Category: Shimbo

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Drugs are Magical: The Only Review of ’22 Jump Street’ You’ll Ever Need

I used to do a lot of drugs. I mean I never smoked or shot up heroin, or fought cops high on PCP. And I guess I never did Meth, either Crystal or Original Recipe (well, I think I ate a pill once, but that was at work, and that wasn’t fun, so it doesn’t count, right?) I never did… Read more →

Going Full Retard Never Felt So Right: DUMB AND DUMBER TO Is Here to Save Us All

Sequels are rarely any good. So when it was announced that Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels would be reprising their roles as Lloyd and Harry, the two most functionally retarded human beings ever committed to film who didn’t go on and on about George or Rabbits, naturally, I was a little skeptical. Silly me. Go on…take my money. Dumb and… Read more →

The South Keeps Trying To Rise: South Carolina Approves Flying of Confederate Flag, Again

How does this even continue to be an issue? According to the South Carolina attorney general’s office, a Confederate flag on display at the Citadel Military College in Charleston can continue to fly, despite the fact that it’s an enemy flag and anyone flying it should be tried on charges of sedition. Look at me getting ahead of myself. In… Read more →

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Maleficent Was Raped? An Example of Rape Culture On the Skids

Like many dangers in this deeply depressing world, sexual assault is real and it seems in many cases to be omnipresent, especially for Maleficent. According to studies, one in five college-aged women are victims of some form of sexual assault, up to and including rape. Chances are, someone you know, whether it be a friend or a co-worker, was raped… Read more →

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Shit Out of Luck: In China, a Dropped Call Becomes Deadly

A Chinese family gives the term “Up Shit Creek” a whole new meaning as a woman in Xinxiang City dropped her brand new cell phone when she went to an open-pit toilet, which was directly connected to a cesspit. What unfolded next seemed to be a real life demonstration of what it’s like to be a lemming. First, and probably because he… Read more →