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06.17.08 by Widge @ 11:57 pm  Because some things you simply need to know. And why should you have no lives and read dozens of websites to know what's what? We're taking this one for the team.
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06.16.08 by Widge @ 11:52 pm  Because some things you simply need to know. But it's silly to make you read a whole post about each one. The only thing sillier is us writing an entire post about each one. Enjoy.
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06.16.08 by Widge @ 9:31 pm  I found the intro song to the 1980s iteration of the show, but the singers on it made me want to claw the eardrums from my head. So I think the original is safer. So let's begin our post with the opening theme. All of you anime fans can stand at attention or whatever it is you do. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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05.30.08 by Widge @ 4:02 am  Harvey Korman has passed away at age 81. Hedley Lamarr, Prof. Balls, the Count de Monet...so many excellent and funny as hell performances. Some of my favorite Harvey Korman moments are when Tim Conway would absolutely break him on The Carol Burnett Show. And how hard Harvey would try to stay in character--and fail spectacularly. A good example is below--sadly, the best quality version I could find. Direct link for the feedreaders. Thanks for everything, Harvey. Rest well. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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04.06.08 by Widge @ 1:04 am  Detective Robert Thorn, Robert Neville, George Taylor, Marc Antony, El Cid, Ben-Hur, Mike Vargas, Moses. The man gave us a slew of amazing cinema icons. He passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Rest well, sir. Thanks for everything. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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03.14.08 by Widge @ 3:38 am  Terry Pratchett yesterday announced that he's donating $1M to research for Alzheimer's. This after he was diagnosed in December with an early onset version of the disease. He said, "Part of me lives in a world of new age remedies and science, and some of the science is a little like voodoo, but science was never an exact science, and personally I'd eat the arse out of a dead mole if it offered a fighting chance." He also said "I intend to scream and harangue while there is time." I've personally lost two grandparents to Alzheimer's, so I feel for him. And I'm sure his carrying on will help the cause. So scream on, Brother Terry. We're right there with you. In related news, the British Association for the Advancement of Dead Moles was quick to point out that there are no scientific studies linking them with Alzheimer's cures. They said this while remaining seated. And also dead. Thankee to Rox, who sent us this. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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03.13.08 by Doc @ 10:14 am  EA's buyout offer to Take-Two has gone hostile. The software titans, having been rebuffed on a more congenial buyout offer, has gone with a straight offer to shareholders at $26/share...they're attempting to just buy controlling interest out via the open market. Despite the timing, this deal isn't just (or even mostly) about Take-Two/Rockstar's marquee Grand Theft Auto franchise, whose fourth (or sixth or eighth, depending on how you count 'em) installment is just around the corner. I suspect, as do others, that GTA is a smokescreen and a nice bonus from EA's perspective in this deal. The real juicy acquisition is T2's competing sports franchises. If EA sews up this deal, they will be the sole licensed purveyor of video games based on any and all professional and collegiate sports. So now all you basketball and hockey fans can come to know the agony that the football side of the house has struggled with since EA got cozy with the NFL. Further analysis after the jump. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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03.12.08 by Widge @ 10:17 pm  Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, the people who brought you Ask a Ninja, have been tapped to remake the pinnacle of late 70s cinema, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, which spawned a very unlikely film franchise. And an even more unlikely cartoon. They're apparently going to scribe it together with Nichols directing. When asked about the opportunity to bring killer tomatoes to a new generation, Nichols stated, "'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!' is the masterwork of a generation. We can only aspire to recapture that magic." What I'm looking forward to is Daft Punk covering "Puberty Love" with the inevitable Paul Oakenfold remix. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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02.29.08 by Doc @ 11:24 am  With a body of work that runs the gamut from the proto-cyberpunk Jerry Cornelius novels to the high fantasy melodrama of Elric to the madcap steampunk of the Nomad of the Time Stream, Michael Moorcock's writing chops have never been in doubt for fans of sci-fi/fantasy fiction. His more "mainstream" novels (and I use the term exceedingly loosely), like Behold the Man, Gloriana or Mother London, have received stellar reviews outside the sometimes cloistered confines of genre fiction (though my own thoughts on his more "serious" efforts run counter to the larger book-reviewing world). This April, at the Nebula Awards, he will join the hallowed ranks of the SFWA Grand Masters as the 25th member of that exclusive club. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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01.24.08 by Widge @ 12:40 pm  Coming on the heels of our last post about the film, at least we have a title now: Quantum of Solace. Now I know you're probably thinking the same thing I am: "Wasn't that the name of the last Enigma album?" But no, it actually was a short story by Ian Fleming that appeared in the For Your Eyes Only collection. And if you check out the plot on Wikipedia, it's probably safe to say that a lot of the story is going to be shunted. Which begs the question...why use the title? I had to look it up to see if it was a prank, even though it was listed in Variety. Maybe this is a Blue Harvest to get people to quit asking about the title? I don't know. It just...is an interesting choice. Let's leave it at that. Update: Logo revealed...see it below. Categorized as: Stuff You Need to Know
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