Celebrity deaths, as a whole, don’t really effect me. The recent spate of news-worthy passings has meant nothing to me, beyond two reactions: A) “Wow, I didn’t know s/he’d been sick.” and B) “Wow, this seems a drastic media overreaction.” David Carradine, Ed MacMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson… they were all celebrities, yes. But they [...]

I don’t know why, but I’ve become obsessed with this online “game” called My Brute. It’s essentially an automated rock-paper-scissors contest, in which you, the user/creator, have no control over your character except who they next fight. But I’ll be DAMNED if I don’t go a day without logging on and getting in my three [...]

Chemistry is a funny thing. In one respect, it is supremely predictable; mix this chemical with that one, and you will get this result/reaction. But in others, it is amazingly unpredictable. Take for example, three films released over the past month: X-Men: Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, and Terminator: Salvation. Each are special effects filled genre [...]