Entries from July 2008

Monday, July 21st, 2008

last son?

For those with an interest in DC Comics, and specifically the big guy with an “S” on his chest, i give you this upcoming story arc.

Monday, July 21st, 2008

pretty much pays for itself

For those interested in this sort of thing, The Dark Knight took in an estimated $155.3 million US over the weekend.
Not only has it broken all records for an opening weekend but, at a cost of $180 million, it has also very nearly paid for itself already.

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

the dark knight - review

There are no words than can adequately describe how good this movie is. It really is beyond any form of hyperbole of flowery language that even i can muster.
It is simply, and brilliantly, good.
MILD SPOILER ALERT BUT FRANKLY IF YOU DON’T KNOW SOME OF THIS STUFF WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING KNOWING ME
Christian Bale [...]

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

why do they hate donna?

Mild spoiler warning for the Doctor Who finale.
In May i posted about the episode of Doctor Who titled “The Doctor’s Daughter”. Among other concerns this article mentioned a scene that, i thought, was a bit of a swipe at Catherine Tate not being as traditionally attractive as the other companions of the new Doctor Who.
I [...]

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

fallout petition

I’ve never played any Fallout games and, to be honest, i can’t recall even hearing of the game before this stuff started. Whether i’ll play the game or not isn’t important. The stupidity of the rating system in this country has to stop.
Sign this petition to let classification board that we’re not going to stand [...]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

house for sale, gold coast location

Common sense has finally prevailed.
Now that the great BB has fallen we can start trying to bring the rest of the reality tv monster.
Keep fighting the good fight!

Friday, July 11th, 2008

violent video games and you

Here’s an interesting article about a study of violence in video games and the effects it has on the players.

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

five signs the united states is withering away

This very interesting article was posted on i09 today.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

powerthirst 2 - the quickening


Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

powerthirst