Jessica P. Ballroom has a bad back and has to leave the competition, but luckily they have Jess H. to replace her, which is great because that way nobody even has to remember different names too much. (Also, Natalie Bassingthwaite is wearing an incredibly ugly dress. Is she pregnant? That could explain the dress.) Jessie […]

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Hey, you read World War Hulk, right? Wasn’t it cool when the Hulk called out Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic and Dr. Strange? But here’s the thing. Tony Stark is an international celebrity and Important Person in the eyes of the public. Mr. Fantastic is similarly one of the most famous people in the world […]

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SCENE: A STUDIO BIGWIG and his three JUNIOR EXECUTIVES sit at a table. BIGWIG: Shareholders these days are worried about investments in star vehicles that are unproven commodities. Therefore, I have decided that all of our projects for the next six months will come from one-word trademarked items with significant visibility. One, begin development on […]

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So apparently a format that was easy to understand and follow and which made a show quite popular isn’t good enough any more, so the SYTYCD Powers That Be are fucking around with the show’s format again, presumably because season six was such a huge success and all. Hopefully the Canadian and Australian versions of […]

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist. A while back someone asked me to weigh in on Hiccups and Dan For Mayor, and I am doing so this week.

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Many heroes would have trouble, were they attacked by a giant vicious attack rabbit. However, Rex the motherfucking Wonder Dog has a plan for moments exactly such as these. This is the beginning of plan #3,851. The ending of this plan has been censored by the appropriate authorities.

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Julius Caesar once said, “Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.” Of course, nobody understood him, because he was speaking some crazy moon-man language instead of English, but it turns out that the saying translates out to, “Men willingly believe what they wish.” Or, to paraphrase, “People believe lies easier if it’s what they already […]

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I’m still not entirely sold on Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, but this instills me with more confidence. Oh, Edgar Wright, how could I doubt you?

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Amos Fortune is a relic of a bygone age. It’s why people still have affection for the character. It’s also why he sucks. The reason people still like Amos Fortune is because he’s got a very Silver-Agey quality to him. He’s an evil scientist obsessed with luck: there you go, Silver Age smacked up all […]

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Carly and Matt: jazz and hip-hop. Occasional guestblogger Karen often accuses me of being a 14-year-old girl when I like certain routines, but the jazz was 14-year-old girl personified: hyperdramatic and extremely emotional. Jason complained about Matt looking “too determined” when he one-hand-lifted Carly, but I’m gonna go ahead and suggest that it wasn’t “determination” […]

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NO WAIT NO WAIT

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Every so often I get a comment on my blog that makes blogging worthwhile. One of them is this comment I got on a post about comic book artist Samm Schwartz: I’m Sam Schwartz’s daughter. I googled him and was surprised to see a substantial number of hits. I think it’s terrific that people are […]

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Legion of Super-Heroes v2 #284, “The Soul-Thief From The Stars,” or as it is better known, “That Time The Legion Fought A Tentacle Rape Monster.” (Particularly note the sucker-fingers, the hypnosis rape-stare, and of course Organus’ declaration that he has “many parts.”)

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It’s been spamming me all goddamn day. I don’t want to visit it and get loaded down with whatever malware there might be. Does anybody know what the fuck is up with them?

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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