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#TBT -- Classic Simpsons -- "Who Shot Mr. Burns (Part 1)" (Season 6, Episode 25)

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Episode 2F16 Original Airdate: May 21st, 1995 Writer(s): Josh Weinstein, Bill Oakley Director: Jeffrey Lynch Commentary by: David Mirkin, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Jeffrey Lynch Synopsis Mr. Burns becomes particularly sinister, stealing an oil reserve out from under Springfield Elementary, injuring Santa's Little Helper, and just generally wreaking havoc on the town more than usual. When Burns is shot after a town hall meeting, everyone has motive and everyone is a suspect.

SCARY PARTS(SORT OF): If TOY STORY Was A HORROR Film

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We saw what Frozen looks like as a horror film . It's cool seeing Pixar movies turned into horror films. Here's what happens when Toy Story gets the treatment. 

#HEADLINES: Pentagon Using New Diagnosis to Drive Out Sex Assault Accusers?, CA Senate Dems Propose More Spending on Mentally Ill Criminals, Comcast Promised Poor Americans Cheap Internet But Didn't Deliver, US House approves Venezuela Sanctions, CA Weighs Gun Bill After Shootings, Brazil World Cup Prep In Chaos, Northern California Secession Movement Grows

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Lawmaker claims Pentagon using new diagnosis to drive out sex assault accusers -- Fox News "Lawmakers have expressed fears that the Defense Department is using a new disorder diagnosis to remove accusers in sexual assault cases from the military. "Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has accused the Pentagon of diagnosing troops who report that they were sexually assaulted with adjustment disorder and having them discharged. Speier told The Washington Times that the practice is a new tactic for the military, which previously diagnosed service members tied to sexual assault cases with personality disorder. "'It’s like a "Whac-A-Mole,"' Speier told the paper. 'Every time we shut them down on something, they'll find a way around it.'" Michael Nelson/EPA Senate Democrats propose more spending on mentally ill criminals -- Los Angeles Times "State Senate Democrats on Wednesday offered a $165-million package of proposals aimed at ...

#HEADLINES: 9800 Troops to Remain in Afghanistan After 2014, Obama Delays DHS Deportation Review, US May Train Syrian Rebels, Michelle Obama Slams Critics of Healthy School Lunch Standards, Indigenous Brazilian Protesters Clash with Police Ahead of World Cup, Courts Challenge Native American Land Rights, Focus on UCSB Killer Criticized

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Getty Images President Obama reveals plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by 2016 -- The Independent "In an attempt to turn the page on the occupation which started within a month of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, Obama said 9,800 American troops of the 32,000-strong current force would be kept in Afghanistan after the US combat mission formally ends later this year. ... "But the move is likely to garner criticism at home. Before the address, Tony Blinken, Obama's deputy national security adviser, said that the US had allocated about $20 billion (£11.8 billion) on the continued military presence. Asked if such a cost was worth it, Blinken replied: 'We want to complete the job that we started." At the same time, he said "we can't be in an endless war posture.'" Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images Obama delays DHS deportation review -- Associated Press "President Barack Obama has asked his Homeland Security chief to hold off on complet...

EAT MY SHORTS: Secondary Education

#HEADLINES: Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Located, New Safety Requirements for Keystone XL, Using Jailed Migrants as a Pool of Cheap Labor, Leaders of India and Pakistan Hold Rare Meeting, DHS May Reduce Deportations of Nonviolent Immigrants, Brown University Faces Federal Complaint for Allowing Rapist Back, Israel-Palestine: Europe Should Atone for Its Sins

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AFP 'We know where missing girls are' says Nigeria's top military officer -- Telegraph "'The good news for the parents of the girls is that we know where they are, but we cannot tell you,' Badeh was quoted as saying. 'But where they are held, can we go there with force? We can't kill our girls in the name of trying to get them back.' "Most officials think any raid to rescue them would be fraught with danger and probably not worth the risk that the girls would be killed by their captors - an Islamist group that has shown a degree of ruthlessness in killing civilians." Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo New safety requirements set for Keystone pipeline -- Associated Press "Safety regulators have quietly placed two extra conditions on construction of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline after learning of potentially dangerous construction defects involving the southern leg of the Canada-to-Texas project. "The defec...

B&R: Spider-Man 3 How It Should Have Ended

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B&R is about Batman. Why the HISHE on Spiderman 3? Because it features an early version of the HISHE Batman we've come to know and love. Also, to connect with this moth's Amazing Spiderman 2 that we reviewed on the Vundacast and Midnight MOVIE Matinee.

Nic Cage Monday: Diamond Dallas Cage

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Five Reasons James Bond Might Be the Worst Spy Ever | After Hours

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GREAT INTROS: Xmen animated series theme

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