tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80431972025-09-20T10:28:59.830-05:00Rando news and commentary on pop culture. Updated at least once a year.evanmcbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17506835347957537045noreply@blogger.comBlogger515125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043197.post-81063547142122846822018-11-16T19:59:00.000-06:002018-11-16T20:01:30.185-06:00

 I used Shazam to discover Dancing Queen by Sixpence None The Richer. 

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Is it already time for a new season of television? Whhaaaa it really honestly seems like only yesterday that it was last season. I'm at a point in my life where there is almost no way I am starting a new show, so here's a bunch of reasons why I can't be arsed to check out the new fall programming, plus the cartoons I've been watching for so many decades that I can't stop. The number of episodes

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Hey Alana and I have been playing Ape Escape 2 for the PS2 on the PS4. We are still fiddling with the microphone, one day we'll figure out the best sound settings. One day... This game is kind of nuts because instead of using the second analog stick to control the camera, that stick controls your assigned weapon, and you can only use L1 to reposition the camera behind you. You can really see

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I am either so lazy or so busy that I cannot do a written review of this fall's new TV lineup. But I can put up a podcast about it, and then use that podcast as a great excuse to put my reaction folder up on YouTube: Tune in for future episodes, where I am sure to continue farming out my television viewing.

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Here's what's on TV this fall, along with how many episodes I'll watch before giving up. Sunday: NEW Masters of Sex: Remember Lizzy Caplan's sex scenes in True Blood like 20 years ago or whatever? Yeah, those were great. Anyway, I'm not watching this. (Showtime 10 p.m. EST 9/29)Bob's Burgers (FOX 8:30 9/29)Family Guy (FOX 9 9/29) Eastbound & Down: Load it up and

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The fox is both a cunning and wily opponent, and he doesn't afraid of anything. I know you were curious about how foxes are traditionally portrayed in folk tales and mythology, so I put together a brief primer for you. Enjoy!

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If the president wants the superpower to speak any language, his superhero code name would probably end up being something like that, I imagine. #Obamalock

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According to David Remnick's "We Are Alive," Bruce Springsteen's wife Patti Scialfa offers guests water "in the modern way." There are no details in the article about exactly what the modern way is, so to clarify: The modern way to offer water to your guests is a 4 step process. Step 1. Offer your guest(s) water. Do not offer anything else. Step 2. If your guest would like some water, tell them

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This is my favorite bit from Slackonomics: Generation X in the Age of Creative Destruction, by Lisa Chamberlain. From Chapter 5 ("WhatGoesUp.com"), Jen Bekman, former director of interactive programming at Disney, describes her decision to go back to college after the dotcom bubble burst and left her jobless in 2000 1997: I had gone to Hunter College, but never graduated. So I tried going back

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I know we pick on Hal Jordan a lot here at MatM, and there's a good reason for that. Hal Jordan is stupid. But he's far from the only superhero who has made bad decisions in life. Consider Batman, who once wore this incredibly stupid mask: Talia used to ream dreams but now she's here to ruin your reality. That's from Neal Adams' Batman Odyssey, a comic series that can best be summarized as a

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I hate Hal Jordan. Well, hate is a strong word, but he is definitely an idiot, I can tell you that much. This guy is a complete maroon. And he has been that way for years. For those who don't know, Hal Jordan is not a real person. He's a comic book character more commonly known as the Green Lantern, a superhero published by DC Comics who was also featured in a movie starring Ryan Reynolds last

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Hey, Nick, here's all the things you need to watch this year. ON TV Sunday: NEW Once Upon a Time: Honestly this looks terrible but I will watch half the pilot and see what's up, mitebcool.jpg (ABC 8pm EST 10/23)NEW Allen Gregory: Also looks terrible, but....tch, yeah, I already bought it? (FOX 8:30 10/30)Family Guy: I don't trust people who love this show. I also don't trust people who

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A movie in which everyone gets not just a car, but a Koenigsegg CCX Just got back from Fast Five, the fifth film in the Fast and the Furious franchise, and the third outing in a row from director Justin Lin, writer Chris Morgan, and composer Brian Tyler. And while I remember being happily surprised by both Tokyo Drift and Fast and Furious, Fast Five is the film that will finally get me to

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Magnus doesn't usually wear pants, but when he does, it's a hit.

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So this woman wrote a letter that was published back in January, which made the very reasonable note that Black Cat could not possibly weigh 120 lbs (or 110 lbs) and be close to six feet tall. Still no change on the official website, but I guess I would place her at 146.2 lbs, myself. But don't take my word for it. I'm no expert, I'm just an enthusiast.

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This is what happens when you go to the library thinking you have three hours until closing time, it turns out you only have ten minutes, and you grab and check out the first book that you see. Alpha Male Syndrome is a book about dealing with alpha males in the workplace, written by self-described alpha couple Kate Ludeman and Eddie Erlandson. Which I thought was one of those things, like being

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At first I was at this bar where three guys were being overly comfortable in their sexuality while the band played Cake covers. Then, Korean Gary Coleman granted me one wish. The next thing I know, I'm at a bar where these girls are being awesomely comfortable with their sexuality while a DJ is spinning fucking ACE. OF. BASE. I know, right?

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It was the goddamn crossover event of the millennium, you guysh.

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Some musings on a movie where the deepest thoughts are still prompted by the Stan Lee cameo. The best thing about living in the future is that sometimes Iron Man 2 comes here first. I attended the first IMAX showing, 9:30 Thursday morning. This despite my best efforts to just attend the regular screening at 9:00. The CGV simply would not sell me a non-IMAX ticket, so I made do. I honestly

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Maintaining the indefensible position that it's not creepy to take pictures of a bunch of 15 year-olds wearing angel costumes. Seoul Comic World was held at the aT Center in Yangjae this past weekend, April 10th and 11th. It was the 93rd Seoul Comic World, which makes sense because the event began in 1999, exactly 93 years ago. The main convention floor was set up with about two dozen

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What are you talking about, I post Saturday Sketches every Saturday. Houston, we have a dog, and possibly...the funniest comedy sketch...of all time.

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No One Knows I'm an American as long as I extraneously add the letter 'U' to words. I have never actually looked at Cyworld, but from what I've been told, it's Korea's Facebook, but with a much higher cultural penetration. And apparently a lot of the girls' profile pics feature them flashing the Victory sign and puffing out their cheeks. I'm not even going to connect the rest of those dots,

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of a bunch of snow After a 10-day vacation, my first day back at work has been canceled due to snow. There's no reliable internet weather forecast for Korea, but reports have Seoul receiving more than 30cm. The roads around Ilsan are pretty-well cleared and the buses are running, but judging by the snowfall on my roof, I'd say we got near to 40cm or more here. The first time I thought to

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*A Report Told Through Interpretative Award-Giving Well, we did it. We made it through an entire year, and here we stand on the precipice of a new decade, depending on who you ask. I don't even care if it's a new decade or not, which is funny considering how much I cared about whether it was the new millennium or not 10 years ago. I made that point last night, too (when I was celebrating the New

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Went to the North Korean/South Korean border at Imjingak today, and I started climbing all over statues and making faces and just generally being sassy in front of a bunch of war memorial stuff.Actually, I guess that was a fairly respectful trip. What choice did I have, though? My hangover was so bad that most of my Power of Now was busy just trying to keep it puke-free since '93. Ah, well. I'll

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