by Shimbo You and I will never see space. Chances are, our children won’t see it either. For us, tales of space exploration, real exploration, will only ever be fables we tell our grandchildren before they tuck away for the night. It’s this longing for space, for the unknown, that drove (and continues to drive) science fiction for decades. From The… Read more →
by Shimbo On the surface, there’s no reason under the sun that a movie like John Wick should work as well as it does, but the reasons stare us right in the face throughout the hour and 40 minute run time. As action films go, there isn’t much that hasn’t been featured in other films, but instead of an homage,… Read more →
by Shimbo After watching the first 11-minute episode of Adult Swim’s latest magnum opus, Mike Tyson Mysteries, the first thought that came to mind was the notion that has this cartoon come out 20 years ago, Tyson would’ve likely killed everyone involved with it. Instead, Iron Mike himself is in on the joke, in a show that primarily exists to… Read more →
by Ed Button One of the bigger topics online recently, at least in the world of Twitter, is #GamerGate. Regardless of familiarity with video games, there are valid points being brought up concerning ethics and the future of journalism, specifically video game journalism. Some say that those using the #GamerGate hashtag are sexist pigs looking to purge the gaming industry of women,… Read more →
by Shimbo This might be a pill too hard to swallow, but the key to surviving a pesky disease that kills up to 14,000 Americans a year might just be found in your toilet after a hearty meal. Of course, no one expects you to turn your toilet bowl into a soup bowl, so researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital have now made… Read more →
