A Funny Explanation of the European Debt Crisis
Oh those clever Aussies…
A History of Power Rangers
I know I’m showing my geek roots here, but it’s time to come clean. I was a Super Sentai fan. -_- There, I said it. It’s out...
The Infoladies of Bangladesh
In a place where women dutifully give birth in dingy huts, the men know of little outside their fields, and the world revolves around the local mosque;...
WuXia versus Kung Fu
Recently I’ve been watching a lot old Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies on Youtube, and it occurred to me that from the point of view of someone...
North Korean Humour
Kim Jong Il and Vladimir Putin are having a summit meeting in Moscow. During a break, they’re bored, and they decide to take a bet to see...
A bas les aristos!
I recently read The Scarlet Pimpernel (text, audio, movie) by Baroness Orczy, and ran into a bit of an interesting philosophical quandry while I was reading it....
Sci-Fi London 48 Hour Film Challenge
Last Weekend Sci-Fi London (UK) held an event called the National 48 Hour Film Challenge where participant filmmakers were given obviously 48 hours to produce a 5...
To Free or not to Free, that is the Question.
One of the writers that a great many in the podcast novel world look up to is J.C. Hutchins, both because of the quality of his work...
Facial Reconstriction
What do Avatars, Actors and Porn Stars all have in common? All of them are looking for the perfect facial expression. The other week when listening to...
Media Anxiety
One of my friends, Don, is always getting pissed off at the media for various reasons, but one of his big complaints (okay, besides that they’re outright...