Aug

The Two Things I Didn’t Hear Happened At Comic Con

Posted by MGK Published in Comics

So, the San Diego Comic Con has been over for more than a week now, and I’ve been trying to keep track of all the major news and schmooze and suchlike, both the good (Neil Gaiman on Batman!) and the bad (Flash: Rebirth? Oh, god, just when I was enjoying Geoff Johns’ work again) and […]

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Aug

We are confused.

Posted by MGK Published in Bad Comedy, Conversations, Flicks

FLAPJACKS: I didn’t know Brendan Fraser competed at the Olympic level of killing mummies. Things you learn! ME: Killing mummy. He only killed one mummy. Didn’t you watch the trailer? FLAPJACKS: Yes, but he killed the same mummy twice. Like, once in 1928 in Amsterdam, and then he killed the mummy again in 1936 in […]

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Aug

Coyote economics.

Posted by MGK Published in Economics, Politics

George W. Bush and John McCain claim that offshore drilling will reduce oil prices because of a psychological benefit. If we think oil will get cheaper, then it will get cheaper. Even if this is true (which it probably isn’t, because commodities traders are not idiots), the problem with attempting to manage oil prices by […]

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Aug

The Bitch Is Back

Posted by MGK Published in The Site

All right; my connectivity issues have, for the most part, been sorted, so expect posting to the site to be back to what one normally expects here in these parts. My fine guest writers have been invited to continue as feature contributors, which is a nice way of saying “they’re allowed to post when they […]

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Aug

From The “Not Surprising At All” Department

Posted by MGK Published in Om Nom Nom Nom

New York law requiring restaurants to publish calorie counts of all items come into effect – New Yorkers shocked by how many calories in their favorite foods.

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Aug