Posts under ‘everything’

Some Wikipedia pages are useful. Some are interesting. And some are laden with awesome, like the entry on Predator. It’s full of awesome information like: The water and mud Schwarzenegger had to swim through was full of leeches. The Predator’s blood was made out of glow sticks and lube. (Yes, that kind of lube.) Peter [...]

Today’s viral video is the following slice of cosplaying fanboy awesomeness by Improv Everywhere: This is geektastic. My favorite is the Galactic Rebellion for Dummies book. Such a nice touch. On the surface, this is a great piece of theatrical silliness. But the venue chosen for the re-enactment created something a bit more meaningful for [...]

I was dimly aware that the US got knocked out of the World Cup yesterday. Oh, well. Don’t really care, like most of my fellow Americans. Why? In the U.S., soccer is for kids. Over here soccer means orange slices at halftime and colorful beribboned scrunchies on golden ponytails. The attempts to build up a [...]

I know, bizarre, right? The Daily Mail reported on Russell Crowe storming out of a radio interview after the host accused his portrayal of Robin Hood as sounding too Irish. Gasp. Shocker. Wowie. I totally didn’t already know that Russell Crowe is a total hothead and that radio hosts know diddly/squat about any culture that [...]

I keep seeing things on the news about tea parties. I don’t understand what these people think they are up to. These alleged tea parties involve loud crowds, chanting, picket signs, and something about keeping the change. They are über confused about what a tea party is. So all of you out there having tea [...]