2011 has been THE year of partisan politics and class conflict. Whether you stand to the left or right, Congress’s 84% disapproval rating can attest to the general frustration with politicians. While a lot of good and bad things have gone down this year, I’m going to narrow it down to the ten that I think were the biggest and [...]

Well, True Believers, did Santa bring you everything you wished for? The jolly old elf went above and beyond at my house! Not only do I have the incredible luck of being married to a true geek, but we have also managed to birth a baby geekling. Think Captain America can hold his own? Well, what if the good Captain [...]

Let me just start by saying that I have a love/hate relationship with “lists.” Top 10 lists, top 5 lists, best lists, worst lists – just lists in general. They’re great when you’re a reader because they give you a chance to check out other people’s perspectives and choices on certain subjects in a nice, simple format. They’re great conversation [...]

People often talk about Canada being very polite and near-French in it’s opposition to warmongering. They are our friendly neighbors to the north who receive us with welcome smiles whenever we want to see the other side of Niagra Falls or attempt to smuggle cigars to our friends. They’re so awesome to us that we didn’t even think it was [...]

Do you remember when the first Sonic the Hedgehog came out for Sega Genesis? I do. I’m pretty old, I guess. So, here’s what happened in my house: The Sega was hooked up to the only television that our family owned. Therefore, it couldn’t be played as much as it begged to be. There were voices, I swear. (What? You [...]

A very long time ago, in a galaxy that isn’t really that far away, robotic beings known as Transformers were locked in deadly battle.  The heroic Autobots battled the vicious Decepticons for ultimate supremacy over the planet Cybertron. Anyone who has watched any series of the Transformers, whether it be the live action movies, Transformers: Prime, the various toy lines, [...]

There are some things in life that you’d be a fool to dispute. Gravity. The usefulness of penicillin. That the 5 Second Rule becomes a 10 Second Rule when you’ve dropped an entire Snickers. But, above all, the thing that brings all of humanity together in agreement, the undisputed awesomeness of the Muppets. Those felted creations are pressed on us practically [...]

Every year, websites decide they’re going to post an article about the most popular and best games of the year. That’s not what this is. This isn’t what I think everyone likes and this isn’t a list of the best games that came out in 2011. These games are what this nerdy, college student picked. So, without further ado, here [...]

Glee is, hands down, the hammiest television program I’ve ever seen. Its plot lines are convoluted and grossly improbable. There are more double-crossings, contrived relationships, revenges, and infidelities than there are in even most dubious soap operas. Characters come and go without any sort of acknowledgement, then ride back in on a wave of fanfare. Informational dialogue plagues conversation, leaves [...]

Hope everyone had a good holiday.  Mine was spent reading comic books. Batman -4/5 Wonder Woman – 4/5 Green Lantern Corps- 5/5 Red Hood And The Outlaws – 4/5 Nightwing – 4/5 Justice League – 5/5 Last week I went in depth on Green Lantern.  However, that is only the tip of the Green Lantern iceberg. Hal Jordan has 7,199 fellow [...]

Christmastime has come and gone. Presents have been opened, families have been visited, and food has been eaten. But nothing makes Christmas feel complete any more quite like watching the Doctor Who Christmas special on the BBC. Once viewed, you know the holidays are done, and you can rest easy for the remainder of the year. Or at least until [...]

As I recharge from the holiday season and regain my sanity in order to hit the bad movie reviews full force in the New Year, I’ve decided to share some of the golden rules that I’ve come up with when it comes to picking out, or hopefully in your case, completely avoiding terrible movies. I hope you enjoy them and [...]

Let’s talk about The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor). I decided to see it, on a lark, the other night and found myself uniquely positioned to experience what I’ve been told is an modern literary-classic-turn-film-turned-American-adaptation. Let me first point out that my foreknowledge of this film was nonexistent. I’ve never seen the original nor read the source [...]

I came here to tell you five retro games that don’t deserve to be categorized as games; five games that were once presents for that boy or girl stuck on the naughty list. I came here to warn you, but they got to me. I’m one of the collective now. It hurts so much less now that I’m not resisting. [...]

The end of the year is the time when everyone starts putting out lists of things that were either awesome or awful. Hey, I’m no different. Here are some of the reasons why it was great to be a geek in 2011. 5. Comic Book Movies While not all comic book titles were winners (Green Lantern, Green Hornet, Priest), others [...]

Now I know it might seem strange to some people, but there’s always a reason to give a gift and New Year’s Eve seems like a great reason to give someone a present. “Out with the old, in with the new. Here’s a gift from me to you.” DVD New Releases for December 27th, 2011 Final Destination 5. [DVD/Blu-ray] Starring Emma [...]

The holidays are fast approaching! It’s coming down to crunch time for getting last minute gifts. For many, like me, the economic state of things is dismal at best. I’m pinching my last pennies just to pay my bills and get all of my friends and family gifted for the year. And to top it off, I just don’t know [...]

The Republicans vs. the Democrats. The Christians vs. the secularists. The Christians vs. the Muslims. The Joker vs. Batman. Israelis vs. Palestinians. Conservatives vs. Gays. Fight, fight, fight. Everyone is butting heads with everyone else all over the place. What are they fighting about ? What is the issue? Sex? Territory? Power? Security? No. Animals fight for these things. Humans [...]

The video game industry always has  exploited any and all things that they think will make them money.  Due to their love of swimming through giant bins of money, there have been some truly awful Christmas-themed games. Luckily, most of them flopped. Play them at your own risk and make a Christmas wish that games like these won’t ever happen [...]

Special credit to Emily Bacha and John Calhoun for putting this list together. Music is a completely subjective experience, except for these ten songs that definitively make up the holiday season… or maybe a hipster Christmas mix. Whatever the case, if you prefer others songs you’re probably wrong. Do Christmas a little justice this year. These aren’t the songs Christmas [...]