Top O’the Mornin’ to Yeh
Hi. I’m Irish. I know what you’re thinking, “no, you’re not. You’re some kind of Mexican.” Actually, I’m Chinese-Filipino-Italian-and, wait for it, -Irish. “Loman,” is actually the Irish spelling. With...
View ArticleHair of the Dog
Originally I was intending to write a character piece today. However, since Matt did such a fine job of laying out the P’s and Q’s of drinking preparation in light of St. Patrick’s day, I thought it...
View ArticleI Got Your Crossover Right Here *Points to Crotch*
I hate crossovers in comics. That’s not true. I like the small ones. A story that take place across all the Avengers’ titles or the X-Titles, or the now shitload of Green Lantern titles doesn’t have to...
View ArticleNon-Lethal Ways to Stop Criminals
Last week, at work, I overheard a conversation about a young man who got tased because he did something the police didn’t like. Apparently, if you drive drunk, run into something on the sidewalk, and...
View ArticleLosing the Pop Culture War
There’s talk of America’s decline as the last great superpower. People think we may have lost a step from the ascendant society that came out of WWII as an economic powerhouse due to a huge industrial...
View ArticleMy NFL Lockout Contingency
Ladies. Gentlemen. I know for a lot of you, a summer of exciting sports has just begun. The NBA and NHL playoffs have finally kicked off. And the decades long baseball season is in full swing....
View ArticleRogue’s Gallery: Top 10 Villains From Film and Literature
I guess there isn’t a whole lot of shame in making a list and calling it writing. It isn’t like I graduated with a degree in English or am in any way qualified or obligated to edify or entertain...
View Article2nd Chance Theater: ACTION MOVIE MAY Edition
Sometimes movies fall through the cracks. Bad press, confusing trailers, not enough money for a super-wide release, behind the scenes politicking at studios, money not coming through, etc, there are a...
View ArticleMichael Bay’s Guide to the Summer Movie Season
Holy shit, where did May go? I did not write nearly as much as I had planned for ACTION MOVIE MAY. Well, fuck it, we’re getting at least one more Bay up this piece. *-*-* It’s no secret that I am the...
View ArticleDisney Buying LucasFilm Might Be a Good Thing
Possibly the best thing. I think the initial reaction was a whole lot of “WTF” because it came out of nowhere. My job enables me to spend a lot of time dicking around on the internet, A LOT OF TIME,...
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