Right now, Febuary 14 is a celebration of love and a dead priest. In the interest of keeping the scales balanced, I’d like to offer an alternative holiday. A day […]
Author: Dennard Dayle (Blind Monkey)
The Chris Dodd Show
MPAA Chairman CHRIS DODD lounges on a sedan chair held by four handmaidens. A book called “The Scrooge McDuck Guide to Life” rests in his lap. A young studio EXECUTIVE […]
At the Movies
Alan, Byron, and Cammy stand at the end of a line in the snow. Alan looks pissed off, Byron looks cold, and Cammy looks tipsy. A: Why are we here? […]
Four Sentences to Avoid in Mad Science
Take a look at this scenario: This man’s life used to be in order. Now he’s making an army of giant radioactive jungle fauna. Within moments, a protagonist will be […]
Five Top Five of 2011 Lists
Five Worst Songs “Moves like Jagger” by Maroon 5 – Maroon 5 somehow found a way to get worse. I have a habit of comparing bad pop music to venereal […]
Youtube’s Guide to Constructive Feedback
As a freshman, I made this Nostalgia Critic ripoff. It was fashionable at the time. The video has a long laundry list of problems. The topic is dull, the audio […]
Metaphysical Therapy: 11 Obscure Religions
I’m neutral towards the gods, spirits, and saints of the global religious canon. Pascal offered me a wager, but I don’t gamble. Like many others, I enjoy my pork and […]
A Cynic’s Guide to Comic Book Movies: Marvel
Blade Wesley Snipes makes vampires cool again. Look where that got us. Blade 2 & Trinity Every possible camera angle for stabbing a vampire is used and reused. Spider-Man Peter […]
At the Library, Midterm Edition
Leon: Are you already done with everything? Maxine: No, I’ve got to write three papers in about two days. Leon: Why were you playing Arkham City all week? Maxine: Why […]