I love The Shins, and so does every latte drinking fool with a beret on his head and this season’s latest Stephanie Meyer release tucked under his hairless arm (and yes, Twilight has replaced Harry Potter as this season’s de rigeur reading must-do), and as much as I love their sound it is always their [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2009 by ryan
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Just in case anyone forgot that I was excited about this release. This art just blows me away, I can’t wait to get twenty two pages of it every month.
Posted on February 26th, 2009 by ryan
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James Lindsay, my brother and writer extraordinaire, is officially a person. At least, as recognised by the Internet Movie Database. He recently was the creative force behind a short film called The Pessimist. That film is now on IMDb and so is my brother. How cool is that? Check him here!
Posted on February 26th, 2009 by ryan
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Bruce Campbell is the man. There’s no question about it. And this clip shows it perfectly. He’s got the unkempt main, the bow tie loosened, and the ladies, dead lord, the ladies. They look at him and fall in love, it’s that simple. He’s loungeing it up, to Duran Duran no less, and yet he [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by ryan
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Apparently the BBC reckons most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here (not sure what the selection criteria was, seems to be mostly prize winners and “classics” with a few random best sellers, obviously English biased). Instructions: 1) Look at the list and put an ‘x’ after those you have read. [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by ryan
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There’s a reason I love comics. They give you something not a lot of other things can. They give you a type of entertainment that is very specific to the medium and the culture. They give you a story that might not end. That may seem annoying to some people, and yes they complain (that’s [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2009 by ryan
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Is there any doubt that Hugh Jackman is Australia’s top export? Is there nothing Hugh Jackman cannot do? Watching the Oscars last night I became extremely proud of the way Jackman opened the show. The bastard is extremely good looking, but he can sing insanely well and he ran through a very awesome show opener, [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by ryan
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I check Secret Dead Blog, Duane Swierczynski’s scathing tell-all about being a writer in Philadelphia, most days. I find it interesting to see what he is thinking, or talking about, or doing, or being, or whatever. I like the guys writing, and I like his blogging just as much. I’m a process whore, so daily [...]
Posted on February 21st, 2009 by ryan
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This comic is so insanely good that I really wish someone else was reading it so I had more people to talk to about it. It’s a superhero noir sequel to Goodfellas. What more does a person want? The teaming of Brubaker and Phillips is not one that surprises people anymore. They are good together, [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2009 by ryan
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As a kid who spent many hours of his youth visiting Timezone, in Frankston, and in the city, I know me a good level fighting game when I see one. Games like Street Fighter and Mortal Combat were all prefaced by the level actioneer games like Double Dragon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and my personal [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2009 by ryan
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