Apr 26 2012
The Morning Link: Facts You Don’t Know About Celebrities
So he really IS a perfect product of cloning and genetic experimentation. I knew it. But then why is he doing The Expendables if that’s the case?
Apr 26 2012
So he really IS a perfect product of cloning and genetic experimentation. I knew it. But then why is he doing The Expendables if that’s the case?
Apr 25 2012
“The Avengers are Earth’s mightiest heroes: a viking god, a bipolar nerd, an alcoholic weapons dealer and the living symbol of a country that has to borrow numbers from China in order to measure its obesity rate. This month, Man Comics is retelling the Avengers’ incredible origin story — a tale so filled with virility that it would be impolite to start reading it without warning your woman’s entry points.”
Apr 24 2012
“Novels with great first lines, bound to make the best impression on the readers. The opening lines of a novel can prove crucial, and many authors spend an inordinate amount of time considering how their books will begin. From Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” to Melville’s “Moby Dick,” often the opening sentence or two of a book will become the most frequently quoted and iconic passage from the entire novel.”
Apr 20 2012
“The problem is, on both a filmmaking level and a storytelling level, most found footage movies don’t work. Don’t get us wrong; they can. “Chronicle” is a recent, and superb, example of a screenwriter and a director using the concept to make a genuinely affecting movie.”
Apr 19 2012
“It occurred to me our only cosplay coverage of PAX East 2012 was our coverage of Jessica Nigri’s lack of coverage. But there was other cosplay there besides her awesome outfits, so we’re here to rectify our oversight with a gallery of 30 photos.”
Apr 18 2012
“As we wait impatiently for more news of Season 7 of Doctor Who, why not spend your time making (or roping your crafty friends into making) some geeky DW gear for you.”
Apr 17 2012
“Video games don’t just go from the drawing board to your console without some bad ideas being edited out along the way. Hell, Mario was going to be Popeye before Nintendo learned that you have to ask nicely, and with lawyers to get that sort of thing approved.”
Apr 16 2012
“Snipers are the elite masters of the art of killing somebody from a distance before he or she has any idea what is going on. Of course, shooting from such a long range incurs a wide array of difficulties, leading to situations where making a successful shot is, by all logic and reason, impossible. It is in these situations where the best snipers sniff, wipe the sweat from their eyes and make the shot anyway.”
Apr 13 2012
“…Then again, there are several other television characters who are hated not by design, but by virtue of bad writing or bad acting, who we hate because they’ve outstayed their welcome, or exhausted their character’s function. They, too, would bring standing ovations in living rooms all across America if they were to meet an untimely demise.”
Apr 12 2012
“We have a bunch of new Avengers stuff today, so let’s get right to it. We have the newest clip of Tony Stark and Loki having a friendly chat over drinks. There are also two new TV spots below (mostly footage we’ve already seen). We also have 15 new stills from the film and the “fixed” Avengers poster tweeted by Loki himself (Tom Hiddleston).”