I can't say I have ever really been into Dora the Explorer all that much personally, but when my younguns were younger I was more inclined to listen to their impassioned DVD pleas for the South American Adventures over some sickly pink foofie Barbie dancing crap.  To me Dora just seemed a ...

I found this completely by accident, and knowing there’s more than a couple Star Wars nerds about the place I thought I’d share: You can also check out this site if you are in the mood for more Star Wars-themed motivational posters for all occasions (including George Lucas’ take on...

Ah, making fun of Nicholas Cage’s career, a pastime that never grows old. This Nicholas Cage inspired Photoshop game comes from Daniel O’Brien over at Cracked. Here’s how you play: Step 1: Get a screengrab from a Nicolas Cage movie. Doesn’t matter what movie or how much facial ha...

My beloved co-workers, Allow me to regale you with the terrifying true tale of Dream’s Damned Journey aka The historic battle of Man versus Nightmare’s Lane. The opponents? One harried and exhausted farmer o’ the cube against a seemingly endless foul beast of many lanes and pock...

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU CHANGED IN 15 YEARS ****15 YEARS AGO (1994)**** 1) How old were you? 18. 2) Who were you dating? Jamie 3) Where did you work? Fellinis 4) Where did you live? Toowoomba 5) Where did you hang out? Home 6) Did you wear contacts or glasses? Neither 7) Who were your best friends? Jenny,...

Yesterday was amazing internets!  Amazing!  Not just Forever-New-is-having-a-sale amazing, but it was Estee-Lauder-haver-released-a-new-fragrance amazing --- I started with a new personal trainer! *squeeee!* (who incidentally was my lecturer/course co-ordinator for my Cert III in Health ...

This is a guest post by Adam Goodman, author of “Following The Goods.” If you like what you see here, please check out his weblog and consider subscribing to his RSS feed. It’s unfortunate, but my story isn’t original. I’m 29, educated, and up until four years ago, I never saw the ...

1. Above is the latest Terminator: Salvation trailer , which reveals some interesting aspects about the upcoming film—at least according to film critic Peter Chattaway who writes about some interesting parallels between the Terminator and Star Trek films (which also has a new installment on the wa...

People speak of anti-Semitism as if it were a monolithic evil. But it’s not. There are two distinct strains of Jew hatred. Unfortunately, our society is still fixated on fighting the one that went out of style four decades ago. The difference between the two begins with the way Jews are depict...

Well, in less than 12 hours Cap’n Carrot, Scene-Stealers Eric, and myself. I’ve been thinking about a Watchmen movie for some 22 years now (because hypothetical ‘who would you cast’ exercises are a comic-book nerd discussion staple), so the idea that I’m this close to a...