What’s contemporary culture’s most vapid catchphrase? It’s a competitive position with entries from every medium. Television’s a classic source. Almost every sitcom qualifies by giving its most annoying character something […]
The Princeton Admission Letter
You’re going to Princeton. You’ll spend a few weeks pretending to juggle your nonexistent options, but everything has already been set in motion. Thanks to our media stranglehold, your parents […]
Where On Earth I’ve Been
I’ve been preparing for this live breaking show, down in Princeton. Watch it if you’re in the area. Or out of the area.
At the Movies: Triple Feature
The ongoing adventures of the last three twenty year olds that pay for movies. They are: Alan: Resident malcontent. Byron: One inch taller than six feet, one can short of […]
Everyone is Wrong
Hoo boy. Since I like being in way over my head, today I’m going to tackle (more like bump into its burly shins and get knocked out) the idea of […]
The Life and Times of a CIA Assassin
INT DIMLY LIT ROOM A HOODED MAN is tied to a chair. OPERATIVE A holds a gun to his temple, while OPERATIVE B paces behind him. OPERATIVE A End of […]
Ask Doctor Maximus: Round Four
Doctor Maximus is a part time advice columnist and full time supervillain. In this column, he answers questions from the masses instead of terrorizing them. Mostly. Dear Doctor Maximus, I’m […]
Genrefuck: Reconstruction
The term “Reconstruction” is a bit tricky to define at times. Whereas a deconstruction is when a trope or genre is brought into the harsh light of reality, a reconstruction […]
At the Movies: The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, Part 2
The saga continues. Three men wait in the shadows. Their forms are broken parodies, twisted and misshapen by years of message boards and Cheetos. HUGO Splitting the story into multiple […]
The Horror, The Horror: A Cursory Glance at the Pratfalls of Modern Horror Video Games
Yet another idea pulled from me putting off writing articles (I’m consistently inconsistent, it seems). As absolutely none of you know, I am a survival horror/general horror video game enthusiast. […]