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Multiple readers have asked that I show support for a democratically elected government in Egypt, and to say that the alternative is not between Hosni Mubarak and Iran II: Radical Islamic Boogaloo. Which is obbviously the case. So here is a pretty decent Youtube making the rounds that sums up a lot of imagery from […]

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The big problem with One of the biggest problems with One of the many, many vast problems with the 2005 crossover ‘Infinite Crisis’ is the way that everyone acted so wildly out of character. And I do mean everyone: The series started with the premise that Alexander Luthor, posing as his…um, father-ish thing…Lex, has organized […]

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Hoo boy. You know that Colonel Computron dates back to a certain time: that brief moment of about five or six years when computers were both becoming increasingly familiar to the general public, but were still basically considered to be magic. His computer-suit gives him super-strength and super-intelligence because computers can do anything! Plus, he […]

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Over at Balloon Juice, Mistermix has a complaint about somebody waxing poetic about the virtues of Groupon: Groupon sells coupons, not invisible condoms or no-hangover martinis. I have no doubt that Groupon can be quite profitable, but coupons have been around for a hundred years. Groupon competitors will spring up, just as they have in […]

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This post bemoans the gradual death of the original-property roleplaying game and blames it, in part at least, on licenses and the prevalence of licensing over original story content. And I think he’s right to bemoan the death of original roleplaying settings; I love Deadlands and Rokugan and Theah1 for the awesome settings they are. […]

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Melissa Leo for The Fighter is basically a lock for a nomination with her Golden Globe win. Amy Adams will get one for the same flick. Helena Bonham Carter will get the nod for The King’s Speech because it’s British and good and the Academy loves it when things are British and […]

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No, not that Richard Pryor movie. I mean, the toy that was officially The Best Toy Ever when you were a kid. The one that you got for a Christmas, or a birthday, or a Hannukah or a Bar Mitzvah or just a one-time surprise that you never got tired of and that always seems, […]

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Ghost has become a reasonably popular supporting characters in superhero comics over the past few years. Unfortunately for this Ghost, I’m talking about Marvel’s Ghost, the Iron Man villain and Thunderbolt. DC’s Ghost, on the other hand, languishes in relative obscurity. Which is a pity because in a lot of ways they’re the same character: […]

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I need alpha testers for a card game I’ve been tinkering with in my spare time which I’ll probably eventually release under a Creative Commons license or similar once balance issues are worked out. If you’re interested – and you have friends willing to put up with you being interested – email me with “Alpha […]

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist, and I just want to say that Brett Lamb’s cartoon this week is one of my favorites of all he’s ever done. The happy werewolf cracks me up every time.

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