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Ladies and Feather-Sworded Pirates, I Give You — Gentlemen in Squalor
According to the official description, they’re exploring the cabaret gutter for delectation and illicit pleasure. All I can see is Dexter Fletcher doing Bugsy Malone all over again… There is no bad there. There is instead swing dancing, jazz and liquor. And Dexter Fletcher with the crazy hair.
Snark With Me (You Know You Want To)
January 3, 2012
by Kandace Mavrick
Have you ever written something in an email or online and wished there was a way to make it perfectly clear that you were being sarcastic? It possibly says something about how close friends I am with sarcasm that I actually pine for a way to do this. And the thing is, there’s actually a punctuation […]
Strike a Blow for Decency in Movie Physics
January 2, 2012
by Kandace Mavrick
This website has thoughtfully invented a rating system for how seriously movies disregard the laws of physics and explains the most common and most egregious errors that movie makers perpetrate. Which is entertaining in and of itself, but the part that’s making me laugh the hardest right now is that for some reason when I […]
Support Your Local Zombie Apocalypse
December 30, 2011
by Kandace Mavrick
I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I hear people planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse I start to wonder if they’re looking forward to it. If that’s you, or, you know, you think your exercise routine needs a bit more of an adrenaline rush (or you enjoy framing your whole life as a […]
The Cabin in the Woods
December 29, 2011
by Kandace Mavrick
First official trailer for The Cabin in the Woods a.k.a. that horror thing written by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard that they’ve been failing to release for years now. YEARS, people. Watch and… well, maybe not LOL cause… well, it’s a horror movie. But… you know… interesting.
This is What Language Tastes Like
December 28, 2011
by Kandace Mavrick
There’s a school of thought that suggests that the reason creative types are so known for being mad, drunk or junkies is because in some metaphysical way the crazy, the alcohol and the drugs are being translated into brilliance. People being what they are, it’s not terribly surprising that someone wondered if you could make […]
One Reason to be Jealous of Shakespeare (or Hate Him)
December 27, 2011
by Kandace Mavrick
He invented turns of phrase that were so evocative they’re now clichés. So when you want to beat your head against the wall because you’ve heard that so many times before, it’s his fault. But at the same time, you have to admire his gift with language.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Robot Needs
December 23, 2011
by Kandace Mavrick
I think ‘eat robot food’ may be a simplification. Perhaps ‘oil’ and ‘charge batteries’ might be better. Then again, perhaps there’s super important robot kibble that I don’t know about.
The Truth About Santa
December 22, 2011
by Kandace Mavrick
Venn diagrams are like proof, right? So this means Santa is the intersection of all things? Or secretly he’s also God (makes a lot of sense), Spiderman (well, why not?) and the Spanish Inquisition (okay, maybe he was brain washed? That happens, right?).
I Have Been Kind of Running on Crazy Lately
December 21, 2011
by Kandace Mavrick
So… Me: I have decided I am on holidays. It came to me midmorning and I thought it good. Jared: Woo, holidays! Me: This means I am now procrastinating christmas things instead of work. Progress, yes? Jared: Now you can sit around on your couch all day browsing tumblrs 😛 Me: How did you KNOW? […]
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Paul McLaughlan
platform thing 
January 4, 2012
by Kandace Mavrick
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