Category Archives: Pop Culture

Watch Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kyle

Kevin Smith is a hilarious individual. The language and content makes this NSFW. Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 1 of 6 Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 2 of 6 Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part … Continue reading →

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The Oregon Trail Movie

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kyle

If you ever played the classic educational game Oregon Trail, then you’ll find this really funny. From the official description: In 1864, a family embarks on an impossible journey into the untamed American West. Based on the classic educational computer … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Meaning Behind Inception

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Kyle

The following contains heavy spoilers for Inception. If you haven’t seen it yet, you definitely need to see it at least once before reading this. Inception is one of the best films of 2010 and an incredibly original piece of … Continue reading →

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Prince Claims Internet is Dead

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Kyle

Prince recently claimed the Internet is dead. As the joke goes, the Internet responded by saying, “who?” While reading about the details of that bizarre comment I came across some clips from Kevin Smith’s college tour. A student asks about … Continue reading →

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If you see one movie this summer, “Exit Through the Gift Shop” should be it!

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Kyle

This will probably be the last non-Japan related post for a while. About a week ago I got to see a sneak peek of “Exit Through The Gift Shop.” It’s a documentary about the elusive street artist Banksy. To explain … Continue reading →

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Summing up my thoughts on LOST

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Kyle

Instead of writing out my thoughts on Lost and trying to explain what I think happened, I’ll defer to these two videos. Warning: serious spoilers for Lost if you haven’t seen it. I would recommend avoiding these if you think … Continue reading →

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This is actually not all that surprising…

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Kyle

I should start a regular post series about signs of the apocalypse. Apparently the names used in the Twilight series are very popular baby names. But Cullen — the name of the lead male character in the “Twilight” series — … Continue reading →

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Lost: The Animated Series

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Kyle

Ok, it’s actually just an animated picture of the main characters. Cool nonetheless. Via flickr.

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South Park Creators React to Death Threats

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Kyle

I’ll try to make this the last South Park related post for a while. The 200th episode of the show last week cause some major controversy. Boing Boing interviewed the creators and brought up some interesting comments regarding censorship and … Continue reading →

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Kid, You’re Definitely Making it Worse

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Kyle

A professor once asked my class, “what’s the first rule of holes?” No one on in the class was able to give him an answer. His response was, “the first rule of holes is that when you find yourself in … Continue reading →

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