Five Great eSports Comebacks
I usually start preparing for an article a few days in advance. Normally my ideas come from either playing games or browsing the internet, but sometimes inspiration can come from anywhere. This weekend I watched…
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Alternative Franchises Recreated in Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong is one of the most iconic games of all time, and it’s no surprise someone thought it might be cool to use as a template for other properties. Artist BazNet has taken other…
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Mondo’s Amazing Oscar Movie Posters
I simultaneously love and hate Mondo. On the one hand, they create fantastic posters that are lovely to look at and unlike anything else out there. But on the other, they are insanely expensive and…
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When The Hobbit Meets Fraggle Rock
Part of the joy of writing for this site is that I get to see things on a regular basis that I never could possibly imagine would exist. Like this pair of pieces depicting dwarves…
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Living in the Future: CGIAudrey Hepburn Sells Chocolate
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFw8NjZF-Qk I’m still trying to figure out whether to put this in the “creepy” or “cool” column, but you can take it for what it is. And what is it? The ghost of Aubrey Hepburn…
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The Ups and Downs of Downton Abbey
I’m afraid I tend to be something of a conformist when it comes to television. My idea of discovering a good show isn’t watching from week one and hoping it turns out great. Usually it…
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Revoke My Feminist Card, I Think Seth MacFarlane is Funny
So, I don’t think I’ve made any bones about it on this site or elsewhere; I’m a feminist. Maybe I haven’t officially come out of the closet about it, but here I go. Being a…
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For the Bounty Hunter’s Bakery: A Boba Fett Mixer
Well damn it! I’ve been doing the whole wedding registry thing recently, but when I selected colors for the KitchenAid mixer we want, the options were “White” and “Red.” I must have missed “Fett.” In…
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Mandarin: The Homeless Pimp
I don’t usually comment on movie posters, but I had to when this one premiered for Iron Man 3. It’s Ben Kingsley as Mandarin, and I guess they wanted to distance themselves from the “evil Chinese sorcerer”…