Born on State Highway 1

Review: Looper is terrible (massive spoilers)

Ryan Sproull — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:23:46 +0000

Okay, nice things first. Nice thing one: the make-up and acting of Joseph Double-Barreled to seem like a young Bruce Willis was exceptional. Nice thing two: the kid actor was pretty fucking awesome too. That’s enough nice things now. Time-travel stories are like haikus or sestinas – there’s a constrained form you have to work [...]

Cartoon: Palaeo Diet

Ryan Sproull — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:14:56 +0000

I'm not very good at drawing, but after chatting with my cousin this past weekend, this got stuck in my head.

In Vino Veritas in Vanuatu

Ryan Sproull — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:35:15 +0000

The flight to Vanuatu was uneventful, as statistics would dictate. The peculiar arrogance of the individual – combined with the power of imagination – dictates that I spend all flights certain that, somehow, this one is different, this one is doomed to a forced water landing or perhaps just going down in flames, no survivors.

Yoko Ono, Jim Henson, Ayn Rand and Sidney Nolan walk into a bar…

Ryan Sproull — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:18:37 +0000

A transcript of an online chat between Yoko Ono, Jim Henson, Ayn Rand and Sidney Nolan on ARPANet in 1974. Awesome.

Willful Ignorance: A Literary Drinking Game

Ryan Sproull — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:44:53 +0000

A thinking person's drinking game.

Lesser-Known NZ Blogs: Oh, Sarah-Rose

Ryan Sproull — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:05:02 +0000

A brief review of the personal blog of a photo-taking tattoo-getting Wellingtonian.

Lesser-Known NZ Blogs: Greedy For Colour

Ryan Sproull — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:42:16 +0000

A review of a blog about handcrafts, knitting, crocheting, etc.

Video: West Wing Reunion

Ryan Sproull — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:12:01 +0000

The cast of the West Wing reunite to help out a political campaign. Hilarity ensues.

Video: Bugs on a Screen

Ryan Sproull — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:32:09 +0000

Two videos of animals reacting to bugs on touch screens. Yep.

Ancient Domains of Mystery Revived!

Ryan Sproull — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:06:25 +0000

I grew up playing Rogue-like games. Well, originally, I grew up playing Rogue. My friend William and I pretty consistently picked names like Gimli and Legolas and plummeted towards the big decisions in life: mainly whether or not to put on a ring of invisibility when it seemed to make us need food more often.