that is exactly what we’re gonna do.
So, rather than trying to avoid the inevitable, I have a few sites here that have been around for a while, and always help me pass the time. Here we go. Continue reading

How many times have you started surfing the web and found yourself on just the dumbest website you could think of, but still end up having the time of your life. Well, on more than a few occasions I’ve stumbled across some of these “Time Suck” websites that you start messing around with, and before you know it, it’s three o’clock in the morning and your entire night has flown by. With this in mind, I’m going to use the latest ‘Web Wednesday’ to share some of my favorite websites that end up draining all of the time out of my evening. Continue reading

In our efforts to provide you villagers with some regular content every week, we’re trying some different things by making themed days. Wednesdays are all about the web (worldwide, not Spidey). Every week we’ll give you three destinations we love to surf at in this great web ocean we’re fortunate to be a part of. So please give some of your time and attention to some of these sites. Go to them, click on their ads or buy their merchandise so they can stay in business and most of all, have fun and let us know what you think. Continue reading