Monthly Archives: May 2012
Pentagram Sam
Who knew that occultists could deliver such mean smackdowns? There is some seriously eldritch dissing going on here. Sample lyrics: “Giving you the boot like you was low-rent Shannon Doherty/The only magic potion that you drink comes in a forty…” … Continue reading
Black Panther Pride
You know what’s a bummer? That The Avengers didn’t include a black superhero (Nick Fury has no superpower except his commanding presence). Because the most badass Avenger of them all, and probably Marvel Comic’s greatest character, is the Black Panther, … Continue reading
Goodbye, Jackie Chan!
Jackie Chan announced in Cannes today that he’s retiring from action films. “I tell you, I’m not young any more. I’m really, really tired,” he said. “And the world is too violent right now. It’s a dilemma – I like … Continue reading
Alien!
“Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility…I admire its purity. A survivor…unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.” – Alien Bolaji Badejo, the Nigerian design student cast as Ridley Scott’s alien.
Batman on Iran
Foreign affairs pundits are buying second homes with all the overtime they’re getting yakking about Iran right now. But one of the best-known and most influential Americans has yet to weigh in on international relations with that possibly rogue state: … Continue reading
NSS: Psychopaths Edition
It’s time for a new plunge into the depths of Netflix Watch Instantly, and this time out, we’re highlighting movies about crazy people. And not the kind of crazy people who take Prozac and feel anxiety in social situations, but … Continue reading
The Mind Behind the Eye
Some books do the hard work for you. This is one of them. I picked up Joseph Green’s The Mind Behind the Eye because the back cover promised a war between two genetically-engineered super-intelligent men, one in the USA, and … Continue reading
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