Somebody once told me, “if you want to make a good action movie, get an American to direct. If you want a good comedy, you get an Englishman. And if you want a good war movie, you get a German.” On that note: Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters) is quite possibly the best World War II […]

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This week, we feature delicious papaya juice. Papaya juice is, like most sweet juices, considered to be an aphrodisiac in certain parts of the world. It’s also excellent for tenderizing meat as a marinade, and of course papaya juice is a source of not only vitamin C and E but also beta-carotene. However, the most […]

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…there is simply not enough yes.

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It’s more or less common knowledge that the comics industry is, to an extent, floundering of late. Marvel’s sales, while steadier than they have been in recent years (for all I made fun of Civil War, it’s impossible to argue that it didn’t boost sales across the line and prop up multiple previously marginal titles […]

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Namely, that of man versus Jeep. Long has mankind striven against the Jeep, his foe as ordained by Nature… Don’t understand? Bahlactus beckons.

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Yes, Men Without Hats were Canadian. And I unreservedly love both this song and this video for their sheer innocence. A spritely, unabashedly cheerful and happy song, combined with a video that has a baby playing keyboard, a snowman on drums, an Elvis impersonator, the Representatives Of The Children of the World, and superimposed sound […]

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Comics Should Be Good! is doing a meta-poll about “your favorite characters“, which should be amusing, especially if people manage to actually do their favorites and not just pick Batman and Superman because they’re Important Comic Characters. However, this is very telling: Regarding Legion of Superheroes characters, please specify which version you mean (pre-Zero Hour, […]

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MOVIE: Superbad PLOT SUMMARY Heroically-loserish teenagers attempt to get booze for big party to impress the girls they like MOVIE EQUALS American Pie plus Revenge of the Nerds DIRECTED BY Greg Mottola WHO LAST DIRECTED a bunch of TV, most notably episodes of Arrested Development WAS THAT ANY GOOD? Fuck, it’s Arrested Development, you have […]

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How to write a story for Weird War Tales: STEP 1. Put in some vampires. STEP 2. You’re done! PS. What happened three days after that was that there were now more vampires. You’re welcome.

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When a press screening of a romantic dramedy gets a good round of laughs from the assembled critics when it’s supposed to be funny, that’s at least a solid double. (No, not saying which film it was yet. I will say it was a bit predictable, and at times a bit forced, but the performances […]

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SCENE. A studio BIGWIG and his three JUNIOR EXECUTIVES are sitting in his office. BIGWIG: I find myself in a disagreeable mood, boys. FIRST JUNIOR EXECUTIVE: Oh, no! SECOND JUNIOR EXECUTIVE: We’ll do anything to make it better! THIRD JUNIOR EXECUTIVE: They really will. BIGWIG: I appreciate that. But I need only answers. How much […]

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Originally written July 9th, 2007. SCENE. A STUDIO BIGWIG and THREE JUNIOR EXECUTIVES are sitting at a table. BIGWIG: Gentlemen! I’m glad you could all arrive for today’s meeting. FIRST JUNIOR EXECUTIVE: Glad to! SECOND JUNIOR EXECUTIVE: Always! THIRD JUNIOR EXECUTIVE: If we didn’t, you’d fire us. BIGWIG: Yes. Now, after our recent bit of […]

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Now, the networks are horribly pissed off that all their pre-air premiere episodes are leaking onto the intersphere via Bittorrent. (Unofficial motto of mightygodking.com: “it’s not my fault if somebody in your organization leaks shit.”) But their loss is your gain, because now you can figure out if you want to watch these shows before […]

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Even when they’re brought forward in time and given a suit of alien battle armor. From X-O Manowar #3.

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The law school guide says that a good guideline for study is two hours for every hour of class the day before you study. This is great, except that on Tuesdays I have seven hours of class. (Six on Mondays, so loading up over the weekend is going to be happening a lot, I guess…)

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