The Wall Breakers

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for halloween. These stock photos, courtesy of iStock only serve to further put me in the mood!

Throw out those lithium batteries and stock up on sugary soft drinks. Well, maybe I'm jumping the gun here, but in China designer Daizhi Zheng has created a phone powered by Coke (or other varieties of sugary water). We can not confirm that this is definitely real, but still awesome!

With Halloween fast approaching we thought it would be a good time to highlight this short-lived Dracula television series from 1990. I remember watching this with my mom on Saturday afternoons as a little kid. It was epically ridiculous (as only a TV series from the early 1990s could be). In the series, Dracula is using the alias of "Alexander Lucard," a wealthy tycoon — the name itself 'A. Lucard' being 'Dracula' backwards. His main adversaries are Gustav Van Helsing, as well as Gustav's young nephews — Maximilian and Christopher Townsend. They were also aided by a schoolgirl, Sophie Metternich.

The formula was relatively straightforward, with the four heroes learning of some plot by Lucard/Dracula and attempting to foil it, with at least some success. In keeping with the novel, but not most film and television lore, vampires could walk in sunlight but lacked their powers. Anyone bitten just once by a vampire transformed into a zombie-like servant. This process could be stopped by applying holy water to the bite. Check out the opening as well as an intro scene from one of the episodes. The series only ran for one season in syndication, but you can find it on DVD. 

Doom and Gloom is the Rolling Stones first time in seven years since the four members of the band recorded a song together. I'm still up in the air about it. It's definitely topical...