This is a review of an album release. An interview with the band is forthcoming. Barcelona is one of many European cities that have fallen under the spell of the “Press Play” culture, a movement that makes it more and more difficult for live musicians […]
Bell’s Hopslam – Imperial IPA – 10.0% ABV – 75 IBU (my best guess) I’ve got bad news and I’ve got good news for you, my fellow beerophiles. The bad news always comes first if you’re an optimist like me, so here it is: Bell’s Hosplam is difficult […]
New to Baja 500? To offroad racing? Don’t have a clue what the hell people are talking about? This should help… Air box: Mostly used on Pro Stock Motorcycles, it settles “negative air” around carburetors the way a hood scoop does on a car. Air […]
The world is despite its shortcomings a wondrous place and humans are by far the most interesting species on its surface. Every week we’ll sneak a peek into current events that made the weird side of the newspapers. This week we’ll learn how much it […]
Job Opportunity: No Experience Required, Healthy Disrespect for Free Expression a Plus Some folks – cynical, defeatist types mostly – say that there’s no way to control the content of the Internet, no effective means to police the literally billions of files and mountains of […]
‘Are you going anywhere this summer?’ ‘Are you spending Christmas in England?’ I’m often asked about my travel plans, which are invariably non-existent. I loathe all things Christmassy, and it’s the worst time of year to head to the UK. Everyone is stressed, tickets are […]
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” still shines as one of the greatest openings to any film ever created. I remember as a kid being completely entranced by that promise of something wholly fantastical and otherworldly, and loving the payoff. Star […]
Spoilers ahead! Tuesday night was an epic night indeed. After a weird and long season, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. got to showcase quite a final episode (not of the series, that has at least one more season to go). It was explosive, witty, a bit whacked […]
All Star Battle: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – PS3: $49.99 If you’re a gamer who needs to be grounded and have never delved into the manga backgrounds of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, you’re going to have a few issues understanding more or less everything that falls in your […]
I was very inspired to up my zombie apocalypse preparations after reading a great post in Quora on Zombie Apocalypse Strategies. Admittedly, as an apocalypse aficionado, my preparedness in an actual apocalypse is shamefully underprepared. I blame the fact that I’m always moving and can’t […]
Recently, Nintendo caused a mini-sensation when it announced that its upcoming 3DS social simulation game Tomodachi Life will allow players to import their Mii, a personalized representation of the player, into a virtual world and meet new friends or even start romantic relationships and marry, […]
Man, you gotta love a sexy chick with tattoos… and tattooed chicks don’t come any hotter than than the beautiful Jessica Wilde, whose Instagram page boasts some absolutely stunning shots that show off both her incredible skin-work and the gorgeous body that lucky skin gets […]
It starts in our heads; the biggest sex organ, our brain, messing with our minds again. When you think of a sexy thought and whisper it in your partner’s ear, you can easily find yourself in the middle of foreplay. Foreplay, says Dr. Gilda Carle, […]
Frank Zappa once said, “Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny.” Of course, that didn’t stop him using the word (and occasionally the music) when it suited him. In fact his only Grammy award-winning album was Jazz From Hell (featuring the song G-Spot Tornado, which […]
He may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the kiwi actor is one of the best Hollywood has at the moment. Here are 5 awesome movies he particularly shone in. 1- Romper Stomper (1992) This Australian film directed by Geoffrey Wright brought the man […]
After a series of studies, David Amodio, a neuroscientist at New York University, has come to the conclusion that we humans shouldn’t use the excuse of automatic brain function whilst exhibiting racism. According to Amodio (thanks to Mother Jones for coverage on his super awesome […]
HR Giger, the Swiss-born artist whose talents were employed by Ridley Scott for the design of his iconic, terrifying extraterrestrial in the movie Alien, has died at the age of 74 after sustaining injuries from a fall on stairs. Giger’s weird biomechanical fusions were a […]
Game of Thrones: The Laws of Gods and Men SPOILER ALERT! Although… what the hell have you been doing the last few days? Anyway, polite period of grace over! Ah, what a great episode. Well, it was probably just a good episode… but it was […]
I love Philip K. Dick. His works, I mean. I even love his crappier efforts… and there were several (have you ever read Dr Futurity?). PKD’s real forte was his constant stream of wild ideas and luckily he could type fast enough to keep up […]
Back in 2003, there was a popular tactical RPG called Age of Wonders II: Shadow Magic. I played it years after its release, but it aged well – I loved the gameplay and design. Now they’ve released a sequel, Age of Wonders III, so like […]
