No Time Travel For You!
Let’s face it, here in the U.S. we’ve got some folks who want to regulate nearly everything about our lives—from how many minutes of sunshine exposure we should have to the number of doughnuts we should legally be able to consume. But that’s nothing compared to what’s happening in China. In the Far East they […]
Bits and Bytes Made New
For all you old-school video gaming geeks like me—or you kids who just think old tech is kind of hipster cool—I’ve got some big news. Twenty-some years after its heyday in the home-computer sun, the Commodore 64 is being re-released. I kid you not. Back in the early ’80s, that 8-bit home computing beauty lived […]
Cuddly or Creepy?
I recently ran across an article by USA Today’s Craig Wilson about a new kiddie toy called a Parent Doll. If this idea is as new to you as it was to me, let me offer a few details. This is essentially a squeezably soft dolly that can be made to “look,” after a fashion, […]
Dancing Around a Problem
I recently heard a radio report from Fox News of a Christian women’s fitness class they’re starting up in Houston called Pole Dancing for Jesus. I couldn’t help but groan—and not the silent type that you think but keep inside, either. This was an out-loud grumble that usually escapes after eating a too spicy lunch […]
Of Moms, Bombs and Howcomes
If all the experts are correct, it looks like Mars Needs Moms is gonna end up being one of the biggest bombs of the year. The Disney motion-capture animated flick reportedly cost $150 million to make (which, after marketing, probably swells to somewhere around $200 mil) and its first weekend out it only earned a […]
The Little House That Could … Fly
A flying house! Is this another case of life imitating art? Well, sorta. A group of people from National Geographic decided they would actually try to re-create a balloon-floating house like the one in the Pixar movie Up. And I’m not talking about just a photo op thing where they tie a bunch of balloons […]
The Meltdown King From Mars
The media loves chronicling celebrity meltdowns. Readers, eager for a circus-like break from the depressing grind of politics and world events, just seem to love ’em. And even though the individual Hollywood train wrecks generally involve horrendous amounts of drugs and/or alcohol, we the public can’t seem to help rubbernecking over every detail. Maybe it […]
Big Hollywood Daddies Say PG-13
You may have heard about the proposed movie that was supposed to be based on the Art Deco underwater game BioShock and directed by Pirates of the Caribbean helmsman Gore Verbinski. Well, the latest word is that the project is sunk and Verbinski has jumped ship. What’s up? Well, according to the director, they just […]
Tweet Heard ‘Round the World
It’s easy to say that the events in Egypt last week were truly stunning. And regardless of whether the revolution proves to be a good or a bad thing for the country in the long run, here’s another truth that’s equally amazing: It appears that social media was a key player in what happened. Lots […]
Another Gloriously Royal Dimension
You’ve stocked your cabinets full of commemorative T-shirts, comic books, jewelry boxes and even a monogrammed servant’s bell, but you haven’t got your wedding invites from the Queen yet? Oh, dear. But don’t worry, duckie, it looks like the whole upcoming royal nuptials between William and Kate will be broadcast to your home (and local […]