I considered not posting this because I honestly don’t want to get a rep for being Scott Kurtz’s personal stalker or anything like that. And before I say anything else, let me say that I thought the strip about Francis blathering about spit was pretty goddamned funny, despite A) being an old gag I’ve seen […]

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Most times, I try to avoid donning the tinfoil hat, but all of Iran’s undersea internet cables mysteriously being cut is just too ridiculously conspiratastic not to at least consider the fact that part of the PR problem with the Iraq war has been all those Iraqi bloggers saying over and over “hey, you’re a […]

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THE NINE LEVELS OF HELL (AS APPLIED TO UNDERWHELMING THIRD ENTRIES IN MOVIE FRANCHISES) To qualify for this list, a third movie in a trilogy must fit these qualifications: 1.) It must suck. Therefore, Back To The Future III, for example, doesn’t qualify. 2.) It must be a worse movie than its two predecessors. If […]

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I don’t know for sure if I’m one of them (although the idea certainly has its attractions), but: fifteen percent of Canadians would give up their right to vote in the next federal election if it meant being able to vote in the current U.S. presidential election. (Via Buzz.)

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ME: So I need some new opponents for Scrabulous. Who wants to fall before me? SARAH (ANOTHER LAW STUDENT): Ooh, me! MIKE (ANOTHER LAW STUDENT): You might want to qualify that. SARAH: …at Scrabulous. MIKE: Much better. (A pause.) SARAH: Hah, “dispose.” Seven-letter start! ME: Big deal, you managed a seven-letter word with three vowels, […]

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I would have bought multiple sets given the opportunity. Really. The Army Men they advertised elsewhere would have been even better. Click on thumb for full-sized image.

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Today, Democrats (and independents, and even a few Republicans) will have the opportunity to vote in primaries for their candidate for President. I’ve already endorsed Barack Obama previously, but that was just a quick one-off of me more or less saying “yes, I like him.” I figured I should be more comprehensive. So. Firstly, I’ve […]

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My weekly TV column is, as usual, up at Torontoist.

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Youtube music videos made with World of Warcraft animation. God, just stop, people. There is no possible way to improve the experience of any song by making a World of Warcraft video about it. None. Zero. Zilch. De nada. No, not even that one Jonathan Coulton song you really, really like – you know, the […]

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Quite possibly the best comprehensive analysis of the Democratic Super Tuesday races on the entire goddamned internets.

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ZeroHouse. Of course, there’s the question of expense, but… damn that is cool. All you have to do is park it somewhere; it’s like a trailer home, except future-awesome. (In the year 2120, rednecks will live in ZeroHouses.)

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I know I still have a few more questions to answer from a couple weeks back, and I’m gonna get to them sometime this week, but somebody recently asked in comments what I thought about “Old Man Logan.” Short short version: oh boy, The Dark Knight Returns with Wolverine, except grittier and meaner. Check.

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I have a (very stupid) essay due in two and a half days. I did not need to discover this game.

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My mon Bahlactus don’ shiv.

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