When Jordyn Wieber — reigning gymnastics world champion and favorite to win it all at the Olympics — failed to qualify for the overall individual finals, she cried. When McKayla Maroney — the favorite to win gold in the vault competition — botched a landing, bumping her down to a silver medal, she smoldered. She … Continue reading “McKayla Maroney is My Favorite 2012 American Olympian”
I just spent an hour watching “The History of Rap” clips from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. I love it when Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake team up. “The Barry Gibb Talk Show” is one of my favorite SNL sketches of all time. When these guys get together, they produce a lovely combination of music and … Continue reading “Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake: History of Rap”
Jet lag has dominated my week, so I’m going to use this weekend to try and fix things. This means staying in bed with my iPad and lots of iPad games (I believe John Lennon and Yoko Ono did this for months). Civilization Revolution still gets a ton of play from me; it’s like chicken soup … Continue reading “What Are You Playing This Weekend?”
The Avengers is everything a summer movie should be — big and loud and fast and fun. As a comic-book nerd, I was cautiously excited for the movie. Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America were lots of fun. Joss Whedon knows comics and action. That said, team movies are tough to pull off. It’s hard to give … Continue reading “Random Thoughts (Not a Review!) on The Avengers Movie”
Publishing content is getting awesomely cool. I’m sure that all of you have heard about the millions of dollars Double Fine and InXile Entertainment have raised to develop their games. Recently, Aziz Ansari has followed the steps of Louis CK and Jim Gaffigan by releasing a direct-to-Internet…
Congrats to my pals at Machinima for nabbing the exclusive premiere trailer for GI Joe 2: Retaliation. After watching the trailer, I’m actually kind of psyched for it. Aside from a few slick action scenes featuring Snake Eyes, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra was horrible. As a GI Joe mark, I wanted the first one to … Continue reading “Binary Thoughts on the GI Joe 2 Retaliation Trailer”
Obsidian Entertainment is developing South Park: The Game, an RPG featuring those lovable (and foul-mouthed) kids on Comedy Central. From what I understand, the game is kind of like an M-Rated version of Paper Mario. On paper, this sounds frickin’ brilliant! I like Obsidian a lot. I love South Park and Paper Mario. Put them all … Continue reading “Are You Ready for the South Park RPG?”
The Manny Pacquiao game for iOS is free today. Head on over and download Manny Pacquiao: Pound for Pound if you’re a fan of the Filipino boxer or if you’re looking for some unintentional comedy. The game looks…meh and the videogame version of Pacquiao looks like he was rejected from the Street Fighter and Tekken tournaments, but you … Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao: Pound for Pound (iOS) Free Today”
This Star Wars musical parody by The Piano Guys is one of the best Internet videos I’ve seen in 2011. It’s funny, creative, and awesome all the same time. The music is great. The costumes are great. The comedy is fantastic. I completely love this video! If I wasn’t poor, I’d donate money to The Piano … Continue reading “Cello Wars (Star Wars Parody) Lightsaber Duel Rules!!!”
Here’s a great clip from The Daily Show that features Walter Isaacson talking about his book, Steve Jobs. In addition to talking about the book and Jobs, jabs at Microsoft, Bill Gates, and the Zune are thrown. That’s always fun. The Daily Show is awesome. By most accounts, this book is awesome. Give it a look (please)!
